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Advanced Retail Space Management Applications Software Market 2020 | Growth Drivers, Challenges, Trends, Market Dynamics and Forecast to 2026 - Cole...

Paris, Wednesday 6 May 2020, 5:45 p.m. CET

BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN Q1 2020

IMPLICATIONS OF THE PUBLIC-HEALTH CRISIS (COVID-19)

OUTLOOK1

Alain Dinin, Nexitys Chairman and CEO, commented:

After a good start to the year in line with the performance achieved in 2019, Nexity like all other companies was impacted by the coronavirus crisis and the dramatic lockdown measures implemented from March onwards.

This unprecedented crisis is first and foremost a human tragedy, and it has hit our Group directly with the loss of Jean-Philippe Ruggieri, Nexitys Chief Executive Officer, who passed away as a result of the coronavirus, on 23 April.

Nexity has been playing a prominent role in the wave of support for victims of this pandemic and caregivers. In addition to the fantastic initiatives carried out by the Nexity Foundation and the support shown by our own employees, I decided in conjunction with the Board of Directors that we should make an exceptional donation of 3 million to the healthcare staff in the Seine-Saint-Denis and Grand-Est regions, in addition to helping homeless people and disadvantaged women. In this context, I also asked for a 25% reduction in my compensation as Chairman of the Board of Directors and will not receive any remuneration for my term of office as Chief Executive Officers, which I have held since 25 April 2020.

Its also a one-of-a-kind economic crisis, which is significantly impacting supply and demand, and the mark that it leaves will run deep. Nexity estimates that a 15-day lockdown represents almost 130 million in lost revenue.

Its important to keep a level head as we deal with this crisis: while our development activities are severely affected in the short term (as worksites have been brought to a virtual standstill and a return to normal conditions is expected to take several months), we are not worried about getting back to a satisfactory level of activity after the crisis. The demand for residential housing, which is driven by demographic factors and a structural supply deficit, will not disappear: it will be pushed back. And even if some of our individual clients may no longer have a sufficient level of solvency, I am confident that institutional investors will pick up the baton. The resilience of our service businesses also confirms the pertinence of our business model.

At Nexity, we are lucky to be in a business that meets the basic needs of the population. Our business model and our financial position mean that we can be more resilient than many other companies. Nexitys strategy is simple: manage the crisis our number one priority being the health of our employees, customers and residents, and all of our stakeholders and minimize the negative impact on our results; actively organise ourselves for the upturn; prepare to make the most of opportunities that may arise in the future, even if the future is uncertain and subject to change. To get through this difficult period, the Board of Directors decided to entrust me once again with the role of the Companys Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. While I am particularly affected by the circumstances that led to this change, I take on this role with a complete sense of commitment and determination to implement this strategy with the support of the executive management team.

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IMPLICATIONS OF THE PUBLIC-HEALTH CRISIS (COVID-19)

Following strong business momentum at the start of 2020, in line with that of the previous year, since 16 March 2020, Nexity has seen a strong negative impact on business activity due to the government-imposed lockdown measures currently in effect in France, with various specific developments for each business line, as presented below.

Business activity

Residential Real Estate

Since 16 March 2020, business has slowed sharply due to lockdown measures limiting the possibility of clients to reserve new homes and sign notarial deeds of sale; however, after a few weeks at a virtual standstill, construction projects are gradually getting underway again. At 30 April 2020, just over 50% of Nexitys 556 residential construction sites had been reopened and all of them should restart by the beginning of June. However, these construction sites are operating at reduced capacity (around half of their capacity) given the constraints linked to the lockdown and additional health precautions.

Regarding the renewal of the offering, the situation is mixed. For the 30,000 municipalities that elected their mayors in the first round of the elections, new administrative authorisations continue but at a reduced pace in view of the lockdown period. For the other municipalities, the postponement of the second round of local elections will delay building permits as well as the commercial launch of new projects. In addition, due to the public-health emergency, deadlines for appeals have been extended, thereby delaying the allocation of definitive permits.

During the lockdown period, Nexity maintained many customer contacts with its individual customers, albeit to a lesser extent than under normal circumstances, which in turn led to a net positive balance of reservations for April (reservations for the period net of cancellations). In addition, announcements published by institutional investors (CDC Habitat and inli) regarding the launch of a massive housing acquisition programme (50,000 units) will boost business activity. In this context, Nexity and CDC Habitat signed a firm commitment at end-April for the sale of 7,450 units representing 1,234 million excluding VAT. Half of these social, intermediate and conventional housing units located all over France are expected to be sold before end-December 2020.

Real Estate Services to Individuals

Property Management for Individuals

The public-health crisis has not had a significant impact on Property Management for Individuals, which is very resilient: the ordinances passed on 25 March 2020 have made it possible to postpone annual meetings of condominium property owners until after the lockdown, thus ensuring continuity and guaranteeing the proper management of condominiums.

Brokerage activities (lettings and sales by Nexity agencies and Century 21 franchises) have been affected by the lockdown measures and have virtually been at a standstill since 16 March 2020.

Serviced residences

Student residences (Studa) saw a number of students leave their residences at the beginning of the lockdown period. However, the impact on revenue is gradual, given the notice period. The occupancy rate should start recovering this summer, as students courses will restart on 1 September 2020.

