For the Atlanta metro region, 1st quarter 2014 BidClerk data showed a year-over-year decrease of (-24.86%) for new actively bid commercial construction projects, compared to a 12.55% increase in activity for the same period last year. In the 1st quarter of 2013, the Atlanta metro region had experienced a year-over-year increase of 19.26%. Total contract value for commercial construction in the Atlanta region surveyed topped out at $1.4 billion in the 1st quarter of 2014. The average project value was $2.6 million. Overall, in the 1st quarter of 2014, BidClerk reported on more than 500 actively bidding opportunities in Atlanta.

One notable project actively bidding in the Atlanta region is the Grady Health System’s renovation and expansion of its emergency department. The project is being built at a cost of $74 million. (BidClerk project number 2497087.) The architect is Freeman White Inc. (Charlotte, NC). The general contractors are Courseault Commercial, Inc. (Chamblee, GA) and McCarthy Building Co. (Atlanta, GA).

The Atlanta area counties included in the report are Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, and Rockdale.

Nationally, BidClerk reported on $130.3 billion in commercial construction contracts out-to-bid in the first quarter of 2014. BidClerk saw a decrease of (-2.09%) for the total number of commercial construction projects out-to-bid compared to the first quarter of 2013. This number includes both public and private work and it represents the aggregate value of actively bidding commercial construction contract opportunities available in BidClerk's database.

Today's new construction data was released by BidClerk, a leading provider of construction project data and marketing tools for building product manufacturers, contractors, and distributors. The BCI data represents projects that actively bid in the 1st quarter 2014 and is not a full representation of BidClerk's full project database that tracks construction project data from the pre-construction phases through construction put-in-place. The BidClerk Construction Index is a quarterly data service offered at no cost to media outlets that cover regional construction news. Members of the media may request custom BidClerk Construction Index reports for specific counties, regions, and states by contacting BidClerk: BCI@bidclerk.com.

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