Shutdown Has Some Impact on Roseville Construction Firm

As one of the Twin Cities’ largest construction firms, Roseville-based McGough was bound to feel some impact from the Minnesota state government shutdown.

But, so far, that impact has been relatively minimal, a company executive said this week.  

“The impact is in selected jobs where state inspectors are involved,” said Brad Wood, McGough executive vice president. 

Wood noted that McGough is having to, in one case, rearrange the sequence of some work on a $170 million canola oil processing plant in Hallock, Minnesota because state inspectors aren’t available to sign off on work and issue some permits.

If the state shutdown continues for another month or two, that could delay the canola oil plant project from finishing on schedule, he said.

Wood said McGough is also doing work at the University of Minnesota and three projects there could be also delayed in either construction or pre-planning and design approvals if state inspectors aren’t available to sign off on the work.  That includes $14 million in interior renovation being done at Folwell Hall at the U's Minneapolis campus, he said.