For senior independent living facilities, Domitys has implemented stringent health precautions since 15 March to protect its residents and employees, resulting in a very limited Covid-19 infection rate at this stage, given the circumstances, and ensuring robust continuity of operations. The occupancy rate of residences that have been open for more than 2 years was only slightly affected. Residences that have been open for less than 2 years will have their occupancy period extended. A number of new residences initially planned to open in 2020 have been postponed to financial year 2021.

Distribution activities

Distribution activities have been affected, with a significantly lower volume of reservations since the start of the governments lockdown measures.

Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Real Estate business has slowed significantly since the start of the public-health crisis due to the extension of deadlines for obtaining building permits and the halting of construction work. Despite this context, projects are continuing, such as the sale of the Influence 2.0 building in Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis) on 16 April, occupied by the Rgion le-de-France for over 200 million (acquired by BNPP Reim), achieved with the conditions and within the timetable set before the crisis. In addition, lockdown measures do not threaten the prospects of obtaining administrative authorizations for the operation of the eco-business park in La Garenne-Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine) this year, which has been under option since the fourth quarter of 2019, and is still expected to be sold at the end of 2020.

Real Estate Services to Companies

The coworking business, which was forced to close all its workspaces since 16 March 2020, has been affected with activity virtually at a standstill since 16 March 2020. Leases remain in effect and are subject to discussions regarding payment procedures.

. Conversely, the Property Management for Companies business was only slightly affected.

Financial aspects

Sensitivity of the income statement

The impact of the lockdown mainly results in revenue being pushed back to subsequent periods.

Given the cost structure of the Groups business activities, this revenue postponement has a differentiated impact on the Groups EBITDA.

In development and distribution activities, the lack of technical and commercial progress during the lockdown period will result in a significant decrease in revenue. However, in these businesses, costs are largely variable and fixed charges represent less than 10% of the cost price of operations; the decrease in revenue will have a limited impact on EBITDA (although an additional negative impact can be anticipated from losses on overhead expenses not included in inventories during the shutdown period, and from an increase in construction costs due to the additional costs of restarting work).

As for property management for individuals, serviced residences and shared office space activities, which have higher fixed costs, the negative impact on EBITDA resulting from the decrease in revenue will be far more significant. However, the resilience of property management for individuals has significantly limited the drop in revenue (around 70% of the property management for individuals business is unaffected by the lockdown). However, activity is impacted by the absence of transactions, finding tenants and fees paid on construction works which cannot be approved without convening a co-owners meeting.Measures taken to furlough staff and plans to cut operating expenses should also help limit this impact by more effectively controlling fixed costs.

Financial position

The Groups cash position remains very strong, with 722 million in total cash at 30 April 2020, plus 555million in confirmed credit lines not drawn down.

As a precautionary measure, and in anticipation of the impact of the public-health crisis on its EBITDA, Nexity has secured exemption from its requirement to abide by a limit on the leverage ratio until the closing of the financial statements for the 2021 financial year. A written consultation with Euro PP bondholders is underway to obtain the same exemption from the limit on the leverage ratio.

Outlook

At this stage, it remains very difficult to evaluate the effects of the Covid-19 crisis and the lockdown measures imposed by the Government on 16March2020 and currently extended until 11May2020. There continues to be great uncertainty as to how economic activity will resume in France.

The Group is confident in the resilience of its main business lines. The current public-health crisis will nevertheless have a marked impact on its activities, revenue and results, an impact that cannot yet be determined at this stage.

Nexitys civic engagement

France is facing a public-health crisis of unprecedented scale and complexity, with many uncertainties surrounding the path to economic recovery. In this unique context, the Board of Directors, the management team and all of the Groups employees have implemented a number of measures reaffirming Nexitys commitment to society, among which:

BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN Q1 2020

INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS

Residential Real Estate

At end-March 2020, net new home reservations in France totalled 3,657 units for 792 million including VAT, down 6% by volume and up 2% by value with respect to end-March 2019. After including subdivisions (360 units), international sales (165 reservations), business activity for Residential Real Estate (4,182 units reserved, for 847 million including VAT) remained stable in volume and grew 6% by value. The Covid-19 related health-crisis had a limited impact on Q1 2020 reservations.

The average level of pre-selling booked at the start of construction work was very high (90% at end-March 2020). The supply of homes for sale dropped back 12% from its end-December 2019 level to stand at 7,799 units at end-March 2020, due to a particularly swift average take-up period of 4.3 months3 (compared with 4.9 months in Q1 2019) and few new sales launches. Unsold completed stock (78 units) as a proportion of the total supply for sale remained very low.

At end-March 2020, the business potential for new homes4 rose 2% from end-2019 to 56,251 units, i.e. 2.6 years of development operations. This represented potential revenue of 10.9 billion excluding VAT. Including subdivisions and international operations, the business potential of Residential Real Estate represents 12.3 billion in potential revenue excluding VAT. This strong potential means that the Nexity has the capacity to recover when economic conditions improve.

Real Estate Services to Individuals

Property Management for Individuals

In Property Management for Individuals, excluding Franchises (condominium management, rental management, lettings and brokerage), the portfolio of units under management totalled over 885,000 units at 31 March 2020, stable relative to end-December 20195.

Serviced residences

Nexity Studa had 124 student residences under management at 31 March 2020, totalling more than 15,000 units. The rolling 12-month occupancy rate was 95% at end-March 2020 (stable relative to end-December 2019).

The Domitys-branded senior independent living facilities business posted growth. 4 new residences have been opened since the beginning of the year, increasing its portfolio of serviced residences to 104, corresponding to over 12,000 residential units (of which 72 residences opened more than two years ago). At end-March 2020, the rolling 12-month occupancy rate was 84% (stable relative to end-December 2019). Residences opened more than two years ago posted a 95% occupancy rate at end-March 2020.

Distribution activities

iSelection and PERL recorded 1,022 reservations in the first quarter of 2020 (up 3% compared with Q1 2019). More than half of these reservations were homes distributed on behalf of third-party developers or through the division of ownership of existing property, with the rest made up of homes produced by the Group.

COMMERCIAL CLIENTS NEXITY ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS

Commercial Real Estate

Business activity was not significant in the first quarter of 2020 (3 million excluding VAT in new orders) but exceeded 200 million at 30 April 2020 with the sale of the Saint-Ouen Htel de Rgion (regional council premises, Seine-Saint-Denis)6.

Business potential in Commercial Real Estate7 totalled nearly 3.0 billion at end-March 2020 (remaining stable since end-2019). This includes the La Garenne-Colombes project, which is expected to be signed by the end of 2020.

Real Estate Services to Companies

The volume of floor area under management totalled 19.4 million sq.m at end-March 2020.

At end-March 2020, Morning Coworking a leading player in the Paris coworking space market operated 21 coworking spaces totalling more than 50,000 sq.m and corresponding to around 6,000 workstations. During the first quarter, a lease was signed for the repurposing of the Htel de la Marine on Place de la Concorde in Paris (645 workstations).

BACKLOG AND BUSINESS POTENTIAL AT 31 MARCH 2020

The Groups backlog at end-March 2020 stood at 5,194 million (4,796 million for Residential Real Estate and 398 million for Commercial Real Estate), equivalent to 19 months revenue from Nexitys development activities (revenue on a rolling 12-month basis). The backlog increased by 2% since 31 December 2019.

Furthermore, the development business potential at end-March 2020 totalled over 15 billion in revenue (12 billion for Residential Real Estate and 3 billion for Commercial Real Estate) providing the Group with high visibility on its future business levels.

REVENUE8

Revenue for the first quarter of 2020 was 787 million, down 94 million or 11% compared to Q1 2019. The negative impact related to the slowdown of activities observed since 16 March 2020 is estimated at around 130 million, representing the equivalent of 14% of the revenue recorded for the previous year, most of which will be carried forward to the following quarters. Excluding the negative impact of the public-health crisis, revenue would have risen by 4%.

* Revenue generated by Residential Real Estate and Commercial Real Estate from VEFA off-plan sales and CPI development contracts is recognised using the percentage-of-completion method, i.e. on the basis of notarised sales and pro-rated to reflect the progress of inventoriable costs.

The Residential Real Estate division recorded a decrease in revenue of 62 million, representing a decrease of 11% relative to Q1 2019. Excluding the negative impact of the public-health crisis (approximately 110 million of business activity carried over from the last 15 days of March 2020 to the following quarters), Residential Real Estate revenue would have risen by 8%.

Real Estate Services to Individuals posted revenue of 211 million for the quarter ended 31 March 2020.

Revenue from Property Management for Individuals and franchises was down 6% relative to Q1 2019. This change mainly resulted from the sale of Guy Hoquet lImmobilier in Q2 2019 and from the impact of the public-health crisis.

Revenue from Distribution activities was down 9% relative to Q1 2019. Excluding the negative impact of the public-health crisis (approximately 14 million), revenue would have risen by 20%.

Revenue from Serviced residences grew by 17% in Q1 2020 and reflects the growth in managed residences.

The decrease in revenue from Commercial Real Estate (down 42%) is the result of a high comparison base and volatility effects that are standard in this business, given the advanced stages of the various projects. The negative impact of the public-health crisis is estimated at around 6 million.

Revenue from Real Estate Services to Companies amounted to 27 million (up 6.5 million), mainly driven by the increase in revenue from Morning Coworking (up 5 million), which is double the revenue recorded in Q1 2019.

Revenue under IFRS

In IFRS terms, revenue in the first quarter of 2020 totalled 723 million, down 13% relative to Q1 2019. This figure excludes revenue from joint ventures, in accordance with IFRS 11, which requires joint ventures proportionately consolidated in the Groups operational reporting to be accounted for using the equity method.

FINANCIAL CALENDAR & PRACTICAL INFORMATION

(remote participation only)

A conference call on Q1 2020 revenue and business activity will be held in English today at 6:30 p.m. CET, which may be joined using access code 6089145 by calling one of the following numbers:

The presentation accompanying this conference will be available on the Groups website from 6:15 p.m. CET and may be viewed at the following address: https://orange.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1310111&tp_key=01ec69a57b

The conference call will be available on replay at https://www.nexity.fr/en/group/finance from the following day.

Disclaimer

AT NEXITY, WE AIM TO SERVE ALL OUR CLIENTS AS THEIR REAL ESTATE NEEDS EVOLVENexity offers the widest range of advice and expertise, products, services and solutions for individuals, companies and local authorities, so as to best meet the needs of our clients and respond to their concerns.Our business lines real estate brokerage, management, design, development, planning, advisory and related services are now optimally organised to serve and support our clients. As the benchmark operator in our sector, we are resolutely committed to all of our clients, but also to the environment and society as a whole.

