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30 Mar

Posted at 19:29h in Arbitration, Budgeting, Business, Construction, Design, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economy, Expert Witness, Labor, Leadership, Project Management, Project Management Services, Property Improvement Plan (PIP), Tariffs, Uncategorized, Warning Signs

In Georgia, many things are returning to normal.  For example, weekend traffic on the roads is back and close to the congested experience prior to the pandemic.  Comments about workday traffic include similar observations.  The expected impact will be an increase in the truck traffic...

18 Mar

Posted at 20:31h in Construction, Tariffs, Uncategorized

At the beginning of 2018, construction material suppliers were raising prices in response to the pending import tariffs. Quoted prices increased 20% to 30% for steel and wood products.   Some of these were passed along to Owners as change orders and others caused project redesign.

To determine the real impact one year later, I decided to review national pricing for key construction materials and was shocked by what I found.