USACE PLA Survey Due April 12 For Unspecified Construction in Western States
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore District issued a survey requesting feedback from the construction industry about government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on unspecified large-scale federal projects within Western states (primarily Utah, Nevada and Colorado). Projects may include new construction projects, minor repairs, rehabilitation and alterations in a secure environment. To review and [...]
Data Busts Myth that Project Labor Agreements Result in Increased Local Hiring
Special interest groups are in the business of convincing government officials and taxpayers there is a public benefit to anti-competitive and costly government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs), which create jobs exclusively for unionized construction workers and steer huge public construction contracts primarily to well-connected unionized contractors. In particular, proponents of government-mandated PLAs push an unsubstantiated [...]
USACE PLA Survey For Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Heating System Project Due March 15
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District has issued a survey requesting feedback from the construction industry about a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a large-scale construction project improving a heating system at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. To review and respond to the survey, click here. All responses must be submitted [...]
USACE PLA Survey For Florida’s Duke Field Due March 15
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile, Ala., District has issued a survey requesting feedback from the construction industry about a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a large-scale construction project at Duke Field, commonly known as the Auxiliary Field #3, at Eglin Air Force Base in Oskaloosa County, Florida. The project will consist [...]
Delays and Increased Costs: The Truth about the Failed PLA on the GSA’s Headquarters at 1800 F Street
New documents recently uncovered via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request prove a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) initially used on a large-scale federal construction project—the Phase 1 modernization of the General Services Administration (GSA) headquarters at 1800 F Street Building in Washington, D.C.—led to increased costs and needless delays in the procurement process. [...]
USACE Project Labor Agreement Survey for Ft. Sheridan Army Reserve Center Project Due March 1
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District has issued a survey to the construction community concerning a potential government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for a large-scale Army Reserve Center project at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. To review the survey and learn how to respond to it (Solicitation Number W912QR-13-PLA-SHERIDANARC), click here. Responses are due via [...]
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Blasts Project Labor Agreement Schemes on New Jersey and Federally Funded Hurricane Sandy Reconstruction
The Wall Street Journal editorial board blasted anti-competitive and costly government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on New Jersey and federally funded Hurricane Sandy reconstruction projects (Sandy’s Union Windfall: Obama steers relief money to Big Labor. Where’s Gov. Christie, 2/14/13). Learn how lawmakers engaged in PLA cronyism will increase costs to taxpayers and hurt Hurricane Sandy reconstruction.
USACE PLA Survey for Project at New Mexico’s Cannon Air Force Base Due Feb. 22
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a two-story 100,000 square-feet replacement medical and dental clinic at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico. Comments should be submitted to Kathleen Mayer, kathleen.mayer@usace.army.mil, by Friday, Feb. 22. For [...]
USACE Savannah District Project Labor Agreement Survey Due March 8
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Savannah District is requesting comments from the construction community addressing potential government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on large-scale federal construction projects within the Savannah District in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. To review and learn how to respond to the PLA survey, click here. Responses must be submitted via [...]
USACE PLA Survey For Delaware Beach Repair Due Feb 13
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District is requesting comments from the construction community addressing a potential government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for large-scale federal flood control and coastal emergency beach reconstruction projects along the Delaware coast from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island, Delaware. To review and learn how to respond to the PLA survey, [...]