The Seoul Metropolitan Government prepared an arbitration plan and presented it to both sides regarding the reconstruction project of Dunchon Jugong Apartment in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, which had been suspended for 40 days due to a conflict between the union and the construction team.



According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and others today (1st), the city prepared an arbitration plan that reflected the opinions of the union and the construction project group in relation to this situation and delivered it to both sides on the 30th of last month.



Prior to this, it was reported that the union and the construction project team sat down at the negotiating table on the 27th of last month through mediation of the city of Seoul.



This is the first time that the city has directly proposed mediation.



The mediation proposal that had been previously discussed and rejected by both sides came out of the coordinator's activity report.



The city no longer discusses the validity or invalidity of the 'June 25, 2020 Amendment Contract', which is the core of the conflict in the arbitration plan. After applying for re-verification with the Real Estate Agency, it was proposed to change the contract to reflect the result.



In addition, it was recommended to the construction project group to accept the union's request to upgrade the finishing materials and change the contract system and resume construction within 30 days.



In addition, the City shall accept the changes in response to the request of the construction project team for financial cost loss due to delay in pre-sale, extension of the appropriate construction period to ensure quality, suspension or resumption of construction, etc. For this purpose, matters to be delegated to the Land and Housing Corporation (SH·LH, project agent) are decided through a resolution at the general meeting, and the union and construction project group do not raise any objection to the decision of the project agent.



This means that in the process of resolving disputes between the two sides, follow the decision of the city only to a certain extent, and it is based on Article 28 (1) of the Urban and Residential Environment Improvement Act.



According to the provisions, if the maintenance project is delayed for a long time or if it is deemed difficult to continue the maintenance project implemented by the association or the owner of land, etc. due to a dispute over rights, etc. or have the Land and Housing Corporation implement a maintenance project instead.



A city official said, "We have been making efforts to mediate the conflict between the union and the construction project team for fear of harm to the good members, and this arbitration plan is to open the door to a resolution of the situation in order to resume construction quickly," said a city official. The final decision on whether to accept the arbitration proposal will be decided through a general meeting,” he said.



“The joint inspection of the union will be conducted in a fair and strict manner in accordance with laws and regulations, independent of arbitration efforts,” he said.



From the 23rd of last month to the 3rd of this month, the city



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