Analysis of Domestic and International Policy Research for the Establishment of the Separate Contracting System in Fire Facility Constructions: Domestic Construction Performance and International Guarantee Systems

Abstract

This study aims to help establish the separate contracting system in fire facility construction by analyzing the status of existing construction projects and empirical research cases implemented by other public institutions. Through this analysis, we seek to derive performance analysis areas for the separate contracting system in fire facility construction. In addition, we intend to analyze domestic and international guarantee systems and propose improvement directions to address issues related to construction performance guarantees for small to medium-sized fire facility construction companies. Using data from the National Statistical Portal, an analysis of public and private fire facility construction projects over the past five years shows an increasing trend in the gross amount of primary contracts, indicating the success of the separate contracting system. Empirical studies on the separate contracting system by public institutions in other construction projects primarily focused on analyzing construction cost, project scale, and construction duration. These studies generally demonstrated the benefit of reduced construction costs. However, it was also observed that if the project owner is not an expert, an additional cost of 4.4% might be incurred to hire a construction safety manager. An analysis of construction performance guarantee systems for fire facility construction companies, both domestically and internationally, revealed that pre-assessment measures, such as those under the Miller Act, should be implemented to evaluate capabilities appropriate to the construction scale. Furthermore, in cases of non-performance due to the fault of the existing contractor, administrative procedures should be streamlined and regulations relaxed to support the participation of capable fire facility construction companies.