The NYS Executive Order 202.6 on essential business have been changed as it relates to construction. Many of our construction clients will be shut down as a result with the exception of a single worker on a job site. The amended paragraph is as follows:

9. Construction

All non-essential construction must shut down except emergency construction, (e.g. a project necessary to protect health and safety of the occupants, or to continue a project if it would be unsafe to allow to remain undone until it is safe to shut the site).

Essential construction may continue and includes roads, bridges, transit facilities, utilities, hospitals or health care facilities, affordable housing, and homeless shelters. At every site, if essential or emergency non-essential construction, this includes maintaining social distance, including for purposes of elevators/meals/entry and exit. Sites that cannot maintain distance and safety best practices must close and enforcement will be provided by the state in coordination with the city/local governments. This will include fines of up to $10,000 per violation.

For purposes of this section construction work does not include a single worker, who is the sole employee/worker on a job site.

The full executive order can be found at: https://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026

As always, we thank you for giving us the opportunity to work with you.

Sincerely,Your Accountantand the Team at KFP