Colombian construction prepares for restart
27 April 2020
Colombia is expecting construction to be one of the first sectors of the economy to be restarted from April 27, the day on which the mandatory quarantine decreed by President Iv谩n Duque was to end.
Jos茅 Ignacio L贸pez, head of economic research at Corficolombiana - a Colombian investment bank - said 鈥渢he construction sector should be opened after April 27, without problem, under certain restrictions on the number of workers that may be in open spaces,鈥� as reported by finance magazine Potafolio.
Sandra Forero, president of the Colombian Chamber of Construction (Camacol), was reported as saying; 鈥漚s a sector we are prepared to apply strict protocols for work on site and supply of materials that will allow us to start again in good time.鈥�
Colombia鈥檚 construction industry employs 7% of the national workforce and generates 8% of GDP.
Among the construction sectors being considered as part of the restart are contractors and the construction supply chain. Excluded will be non-professional builders, which will continue to be subject to the lockdown.
鈥淥nly those who are under a legally constituted company, registered with the Chamber of Commerce and with a registered office,鈥� will be authorised to carry out work, the government warned.
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