U.S Department of Veterans Affairs Halts Inflationary Project Labor Agreement Mandates on Construction Projects
The U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs announced the reversal of a controversial Biden administration policy mandating project labor agreements on solicitations for construction contracts of $35 million or more. The policy change is expected to restore merit-based competition for taxpayer-funded construction contracts to build Veterans Affairs hospitals, outpatient facilities, office buildings, national cemeteries and other […]
Pentagon Kills Biden’s Controversial Project Labor Agreement Mandate Policy on Military Construction
Associated Builders and Contractors celebrated a Feb. 7 decision by the U.S. Department of Defense, released to the public Feb. 11, that will restore merit-based competition for taxpayer-funded construction projects procured by military agencies. “The DoD’s new policy effectively eliminates President Joe Biden’s controversial rule requiring anti-competitive, inflationary, union-favoring project labor agreements on federal construction projects of $35 million or […]
Court Rules Against A Dozen Federal Project Labor Agreement Mandates, But Costly Biden PLA Rule Remains in Place
On Jan. 20, Associated Builders and Contractors celebrated a decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that rules in favor of ABC members that filed bid protests challenging former President Joe Biden’s controversial policy requiring anti-competitive, inflationary, union-favoring project labor agreements on federal construction projects of $35 million or more. Judge Ryan T. Holte’s Jan. 19 ruling in favor […]
NAVFAC and USACE Issue PLA Surveys in Virginia
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued two surveys soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for multiple construction projects in Virginia. NAVFAC MID-ATLANTIC is soliciting comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of a PLA for large scale, general construction […]
NAVFAC Pacific Missile Range Facility Power Plant Project Labor Agreement Survey Due July 8
The U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for the upgrade of power plant Building #711 supporting the facilities at Makaha Ridge as part of the Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands in Kauai, […]
NAVFAC Southwest Project Labor Agreement Survey Due April 20
The U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest 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 construction of Special Operations Forces, Coastal Campus Utilities Infrastructure at the Silver Strand Training Complex in Coronado, CA. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages […]
NAVFAC Project Labor Agreement Survey for Guam’s Andersen Air Force Base Due March 2
The U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific 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 Munitions Storage Igloos, Phase 2 at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond […]
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 […]
NAVFAC Washington Project Labor Agreement Survey Due Nov. 10 For Quantico, Virginia Contract
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 Embassy Security Guard BEQ and OPS Facility at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit […]
NAVFAC Southwest Project Labor Agreement Survey For Raw Water Pipeline Due Nov. 10
The U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest 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 build the Raw Water Pipeline project at the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting […]