Procurement agency helps restore wildfire-hit region

Procurement agency helps restore wildfire-hit region

Lim Ki-keun (L), head of the Public Procurement Service, poses for a photo with Kim Joo-soo, chief of the Uiseong municipal government, at the local government's office in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on May 7, 2025, after donating 10 million won (US$7,200), chipped in by its employees, to Kim for helping restore the region hit by wildfires in March, in this photo provided by the procurement agency.

The agency has been taking emergency measures to shorten procurement procedures, implement an acceptance test waiver and deferment of procurement fee payments. The measures, which will last until June 30, are aimed at facilitating the supply of goods and construction contracts for the restoration of the wildfire-hit region. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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