COVID-19 has thrown the Australian economy into meltdown over
the past 3 months and despite Australians successfully flattening
the curve, how we proceed through the pandemic recovery phase is
not yet clear.
Councils, like all businesses, have no doubt had to review all
aspects of their operations, including their contractual
commitments with construction contractors.
Whilst the effects of COVID-19 are not as immediately severe as
in other industries such as travel and retail, the construction
industry is not immune and will continue to feel the effects.
Whilst construction activities are still allowed, and in fact
hours have been extended to allow sites to operate on weekends and
public holidays, performance under a construction project is
challenging and may become increasingly difficult.
