The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued two surveys requesting information from the construction industry on the potential use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on projects at Joint Base Ft. Lewis/McCord in Washington and at Fort Hood in Texas.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a PLA survey for a project in St. Louis, Missouri. All ABC members and construction professionals are encouraged to respond to the requests for information and tell the USACE that government-mandated PLAs harm competition, increase costs, and impede economy and efficiency in government contracting.      

Survey responses to the USACE’s Joint Base Ft. Lewis/McCord project in Washington must be submitted to ladell.p.barnes@usace.army.mil by 2:00 p.m. (CST) on Jan. 5. Download a PDF of the survey.

Survey responses to the USACE’s 2-Step Design Build Best Value Trade-off for Operational Training Complex (ORTC) project at Fort Hood, Texas also must be submitted to ladell.p.barnes@usace.army.mil by 2:00 p.m. (CST) on Jan. 5. Please "Project Labor Agreement for ORTC at Ft Hood, Texas (PN 65374)" the subject line. Download a PDF of the survey.

Responses to the VA’s new energy plant and campus utility upgrades at the Jefferson Barracks Division of the St. Louis VA Medical Center must be submitted to noella.bond@va.gov by Jan. 10. Download a PDF of the survey.

During the past several months, federal agencies have issued several similar surveys requesting information about the potential use of PLAs on federal construction projects in regions nationwide. ABC has taken the opportunity to respond to all PLA surveys as they are issued and encourages its members to do the same.For more information on PLAs, visit www.thetruthaboutplas.com website andFacebook page.