{"id":88113,"date":"2021-01-27T10:32:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T10:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=88113"},"modified":"2021-01-27T10:32:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T10:32:59","slug":"construction-contract-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-contract-award\/88113\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction contract award values fall by 5% in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Construction contract award values reached \u00a357bn in 2020, only a slight decrease of 4.7% on the previous year<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the challenges, 2020 brought construction contract award values held steady in 2020, but the number of contract awards declined by just under 16%, according to the latest edition of the Economic &amp; Construction Market Review from industry analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barbour-abi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barbour ABI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Certain sectors in 2020 experienced strong growth whilst others felt the impact of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/covid-19-construction-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Covid-19 pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The infrastructure sector contract awards in 2020 were valued at \u00a314.5bn, an increase of 40% on 2019.<\/p>\n<p>A large increase in utilities and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/brexit-construction-engineering\/62088\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">civil engineering<\/a> projects contributed to the total, increasing by 61% and 54% respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel, leisure and sport sector contract awards for 2020 was \u00a33.1bn which is a decrease of 43% compared to 2019. This was largely due to a fall in arenas and stadia, and audience and exhibition centres, falling by 68% and 63% respectively.<\/p>\n<p>However, most significantly the medical and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/modular-construction-news\/healthcare-facilities-covid-19\/75078\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">healthcare sector<\/a> saw an increase of 62% in 2020 compared to 2019 with a total value of contract awards at \u00a32bn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-88119 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Construction-contract-award-values-fall-by-5-in-2020-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"Construction contract award\" width=\"696\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Construction-contract-award-values-fall-by-5-in-2020-1024x732.jpg 1024w, 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100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>\u2018A complete turnaround\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Commenting on the figures, Tom Hall, chief economist at Barbour ABI and AMA Research, said: \u201cThe total value of contract awards only fell by 5% in 2020, thanks to an extremely strong start to the year and a moderate recovery after the first nationwide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/construction-employees-lockdown\/87390\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lockdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a complete turnaround where activity is happening compared to 2019, which was dominated by the residential and leisure sectors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2020 it has been the healthcare and infrastructure sectors that maintained activity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expect the same over the first period of 2021, at least until the Covid-19 situation improves and the uncertainty clears.\u201d<\/p>\n<div 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