Three-quarters of contractors surveyed by the Associated General Contractors of America said they have experienced a project cancellation or postponement due to the ongoing CO-VID-19 pandemic. The survey-conducted in late September and early October and released on Oct. 28-included responses from 1,077 AGC member firms. The 75% with at least one delay or halt was up from 60% in August. "These results make it clear that the months-long pandemic is undermining the demand for projects, disrupting vital supply chains and clouding the industry's outlook without new federal relief measures," says Ken Simonson, AGC chief economist. However, almost a quarter of respondents reported gaining business because of the pandemic. Of those contractors, 7% said they won new medical projects, 5% reported work on data centers or distribution facilities and 2 % reported additional highway work.
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