October 2018


Primoris secures $90M maintenance renewal deal

ConDig (30-Oct-18).  Dallas, Texas-based construction and infrastructure company Primoris Services Corp has bagged a $90 million maintenance renewal contract with an unnamed oil producer. The three-year master service agreement will see the company perform oil…



Housing starts and permits tumble in September

ConDig (17-Oct-18).  Construction of new homes in the US dropped 5.3% in September amid a drop in multifamily production and a fall in the South following the possible impact of Hurricane Florence. The decline took…




Construction costs rise 0.3% in September

ConDig (10-Oct-18).  US construction inputs increased 0.3% in September compared with the month prior in the wake of surging petroleum and unprocessed energy material costs, according to Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of US…



Skanska bags $76M Manhattan Bridge revamp deal

ConDig (04-Oct–18).  Developer and contractor Skanska has pocketed a $76 million contract to revamp the Manhattan Bridge in New York City. Under the deal with the New York City Department of Transportation, the contractor will…