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U.S. Court of Federal Claims Ruling Validates the Associated General Contractors’ Argument that Mandating PLAs for Most Federal Construction Projects Is an Unauthorized Set-Aside
PLAs are a strong example of policy failure to stabilize labor costs for major construction projects. In theory they are supposed to strengthen the laborer with good wages and standard terms but in practice they are highly inefficient and restricts the labor pool a general contractor can select from. Both government and industry hated them.
With the Trump Administration in power I expect PLAs to die a quicker death but the courts were already moving against this burdensome policy.
88 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 3 Feb
You have to think who Biden was trying to please when he was making this agreement. Was he just trying to undo something Trump had done in his first term?
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Good question. I would assume the labor unions
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So many rules and agreements, how can anyone keep track
Wages have to comply with the Davis Bacon Act or whatever law governs government contract wages
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For federal contracts correct. But Davis bacon is straight forward
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