Daegu Office of Education Introduces 'Contract Review' Before Construction, Service, and Purchase Orders, Saving 5.5 Billion Won Last Year

The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education (Superintendent Kang Eunhee) announced on the 12th that it saved 5.5 billion KRW in budget last year through 'routine audits and contract reviews' on various contracts, including construction, services, and goods purchases ordered by schools and affiliated institutions.

'Routine audit and contract review' is a system designed to operate the education budget more transparently and efficiently by preventing budget waste in advance through legality and validity reviews of major projects at schools (institutions) before contract issuance, as well as appropriateness assessments of projects.

Although the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education is not a mandatory contract review institution, it has been conducting contract reviews since establishing the 'Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education Contract Review Processing Rules' in 2014.

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Last year, the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education reviewed 525 cases?154 construction projects, 318 goods purchases, and 53 service contracts?amounting to 254.5 billion KRW, and saved 5.5 billion KRW, which is 2.2% of the requested amount.

In particular, for construction projects, 4.9 billion KRW was reduced and 700 million KRW was increased from the requested amount of 142.5 billion KRW, focusing not only on indiscriminate reductions but also on improving construction quality, such as changing conventional construction methods.

Additionally, since February 23 last year, the Daegu Education Audit Information System 'The-Bareun' has supported schools (institutions) by providing one-stop processing for routine audits and contract reviews, as well as access to audit cases and project implementation checklists, thereby reducing their administrative workload.

Daegu Superintendent of Education Kang Eunhee said, "We will continue to make diverse and proactive efforts to block causes of budget waste and potential corruption in advance, promote sound management of educational finances, and establish a culture of integrity within the organization."

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