Richard Arnholt | Bass, Berry & Sims On January 21, in MVL, Inc., et al. v. United States, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) struck down a 2022 Executive Order (EO), as well as the implementing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), signed by then-President Biden that required government contractors to enter Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) in… Continue reading Project Labor Agreements No Longer Mandated for Large Federal Construction Contracts
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OMG! Bruh 86s PLAs Under CICA—It’s a “W” for Fed Contractors!
Matthew DeVries | Best Practices Construction Law I am sure that my kiddos would understand that title, so shoot me an email if you get it! In a major win for open competition in federal contracting, the United States Court of Federal Claims ruled against the government’s mandate requiring Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on large-scale… Continue reading OMG! Bruh 86s PLAs Under CICA—It’s a “W” for Fed Contractors!
Federal Construction Projects Will Soon Require Project Labor Agreements Under New Rule
Christopher Caiaccio, Gunjan Talati, Kathryn Trent and Destiny Williams | Kilpatrick On December 18, 2023, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) announced a new final rule enforcing Executive Order 14063. The order requires federal agencies to use project labor agreements (“PLA”), which are pre-hire collective bargaining agreements for construction, on large-scale federal construction projects. PLAs are negotiated with construction… Continue reading Federal Construction Projects Will Soon Require Project Labor Agreements Under New Rule
New FAR Rule Mandates the Use of PLAs on Large Construction Projects
Reggie Jones | ConsensusDocs The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council recently published a proposed ruled that, once implemented, will require the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects with a contract value of $35 million or greater. The proposed rule revokes President Obama’s Executive Order 13502 and implements an Executive Order 14063 (E.O.… Continue reading New FAR Rule Mandates the Use of PLAs on Large Construction Projects
New Proposed Rule Would Require Project Labor Agreements With Unions On “Large-Scale” Federal Construction Projects
Suzanne Sumner and Stephen G. Darby | Taft Stettinius & Hollister On Aug. 19, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed a rule to require labor agreements with unions on “large-scale” federal construction projects. This proposed rule, if finalized, would mandate the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) for federal construction projects that have a total… Continue reading New Proposed Rule Would Require Project Labor Agreements With Unions On “Large-Scale” Federal Construction Projects