Across the Southeast, specialty contractors are finding out that this construction recovery isn't arriving via a wave or even a slow upward curve. Instead, this post-recession rebound is coming together on a piece-by-piece basis, like a massive puzzle that's only now starting to reveal its overall picture.
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Different parts of the Southeast construction industry are seeing the pieces of recovery come together at a different rate. South Florida, with its multifamily boom still continuing, for instance, appears to be ahead of other areas, such as Atlanta, where the picture remains less clear.
“我们已经看到了一些稳定,但是在[专业承包商]看上去几个月时,下一份工作的问题是一个问题,”美国分包商协会乔治亚分会主任弗农·托马斯(Vernon Thomas)说,斯托克布里奇(Stockbridge),乔治亚分会,GA。
Even across Atlanta, it remains hit or miss, with some specialty firms starting to experience strong business growth while others continue to struggle.
他说:“我们没有看到专业承包商在全面遇到相同的情况。”“我只是看不到一致性。”
可能影响该地区专业承包商的一个因素是劳动力状况。在低迷时期,亚特兰大地铁的商业建筑市场停滞不前。在2011年,佐治亚州扩大了对电子验证系统的要求使用,以包括所有拥有10多名员工的企业,这一变化肯定会影响承包商。随着建筑卷土重来的地平线,一些亚特兰大建筑行业官员担心活动会在活动开始时不会返回该地区。
托马斯说,新的工人文献法律“不会有帮助”。“如果经济迅速发展,我不知道劳动力将来自哪里。这是一个问题,很难克服。”
An uptick is on its way, highlighted by an estimated $2 billion worth of construction ramping up around the football and baseball stadium projects for the Atlanta Falcons and the Braves.
有些人担心随着活动的升温,特别是专业公司可能会为其项目配备人员。18luck官网例如,在今年早些时候在亚特兰大举行的一项营销专业服务协会中,与DPR/Hardin的Russ Brockelbank指出,总承包商已经发现一些分包商根本没有足够的员工来竞标一些工作。
一些人怀疑工人涌向南佛罗里达,这是最早恢复的东南地区之一。他们可能是对的。
"Staffing our projects is not an issue," says Denise Santiago, vice president of business development with Boynton Beach, Fla.-based concrete firm Builders Plus.
此外,正如圣地亚哥(Santiago)补充说:“南佛罗里达州没有建筑工程,但劳动力仍然大部分。她说,住宅市场仍然很热。
有一件事没有改变受经济衰退的影响,但仍r, Santiago adds: "General contractors are getting quality specialty contractors at bargain prices."
Other Factors?
每当市场恢复时,承包商都会发现有一种新的动态。一家注意到不断变化的景观的专业公司是三城市电气承包商,本月作为年度东南专业承包商进行了介绍。