Contractors 🏗️ and Cockroaches 🪳 

2 Years In & The IIJA Has Funded 40K Projects

Snapshot:

• The White House issued updates on the $1.2T Federal IIJA that passed last year.

• Check out state-by-state fact sheets here for ones that interest you.

• This interactive map shows project progress and updates of energy, infrastructure, and other projects.

Top US Aggregate producers 

https://www.pitandquarry.com/ranking-the-nations-top-100-crushed-stone-producers/

Top US Sand & Gravel Producers 

https://www.pitandquarry.com/ranking-the-nations-top-100-sand-and-gravel-producers/

Check Out This Letting 😳 📊

Snapshot:

• I’ve heard people joke that 1 letting in Texas represents more than what the DOT’s in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama spent in a year.

• This TxDOT letting back in August caught our eye:

  • $1,664,162,639 in low bids (all bid-build)

  • 133 projects

  • $12,512,501 average project size

• I’m curious: Have you ever seen a bigger letting?

100 AI Advancements in 2023

Snapshot:

• Big year

• Photo courtesy of Roland Cheung 

Stoic Wisdom Quote

“Do what you can. With what you’ve got. Where you are.” - Teddy Roosevelt

Happy Holidays and Blessings to All Our Readers!

Tristan

About the Author

Tristan Wilson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Edgevanta. We make software that helps contractors win more work at the right price. He is a 4th Generation Contractor, construction enthusiast, bidding nerd, ultramarathoner, and paving nut. He worked his way up the ladder at Allan Myers in the Mid-Atlantic and his family’s former business Barriere Construction before starting Edgevanta with his Co-Founder Matt in Nashville, where the company is based. Reach out to him at [email protected]