What to Expect for Construction Costs in 2018

December 5, 2017

Overall construction costs are forecasted to increase an additional 2-3% in 2018, and that’s after what we’re expecting to be a 3% increase in 2017. Construction labor costs will lead these increases, which are forecasted to be in the 3-4% range in 2018. However, labor shortages continue to be a challenge for the industry due to a lack of skilled labor, stricter government policies around immigration, and the inability to recruit the younger generation.

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RICK ENGINEERING COMPANY is an award winning, multi-discipline planning, design and engineering firm. For over half a century, we have served clients in both the public and private sectors with dependable, innovative expertise. We maintain divisions that focus on civil engineering, urban design & planning, community planning, landscape architecture, transportation & traffic engineering, surveying, mapping, aerial photogrammetry, redevelopment, water resources, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and 3D laser scanning.

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