Successful Outcome Could Block Federal Officials from Including Project Labor Agreement (PLA) Mandate in Projects Valued over $35 million

The funding bill provides Relief from inflation for Federal Construction.

AGC of America and AGC of South Dakota express concerns with new PLA mandate.

AGC Advocates for Construction Industry Priorities in the National Defense Authorization Act.

AGC of America meets with the White House on why it should not finalize its project labor agreement (PLA) mandate and why such a mandate would negatively impact union and open shop contractors.  

AGC and member companies, Clark Construction, Hensel Phelps, and Parsons Corp. spoke to GSA’s regional and national directors from the Office of Project Delivery and Regional Design & Construction.

On August 1, the proposed rule on sustainable procurement was issued that will, among other things, require all federal agencies to prioritize the procurement of sustainable products and services “to the maximum extent practicable.”

AGC successfully blocks a slew of new labor mandates and other harmful policies some members of Congress seek to include in the annual defense bill.   

AGC-backed legislation opposing government-mandated project labor agreements advances through a House committee but faces significant challenges ahead.

AGC-supported legislation to block a regulation requiring federal contractors to report technically unfeasible metrics for greenhouse gas emissions passes a House committee.