Veterans Affairs PLA Survey for Mississippi Project Due July 1
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) is requesting comments on the possible requirement of a project labor agreement (PLA) for the renovation of two buildings at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Biloxi, Miss.
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TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell the VA that government-mandated PLAs reduce competition, increase costs, and impede the economy and efficiency of government contracting.
Comments must be submitted to VA contact Lara Lutz by COB Monday, July 1, 2013.
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The VA 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.
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