Early in the COVID-19 crisis, Governors Doug Ducey (R-Ariz.), Steve Sisolak (D-Nev.), and Lisa Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.) designated construction as “essential” to their states, but economic uncertainty has nevertheless delayed some Southwest projects. As a result, contractors continue to adjust their expectations for availability of labor and materials––and their hopes for business as usual in the near future.

里诺（Reno）相关总承包商的内华达州300成新利18备用网址员内华达州分会首席执行官克雷格·马多尔（Craig Madole）说：“在业务关闭期间，有几个较大的赌场项目被推迟，但预计这些项目将在未来几个月内恢复。”

In Las Vegas, Sean Stewart, CEO of the Nevada Contractors Association (NCA), adds, “We are seeing delays and cancellations of some public works projects due to state and local funding shortfalls.”

AUI, the Albuquerque-based heavy civil construction contractor, experienced a two-week delay on a treatment plant project because a few electricians tested positive for COVID-19. “We have also had to shut down three projects to date because some of our employees tested positive, but they were able to return to work in a week,” says Patrick Shaw, vice president of operations.

在凤凰城，当亚利桑那州暂时停止选修手术时，医疗保健专家Kitchell会产生重大影响。

Kitchell首席执行官Jim Swanson说：“由于医院的运营着重于解决大流行，因此这些服务的取消不仅影响了需要程序的人，还影响了医疗保健系统的盈利能力和现金流。”“对当今和可预见的未来的医疗保健行业的影响还有待观察。”

Supply Chain Issues

一些承包商正在报告由于供应商的雇员收缩该病毒而可能的供应链问题。例如，在凤凰城（Phoenix），美国分包商协会（Arizona Inc.反过来，这影响了ASA的200名商业和住宅成员中的一些时间表。

Steven J. Hilton, co-founder and CEO of Scottsdale-based Meritage Homes, the country’s seventh largest public homebuilder, notes that during the initial four-to-six-week slowdown because of the pandemic, supplies continued without delays for projects in the nine states where the company builds. “We’re just hearing from some manufacturers about challenges with some products, but it’s not at the level that I am overly concerned about it.”

新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基相关承包商执行董事迈克·新利18备用网址贝克（Mike Beck）表示，高速公路项目的材料运转良好。“尽管在早期将材料交付给工作地点时可能散发出一些零星的破坏，但我们并没有听到对生产产生重大影响的主要供应链问题。”

In Nevada, Stewart notes supply chain disruption at all levels of construction but considers the delays to be short term. “Supplies normally secured within days are taking weeks to arrive,” he says, adding that most issues concern furnishings ordered from Europe and the Middle East.

老板杰西·霍（Jesse Haw）说，高地承包商是里诺的一家小型私人住宅建筑商，曾在地板，瓷砖产品和漩涡式洗碗机上遇到问题。但是，他指出：“房屋建筑商一直擅长克服障碍。Covid-19只是增加了我们面临的挑战。”

阿尔伯克基（Albuquerque）由740名成员的房屋建筑商协会执行副总裁约翰·加西亚（John Garcia）说，冠状病毒对材料的担忧加剧了。他说：“木材，钢铁和其他商品的供应不足，这确实导致并继续导致材料价格更高。”

However, he notes one good outcome: “The U.S. began efforts to harvest fallen timbers for local construction projects, and that is good for the long-term outlook for lumber.”

劳动关注

AUI的Shaw说，在Covid-19疫情爆发后，他没有注意到新墨西哥州的劳动供应问题增加。然而，在亚利桑那州，“劳动力短缺继续，因为对熟练工人的需求没有放松，”亚利桑那州建筑商联盟凤凰城总裁汤姆·邓恩解释说。
Rosendin Division Manager Brandon Stephens says that a large Arizona high-tech project had more than 10% to 20% worker reductions because of the state’s shelter-in-place order.

但是大多数公司都进行了调整。亚利桑那州ASA执行董事乔什·乌马尔（Josh Umar）表示，承包商犹豫不决地将人员加入成熟的船员而导致了一些放缓。他说：“他们不想将'X因子'添加到一个已经在没有积极案件的情况下安全工作的小组中。”

Kitchell的Swanson解释说：“自动隔离的大多数人仍然无症状，但无法返回工作场所。”“这令人沮丧，但是必要的邪恶。”

思考短期

Companies also have adjusted their short-term planning. Infrastructure contractors are concerned with the state’s long-term funding for infrastructure, which they are monitoring closely, Beck says.

