WSJ Project Labor Agreement Op-Ed: A Wisconsin Lesson for Trump the Builder
The Wall Street Journal editorial and op-ed pages have invested barrels of ink opposing anti-competitive and costly government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs). In numerous instances (see pieces at end of blog post) the WSJ editorial board has derided PLA mandates, calling them “crony contracts,” “a rotten deal for taxpayers,” and worse: “PLAs are a form of political bid-rigging that robs […]
NAVFAC Southwest Project Labor Agreement Survey For Raw Water Pipeline Due Nov. 10
The U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a federal contract to build the Raw Water Pipeline project at the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting […]
NAVFAC Southwest Project Labor Agreement Survey for San Diego Contracts Due July 24
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest is requesting comments from the construction community addressing potential government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on future federal construction contracts that are part of the NAVFAC Southwest Coastal Campus Program in San Diego. To review and respond to the NAVFAC survey, which is part of a broader sources sought information request, click here. […]
Respond to Texas and California USACE and VA Project Labor Agreement Surveys Released This Week
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have issued three surveys soliciting comments from the construction industry on the potential use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLA) on large-scale projects in California and Texas. For the Spinal Cord Injury and Community Living Center project in San Diego, Calif., the […]
Respond to NAVFAC Project Labor Agreement Survey for NAS Lemoore California by April 1
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest is requesting comments from the construction community addressing a potential government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a federal design-build construction contract to replace fuel storage distribution facilities at Naval Air Station Lemoore in California. To review and respond to the NAVFAC survey, click here. Here is a link to the survey form […]
Project Labor Agreement Survey Response for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Projects in Long Beach, California, due Feb. 25
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Construction and Facilities Management’s (CFM) is requesting survey responses from the construction community addressing a potential government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for a contract to perform seismic corrections on the Mental Health and Community Living Center and phase 1 of construction for the Mental Health Inpatient and […]
Respond to USACE Project Labor Agreement Survey for Edwards Air Force Base Construction by March 3
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Los Angeles District is soliciting comments from the federal construction community about the potential requirement of a project labor agreement (PLA) on a federal design-build contract for the renovation of the Falcon Facilities for the relocation of the F-22 program at Edwards Air Force Base in California. To review the survey and […]
NAVFAC Project Labor Agreement Survey Due Jan. 12 For Silver Strand Training Complex in Imperial Beach, California
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest is requesting comments from the construction community addressing a potential government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a federal design-build construction contract for a Special Operations Forces (SOF) Support Activity Operations Facilities at the Navy’s Silver Strand Training Complex in Imperial Beach, California. To review and respond to the NAVFAC survey, click here. Here […]
Beale Air Force Base Project Labor Agreement Survey Due to USACE Dec. 19
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District is requesting comments from the construction community addressing a potential government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a federal construction contract to build the Common Mission Control Center project at Beale Air Force Base in California. To review and respond to the USACE survey, click here. All responses must […]
California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Bill Mandating the Use of PLA
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) this week signed legislation designed to expedite the construction of a critical water infrastructure project in the Salinas Valley. Unfortunately, provisions in the bill require the authority procuring the project to mandate the use of a wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreement (PLA). As a result, the local agency has decided […]