“Construction companies come from elsewhere.”They say there is a company in the crane and scaffolding sector that operates in Santa Fe County. This is a small sample of a phenomenon spreading from the new form that public works took in the time of Javier Maile.
There are two “states” with very different speeds according to the infrastructure plans implemented by local governments, which have since become the new main managers. The nation has almost completely escaped from any kind of contract For this type of work in December 2023.
In addition, the real economy with new winners and losers drives construction differently depending on the region of the country in question.
The situation is disclosed in the Register of Quantities of Construction Companies by Jurisdiction existing in the Argentine Chamber of Construction (Camarco). while In 15 regions, the number of contractors and subcontractors for public and private works decreased According to data from September of this year, the number is increasing in 9 other jurisdictions, and in some cases strongly.
Among the so-called “large jurisdictions”, Buenos Aires Province showed a decline of 3.1% year-on-year In the number of companies operating in the construction sector. The number of companies in this sector also decreased in Buenos Aires (-1.3%), in Cordoba (-0.6%), and in Santa Fe (-0.4%).
The difference in the speeds of decline in the number of construction companies is shown in concrete examples. While this week, several mayors of internal municipalities in Buenos Aires came out to denounce the cessation of construction work Dredging on the Salado River Which was financed with state money – which could have mitigated the impact of recent floods – near the city Santa Fethe province replaces with its own funds the work on the thousand-times postponed bridge to Santo Tome or begins works to develop the third track on the road to San Lorenzo.
Obviously, they are of different sizes and different functions, but they allow us to embody the new rhythms of a core activity of every department, which is trying Replacing the absence of national plans To the greatest extent possible in each case.
In addition, the construction situation also depends on how private sector projects associated with natural resource-related business areas and industries move in each jurisdiction.
It’s been three months in a row Saint JohnFor example, there is an increase in the number of construction companies by more than 10% year-on-year. Last September, as measured by the Eric LeCamarco Institute, the number of construction companies in the province rose by 12.6%, largely linked to the jobs that would come if major mining projects that had been underway in recent months were launched.
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