Construction Industry Urges Revitalization of Main Contractor Joint Contracting System

"Temporary Special Cases Should Be Made Permanent"

There are growing calls to revitalize the “main contractor joint contracting system” as a way to improve the multi-tier subcontracting structure of the construction industry.

The Korea Mechanical Equipment Construction Association announced that on the 6th, it co-hosted the “Main Contractor Joint Contracting System Improvement Measures Forum” at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul, to discuss ways to improve the relevant system.

The forum was organized to strengthen win-win cooperation between general and specialized construction companies and to establish a fair trading order by discussing how to activate the main contractor joint contracting system. The event was attended by members of the Euljiro Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, lawmakers Min Byung-Deok, Kim Nam-Keun, Lee Kang-Il, Yeom Tae-Young, Ahn Tae-Jun, Song Jae-Bong, as well as officials from the Korea Specialty Contractors Association and the Korea Mechanical Equipment Construction Association.

On the 6th, participants are taking a commemorative photo at the 'Discussion on Improvement Measures for the Main Contractor Joint Contract System' held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul. Korea Association of Mechanical Equipment Construction

During the forum, participants reviewed operational issues of the current main contractor joint contracting system and discussed converting temporary special cases into a permanent system. There were also proposals to clearly define the purpose, targets, and structure of the system in related laws and regulations.

Jin Sanggi, Senior Research Fellow at the Mechanical Equipment Industry Research Institute, gave a presentation on “Measures to Promote Joint Contracting for Win-Win Cooperation in the Construction Industry,” while Park Gwangbae, Senior Research Fellow at the Construction Policy Research Institute, addressed “Problems of Multi-Tier Subcontracting in the Construction Industry and the Expected Effects of the Main Contractor Joint Contracting System.”

In the subsequent panel discussion chaired by Jang Youngsoo, President of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea, officials such as Kim Kiyong, Director of Construction Policy Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kim Younghee, Head of Industry Headquarters at the Construction Association, Park Geunbok, Head of Policy Headquarters at the Specialty Contractors Association, Cho Hoonje, Head of Policy Headquarters at the Mechanical Equipment Construction Association, Lee Changhyeon, lawyer at HyeMyung Law Firm, and Choi Sujeong, Research Fellow at the Korea Small Business Institute, participated to exchange opinions on the main contractor joint contracting system.

Heo Yongjoo, President of the Korea Mechanical Equipment Construction Association, stated, “Stimulating the main contractor joint contracting system is an important institutional foundation for promoting fairness and mutual growth in the construction industry.”

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