51·çÁ÷

51·çÁ÷ is again attacking agency efforts to use Project Labor Agreements on federal construction projects.  This week 51·çÁ÷ sent two more letters questioning the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) potential use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on upcoming construction projects. These letters are the latest of 51·çÁ÷’s continuing successful efforts to educate government agencies about PLA issues and implications:  

• On July 27, 2011, 51·çÁ÷ to the New Orleans District of the USACE providing comment on their solicitation regarding the potential use of PLAs on the Southeast Louisiana Drainage Project in Orleans Parish, La.
• On Aug. 11, 2011, 51·çÁ÷ to the Omaha District of USACE providing comment on their solicitation regarding the potential use of PLAs for the B-52 Two-Bay Phase Maintenance Dock in Minot, N.D.

While 51·çÁ÷ neither supports nor opposes PLAs in general, 51·çÁ÷ strongly opposes government mandates for PLAs on publicly funded construction projects.  51·çÁ÷ is committed to free and open competition in all public construction markets and believes that publicly-funded contracts should be awarded without regard to the lawful labor relations policies and practices of the government contractor. For more information contact Marco Giamberardino at (703) 837-5325 orgiamberm@agc.org.