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The Price for Projects
Despite the constant work at many area firms, supply-chain issues and inflation have taken a toll on productivity.
Raymaakers told BusinessWest that a lot of his projects have gotten pushed back almost a year because products aren’t coming in on time.
“We’ve been told that some of our sewer pump stations that need electri- cal components won’t be in until June of next year,” he said. “Some of these jobs have had to be pushed off for almost a year because it’s just about nine to 12 months to get product in.”
Sweitzer had a similar story to tell. He explained that some electrical equipment needed for jobs can take up to 40 months to come in. Basic water pipes, such as the Delta Liner pipe, are also among the hottest items waiting to be delivered.
Gagliarducci said he must be “very diligent” when it comes to ordering products ahead of time. The hope is to order products now, so there can be some sort of possibility of seeing it before spring.”
just a matter of reorganizing our planning pro- cess so that we can acquire the materials needed when we need them.”
“We’ll be looking more into the public sector for roadwork and things like that. There seems to be a big push for infrastructure money — water, sewer, and new roads, that kind of thing.”
Supply-chain issues aren’t the only thing put- ting a halt on production; the rising price of fuels and materials is causing companies to account for it in their estimates. Gagliarducci said that he must be very cautious of where he buys from and what he buys, and he has to be careful to not let machines idle for too long.
Raymaakers agreed. He explained that one of the downfalls of city and state work is that it doesn’t follow the escalator clause. If the price of something increases or decreases more or less than 5%, the price is adjusted. A lot of contracts, such as diesel fuel and concrete, run with an escalator clause.
Pelletier agreed. “Most supply-chain
“This is what it was at when you bid it, but if issues were definitely a concern, but
it goes up or down, this is what you get,” he said. Jerry Gagliarducci says he may be looking for help, but the
knowing what products take longer to 7
“But a lot of these contracts won’t allow it, so it help he has now is “excellent.”
does hurt us on our end of it. The change in pric- get and approximately how long it’ll take to get it,
es this year is really tough.”
I planned accordingly so I could meet the time-
lines we promised to our customers,” he said. “It’s
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