Requirements for Participating in Regionally Restricted Competitive Bidding — The 180-Day Head Office Location Standard and Advance Preparation

Procedure

1. 1. Read the restrictions in the notice

   The procuring agency must state the restrictions and the standards for them in the bid notice. First check in the notice the scope of the regional restriction (whether it covers the relevant metropolitan city or province only, or extends to adjacent metropolitan cities or provinces), the required business type, and the performance record or construction capability standards.

2. 2. Calculate the period of head office location

   The head office must be located in the relevant metropolitan city or province (si/do) continuously from 180 days before the bid notice date until the bid date. A new business that completed corporate registration or business registration during that period qualifies if it has been in that metropolitan city or province continuously from the date of corporate registration or the date of business registration. The successful bidder must keep its head office there until the contract date.

3. 3. Match the business type registration and the Nara Jangteo (KONEPS) information

   Hold the business type registration required by the notice, such as landscape planting or landscape facility installation, and check that the business type and address in the Nara Jangteo bidding qualification registration information match the facts. If the head office has been moved, the corporate register, the business type registration and the Nara Jangteo information must all be corrected.

4. 4. Prepare construction capability, performance record and credit rating documents

   For general construction works with an estimated price of 3,000,000,000 won or more, and for specialized construction works of 300,000,000 won or more, eligibility to participate may be restricted by construction capability or by a record of the same type of work, and the construction capability standard is set within 2 times the estimated price. Prepare the credit rating confirmation certificate and other documents used in the qualification examination so that they match the reference date set in the notice.

5. 5. Secure bonus-point certifications before the notice

   Certifications that earn bonus points in the qualification examination, such as women-owned business, business owned by persons with disabilities and Family-Friendly Certification, are in many cases reflected only if they are held as of the notice date. If you are planning to bid, obtain the certifications first.

Required documents

• Bid participation application (Enforcement Rule of the Act on Contracts to Which the State Is a Party, Form No. 3; for bidders registered on KONEPS, registration and payment of the bid bond replace it)
• Certificate of registered matters of the corporation, or business registration certificate
• Business type registration certificate (the business type required by the notice)
• Materials confirming Nara Jangteo bidding qualification registration
• Construction capability evaluation confirmation certificate, certificates of performance record
• Credit rating confirmation certificate
• Certificates for bonus points (women-owned business, business owned by persons with disabilities, Family-Friendly Certification, etc., if applicable)

Fees

Agency fees for Nara Jangteo registration, checking bidding qualification documents and applying for bonus-point certifications are generally around several hundred thousand won in the industry, and vary with the type of certification and the scope of documents. We will advise after a consultation, based on the company's situation.

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Legal basis and review date

• Enforcement Decree of the Act on Contracts to Which a Local Government Is a Party, Article 20
• Enforcement Rule of the Act on Contracts to Which a Local Government Is a Party, Article 25

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-03

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• The date of registration of the head office relocation is the reference point for the 180-day calculation. If you plan a relocation, count back from the timing of the notice you intend to join and set the schedule.

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