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Busan to Enforce Revised Standards for General Service Contract Eligibility Screening

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The Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that, starting today (June 10), it will implement revised “Detailed Standards for General Service Contract Eligibility Screening” to improve clarity and address unreasonable regulations identified in the existing system. The aim is to reduce confusion in the evaluation process and ensure bidders’ capability to fulfill contracts.

○ These standards apply to general services and simple labor-based services (excluding technical and academic services) procured by Busan and its district and county offices. Busan may establish its own standards upon consultation with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

○ The City of Busan first implemented these standards on January 13, 2018, and this is the first revision in two years since May 2023. The changes reflect feedback from relevant institutions and coordination with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

<Definition of General Services> - **General Services**: Services other than technical or academic services, as defined in the “General Conditions for Local Government Bidding and Contract Execution” (MOIS Regulations). - **Simple Labor Services**: Services such as cleaning, meter reading, facility security, and facility maintenance that are executed primarily through manual labor and priced based on standard labor rates.

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The revisions incorporate recent changes to MOIS’s local contract regulations and other related laws and introduce an evaluation criterion for promoting family-friendly workplace culture in response to the low birthrate issue.

○ Key revisions include:

• ●Aligning evaluation criteria with the revised MOIS regulations (“Local Government Bidding and Contract Execution Standards” and “Criteria for Selecting Successful Bidders”)

• ●Allowing replacement of joint venture members in the event of bankruptcy

• ●Clarifying the date used for financial evaluation as the bid announcement date

• ●Adding “family-friendly certification” as a positive factor in reliability scoring

• ●Providing clearer explanations for newly established companies

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The revised standards will be applied to bidding announcements starting on June 26, following today’s public notice.

○ The official announcement is available on the city’s website (Notices and Announcements section): www.busan.go.kr/nbgosi

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Kim Kyung-tae, Director-General of Busan’s Planning and Coordination Office, stated,
“By proactively reflecting national policy changes, we aim to expand participation in public procurement and contribute to addressing Korea’s ultra-low birthrate through institutional innovation.”
He added, “We will continue improving our contract systems to enhance public interest and fairness while revitalizing the local economy.”

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[Appendix] Comparison of Regulations Before and After Revision

(Details omitted for brevity in this version; available in full document upon request.)