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SALT LAKE CITY Commercial real estate, which is not immune to the economic challenges stemming from the new coronavirus, is seeing some of its segments experience dramatic declines in development and occupancy while others are primed for growth in the aftermath of the crisis.

If you look at some (general economy) numbers, there are projections (from economists) that (gross domestic product) will drop as much as 40-plus percent, said Lloyd Allen, managing director for the Salt Lake City office of commercial real estate firm CBRE.

Commercial real estate activity will track (closely with) the overall (economic) market and then youll see a reduction in overall leasing activity or reduction in sales activity that will correspond and in some ways, even exceed the market because our industry is one that tracks at a level but then lags at a level, also.

He said this year new commercial real estate transaction activity such as sales and leasing could decrease between 40% and 42%, but one segment of the commercial market that should prosper in the long run is the industrial sector.

Youll find in industrial leasing well have a 12 or so month lag, but itll kick back and even be a sector that benefits in some aspects because youll see a stronger growth in e-commerce, he explained. We expect an acceleration to products that are ordered online and delivered to your house. And that will drive industrial warehouse logistics at a base level.

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We also expect retailers to be more aggressive with respect to inventory control that drives industrial and warehouse (development and leasing). Although youre going to see a bit of a lag in the industrial sector, it will be the quickest to rebound and probably even benefit at some level from the changes to the market.

Allen said last year the industrial market had over 7 million square feet of new construction more than double the 3 million square feet from 2018. Even with the added square footage, the vacancy rate was approximately 3.4% below the 5% level that is considered statistically full vacancy.

If all this space doesnt end up leasing for a six- to 12-month period, were still going to be sub-4% vacancy in the industrial market for spec construction, he said.

Spec construction is a speculative venture for a builder or developer who has built a project with the intention of selling it for profit, either as is, or with minimal changes necessary for sale. Other market segments will likely have a harder time recovering, he said namely retail and office.

Retail is going to be the hardest hit sector out of this. I dont think thats a surprise to anybody, Allen said. The number of stores that are closing, the request for rent deferral, and even some rent abatement, is going to by far be the strongest.

The inverse of that is youre seeing home improvement stores and even stores like Michaels and Hobby Lobby those things that you do on a Saturday afternoon are doing a good business, he added. Were seeing some expanded requests for the Dollar Store sector. That said, where industrial it could be 12 months in getting back to where it was, retail is certainly going to be longer. It may be twice as long.

In the local office sector, projects may be insulated from some of the major challenges because of prudent forecasting and building planning that prevented overbuilding, Allen said. But in the new paradigm of social distancing, how companies will use office space going forward may shift the upper hand in lease negotiations from the landlords to renters, he added.

The market over the last couple or three years at least has been more of an owner or an investor market, Allen said. Itll probably turn more to a tenant market with tenants being in a little bit more control of what their destiny is going to be.

Nationally, analysts are watching closely at how firms choose to ease their way back into the workplace or maintain some of the policies that have been implemented in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

Much of America is planning its return to the workplace. While that is a welcome turn of events, we also need to acknowledge and embrace that companies will return slowly to a changed workplace with new procedures, said Spencer Levy, CBRE chairman of Americas Research and senior economic adviser. Office users likely will practice social distancing by rotating employee groups allowed into the office on certain days. Restaurants, stores and hotels will need time to reassemble their workforces and restock supplies while limiting in-person patronage. It is likely that society and business wont fully return to normal until we have a vaccine.

He noted as commercial real estate copes with ramifications of COVID-19, collections of April rent for office, industrial and multifamily came in at around 90%. However, April collections were below expectations for retail at between 20% and 40% on average depending on asset type. The industry is watching May collections even more closely as an indicator of the health of commercial real estate in the short term, he said.

Despite the tremendous economic challenges in front of us, pent-up demand from consumers and office users will provide a spark for spending and office use shortly after movement restrictions are loosened, Levy said.

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DeveloperRockport Grouphas resubmitted a proposal to the City of Toronto seekingrezoning and an Official Plan Amendment to permit a mid-rise development at2100 Yonge Street, located on its northwest corner with Manor Road West, between Davisville and Eglinton. Updated plans include sweeping changes to the original proposal from 2018, with a refined design from retained architectsRAW Designthat incorporates a height increase from 11 to 12 storeys.

Looking northwest to 2100 Yonge, image via submission to City of Toronto

Key statistical changes include a new height of 42.08 metres, a slight increase from the previous plan's 40.3-metre height. The proposed overall gross floor area (GFA) has decreased from 7,711mto 7,456 m. This is now broken down as 7,174 m of residential space, or 96.2% of the GFA, and 282 m of retail space at 3.8% of the total GFA.

Looking northeast to 2100 Yonge, image via submission to City of Toronto

Initial plans from June, 2018 included a lone rendering of the design concept accompanied by a series of massing diagrams, with exterior expression left absent. Nearly two years since the plan was first tabled, the revised plan has evolved with articulated rear terraces that sharply contrast against the more rigid volumes of the under constructionUovo Boutique Residencesnow coming to the site immediately north of 2100 Yonge.

