With COVID cases on the rise again, how would another lockdown impact construction job sites?

The Builders’ and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) have worked closely with local and federal elected leaders and industry experts since the beginning of the pandemic to issue guidance and ensure proper measures have been deployed to reduce the spread of the virus.

Locally, The Builders’ government relations team lobbied policymakers to have construction deemed an essential industry, and those efforts were successful.

Keeping the construction industry mobilized throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has proven necessary to meeting the needs of local communities and the economy. Construction workers have built, maintained and repaired critical infrastructure, health facilities and data centers, among other projects. Additionally, they have responded to immediate recovery needs before and after hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters.

For COVID-19 information specific to construction, The Builders’ Association has established the COVID-19 Resource Center on our website at www.buildersassociation.com.

The COVID-19 Resource Center includes safety and health best practices, as well as summaries of federal and local laws and orders. Visit the resource center for information to help your job site work safety during the pandemic or reach out to me directly.

Meet the Expert

Miles Boyer is the Springfield Office Manager for The Builders' Association, which is a nonprofit commercial construction trade association serving hundreds of member companies that employ over 25,000 people in mid-America. Founded in 1887, The Builders’ Association has advanced the construction industry by delivering safety, craft and management training; employment, labor and government relations; and construction plans and technology tools.

Four service and training centers operate in Kansas City, Jefferson City and Springfield to serve both union and nonunion member companies and to aid collaboration by connecting passionate people and businesses, with a vision of improving lives through construction.

This is accomplished in several ways, including:

• 3,000+ safety trainees annually. 

• Community outreach. 

• 1,500+ apprentices in cosponsored programs. 

• Delivery of business education and professional development. 

• Negotiation of 27 collective bargaining agreements. 

• Coadministration and trustee-appointment authority for 28 fringe funds with over $3 billion in assets. 

• Government relations services at the local and state level, as well as federally through AGC Kansas City, a chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America and the association’s sister organization.