BCM Additional Labor Costs Due to Covid

Simonson said. “It sounds like a substantial enough database to yield credible results.” He pointed to similar responses from AGC’s June contractor survey, where 57% of respondents said they had experienced project delays or disruptions as they worked through the COVID- 19 pandemic. In conjunction with the study, SMACNA developed a Pandemic Change Order Calculator that contractors can download from its website for free to take into account these productivity and profitability impacts on their businesses. To Guy Gast, chair of the SMACNA foundation that sponsored the study and president of the Iowa division of Des Moines, Iowa- based mechanical contractor The Waldinger Corporation, the analysis suggests the results would play out similarly in other trades as well. “I think there's a pretty good correlation. For example, if you're a carpenter or drywall or framing group, the same processes for fit- for-duty, for entry into the site, for cleaning and sanitation, those protocols are going to be the same," said Gast, who suggested contractors use the data to submit change orders on current jobs and increase estimates going forward. “The real message here is you really need to pay close attention, and put a lot of focus on whether you’re actually hitting your numbers."