AGC Continues Successful Effort to Deter Federal Agencies from Using Project Labor Agreements

AGC is again attacking agency efforts to use Project Labor Agreements on federal construction projects.  This week AGC 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 AGC’s continuing successful efforts to educate government agencies about PLA issues and implications:  

• On July 27, 2011, AGC sent a letter 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, AGC sent a letter 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 AGC neither supports nor opposes PLAs in general, AGC strongly opposes government mandates for PLAs on publicly funded construction projects.  AGC 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.