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.