Construction contractor registration
Engineering Business Operator Report Requirements — 3 Technical Staff Including a Special-Grade Engineer and an Office
To conduct engineering activities such as design, supervision, feasibility studies, testing and inspection as a business, you secure technical staff and an office and report to the Minister of Trade and Industry as an engineering business operator. An engineering business needs at least 3 technical engineering engineers per specialized field, including 1 special-grade engineer, and an engineering consulting business needs at least 1 special-grade engineer. Acceptance is notified within 30 days of the report.
Procedure
- Notification Difficulty Low
You submit the statutory report form and required documents. Once the documents are in order the report is accepted; for some reports the authority checks the contents before accepting it.
1. Decide the business type and specialized fields
An engineering business may perform all engineering activities, while an engineering consulting business may only perform research, planning, advice and guidance. Choose specialized fields (for example roads and airports, water supply and sewerage, air quality management) under technical sectors such as machinery, electricity, information and communications, construction and environment, and meet the standards for each field.
2. Secure technical staff
An engineering business needs at least 3 technical engineering engineers including 1 special-grade engineer, and a consulting business needs at least 1 special-grade engineer. Reporting a professional engineer counts as reporting 1 special-grade engineer and 1 junior engineer. Technical staff must be dedicated to engineering activities, and persons whose qualifications are suspended are excluded.
3. Secure an office and file the report
Secure an office needed for the work and attach proof of technical staff and the office to the report. The Minister of Trade and Industry notifies acceptance within 30 days and, if supplementation is needed, sets a period of up to 3 months for it.
4. Add specialized fields
To add a specialized field in the same technical sector, secure at least 3 technical engineering engineers including at least 1 senior-grade or higher engineer in that field, and add it through a report of change under Article 21, Paragraph 2 of the Act rather than a new business report.
5. Change, suspension, closure and succession reports
If the trade name, business location, representative, business type, specialized field or reported technical staff change, file a change report within 60 days. If you suspend business for 30 days or more or close, report within 30 days, and if you acquire or merge the business, file a succession report within 30 days.
Required documents
- Engineering business operator report form
- Certificate of engineering engineers held (issued by the Korea Engineering and Consulting Association) and technical staff assignment table by specialized field (Enforcement Rule, Attached Form 8-2)
- Proof of employment of technical staff (enrollment records for the 4 major social insurances, etc.)
- Proof of office use (lease, etc.)
- Corporate registration certificate (for a corporation)
- Letter of authorization (when submitted by an agent)
Fees
The fees for a report, report of change and report of succession to status are the amounts set by the Korea Engineering and Consulting Association with the approval of the Minister of Trade and Industry. Our office fee starts from the amount shown above and may vary depending on the engineering or consulting business type, the number of specialized fields and whether a business transfer is involved; we will give you an exact quote after reviewing your documents.
Legal basis and review date
- Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Article 2
- Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Article 21
- Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Article 22
- Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Article 23
- Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Article 24
- Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Article 25
- Enforcement Decree of the Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Article 33
- Enforcement Decree of the Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Annex 3
- Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Article 21-2
- Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Article 45
- Enforcement Decree of the Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Article 56
- Enforcement Decree of the Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Annex 4
- Enforcement Rule of the Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Article 7
- Enforcement Rule of the Engineering Industry Promotion Act, Article 15
- Ministry of Government Legislation statutory interpretation 24-0323
Check these first
- Lending the report certificate to others or letting others do business under your name is grounds for loss of report validity.
- After a loss of validity disposition, you cannot report again for 1 year from the disposition date.
Frequently asked questions
How many technical staff are needed for an engineering business operator report?
Does having a professional engineer change the head count?
What if an engineer resigns?
Do I need a new report if I acquire an engineering business?
Does an administrative agent handle the engineering business operator report?
Contact us
Hwang Yunsang Administrative Office in Songdo, Incheon prepares and submits administrative documents and explains the procedure. If your situation is similar, send us a message.
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This guide is general information based on public sources. Requirements, documents and deadlines differ by case and by the competent agency, so please confirm them before you proceed.