BidClerk Construction Index Reveals About $7 Billion in Contract Value
CHICAGO — (BUSINESS WIRE) — July 28, 2015 — In Florida, the number of construction projects grew nearly 5 percent in the second quarter of 2015 compared to same time period in 2014.
According to the BidClerk Construction Index (BCI), a quarterly report from BidClerk, a leading provider of construction project data, nearly 1,800 projects with a combined contract value of almost $7 billion were released for bid in the second quarter of 2015. Areas in the report included Jacksonville, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa, and St. Petersburg, Fla.
Florida high profile projects out for bid in the second quarter were:
- Space Coast Credit Union headquarters
- A $30 million office plus parking garage project in Melbourne, Fla.
- Building Management Systems, general contractor, and Krehl Architect, architect
- Prospect Park
- $24 million construction of a four-story apartment complex and retail space in Pinellas County
- ZMG Construction, Inc., general contractor, and Baker Barrios Architects, architect
Nationally, BidClerk reported on more than 75,000 new projects valued at over $188 billion in the second quarter of 2015. According to BCI data from the second quarter of 2014, there were nearly 60,000 projects with an estimated value of $148 billion.
BidClerk, a leading provider of construction project data and marketing tools for building product manufacturers, contractors, and distributors, releases a quarterly BidClerk Construction Index (BCI) for select markets. The BCI data represents projects that actively bid in 2015 and is not a full representation of BidClerk's full project database. Members of the media may request custom BCI reports by contacting Email Contact.
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