During the construction of the underground complex development at Samsung Station on Yeongdong-daero, 25 inspection engineers received approximately 2.4 billion won in labor costs. However, they failed to detect the missing rebar in the columns. It was reported that only 10 engineers who worked during the construction phase with missing rebar were paid about 1.3 billion won.
On October 6, Rep. Bok Gi-wang of the Democratic Party, a member of the National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, analyzed data submitted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government regarding the 'Construction Management Costs and Labor Costs for the Yeongdong-daero Underground Complex Development (Civil Works Section 3).' The cumulative labor costs paid to the 25 inspection engineers since the start of construction amounted to approximately 2.4 billion won, averaging about 96 million won per person.
Notably, 10 inspection engineers who were employed during the pouring of the columns on the fifth basement level received about 1.3 billion won, which accounts for 52.9% of the total labor costs. Engineer A, responsible for verifying the construction of the structure, received about 200 million won during their tenure, while Engineer B, who directly stamped the inspection, received approximately 180 million won. The lead inspector, Engineer C, was also paid about 140 million won.
Including those responsible for safety, public affairs, and testing, the total labor costs for the 10 engineers reached up to about 250 million won per person. However, they did not identify the missing rebar in the columns during the construction process.
It was also revealed that about 220 million won was paid to non-resident technical support personnel. Among them, Engineer D, who was responsible for civil structure technical support, received approximately 49 million won for performing written reviews once a month over a contract period of 97 months, which included about five years of work.
According to the overall management fee expenditure details, of the approximately 5.5 billion won paid by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, about 2.4 billion won, or 44.7%, was allocated for the labor costs of on-site technical personnel. The remaining approximately 3 billion won was used for the management company's overhead and technical fees.
Rep. Bok stated, "During the construction of the city's largest landmark, the oversight system failed to detect the absence of rebar in 50 columns. A thorough investigation is needed into the circumstances surrounding the approval of the pouring despite the missing rebar on site." He added, "The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport must closely examine the legality of the oversight process and take strict action against those responsible."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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