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Sep 27, 20231 min

US civils contractors eye healthy backlogs amid ‘once-in-a-generation’ infrastructure spending

International Construction

By Neil Gerrard
 
September 27, 2023


 
More than three-quarters (78%) of US civils contractors expect their project backlog to increase or remain the same over the next year as new federal infrastructure funding ramps up.
 
That’s according to a new report from Procore Technologies and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
 
But the report Top Civil & Infrastructure Trends: Today’s Industry Challenges and Opportunities, also warned that many firms are worried that labour shortages and productivity challenges could undermine their success with these projects.
 
The report is based on a survey of nearly 500 general and specialist contractors.
 
Civil and infrastructure builders reported an average increase of 25% in their backlogs since the covid-19 pandemic. And 78% of companies said that backlog would grow or remain level during the next 12 months.
 
But one-third of civil and infrastructure projects fail to meet their specified budget, schedule and quality goals, according to the survey.

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