Looking west to 2100 Yonge, image via submission to City of Toronto

The building is now set to include seven residential rental units and 91 condominium units, representing an increase of 20 condo units over the previous proposal's 71. The mix is now proposed at 48 one-bedrooms, 28 two-bedrooms, and 15 three-bedrooms.Two parking levels would house 22 long-term spaces for residents, and 82 long-term bicycle locker spaces.

Looking north to 2100 Yonge, image via submission to City of Toronto

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Claire Khawaja of Designer Sofa Interiors has applied to demolish her existing building at 7 Peter Street and replace it with nine one-bedroom apartments and a new ground-floor retail unit.

The site of the proposed development is metres away from the recently demolished former offices of Kleinwort Benson, where Dandara are currently building 48 one- and two-bedroom apartments.

According to a design statement accompanying the Peter Street application, the existing building is of poor quality and offers little to the streetscape.

The existing walls are of masonry construction but appear to have no insulation, so we would argue the building is not suitable for modern commercial premises, the statement said.

No disabled access is achieved to the commercial premises and it should be noted the site has no parking either.

It adds that to the rear of the building which has an asbestos roof there are multiple ramschackle structures.

In conclusion, we feel the proposals set out in the application for this site meet all the Planning Departments requirements and should be approved, the statement said.

The redevelopment will retain ground-floor retail space which is important for town and the Island economy, whilst the space above will be used to help add dwellings to the Islands housing stock.

Across the street, Dandara were forced to alter their planning application to include 12 parking spaces after it was initially refused for not having any.

And, in the Peter Street application, no provision for parking has been made.

We appreciate the scheme does not have parking for the accommodation proposed but feel we have addressed this in this application. Essentially, there is no way to provide parking and maintain a proper ground-floor retail space with suitable shopfront which we feel is far more important, the statement said.

The building to be demolished is in a poor condition and its replacement will be a benefit to the town in our opinion. By adding residential accommodation above we feel the scheme maximises a site in the built-up area to its full extent and should be supported.

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Plans for more apartments in the West's Centre area? - Jersey Evening Post

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COVID-19 continues to have a profound impact on constructionactivity in Canada. Governments have limited what constructionactivities can continue during the shutdown, issued emergencyorders affecting construction litigation, and changed health andsafety protocols at site.

The impacts to construction projects, litigation, and health andsafety vary across provinces and territories. Below is a guidelineresource for how each province and territory is managingCOVID-19's impact on the construction industry. For eachprovince and territory we have assembled and laid out,

1. the list of permitted construction and related servicesthat can continue;

2. the impact of emergency orders on limitation periodsand procedural deadlines for construction litigation; and

3. the recommended guidelines for increased health andsafety practices for construction sites.

Should you have any questions about whether your constructionproject can continue during the pandemic, or how these orders mayaffect your existing or future litigation, please feel free tocontact us. We will keep this bulletin updated on a weeklybasis.

To locate a particular province or territory in the list, pleaseclick it in the list below:

A)Ontario

B) Quebec

C) BritishColumbia

D)Alberta

E)Saskatchewan

F)Manitoba

G) NewBrunswick

H) NovaScotia

I) Prince EdwardIsland

J)Newfoundland

K) Yukon

L) NorthwestTerritories

M)Nunavut

The list of construction and related activities that maycontinue in Ontario during the pandemic are listed below.Ontario's complete list of essential services can be found here.

Construction Services

1. Construction projects and services associated with thehealthcare sector, including new facilities, expansions,renovations and conversion of spaces that could be repurposed forhealth care space.

2. Construction projects and services required to ensuresafe and reliable operations of, or to provide new capacity in,critical provincial infrastructure, including transit,transportation, energy and justice sectors beyond the day-to-daymaintenance.

3. Construction projects and services that support theoperations of, and provide new capacity in, schools, colleges,universities, municipal infrastructure and child care centreswithin the meaning of the Child Care and Early Years Act,2014.

4. Critical industrial construction activities required for,

5. Construction projects that are due to be completedbefore October 4, 2020 and that would provide additional capacityin the production, processing, manufacturing or distribution offood, beverages or agricultural products.

6. Construction projects that were started before April 4,2020, and that would:

7. Residential construction projects where,

8. Construction to prepare a site for an institutional,commercial, industrial or residential development, including anynecessary excavation, grading, roads or utilitiesinfrastructure.

9. Construction and maintenance activities necessary totemporarily close construction sites that have paused or are notactive and to ensure ongoing public safety.

Construction Related Services

10. Lawn care services and landscaping services.

11. Maintenance, repair and property management servicesstrictly necessary to manage and maintain the safety, security,sanitation and essential operation of institutional, commercial,industrial and residential properties and buildings.

12. Businesses that supply other essential businesses oressential services within Ontario, or that supply businesses orservices that have been declared essential in a jurisdictionoutside of Ontario, with the support, products, supplies, systems,or services, including processing, packaging, warehousing,distribution, delivery, and maintenance necessary to operate.

13. Stores that sell hardware products.

14. Garden centres and plant nurseries.

15. Business that provide land registration services.

16. Businessesthat deliver or support the deliveryof services including:

On March 16, 2020, the Ontario Government issued an emergencyorder suspending all limitation periods and procedural deadlines inlitigation. However, effective April 16, the Ontario Governmentexempted the limitation periods and procedural deadlines in theConstruction Act from the emergency order. For more details onthese changes and the impact on liens, holdbacks and constructionlitigation generally, please see our prior bulletin on this topichere: Show Me the Money Government of Ontario to AmendEmergency Order to Allow Release of Holdbacks. The completeregulation exempting the Construction Act that took effectApril 16 can be found here.

