Project Labor Agreement Mandate Stifles Competition, Cancels Solicitation for $1B Federal Bureau of Engraving and Printing Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently canceled its solicitation for the construction of a $500 million to $1 billion federal currency printing plant in Beltsville, Maryland, on behalf of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing. According to its Jan. 13, 2025, notice canceling the solicitation, the USACE Baltimore District cited “budgetary […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s Project Labor Agreement Executive Order Will Hurt Maryland’s Construction Workforce and Firms
On Nov. 17, 2023, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issued an executive order that requires the consideration of union-favoring project labor agreements on construction contracts procured by state agencies where the state’s financial commitment is $20 million or greater. The EO also includes new community benefit agreements and government-registered apprenticeship policies in addition to troubling pro-PLA language. Maryland construction industry […]
USACE Baltimore District Issues Project Labor Agreement Surveys for Maryland & Virginia
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued two surveys soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement for multiple construction projects in Maryland and Virginia. The USACE Baltimore District is soliciting comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of a PLA for large-scale, general […]
PLA Mandate Legislation Introduced in Baltimore City Council
As reported last month in the Baltimore Sun (“Baltimore Council bill would require union agreements before contractors win major city projects,” 1/27/20), a bill introduced in the Baltimore City Council by Councilmember Shannon Sneed and Council President Brandon Scott would make sweeping changes to the City of Baltimore’s procurement laws. The proposed ordinance, File 20-0488, […]
USACE Baltimore District Project Labor Agreement Survey For Fort Meade Due 10.30.19
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for the construction of the East Campus Building 4 at Fort Meade, MD. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell USACE government-mandated […]
USACE Mobile District Project Labor Agreement Survey Due May 9
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreements (PLA) on projects associated with U.S. Army Medical Command facilities in Maryland, Delaware, Texas, Massachusetts, and Alabama. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this […]
USACE Baltimore District Project Labor Agreement Survey Due March 8
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 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 for the continued construction on the lateral expansion of Poplar Island in the Chesapeake Bay. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to […]
U.S. Department of Commerce Project Labor Agreement Survey Responses For NIST Contract Due Feb. 16
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a FY 2016 market survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on contracts to build large-scale construction projects in Gaithersburg, Maryland. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to […]
Perry Point Maryland Veterans Affairs Project Labor Agreement Survey Due Jan. 25
The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (VA) 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 construct the Community Living Center Project in Perry Point, Maryland. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community […]
Respond to NAVFAC Washington NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, Project Labor Agreement Survey By Nov. 18
The U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington 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 construct the Unaccompanied Housing and Alert Facility at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Patuxent River, Maryland. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit […]