To review and respond to the survey, click here.

Responses must be submitted via email to James Mazurick (James.A.Mazurick@usace.army.mil) 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, June 4, 2013.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell the USACE that government-mandated PLAs reduce competition, increase costs, and impede the economy and efficiency of government contracting.

For more information or assistance responding to the PLA survey, contact us here.

USACE and other federal agencies have issued similar surveys requesting information about the potential use of PLAs on construction projects across the country as a result of regulations and federal agency policies stemming from President Obama’s pro-government-mandated PLA Executive Order 13502, which encourages federal agencies to mandate PLAs on a case-by-case basis for federal construction projects exceeding $25 million in total cost.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has taken the opportunity to respond to all PLA surveys – more than 150 during President Obama’s first term – and encourages the merit shop contracting community to do the same. Responding with accurate and timely information is critical and effective at creating more work for qualified merit shop contractors and their skilled employees.

To stay up to date on future federal PLA survey alerts, “Like” our Facebook page at Facebook.com/thetruthaboutplas and follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/truthaboutplas.

To help TheTruthAboutPLAs.com continue to ensure fair and open competition on federal, state and local construction projects funded by taxpayer dollars, make a donation here.

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The USACE has confirmed this additional PLA survey was not issued by mistake. According to a USACE spokesperson, the USACE is ”not processing the first survey” responses and are asking new survey questions.

To review and respond to this new PLA survey, click here.

All responses must be submitted to USACE contact Kevin Cook (Kevin.j.Cook@usace.army.mil) by 1 p.m. EST on Friday, May 9, 2013.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell the USACE that government-mandated PLAs reduce competition, increase costs, and impede the economy and efficiency of government contracting.

For more information or assistance responding to the PLA survey, contact us here.

USACE and other federal agencies have issued similar surveys requesting information about the potential use of PLAs on construction projects across the country as a result of regulations and federal agency policies stemming from President Obama’s pro-government-mandated PLA Executive Order 13502, which encourages federal agencies to mandate PLAs on a case-by-case basis for federal construction projects exceeding $25 million in total cost.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has taken the opportunity to respond to all PLA surveys – more than 175 to date – and encourages the merit shop contracting community to do the same. Responding with accurate and timely information is critical and effective at creating more work for qualified merit shop contractors and their skilled employees.

To stay up to date on future federal PLA survey alerts, “Like” our Facebook page at Facebook.com/thetruthaboutplas and follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/truthaboutplas.

To help TheTruthAboutPLAs.com continue to ensure fair and open competition on federal, state and local construction projects funded by taxpayer dollars, make a donation here.

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To review and respond to the survey, click here.

All responses must be submitted to USACE contact Demetrius Terrell (Demetrius.l.terrell@usace.army.mil) by Friday, April 26, 2013.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell the USACE that government-mandated PLAs reduce competition, increase costs, and impede the economy and efficiency of government contracting.

For more information or assistance responding to the PLA survey, contact us here.

USACE and other federal agencies have issued similar surveys requesting information about the potential use of PLAs on construction projects across the country as a result of regulations and federal agency policies stemming from President Obama’s pro-government-mandated PLA Executive Order 13502, which encourages federal agencies to mandate PLAs on a case-by-case basis for federal construction projects exceeding $25 million in total cost.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has taken the opportunity to respond to all PLA surveys – more than 150 during President Obama’s first term – and encourages the merit shop contracting community to do the same. Responding with accurate and timely information is critical and effective at creating more work for qualified merit shop contractors and their skilled employees.

To stay up to date on future federal PLA survey alerts, “Like” our Facebook page at Facebook.com/thetruthaboutplas and follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/truthaboutplas.

To help TheTruthAboutPLAs.com continue to ensure fair and open competition on federal, state and local construction projects funded by taxpayer dollars, make a donation here.

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To review and respond to the survey, click here.

All responses must be submitted to USACE contact Bjorn Hale (bjorn.t.hale@usace.army.mil) by 10 AM EST on Monday, April 29, 2013.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell the USACE that government-mandated PLAs reduce competition, increase costs, and impede the economy and efficiency of government contracting.

For more information or assistance responding to the PLA survey, contact us here.

USACE and other federal agencies have issued similar surveys requesting information about the potential use of PLAs on construction projects across the country as a result of regulations and federal agency policies stemming from President Obama’s pro-government-mandated PLA Executive Order 13502, which encourages federal agencies to mandate PLAs on a case-by-case basis for federal construction projects exceeding $25 million in total cost.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has taken the opportunity to respond to all PLA surveys – more than 150 during President Obama’s first term – and encourages the merit shop contracting community to do the same. Responding with accurate and timely information is critical and effective at creating more work for qualified merit shop contractors and their skilled employees.

