California

Great Scott: Projects Bid With and Without PLA Mandates Show PLAs Increase Costs and Reduce Competition

3 April 18, 2013  School Construction, State & Local Construction

While researching the use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) in West Virginia in advance of Wednesday’s deadline for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) survey about a potential PLA mandate on a large-scale federal project in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., TheTruthAboutPLAs.com went back in time to revisit another real-world example of how discriminatory PLA […]

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NAVFAC Project Labor Agreement Survey for Seal Beach, CA, Construction Project Due April 15

0 April 10, 2013  Federal Construction

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Southwest issued a solicitation seeking comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) for a large-scale construction project (exceeding $25 million) within Orange County, Calif. The PLA is being considered for the construction of a Weapons Surveillance and Test Laboratory (WSTL) and Calibration Laboratory […]

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USACE PLA Survey for Edwards Air Force Base Project in California Due Jan. 9

0 December 19, 2012  Federal Construction

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Los Angeles District has issued a survey requesting feedback from the construction industry about a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a a fuel storage system replacement project located at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. […]

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Done Deal: Unions Will Control Construction on California High-Speed Rail with Project Labor Agreements

1 December 16, 2012  Federal Construction, State & Local Construction, Transportation & Infrastructure

An article in the December 7, 2012 Fresno Bee newspaper (‘Needy’ Workers Will Get Jobs on High-Speed Rail) reports that all five design-build consortiums that are pre-qualified to bid on contracts for the first segment of California’s High-Speed Rail have signed a Project Labor Agreements (PLA) with construction trade unions: Five teams of contractors have been invited to […]

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NAVFAC PLA Survey For Federal Project at Naval Base Point Loma Due Nov. 21

0 November 16, 2012  Federal Construction

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) issued a survey requesting information from the construction industry about the potential use of a project labor agreement (PLA) for an estimated $72 million fuel pier replacement project at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond. Tell NAVFAC that government-mandated […]

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Tell NAVFAC SW No to PLA on Federal Project at Naval Base Coronado in California

0 October 29, 2012  Federal Construction

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest has issued a survey  requesting information from the construction industry on the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on the Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Design / Build Contract for the Design and Construction of a multi-story, 234 module Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) federal building at Naval Base Coronado near […]

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NAVFAC Issues PLA Survey For San Diego Naval Medical Center Project

0 October 8, 2012  Federal Construction

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) has issued a survey requesting information from the construction industry about the potential use of a project labor agreement (PLA) for HVAC and ductwork repairs at the San Diego Naval Medical Center. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to the request for information.  Tell NAVFAC that government-mandated […]

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