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Posted by RonInBayside on Sun Jun 22 17:55:53 2008, in response to Re: Second Ave Alignment Change, posted by Sand Box John on Sun Jun 22 17:29:04 2008. "What seem to be missing from this discussion is the affect organized labor and all the associated rules and regulation that goes with it has on the cost of building things in New York City."The most recent escalations have more to do with the contracting companies and with raw materials, not union labor, though the latter have always had an effect of increasing costs. 1) China and India are using a lot more steel, concrete and oil and China has been holding domestic prices down, encouraging profligate use. 2) There are so many projects underway in New York that all the firms (Schiavone, Skanska, Perini, Judlau, Parsons etc.) have their larders full. They are not hungry, and their crews are working flat out at full capacity. Add a contract? Yeah, you'll pay a premium. |
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