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re: How is it looking for the construction industry
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:30 pm to boxcarbarney
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:30 pm to boxcarbarney
I just received a RFP for the final drawings on a government project in New Orleans. I suppose things are still going ahead... until they aren't.
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Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:30 pm to lowspark12
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It’s even worse here in Nashville... tornado one week then pandemic the next... plan review and inspections will take weeks. The city here has opened up the door to 3rd-party inspections in lieu of city inspections, but we’ll see.
we just got permit comments back before all this went down. It was in plan review for NINE months. I can't imagine how long it'll take for shite to get done now in Nashville.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:31 pm to boxcarbarney
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Like "social distancing" can really be a thing when you have 3 dudes at the bottom of a 5 foot excavation.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:31 pm to BottomlandBrew
civil construction supplier here.
DOTD + our regional municipalities have instructions to keep moving. New Orleans has no choice but to keep moving as FEMA money deadlines are not changing...yet.
plant work has had some second thoughts, although no stoppages have happened to my customers. plants are considering dropping down to only essential personnel. guess that means no safety/inspection types will be around.
DOTD + our regional municipalities have instructions to keep moving. New Orleans has no choice but to keep moving as FEMA money deadlines are not changing...yet.
plant work has had some second thoughts, although no stoppages have happened to my customers. plants are considering dropping down to only essential personnel. guess that means no safety/inspection types will be around.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:35 pm to Specktricity
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Still going strong, but it feels like were on thin ice
Same. But a different feel than 2008. FWIW CM safety plan calls for temp check at AM safety meeting every morning with cut-off at 100.4, 1 hour recheck, then to the house. No return without doc clearance.
This post was edited on 3/18/20 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:37 pm to jlovel7
I was working on a pretty big project about to kick off at Isle of Capri. Just got word that it's completely cancelled... Not postponed. Completely cancelled.
Not sure about industrial but commercial work is probably about to slowdown.
Not sure about industrial but commercial work is probably about to slowdown.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:38 pm to KiwiHead
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Not true, once this is over, there will be infrastructure spending like crazy.....all types of levels. Think Eisenhower and the interstate system crazy
I believe there will be an exodus of manufacturing out of China. Back to the states, IDK?
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:39 pm to jlovel7
We've been including COVID-19 language in contracts for the last several months. So far, nothing has raised any alarms on our supply chains, but some items (HV bushings, Pad Mount XMFRs, MPTs, MV Cable) coming from China WILL be impacted...but nothing yet.
As for projects, all of our active construction sites are still running, but all-hands meetings have been suspended, POD meetings are staggered between scopes, and they're encouraging not to go snort blow off Allsup's or Stripes toilet seats for the foreseeable future. But we're still hangin and bangin as far as I know
Industry: Wind Turbine Trash
As for projects, all of our active construction sites are still running, but all-hands meetings have been suspended, POD meetings are staggered between scopes, and they're encouraging not to go snort blow off Allsup's or Stripes toilet seats for the foreseeable future. But we're still hangin and bangin as far as I know
Industry: Wind Turbine Trash
This post was edited on 3/18/20 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:40 pm to jlovel7
From the supplier side everything is strong, but there is a sense that the back log will dry up within just a few weeks based on the current shifts occurring.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:41 pm to Mark Makers
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If employees contract coronavirus at work, that is considered an OSHA recordable incident.
How could they possibly know where they contracted it, though?
I mean, you can be pretty sure, but not completely sure.
All design and construction seems to be full steam ahead in East TN... for now.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:50 pm to jlovel7
A lot of the refineries and plants around here have slowed down capex spending. We have a few projects coming up for the next month or so, but there is a real fear about people shutting down and being laid off.
If the government shuts down places to essential businesses only, I'll be seeing y'all at the unemployment line.
If the government shuts down places to essential businesses only, I'll be seeing y'all at the unemployment line.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:57 pm to Triple Bogey
I received SOW’s for three commercial projects today. They will all be a go.
We are doing The security cabling and device installation for a large government project in DC. Weekly status meetings have been cancelled but construction is still on for now.
We have three other federal projects we’ve bid recently. Those bids have gone into a black hole but that’s not all that unusual for the government. They can take forever.
I’m happy for the potential new work but feel like I’m putting crews in the line of fire. Guys aren’t complaining about working so we will continue on for now.
We are doing The security cabling and device installation for a large government project in DC. Weekly status meetings have been cancelled but construction is still on for now.
We have three other federal projects we’ve bid recently. Those bids have gone into a black hole but that’s not all that unusual for the government. They can take forever.
I’m happy for the potential new work but feel like I’m putting crews in the line of fire. Guys aren’t complaining about working so we will continue on for now.
This post was edited on 3/18/20 at 3:59 pm
Posted on 3/18/20 at 4:04 pm to VABuckeye
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Weekly status meetings have been cancelled
This is the best thing about the whole situation.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 4:05 pm to jlovel7
We build building in refineries and chemical plants (also have a commercial group). I'm with one of the larger NO metro firms. Just had our first plant owner shut down our job just as we were getting the change order to start construction out of design.... That being said, subs and suppliers seem to be status quo.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 4:15 pm to TexasTiger90
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(HV bushings, Pad Mount XMFRs, MPTs, MV Cable)
none of those items are completely reliant on Chinese sources though, got a lot of mexican factories making those items. and there are plenty of cable manufacturers in the Us
Posted on 3/18/20 at 4:22 pm to jlovel7
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We may not build anything new for decades.
This is a great excuse for federal dollars to rebuild the infrastructure.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 4:57 pm to jlovel7
It's bleak. My primary contractor is looking to layoff 50-60% of it's workforce due to industry cutting back to essential only and freezing project work.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 5:09 pm to Asharad
I would think when we get on the backside of this there will be a pretty big boom for building medical supply and pharmaceutical factories and plants as well as anything as we currently rely on China to make for us. Of course you may need to hire more people to meet the demand and I'm not sure how long it takes to train someone who has spent the last seven years of their life being a barista at Starbucks how to pour concrete.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 5:10 pm to Asharad
We do a pretty good amount of data center work in addition to the federal stuff.
People want their internet and streaming so that work should keep us going in case federal projects shut down.
People want their internet and streaming so that work should keep us going in case federal projects shut down.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 5:18 pm to jlovel7
We are still building but it depends on jurisdictions and how they are going to inspect. I’m glad we have projects underway but investors are in a wait pattern as far as new deals.
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