Just Gettin' By
Here in central Ky, things are "moderately" slow. Agricultural work has been what keeps the equipment going for the most part. Farmers seem to still have money. :beatsme Lots of ponds to build or clean out, barn pads, clearing/grubbing, ditching/drainage, etc.
Commercial work is iffy. Some stuff going on, but it seems everyone's waiting for spring. Also, the lowballers are out in full force. There was a recent bid for 4400' of electric line thru a new industrial park that was bid on by about 12 different contractors. 9 bid $100,000 +/- $3000..... 3 bids were in the $17,000 to $22,000 range. (We were with the majority and will not be doing that job)
Residential is extremely slow. Custom builds are trickling, but spec. houses have completely stopped. I know of one GC that completed a spec house this past spring and is still sitting on it, and he's now finishing up another... his outlook isn't pretty. On the plus side, there are quite a few custom builds on the list as "when the weather breaks." Hopefully these peoples money lasts until "the weather breaks."
Right now we have enough work to get us real close to spring, if the weather cooperates. If we have much more of this rainy weather, spring may get a little crazy here too. Another plus (for us) is that 2, possibly 3, other excavation contractors that do the same work as us (in the same area) are quitting. So, more work for us if things don't get slower.