According to CMAK’s analysis of CM service orders on KONEPS (the Public Procurement Service’s e-procurement system), public construction CM service orders totaled KRW 1,520.65 billion in Q3 2026. This was up 0.7% from the same period last year (KRW 1,510.21 billion).

The number of orders was 492, down 10.2% year-on-year from 548. The average order value per contract was KRW 3.09 billion, up KRW 0.33 billion from KRW 2.76 billion a year earlier.
On a monthly basis, September accounted for KRW 759.03 billion, or 49.9% of the quarter’s total. This was a 32.7% increase over September of last year (KRW 572.04 billion).

In Q3 2026, orders in the building sector totaled KRW 809.39 billion, up 0.9% from KRW 802.06 billion the previous year. The number of orders fell 12.5% to 260 from 297. The average order value rose by KRW 0.41 billion, from KRW 2.70 billion to KRW 3.11 billion.

The civil engineering sector recorded KRW 681.98 billion in orders, down 2.8% from KRW 701.48 billion the previous year. The number of orders fell 11.4% to 217 from 245. The average order value rose by KRW 0.28 billion, from KRW 2.86 billion to KRW 3.14 billion.

Orders in the other sector (landscaping and industrial/environmental facilities) jumped 339.0% to KRW 29.28 billion from KRW 6.67 billion the previous year. The number of orders rose 150.0% to 15 from 6. The average order value increased by KRW 0.84 billion, from KRW 1.11 billion to KRW 1.95 billion.

In Q3 2026, orders from national government agencies totaled KRW 252.09 billion, up 16.7% from KRW 215.98 billion the previous year. The number of orders fell 4.2% to 91 from 95. The average order value rose by KRW 0.50 billion, from KRW 2.27 billion to KRW 2.77 billion.

Orders from local governments totaled KRW 549.49 billion, down 22.6% from KRW 709.61 billion the previous year. The number of orders fell 16.4% to 235 from 281. The average order value declined by KRW 0.19 billion, from KRW 2.55 billion to KRW 2.34 billion.

Orders from public institutions totaled KRW 719.07 billion, up 23.0% from KRW 584.62 billion the previous year. The number of orders fell 3.5% to 166 from 172. The average order value rose by KRW 0.93 billion, from KRW 3.40 billion to KRW 4.33 billion.

In Q3 2026, orders covering the full cycle from design through construction (pre-design to post-construction) totaled KRW 40.32 billion, down 19.6% from KRW 50.12 billion the previous year. The number of orders fell 54.5% to 5 from 11. The average order value rose by KRW 3.50 billion, from KRW 4.56 billion to KRW 8.06 billion.

Orders for the construction phase (including post-construction) totaled KRW 1,472.51 billion, up 3.1% from KRW 1,428.68 billion the previous year. The number of orders fell 9.5% to 465 from 514. The average order value rose by KRW 0.39 billion, from KRW 2.78 billion to KRW 3.17 billion.

Orders for the design phase (including pre-design) totaled KRW 7.82 billion, down 75.1% from KRW 31.41 billion the previous year. The number of orders fell 4.3% to 22 from 23. The average order value fell by KRW 1.01 billion, from KRW 1.37 billion to KRW 0.36 billion.