Establishment of Major National Public Offices Befitting the Administrative Capital in the Sejong Area

National Recruitment Center, Sejong Police Agency, Police Special Forces, and National Disaster Response Facility
Choi Hyungwook, Director of the Facility Project Bureau: "Step-by-Step Implementation of Administrative and Security Facilities"

A bird's-eye view of the Sejong Police Station to be installed in the Hapgang-dong area. / Photo by Administrative City Construction Agency

Progress on major public office facilities suitable for the administrative capital, such as the National Recruitment Center and the Sejong Police Agency, has been announced. On October 31, the Administrative City Construction Agency issued a press release to make this process public.

◆ National Recruitment Center: Completion of Basic Planning and Request for Exemption from Preliminary Feasibility Study

The Administrative City Construction Agency and the Ministry of Personnel Management are promoting the construction of the National Recruitment Center, which will consolidate the entire process of civil servant recruitment-from test question creation, interviews, grading, to competency evaluation-in Sejong. This aims to strengthen both the national civil servant recruitment function and the self-sufficiency of the Happy City (Sejong).

This initiative is intended to address inefficiencies in work and the problem of dispersed facilities, which have arisen because, although the Ministry of Personnel Management relocated to Sejong in 2016, the civil servant recruitment function remains in the Seoul metropolitan area.

Accordingly, the plan is to establish a national-level personnel administration hub in Sejong City.

The two agencies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in March this year and began a basic research study. They have selected a 30,000-square-meter site in the Nuridong (6-1 Living Zone) public office complex and plan to reflect this in future development plans. The basic planning research is now in its final stage.

Currently, a request for the project to be designated as exempt from a preliminary feasibility study in the fourth quarter of 2025 is underway. Depending on the results, follow-up procedures such as a review of the appropriateness of the project plan in the first half of next year will be carried out.

◆ Sejong Police Agency Contractor Selection and Police Special Forces Headquarters Basic Design Underway

The Sejong Police Agency, which has been operating out of leased private buildings, will also have its own independent office building.

Efforts are accelerating to establish both the Sejong Police Agency building and the Sejong Police Special Forces Headquarters to respond to security and public safety demands for key national facilities and to ensure citizen safety in the event of various disasters.

The Sejong Police Agency building, which will serve as the main security facility for Sejong City, will be constructed in Hapgang-dong (5-1 Living Zone) with a total project cost of 87.6 billion won, on a site area of 18,000 square meters and a total floor area of 19,000 square meters. The detailed design was completed this year, and the contractor selection process is currently underway.

The contract is expected to be finalized next month, with groundbreaking scheduled for early next year. The target completion date is the second half of 2028. The Police Special Forces Headquarters is intended to provide rapid response to hostage situations, building occupations, and various terrorist incidents at key national facilities such as the Government Sejong Complex. It will be built in Goun-dong (1-1 Living Zone) with a total project cost of 40.3 billion won, on an 18,000-square-meter site with a total floor area of 7,000 square meters, including the main building and special training facilities. The design is scheduled for completion next year, with completion targeted for 2028.

Previously, the National Disaster Response Facility was also established. This facility, serving as a national hub for rapid on-site response and integrated command and control during large-scale disasters, was built in Dajeong-dong (2-1 Living Zone) with a total project cost of 18.7 billion won and a total floor area of 3,000 square meters. It was completed in June this year, handed over to the National Fire Agency in August, and is scheduled to open in the first half of next year.

Choi Hyungwook, Director of the Facility Project Bureau, stated, "The Administrative City Construction Agency will continue to work closely with national agencies such as the Ministry of Personnel Management, the National Police Agency, and the National Fire Agency to reliably secure national administrative and safety infrastructure befitting the administrative capital."

Perspective view of the Sejong Police Special Forces Headquarters to be installed in the Goun-dong area. / Provided by the Administrative City Construction Agency

A bird's-eye view of the National Disaster Response Facility installed in Dajeong-dong. / Provided by the Administrative City Construction Agency

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