See here for the Chief Prevention Officer's guidance to theconstruction sector in Ontario on health and safety related toCOVID-19.

1. List of Permitted Construction and Related Services

Starting May 11, 2020, all construction industry worksites fromall sectors of the construction industry including residential,civil engineering and roads, institutional, commercial andindustrial can resume their activities (however, admin staff mustcontinue teleworking).

A summary of the more limited construction and relatedactivities that may continue in Quebec until May 11, 2020 arelisted below.

Construction Activities

1. Construction firms, for emergency repairs or to ensuresafety

2. Electricians, plumbers and other trades (emergencyservices only)

3. Equipment rental firms

4. Landscaping and landscape maintenance (includingnurseries, garden centres and businesses selling swimmingpools)

5. Construction and renovation of residential dwellings,for any immovable where the taking of possession of a residentialunit must take place on or before 31 July 2020, including thesupply of goods and services that may be required for the work,including the services of real estate agents, land surveyors,building inspectors and assessors, and chartered appraisers

Construction Related Activities

6. Maintenance of essential public infrastructures inproper working order (bridges, municipal buildings, etc.).

7. Construction, maintenance and upkeep of essentialactivities in connection, in particular, with public and privateinfrastructures that may create a risk for public health and safety(private dams, management of hazardous and radioactive waste,etc).

8. Cleaning, upkeep and pest management.

9. Building maintenance (elevators, ventilation, alarmsystems, etc).

10. Household appliance maintenance and repair.

Quebec's complete list of essential workplaces can be foundhere.

By Order number 2020-4251, the Chief Justice of Qubecand the Minister of Justice suspended prescription periods(limitation periods), forfeiture periods and procedural deadlinesuntil the public health emergency is lifted or otherwise amended byfurther order.

Construction hypothec periods are forfeiture periods and aretherefore suspended under the Order. However, contractors are beingadvised to act as if the deadlines still apply and to registertheir notice of hypothec, and notice of intention to exercise ahypothecary right within the requisite time periods (the landregistrar is still open to receive notices).

Additional guidance on how to calculate delays is expected fromthe Government once the suspension is lifted.

The COVID-19 Guides for Construction sites (French Only)published by the Safety of Labour Board (CNESST) on health andsafety can be found here and here.

A summary of construction and related activities that maycontinue in British Columbia during the pandemic are listed below.British Columbia's complete list of essential workplaces can befound here.

Construction and Related Activities

1. Construction work, construction firms, skilled trades,and professionals, and; construction and light industrial machineryand equipment rental.

2. Plumbers, electricians, elevator maintenance providers,property management services, building systems maintenance andrepair technicians, engineers, fire safety and sprinkler systems,and other service providers who provide services that are necessaryto maintaining the safety, sanitation, and daily essentialoperation of residences and commercial buildings.

3. Land registration services.

4. Workers who provide or support inspections to ensureworksites are safe for workers; and who investigate, process andmanage claims for workplace accidents, including services relatedto the care, treatment and provision of workers' compensationbenefits to those impacted.

NOTE: Unlike some other provinces, which have mandated theclosure of any type of business not deemed "essential" or"allowable", British Columbia does not mandate suchclosures across-the-board. A business or service that is not an"essential service" may remain open in British Columbiaprovides that such business or service can comply with therecommendations of the PHO. However, such businesses may be orderedto close by a specific order of the PHO.

Ministerial Order 86/2020 suspended limitationperiods and procedural time periods from March 26, 2020 until thestate of emergency is over (which as of April 21, 2020 is scheduledfor May 29, 2020, see here).

On April 15, 2020, Ministerial Order 98/2020 amended MO 86/2020,lifting the suspension of limitation and procedural time periodsunder the Builders Lien Act (as well as those under Division 5 ofPart 5 of the Strata Property Act) effective April 15, 2020. Oncelifted, it appears that parties will have the same amount of timeto meet a deadline that had been remaining before the suspensionbegan on March 26, 2020.

Please see here for the health and safety measures the BritishColumbian Government has indicated all construction sites shouldfollow: Guidance for Construction Sites Operating duringCOVID-19 Pandemic.

A summary of construction and related activities that maycontinue in Alberta during the pandemic are listed below.Alberta's list of essential workplaces can be found here.

Construction Activities

1. Construction projects and services associated with thehealthcare sector, including new facilities, expansions,renovations and conversion of spaces that could be repurposed forhealth care space.

2. Construction projects and services required to ensuresafe and reliable operations of critical provincial and municipalinfrastructure, including transit, transportation, energy andjustice sectors beyond day-to-day maintenance.

3. Construction work and services, including demolitionservices, in the industrial, commercial, institutional andresidential sectors.

4. Construction work and services that supports health andsafety environmental rehabilitation projects.

5. Construction projects to repair or render operable /safe any public conveyance, including elevators, escalators and skilifts.

6. Construction projects and services that are required toensure safe and reliable operations of critical energyinfrastructure or support supply chains.

