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ARTICLE · 09 JULY 2021

Soaring Construction Material Prices: Tips For Reducing Ever-Increasing Costs

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Freddy and Ben discuss the rising prices of construction materials as a result of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as how the construction industry can minimize the risk of ever-increasing prices.

United StatesReal Estate and Construction
Freddy X. Muñoz
Freddy X. Muñoz
Brett J. Moritz
Brett J. Moritz

Freddy Munoz, senior counsel in Peckar & Abramson's Miami office, and associate Brett Moritz have written "Soaring Construction Material Prices: Tips for Reducing Ever-Increasing Costs", an article for the Daily Business Review/Law.com. In the article, Freddy and Ben discuss the rising prices of construction materials as a result of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as how the construction industry can minimize the risk of ever-increasing prices.

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Originally published 07/07/2021

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