The volume of Georgia's October construction contract activity soared in October, as the state recorded nearly $2.6 billion in new contracts during the month, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of ENR. The surge was largely the result of the company's reporting of Southern Co.'s $1.5-billion Plant Vogtle nuclear power project. Georgia's latest monthly contracts total was well over twice that of last October’s estimate, which was $909.4 million.
The impact of the Vogtle project was reflected in the nonbuilding category, which includes infrastructure and energy projects, which recorded more than $1.6 billion in new contracts. That number compared favorably to last October’s $263.3-million total, and more than doubled this construction category’s year-to-date total through September, which had been less than $1.2 billion.