7. Any other construction project that can safelyabide by the CMOH Public Health guidelines/directives.

Construction Related Activities

8. Land registration services.

9. Businesses that support the safe operations ofresidences and essential businesses.

10. Road and transportation construction and maintenance

11. The operation, maintenance and repair of criticalinfrastructure (railways, dams, bridges, highways, flood controlstructures, irrigation and water management structures, etc.).

12. Motor vehicle, auto-supply, auto and motor-vehicle-repair,including bicycle repair, aircraft repair, heavy equipment repair,watercraft/marine craft repairs, car and truck dealerships andrelated facilities.

13. Hardware stores and stores that provide hardware productsnecessary to the essential operations of residences andbusinesses.

14. Safety supply stores (safety gear and Personal ProtectiveEquipment).

NOTE: If a business is not listed here as an essential service,it can still continue to operate if: (i) it is not specificallyprohibited from offering services in a location accessible to thepublic; and (ii) the business doesn't fall under previous business, workplace and facilityclosures.

A business must still follow all other public health orders andguidelines for workplaces, including: (i)maintaining physical distancing; and (ii) prohibiting people fromcoming to work sick. Workplaces that are not otherwise restrictedor ordered to cease offering close-contact services or servicesaccessible by the public can have more than 15 workers on a worksite as long as they follow all public health guidelines, includingphysical distancing measures.

On March 30, 2020, a Ministerial Order suspended limitationperiods retroactively from March 17 June 1, 2020. ThisOrder only applies to enactments listed in Appendix "A"to the Order, which list does not include the Builders'Lien Act. As a result, limitation periods under theBuilder's Lien Act are not suspended.

However, the Order also suspends all procedural time periods inactive or intended proceedings from March 17-June 1, 2020. Unlikefor limitation periods, the Order does not specify that thissuspension applies only to the enactments in Appendix"A".

It is accordingly unclear whether the suspension of proceduraltime periods applies to every proceeding under the Builders'Lien Act or otherwise. Given this lack of clarity, parties shouldmeet the deadlines in the Builders' Lien Act.

Alberta's Workplace Guidance for Business Owners can befound here.

A summary of construction and related activities that maycontinue in Saskatchewan during the pandemic are listed below.Saskatchewan's list of essential services can be found here.

Construction and Related Activities

1. Construction firms.

2. Services performed by trades people, residential andcommercial installation and landscaping services.

3. Rental equipment.

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The owner-developer of The Waterfront property located south of the Tilghman Street Bridge on the Lehigh River secured a 12-month extension to his original funding agreement with the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority (ANIZDA) Wednesday.

The owner also secured a near $2-million increase to his original credit line in order to begin construction on at least one of two proposed office buildings expected to materialize in the very near future.

"One of these buildings is going up and we're starting construction this year," said Mark Jaindl, CEO of Jaindl Enterprises of Allentown, who originally signed at the very end of 2015 to secure NIZ funding to develop a significant portion of the riverfront on the west shore of the Lehigh River on the downtown's eastern end.

Plagued with some unexpected and numerous but necessary infrastructure improvements at the site, construction of several commercial, residential, and parking structures has been delayed to date. However, Jaindl said one undisclosed large tenant for the 645 office building and between 16 to 20 smaller ones for the 615 address are in the works.

The near $2-million approved credit facility increase will be used for design services and building foundation construction elements.

It also will cover HVAC upgrades including air filtration and circulation enhancements, the result of the current COVID-19 pandemic, Jaindl said.

He added construction will not resume for another two weeks on the ongoing improvements to the Tilghman Street Bridge whose completion is forecast to be within the next six to twelve months, according to his construction contract.

In other business, the board approved a request by downtown Allentown developer Center City Investment Corp. for a 17th modification to its current $125 million credit facility amount to include a reduction to an $85 million principle loan amount for projects.

ANIZDA solicitor Jerry Frank said the newest funding agreement between Center City and the authority will be a combined document consolidated with two other agreements.

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When the Agriculture Department launched its One Neighborhood initiative just over a year ago, the broad goal focused on two Cs: Collaboration and cost savings.

Now a year later, the initial success of One Neighborhood convinced Congress to increase the agencys discretionary funding for renovating and fixing its buildings to $128 million, which is twice as much as the agency received in 2019.

Don Bice, who recently left after 32 years in government, including the last two-plus years as USDAs acting deputy assistant secretary for administration, said the impact of the One Neighborhood initiative convinced Congress to open up its wallet a little wider.

What we are doing is getting rid of four leases in the National Capital Region and saving somewhere between $30 million and $40 million annually by moving people into our existing vacant space in both our headquarters complex in Washington, D.C., and in our George Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, Maryland. We are filling in our empty seats to save money and invest that into modernizing our buildings, Bice said in an interview before he left government. We also are using authorities that our appropriators gave us that allows us to use unobligated and expired balances that have already been appropriated and putting those into a non-recurring expense fund that we can then use to modernize our buildings.

Those four leases equal about 430,656 square feet of leased office space, USDA said in its 2019 sustainability report.

Bice, who joined Morgan Franklin, a consulting firm, where he will focus on good government and customer service issues in April, said the estimates to update USDAs headquarters building was $800 million. He said that was a lot to ask Congress for at any one time.

Instead, the One Neighborhood approach is taking a piecemeal approach to modernization from both a facility perspective and moving organizations closer together.

