CONTRACTORS PRIORITIZING SAFETY ACROSS TEXAS & LOUISIANA REGION

by Staff Writer | Apr 7, 2020 | News

ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD

Angela O’Byrne, president of design-build firm Perez LLC, issued a mandatory stay-home order for all of the firm’s employees and says other design firms are doing the same. She expects more contractors to follow suit.

“I think more construction companies will shut down field operations – even against the wishes of owners,” she says. “Some of our new projects are on hold and have not kicked off, due to COVID-19. Other projects that we had finished designing and were in the bidding phase got put on hold.” All permitting is taking place online, and Perez reports it is “working more smoothly” than she expected.  Click to read more.