这些是Hollis现在为Rosendin所做的事情，Rosendin与全州许多其他专业承包商一样，它必须关注其预算，并要求其员工从事通常不做的工作。

“We are asked to do more,” Hollis says.

但在Rosendin预计再保险的下降venue by about 30% in 2009, employees have accepted the extra work.

霍利斯说：“每个人都很乐意工作。”

经济衰退影响了加利福尼亚的几乎各个方面，而专业承包商则最感受到了这一点。

This year’s Top Specialty Contractor rankings reflect a solid 2008 but the picture for 2009 will be murkier as specialty contractors try to weather the recession, and cope with increased competition even as the number of projects dry up.

For some companies like Rosendin, the recession has spurred them to move into more alternative energy markets.

霍利斯说：“我们正在进入太阳能世界。”“我们认为这将进入一个大市场。”

Limbach设施服务执行副总裁Craig Montgomery表示，在洛杉矶和棕榈泉设有办事处的Western Air Limbach也在投资于可持续市场和高效机械系统。

But sustainable practices are not the only measure Western Air is taking to weather the economic environment.

蒙哥马利说，该公司正在提高其服务能力，认为人们会选择维护当前的系统并需要服务。

Western Air is also focusing on its core customers and meeting their needs, but the result isn’t always equivalent to the effort, he says.

蒙哥马利说：“我们必须努力工作两倍才能获得一半。”

接受此故事采访的专业承包商说，他们不必担心提交机械师的留置权或其他付款问题 - 主要是因为那些具有财务问题的项目首先从未脱颖而出。18luck官网

Pacific Coast Steel的Bing Drastrup说，专业承包商还正在处18luck官网理被取消中游的项目。当该项目停止时，太平洋海岸钢铁（Pacific Coast Steel）在拉斯维加斯酒店梯队的九楼工作。

像总承包商这样的专业承包商也正试图管理增加竞争的增加，并且在通常只有少数合格的竞标者的项目上，各种能力的竞标。18luck官网

“Suddenly, you have everybody in everybody’s market,” Drastrup says.

公司like Pacific Coast Steel are beginning to look at entering other markets, he says.

Some like Rosendin are already starting to bid and do work outside of California, Hollis says.

霍利斯说：“仅限于自己领土的人将度过艰难的时期。”

While some companies will search for different markets, Limbach plans to hold steady and not work on projects too far away from the company’s offices, Montgomery says.

蒙哥马利说，与此同时，林巴赫没有计划以成本竞标项目，就像一些仅仅为了上班而这样做的公司。18luck官网

蒙哥马利说，与与负责任的，价值驱动的竞标者合作，选择以成本或不足成本的公司的业主将遇到更多的问题。

“I don’t think smart companies are going to start bidding at or under cost,” he says.

关于经济何时会恢复稳固的基础的意见。有些像霍利斯（Hollis）一样乐观。

“It’s not going to get much worse. We’re already there,” Hollis says. “We’re starting to look up.”

Limbach also foresees a stable future because of its clients, Montgomery says.

他说：“我们非常幸运 - 我们一直坚持同一客户。”“我们正在为那些为这一不景气做出准备的人而努力。”

“It’s going to be a difficult year. Even if construction bounces back, it will be a difficult year,” says Pacific Coast Steel’s Drastrup.