Pyeongtaek City Holds Meeting Between Local Construction Companies and New Construction Site Officials

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City held an information exchange meeting on the 15th at City Hall with officials from new construction sites in the city and representatives of local construction-related organizations.

Officials from 13 new construction sites in the city, including Daelim E&C; and Jeil Construction, participated. From local organizations, six construction-related groups were present, including the Pyeongtaek City Specialty Construction Association council chair, Pyeongtaek City Electrical Construction Association chair, Pyeongtaek branch chair of the Mechanical Equipment Association, Pyeongtaek branch director of the Employment Service Association, and representatives of various construction equipment categories.

A city official told construction site officials, "We request cooperation from construction site officials so that local companies in various fields, including subcontracting, construction equipment, materials, and labor, can participate in new construction sites." The official further told local construction companies to "make continuous self-reliant efforts to develop competitiveness, including improved construction capability and creditworthiness."

Meanwhile, Pyeongtaek City is currently supporting local company participation in 86 private large-scale construction sites and 19 publicly-funded construction sites. To date, the city has signed business agreements (MOUs) with 73 construction companies to invigorate the local construction industry, and has held regular meetings each month with officials from new construction sites and representatives of local construction organizations.