Important Message From ITD Regarding COVID-19 and This Year's Construction Season
Please see the important message from ITD in AT THIS LINK related to COVID-19 and this year's construction season.
Please see the important message from ITD in AT THIS LINK related to COVID-19 and this year's construction season.
We all share similar resources in Idaho in terms of Trade Partners and Vendors with reliance on City Services and other Government Agencies to serve our clients. We also share a love of this great Industry and the people who make it happen in the field as Builders of America and Okland Construction is sharing this website with you if you feel it to be of use as reference/comparison in order to establish best practices with the Trade Partners, Vendors, and Owners as we move through this pandemic together.
CLICK HERE to view the UPDATED guidelines on the new OSHA reporting requirements for COVID-19. These requirements were revised recently at the request of the AGC of America. I hope you find the information helpful.
Contractors and others are beginning to report diverse impacts on building projects and products from the coronavirus outbreak. Today Boston’s mayor, Martin Walsh, ordered construction sites in the city to shut down but also was reportedly preparing to order more construction of medical facilities. A consultant to construction lenders sent a summary on March 9 of reports from draw inspections (site visits for the lender to verify that work to support requested construction funds has been completed): “we’re hearing delays from [general contractors]. Delayed delivery of drywall, glass, steel, HVAC and electrical equipment from China and curtainwall from Italy.
On last Friday's Words with Wayne, hear about the Idaho AGC's ongoing Contractor Education Breakfast Series, the AGC/ITD Highway Forums, and gear up for AGC of America's convention in Las Vegas next week!
The coronavirus outbreak continues to spread globally each day but the impact on U.S. construction remains speculative. So far, there do not appear to be any reports of cancelled, deferred or interrupted construction projects, nor of delays or shortages of construction equipment, parts or materials. However, the disruption to Chinese production and shipping is increasing, adding to the likelihood that some construction products and projects will be affected.
As promised, here is the FULL interview version of this week's Words With Wayne, a one-on-one interview with Governor Brad Little covering industry issues.
On this week's episode of Words With Wayne, Wayne reaches out from the AGC Western Chapters meeting in San Diego to keep you updated on what we're doing on the local and national political scene.
We beat the pavement every day trying to get the word out to parents, educators, career counselors, and students: the trades are a great place to have a career.
We came across this article on Parents.com from one parent to another, "Teens Need to Know They Can Make Money in Trade Careers" and thought we'd share. We aren't the only ones spreading the word. Click the article title to read what blogger Katie Bingham-Smith has to say about her son entering the trades.
The employment cost index—a measure of compensation (wages, salaries and benefits, including required payments), which the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) posted today for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019, showed mixed results for the quarter and year.