Volatile steel prices pose problem for contractor
With the demolition work at the site of the new city hall complete, sharply rising prices for steel construction products are putting stress on the contractor.
At the March 8 Henderson Town Council meeting, architect Dione Sonnier, with Angelle Architects, said that volatile steel prices have contractor R.S. Bernard and Associates on edge about the project. With the COVID-19 pandemic, close on the heels of an unusually busy 2020 hurricane season, a price spike could come at just the wrong time.