Feature Deposit rules
On a Pennsylvania home improvement contract over $5,000, a contractor can take one-third of the price up front, plus special-order materials it names.
Feature County bids
Bids for the county's Willow Grove Annex gut renovation are due November 19 in five prime contracts that require 70% apprentice-trained craft hours.
Feature Housing units built
Montgomery County counted 1,600 new housing units in 2025, down 10%. Conshohocken has added 972 since 2020, a 19.3% gain, the county's largest.
Feature Development pipeline
Rough estimates in a Whitemarsh report put two rehab phases at Abolition Hall at $5.7M to $7.1M, with $905,000 to $1.1M aimed at 2026-27.
Feature Development pipeline
A sketch for 431-461 Bethlehem Pike shows 162 units and 6,000 sq ft of retail under a draft Whitemarsh overlay allowing 32 units an acre.
Feature Construction jobs
The three counties counted 59,600 construction jobs in September 2026, 200 fewer than a year earlier and the smallest gap since April.
Feature Prevailing wage
The House passed SB 908 128-75 on October 19, 2026, without changes. It would put shop fabrication for public work under prevailing wage.
The public series that track construction work around Conshohocken, with the latest jobs, permit and materials price figures checked October 3, 2026.
Pennsylvania's home improvement registration, the contractor registrations in Conshohocken, West Conshohocken, Plymouth and Whitemarsh, and who enforces the UCC.
Montgomery County bids on Bonfire, PennDOT lets work through ECMS, and state agencies post on PA eMarketplace. Here is how to register for each.
Public construction projects over $25,000 in Pennsylvania require prevailing wages. What counts as public work, the contractor's duties and a pending bill.
Median hourly wages for 23 construction occupations in the Philadelphia metro area, from the federal May 2025 wage survey, with how to read them.
| Date | Trend | Category | Title | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rules | Pennsylvania caps the deposit on a home improvement contract over $5,000 at one-third of the price, plus special-order materials Feature | On a Pennsylvania home improvement contract over $5,000, a contractor can take one-third of the price up front, plus special-order materials it names. | ||
| Rules | Montgomery County's Willow Grove Annex renovation goes to bid in five prime contracts, each under its 70% apprenticeship rule Feature | Bids for the county's Willow Grove Annex gut renovation are due November 19 in five prime contracts that require 70% apprentice-trained craft hours. | ||
| Data | Conshohocken's housing stock grew 19.3% from 2020 through 2025, the most in Montgomery County, as county construction fell to 1,600 units Feature | Montgomery County counted 1,600 new housing units in 2025, down 10%. Conshohocken has added 972 since 2020, a 19.3% gain, the county's largest. | ||
| Rules | Whitemarsh's planning report puts the rehabilitation of the Abolition Hall buildings at $5.7 million to $7.1 million over two phases Feature | Rough estimates in a Whitemarsh report put two rehab phases at Abolition Hall at $5.7M to $7.1M, with $905,000 to $1.1M aimed at 2026-27. | ||
| Rules | A Bethlehem Pike sketch plan in Whitemarsh shows 162 units under a proposed overlay that allows 32 units an acre Feature | A sketch for 431-461 Bethlehem Pike shows 162 units and 6,000 sq ft of retail under a draft Whitemarsh overlay allowing 32 units an acre. | ||
| Data | Construction jobs in Montgomery, Bucks and Chester counties ran 0.3% below a year earlier in September, the tenth month in a row Feature | The three counties counted 59,600 construction jobs in September 2026, 200 fewer than a year earlier and the smallest gap since April. | ||
| Rules | The House passed Senate Bill 908 by 128 to 75, sending prevailing wage for off-site custom fabrication to the governor Feature | The House passed SB 908 128-75 on October 19, 2026, without changes. It would put shop fabrication for public work under prevailing wage. | ||
| Rules | Conshohocken's zoning board will hear a request Monday to extend the variances for a six-story riverfront office over a 960-space garage Feature | The Millennium IV owner wants until September 2027 to get permits for a 216,400-square-foot office over a 960-space garage on the Schuylkill. | ||
| Data | Construction materials prices rose 11.0% in the year to September, the largest gain since May 2022 Feature | The BLS construction materials index rose 11.0% in the 12 months to September 2026, to a record 378.6, led by copper, steel and aluminum. | ||
| Rules | The applicant's study for the Plymouth steel mill data center puts construction at $3.81 billion and 4,976 direct jobs a year Feature | A study filed by the applicant puts construction of the 640 MW Plymouth data center at $3.81 billion over 2027 to 2029. The zoning hearing resumes October 15. | ||
| Rules | Whitemarsh's draft contractor ordinance would require 70% of craft workers on township jobs of $250,000 or more to come from apprenticeship programs Feature | Whitemarsh's draft rules for township projects of $250,000 or more require 70% of craft workers to be Class A apprentices or graduates in their trade. | ||
| Rules | Conshohocken council will vote October 21 on up to $15 million in bonds for a fire and EMS building, roads and a public works site Feature | A proposed ordinance would let Conshohocken issue up to $15 million in 2027 bonds, with debt service capped at $30.9 million through 2051. | ||
| Rules | Four change orders add $13,620 to the trade contracts on Plymouth's Harmonville fire station rebuild Feature | Plymouth's manager signed four change orders worth $13,620 on the fire station's mechanical, plumbing and electrical contracts. Council votes October 13. | ||
| Rules | A House committee advanced Senate Bill 908 by 14 to 12, extending prevailing wage to off-site custom fabrication for public work Feature | The House Labor and Industry Committee reported SB 908 14-12 on October 5, 2026. It would cover custom fabrication made off-site for public work. | ||
| Data | Construction jobs in Montgomery, Bucks and Chester counties ran 2.1% below a year earlier in August, the ninth month in a row Feature | The three counties counted 59,500 construction jobs in August 2026, 1,300 fewer than a year earlier, after a record 2025. |