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18 THE BRANDON SUN • WESTMAN BUSINESS • NOVEMBER 2020

Construction sees drop in building permits, increase in tenders

BY EMILY KLATT Construction
continues on the
The year 2020 has been one of ups Aspen Greens
and downs for the local construc- apartment complex.
tion industry, according to the lat- (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
est numbers released by the City of
Brandon.
There have been notable changes
in both the number of construction
projects and the total value of the
projects being built, said Murray
Fischer, the City’s building safety
manager.
A total of 377 construction permits
had been issued during all of 2020 up
to Sept. 30, totalling a reported value
of approximately $51.46 million.
This breaks down into 259 resi-
dential building permits and 118
non-residential building permits.
Non-residential building projects
include commercial, industrial and
educational/institutional projects.
Over the same period of time in
2019, the City of Brandon issued
458 construction permits, for a to-
tal value of approximately $121.26
million. This breaks down into 264
residential building permits and 194
non-residential building permits.
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