Officials like to use the example of the Foreign Agricultural Service, whose employees work in offices on six different floors of the USDA South Building., of why this One Neighborhood effort is critical to improve the agencys effectiveness.

It can be a 10 or 15 minute walk to go from one part of an organization to another. That isnt conducive to good collaboration when you have to do things like that to interact with your fellow employees, Bice said. We are moving people into neighborhoods. So all the FAS employees will be in one neighborhood so it will be easier for them to collaborate, easier for them to manage and interact with each other. And ultimately, we will be more efficient because rather than having to go floor-to-floor, it might be across the hall or two or three doors down. That will have a lasting impact on how we do business at the department.

He said he knows there are some disbelievers as USDA has been talking about renovations for 20 years but made few real changes.

I think what we will end up doing is putting people in a position of being closer to their fellow employees in their fellow agency, closer to sister agencies that they do business with more often so its a lot easier to interact and collaborate, he said.

Bice said the initial renovation contract will focus on a wing of the South Building. And then as more money becomes available whether through Congress or through savings from reducing lease space, USDA will continue to refurbish other parts of headquarters.

USDA will award a contract in the near future for the first part of the headquarters renovation and then future projects will take about a year as long as there is funding. Bice said in about two years all of the George Washington Carver Center will be completed.

The most important thing is for people to see that we are going to be doing these things so they know it is coming, he said. There are some short term uncomfortableness of trying to fit people into the building before we can give them the nicer space we need to give them. I want to make sure we are well on our way so people can see the space, visit the space and they know what they will be getting.

Part of what is driving the reorganization and modernization is a 2019 survey of employees about what they would like the new building to look like. Bice said because the headquarters facility is nearly 100 years old, traditional amenities like break rooms or places for microwaves or coffee makers dont exist.

He said another example of the inadequacy of the current building is around the conference rooms. Many are designed to hold 20-to-30 people, but employees are looking something more akin to a three-to-five-person room.

When we get this first wing done, they will see what it can look like with a modernized space and they will see the benefits and beauty of huddle spaces and other areas they can collaborate in, Bice said. We will lift up the technology in those conference rooms. Right now its a system of haves and have-nots when it comes to the kinds of technology that we might have in different conference rooms because they are managed by all sorts of different organizations inside the department. We are going to make sure that our chief information officers office manages all our technology in all of our conference rooms and our office of operations does all of the ordering, cleaning and that sort of thing in all of our conference rooms. We will lift all of the conference rooms to technology that is interoperable and that can be utilized across the country.

Bice said the One Neighborhood effort is part of a larger initiative to challenge employees and executives to think differently for what the future of USDA would look like.

I think its a culture change that started in the previous administration and continued in this one, and will continue in whatever the next administration whether the change comes in a year or four years you cant go backwards in how you deliver administrative services. I think we made a lot of great strides in how we deliver services that only will be improved the longer that those things are in place, he said. We stopped looking at things based on the individual agencies we manage. We came in, and what I pitched and the secretary and other policy folks went along with, was an idea that we needed to look differently at how we delivered our administrative services.

Bice said that keeping the administrative services and the mission delivery people connected is important, and USDA created business centers at [the] mission area level. They are now consolidating and delivering all the administrative services at the mission area level.

We are keeping the connection between the mission delivery and the administrative services so they feel like there is a responsiveness and responsive party they can reach out to, to get things done, he said.

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The City of Boston is getting ready to let construction work resume.

The Walsh administration Tuesday outlined plans to gradually restart many building projects over the next few weeks, with work on most so-called essential projects including large housing developments able to get underway by the end of the month.

In a memo to contractors and developers, the citys chief of operations, Patrick Brophy, laid out dates when projects can resume, as long as they file detailed COVID-19 safety plans with the city. Site work, to prepare for a return to construction, could begin as soon as Tuesday. Certain projects road and street work, hospitals, and small residential projects and open-air work such as digging foundations and erecting steel can start on May 18. Other state-defined essential projects, which include large housing developments, can resume on May 26. That, Brophy wrote, should give contractors time to design safety plans and train their workers in them.

Projects that dont meet the states definition of essential such as office buildings or hotels, for now will not be able to go forward until the state eases its restrictions, Brophy wrote.

Construction has been largely halted in Boston since mid-March when Walsh who was a longtime leader of the regions building trades unions became the first big-city mayor in the country to shut down job sites over coronavirus safety concerns. The move stopped the citys long-running building boom nearly overnight, and threw thousands of construction workers out of work, though it was widely hailed by the citys unionized building trades and at least grudgingly accepted by developers. Cambridge and Somerville quickly followed suit and projects there remain shut down but Governor Charlie Baker resisted calls for a statewide shutdown, saying that many essential projects should continue if they can do so safely.

In the weeks since, large construction companies, unions, and the city have been working on guidelines to safely restart, and as those have taken shape, the Walsh administration has signaled an increasing willingness to re-open. Industry experts expect construction will go ahead at a slower pace, with fewer workers on site and far stricter safety guidelines. But, they say, it can be done safely and needs to be, so that billions of dollars worth of projects can be finished.

The city plans to closely monitor construction sites to make sure safety precautions are being followed, Brophy said, and will launch a construction industry coronavirus testing site with Tufts Medical Center at the Josiah Quincy School in Chinatown.

Tim Logan can be reached at timothy.logan@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter at @bytimlogan.

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