Rosendin’s Stephens adds, “With jobs being shut down for short intervals for deep cleaning or stopped completely, we seem to be continually juggling resources while still having a need for more field workers due to the amount of folks that sheltered at home.”

Placitas, N.M.-based Fisher Sand and Gravel Highway has been challenged by its work in San Juan and McKinley counties on the Navajo Nation, which has experienced COVID-19 infection and death rates higher than those of most states.

该公司副总裁迈克·莫恩（Mike Moehn）说：“当盖洛普市实施完全关闭的情况时，我们的人民被允许通过基本服务。”

他补充说，Covid-19正在使该行业重新考虑技术如何消除传统的工作范例。“我们必须开车几个小时才能举行45分钟的会议吗？”他问。“而且我们可能不需要坐在同一个办公室的人。许多人可以远程工作。”

前卵库前的水平可能吗？

可能需要额外的联邦援助来弥合短期资金短缺，以避免进一步的延误和取消和整体软公共工程市场。NCA的Stewart说：“稳定这些没有联邦援助的资金来源可能会花费一些时间，因为税收收入再次从游戏和其他来源产生。”

Revenues for public agencies, funded mainly from gas taxes, are down because of the combination of reduced crude oil costs and fewer miles being driven by people who are working at home.

内华达州基础设施承包商Granite Construction的内华达州运营副总裁兼区域经理Brian Dowd说：“除非联邦政府通过立法来回填损失的收入，否则竞标今年和下一年的工作可能会更少。”

He adds that the Nevada Dept. of Transportation recently announced it anticipates a $143 million shortfall in its 2020–21 funding and has already taken steps to delay some projects slated for bid. “In response, we have delayed some hiring to see how the impacts from COVID-19 will play out,” he says. “We are also already seeing the bidding environment getting more aggressive due to the concern for what lies ahead.”

尽管他说在新墨西哥州的建筑水平正常，但AUI的肖认为大流行的其他影响即将到来。他新利18备用网址说：“毫无疑问，项目将在未来两到三年内被削减。”

A big concern among firms is that if work is not being let four months ahead, keeping employees will be difficult. “Our DOT has understood that and has stayed stable on contracts to keep businesses running,” says Fisher’s Moehn.

在凤凰城，邓恩指出，当其他需要其服务的行业健康时，商业建筑行业就会蓬勃发展。他说：“真正认可的共同流行后的大流行可能需要一些时间。”

乌玛尔指出，实际上，商业办公市场可能会看到变化，因为如何计划和在大流行经济中使用办公空间。将会出现新的配置，这些配置不是最近在过去流行的协作空间模型的一部分。

乌玛尔说：“我认为我们将看到建筑物的建造方式以及租户在多少平方英尺和他们想要的分离方面都会寻找的转变。”“这可能要到2021年或2022年才发生。”

Kitchell的Swanson说，四到六个月可能会对完全康复感到乐观，并指出：“我们确信施工将大大返回，但时间表仍然很流畅。更大的担忧是这将如何影响我们接下来两到三年的管道。”

与去年相比，新墨西哥州的住宅工作很强大，但加西亚说，他的成员担心，如果人们继续失业，住房将放缓，负担能力可能会成为一个远程问题。结果，公司已经调整了年中计划。

But Haw says that demand for homes has increased in his part of Nevada. “Buyers continue to pour out of California for a variety of factors, and the single-family detached product is being viewed by the market to have added benefits over apartments.”

布鲁尔说，亚利桑那州的住宅市场可能接近恢复流行前的水平，在2021年的第一季度或第二季度可能会有商业部门的恢复。“如果我们能够在今年的第三和第四季度控制Covid-19，那么人们应该感到更加舒适。”

“家庭建设非常强大，尤其是在亚利桑那州。我们的运作水平很高，”希尔顿说。“现在，我们都踩着驾驶汽油踏板。”