To stay up to date on future federal PLA survey alerts, “Like” our Facebook page at Facebook.com/thetruthaboutplas and follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/truthaboutplas.

To help TheTruthAboutPLAs.com continue to ensure fair and open competition on federal, state and local construction projects funded by taxpayer dollars, make a donation here.

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To review and respond to the survey, click here.

Responses should be sent via email to USACE contact Donna West (donna.l.west@usace.army.mil) no later than Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell the USACE that government-mandated PLAs reduce competition, increase costs, and impede the economy and efficiency of government contracting.

For more information or assistance responding to the PLA survey, contact us here.

USACE and other federal agencies have issued similar surveys requesting information about the potential use of PLAs on construction projects across the country as a result of regulations and federal agency policies stemming from President Obama’s pro-government-mandated PLA Executive Order 13502, which encourages federal agencies to mandate PLAs on a case-by-case basis for federal construction projects exceeding $25 million in total cost.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has taken the opportunity to respond to all PLA surveys – more than 150 during President Obama’s first term – and encourages the merit shop contracting community to do the same. Responding with accurate and timely information is critical and effective at creating more work for qualified merit shop contractors and their skilled employees.

To stay up to date on future federal PLA survey alerts, “Like” our Facebook page at Facebook.com/thetruthaboutplas and follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/truthaboutplas.

To help TheTruthAboutPLAs.com continue to ensure fair and open competition on federal, state and local construction projects funded by taxpayer dollars, make a donation here.

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To review and respond to the survey, click here.

All responses must be submitted to USACE contact Tom Dickert (tom.e.dickert@usace.army.mil) no later than 1:00 PM EST on Wed., April 24, 2013.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell the USACE that government-mandated PLAs reduce competition, increase costs, and impede the economy and efficiency of government contracting.

For more information or assistance responding to the PLA survey, contact us here.

USACE and other federal agencies have issued similar surveys requesting information about the potential use of PLAs on construction projects across the country as a result of regulations and federal agency policies stemming from President Obama’s pro-government-mandated PLA Executive Order 13502, which encourages federal agencies to mandate PLAs on a case-by-case basis for federal construction projects exceeding $25 million in total cost.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has taken the opportunity to respond to all PLA surveys – more than 150 during President Obama’s first term – and encourages the merit shop contracting community to do the same. Responding with accurate and timely information is critical and effective at creating more work for qualified merit shop contractors and their skilled employees.

To stay up to date on future federal PLA survey alerts, “Like” our Facebook page at Facebook.com/thetruthaboutplas and follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/truthaboutplas.

To help TheTruthAboutPLAs.com continue to ensure fair and open competition on federal, state and local construction projects funded by taxpayer dollars, make a donation here.

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To review and respond to the survey, click here.

Comments should be sent to USACE contact Raushanah Muhammad (Raushanah.m.Muhammad@usace.army.mil) by Tuesday, April 23, 2013.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell the USACE that government-mandated PLAs reduce competition, increase costs, and impede the economy and efficiency of government contracting.

For more information or assistance responding to the PLA survey, contact us here.

USACE and other federal agencies have issued similar surveys requesting information about the potential use of PLAs on construction projects across the country as a result of regulations and federal agency policies stemming from President Obama’s pro-government-mandated PLA Executive Order 13502, which encourages federal agencies to mandate PLAs on a case-by-case basis for federal construction projects exceeding $25 million in total cost.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has taken the opportunity to respond to all PLA surveys – more than 150 during President Obama’s first term – and encourages the merit shop contracting community to do the same. Responding with accurate and timely information is critical and effective at creating more work for qualified merit shop contractors and their skilled employees.

To stay up to date on future federal PLA survey alerts, “Like” our Facebook page at Facebook.com/thetruthaboutplas and follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/truthaboutplas.

To help TheTruthAboutPLAs.com continue to ensure fair and open competition on federal, state and local construction projects funded by taxpayer dollars, make a donation here.

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The Democrat-controlled New Jersey Legislature passed this bill, S. 2425, shortly after the federal government approved legislation to appropriate approximately $60 billion in federal funds to Sandy relief projects.

Check out our earlier post here for a comprehensive look at the politics behind this bill.  Also, see our coverage of the Wall Street Journal’s editorial blasting potential PLA mandates on Sandy relief work.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com and merit shop contracting community strongly urge Gov. Christie to veto this bill. PLA mandates on Sandy relief projects would strongly limit the ability of the vast majority of the construction workforce to compete for recovery projects in their own communities.

