Trade Group Criticizes Regulatory Change to Federal Acquisitions Rules
Executive Order amends how business with the federal government on projects is executed; requires a ‘Project Labor Agreement’ for contracts exceeding $35 million
Contractors doing business with the federal government will have to negotiate pre-hire collective bargaining agreements with unions to work on large-scale federal infrastructure projects under new requirements that will go into effect on Jan. 22, which has been slammed by construction trade groups, including the Associated Builders and Contractors.
Last February, President Joe Biden issued an executive order requiring project labor agreements for federal construction projects with the U.S. government exceeding $35 million or more to be in place before submitting bids for proposed work, amending a rule to Federal Acquisition Regulations first implemented during the Obama administration.