与全国其他地区一样，爱达荷州首都博伊西（Boise）的建设活动一直在努力下降的州资金和超紧密信贷市场。

�Like everywhere else, there are not a lot of projects to build,� says Bryan Whipple, president of Interior Systems Inc. of Boise and a member of the board of directors for the Idaho Associated General Contractors. �Our approach to dealing with it is traveling to work in other locations and having to adjust our pricing structure in order to be more competitive.

``每个项目都有很多投标，并且有时您必须购买工作。几乎我们想要获得的每项工作，我们必须准备以或以下费用进行任何机会才能有任何机会。

NAMPA总承包商Hansen-Rice Inc.的首席运营官Burke Hansen和2010年爱达荷州AGC总裁都同意时代很艰难。他说：``每个人都在努力工作，但出价清单很长。''他说。``公共部门绝对比私人市场强大。''

Hansen, whose firm builds projects primarily for private companies and does much of its work outside the Boise area, says it is simply a matter of time before banks begin lending money to responsible developers and owners.

Hansen says his goal as president of Idaho AGC is to keep members apprised of the great services offered by the association and help their collective firms weather the challenges of competing in difficult economic times.

我们��再保险试图保持强大的会员服务,our plan rooms to the health benefit trust to our safety program,� he says. �I think (financing) could start loosening up at the tail end of this year or first of next year. We hope for the best, but it�s hard to tell what will happen.�

I-84工作

博伊西地区看到活动的一个行业是大公路，目前在城市的主要高速公路84号州际公路沿线正在建设几个关键项目。18luck官网

Reed Hollinshead, public information specialist with the Idaho Dept. of Transportation, says the widening of I-84 is vital to accommodate the growth of the Boise region.

Boise内部或外部I-84沿线有五个重要的项目。18luck官网其中包括Boise的Central Paving Co. Inc.的1780万Vista Avenue Interchange项目；McAlvain Construction的Orchard Street交汇处；Staker Parson Cos。，DBA Idaho Sand和Gravel的3380万美元的10英里道路交易；Concrete Placing Co。耗资1500万美元的Garrity Boulevard交换桥延伸；以及McAlvain Construction耗资410万美元的第11大道地下通道。

�All of the projects going on along I-84, mainly bridge work, are necessary for widening the freeway itself,� Hollinshead says. �Contractors have to widen abutments and make space needed for the roadway.�

Holl18luck官网inshead说，这些项目主要由州赠款预期收入车辆计划资助，该计划允许现在为公路项目提供资金，希望资金能够通过未来的联邦和州计划获得。

他补充说，所有项目都是低价工作。18luck官网他说：``最近两年，这是一个非常有竞争力的竞标环境。''我们感到惊喜（项目）在我们预计的情况下始终如一地进行。18luck官网作为一个部门，这对我们来说是一个好处，纳税人为此获得了更多的收益。

Architects Scrambling

博伊西及其周围工作的设计公司也在挣扎。

``现在，大多数建筑公司都在试图穿越这场风暴，”基于博伊西的Modus Architecture总裁Bruce Poe说。``我们只是无法获得融资。直到银行态度发生变化，我看不到事情发生变化。

Poe, who founded the Idaho chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, says minor tenant-improvement projects are about all there is to chase. �As far as major projects, there are none to be had,� he adds. �We�re finding projects of short duration and getting as many as we can.�

像州公共工程部这样的机构正在等待爱达荷州立法机关（在发稿时仍在会议上），以结束2010年的会议，然后确切地知道他们今年必须花多少钱。

爱达荷州DPW的高级项目经理巴里·米勒（Barry Miller）表示，他的部门希望获得1800万美元的翻新/更改/维修项目。18luck官网

Larger projects, such as the proposed $27-million College of Business and Economics at Boise State University, are in the works primarily because of private donations, but even those are down across the board.

�(Boise State University) is expanding rapidly, but they�re also trying to find other funding sources to help them get additional facilities,� Miller says. �It�s just a matter of getting our state�s revenue stream back up.