In addition, this legislation would lead to billions in wasted federal tax dollars. For example, research conducted by the New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development show that New Jersey PLA mandates increased construction costs by an average of 30 percent. In other words, if signed into law, this bill would needlessly increase costs and authorize a multi-billion dollar taxpayer-funded handout to the construction labor unions favored in typical PLAs.

During the 2009 campaign, Gov. Christie said he would eliminate PLA mandates in New Jersey.

Fifty:

I will eliminate special interest labor union giveaways that increase spending and taxes by ending the use of project labor agreements, which drive up the cost of public construction projects and fail to deliver a public benefit at a time when the economy is shedding jobs and taxpayers are struggling to make ends meet.

Let’s hope he upholds his pledge to oppose government-mandated PLAs and vetoes S. 2425.

Take Action

There is still time to tell Gov. Christie to veto this legislation. Here is how you can make a difference:

1. Click here to email the governor and tell him to veto this bill.
2. Get the word out through your social networks. Use the Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn icons below to make sure your friends and colleagues know about this critical issue for the merit shop construction industry.
3. For Twitter fantatics, write Gov. Christie directly on twitter (@GovChristie) and tell him to veto Sen. Sweeney’s bill, S. 2425.

It’s time for the entire construction industry and all politicians to create the conditions to rebuild New Jersey safely, ethically and at the best possible price and value for taxpayers.

Learn more about the New Jersey politics behind the passage of S. 2425 here:

• PolitickerNJ.com, Sources: Sweeney leans on Oliver to get his version of PLA bill done in the Assembly, 2/11/13
• NJBiz.com, Industry cool to Sweeney bill revising labor agreements, 2/4/13
• RedState.com,  Valentine’s Day Massacre? NJ Dems Take Aim At Gun Owners & Non-Union Construction Workers, 2/12/13
• Asbury Park Press, Uneasy times for Dems facing Christie juggernaut, 1/16/13
• NJ.com, N.J. Senate passes bill regarding hiring contractors in wake of Hurricane Sandy, 1/14/13

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The PLA is being considered for the construction of a Weapons Surveillance and Test Laboratory (WSTL) and Calibration Laboratory (CAL Lab) at Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach, Calif. Construction plans include technical office space, a conference room, a vault, secured storage, and environmentally controlled laboratories and shops.

To review and respond to the survey, click here.

Responses should be sent via email to NAVFAC contact Raymond Gloria (raymond.gloria@navy.mil) 2 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) on Monday, April 15, 2013.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell NAVFAC that government-mandated PLAs reduce competition, increase costs, and impede the economy and efficiency of government contracting.

For more information or assistance responding to the PLA survey, contact us here.

NAVFAC and other federal agencies have issued similar surveys requesting information about the potential use of PLAs on construction projects across the country as a result of regulations and federal agency policies stemming from President Obama’s pro-government-mandated PLA Executive Order 13502, which encourages federal agencies to mandate PLAs on a case-by-case basis for federal construction projects exceeding $25 million in total cost.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has taken the opportunity to respond to all PLA surveys – more than 150 during President Obama’s first term – and encourages the merit shop contracting community to do the same. Responding with accurate and timely information is critical and effective at creating more work for qualified merit shop contractors and their skilled employees.

To stay up to date on future federal PLA survey alerts, “Like” our Facebook page at Facebook.com/thetruthaboutplas and follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/truthaboutplas.

To help TheTruthAboutPLAs.com continue to ensure fair and open competition on federal, state and local construction projects funded by taxpayer dollars, make a donation here.

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To review and respond to the survey, click here.

All responses must be submitted to USACE contact Melissa Svetich (Melissa.A.Svetich2@usace.army.mil) no later than 3 p.m. (EST) on Friday, April 12, 2013.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell the USACE that government-mandated PLAs reduce competition, increase costs, and impede the economy and efficiency of government contracting.

For more information or assistance responding to the PLA survey, contact us here.

USACE and other federal agencies have issued similar surveys requesting information about the potential use of PLAs on construction projects across the country as a result of regulations and federal agency policies stemming from President Obama’s pro-government-mandated PLA Executive Order 13502, which encourages federal agencies to mandate PLAs on a case-by-case basis for federal construction projects exceeding $25 million in total cost.

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has taken the opportunity to respond to all PLA surveys – more than 150 during President Obama’s first term – and encourages the merit shop contracting community to do the same. Responding with accurate and timely information is critical and effective at creating more work for qualified merit shop contractors and their skilled employees.

To stay up to date on future federal PLA survey alerts, “Like” our Facebook page at Facebook.com/thetruthaboutplas and follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/truthaboutplas.

To help TheTruthAboutPLAs.com continue to ensure fair and open competition on federal, state and local construction projects funded by taxpayer dollars, make a donation here.

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