COVID-19 Update: Offices Closed, Healthcare Construction Open for Business

Governor Wolf has announced a shelter-in-place mandate for several Pennsylvania counties, including the latest announcement of Lancaster, Berks and York Counties today. This order has no effect on the continuation of life-sustaining businesses, in which healthcare construction and nursing care facilities fall beneath. These sites remain open for construction and operational per the Governor’s guidelines.

Warfel has implemented additional screening measures per the recommendation of the CDC and WHO, to ensure the safety of all workers and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. All workers and site visitors will be required to be screened upon entry to project sites.

We appreciate the cooperation of all Clients, trade partners, vendors, and local communities as we work through these challenging times.

COVID-19 Update: Offices Closed, Limited Jobsite Closures

Over the last 24 hours, we have been working to understand the implications of Governor Wolf’s closure of all non-life sustaining businesses

We have been awarded an exemption on healthcare and senior care projects from the Governor’s office. All healthcare and senior care projects will reopen immediately. We will reopen our remaining jobsites as soon as we are able to do so and will communicate accordingly. While our offices remain closed, our office staff will be working remotely to ensure business continuity.

Warfel remains committed to doing everything possible to continue to move projects forward and ultimately minimize the long-term impact of this pandemic on all of us. Please contact us with any concerns or if we may assist you further at this time.

COVID-19 Update from Warfel Construction

As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure a safe working environment for our employees, trade contractors, and Clients, we are continuing to monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic closely and will utilize guidance from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) for future communications. We do not have clarity on how severe this outbreak will be. We are taking proactive steps to protect our employees, trade contractors, and Clients.

Warfel Construction continues to take measures to provide for the safety of all team members, Clients, and end-users of each project we build. As such, we have developed a Coronavirus Committee who will work together to implement proactive steps to address business concerns and ensure up-to-date communications regarding our preparations. We want to continue to ensure the continuity of business operations moving forward, allowing us to best serve our clients.

We are asking all employees, consultants and trade partners to cooperate in taking steps to reduce the transmission of illness in the workplace. These steps include:

  • Stay home when you are sick
  • Wash your hands frequently with warm, soapy water for at least 20 seconds.
  • If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
  • Cover your mouth with tissues whenever you sneeze, and discard used tissues in the trash.
  • Avoid people who are sick with respiratory symptoms.
  • Clean frequently touched surfaces.

We will be implementing several measures over the upcoming days to provide cleaning resources within our offices and at all jobsites. In an abundance of caution, we are closing both of our offices to all visitors. We will closely monitor this situation and evaluate next steps. Click here for a summary of our mitigation efforts.

We will continue to provide regular updates in response to ongoing awareness on the Coronavirus outbreak. In the meantime, we encourage you to remain informed on the Coronavirus outbreak and guidelines for preparation. Please refer to the following links for relevant guidance:

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Stop the Spread of Germs

Thank you for your support and shared commitment to our ongoing safety.