SPECIAL NOTICE
Y -- Project Labor Agreement - United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity Headquarters Building
- Notice Date
- 12/10/2019 12:04:28 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 236220
— Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- W2SD ENDIST BALTIMORE BALTIMORE MD 21201 USA
- ZIP Code
- 21201
- Solicitation Number
- W912DR20B0005PLA
- Response Due
- 12/27/2019 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 01/11/2020
- Point of Contact
- Brian L. Richardson, Patricia Morrow
- E-Mail Address
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Brian.L.Richardson@usace.army.mil, patricia.l.morrow@usace.army.mil
(Brian.L.Richardson@usace.army.mil, patricia.l.morrow@usace.army.mil)
- Description
- The Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is soliciting comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for a large scale construction project (exceeding $25million) within the Frederick County, Maryland area.Project Description: The work includes the new United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity Headquarters Building (USAMRAA-HQ). The facility is planned as a 3-story structure providing a modern, flexible and efficient work environment that will support the administrative requirements associated with the medical research acquisition activities that USAMRAA is responsible for. The program includes 54,730 SF of typical office space as well as a high density storage room, two large conference rooms and miscellaneous support spaces. The program calls for an open office environment with predominantly open work stations. The design has a partial Ground Floor with the main entrance close to the parking, a full First Floor with the ceremonial entrance facing the parade field and a partial Second Floor with access to a roof terrace.The ceremonial entrance, on the parade field side, enters the building on the First Floor while the main entrance from the parking enters the building on the Ground Floor. An entry court and potential exterior gathering space, formed by a retaining wall perpendicular to Doughten Drive, lead to a main entry point from the parking. The approach to the ceremonial entrance, from the parade field, is gently graded up to the First Floor entry point to improve the prominence of the building. A loading area is provided at the northwest corner of the site, off of Building 810 parking access road.PLA Background Information:A Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is defined as a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project and is an agreement described in 29 U.S.C. 158(f). Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 22.503 states:(a) Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is a tool that agencies may use to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurement. Pursuant to Executive Order 13502, agencies are encouraged to consider requiring the use of project labor agreements in connection with large scale construction projects.(b) An agency may, if appropriate, require that every contractor and subcontractor engaged in construction on the project agree, for that project, to negotiate or become a party to a project labor agreement with one or more labor organizations if the agency decides that the use of project labor agreements will-(1) Advance the Federal Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement, producing labor-management stability, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations governing safety and health, equal employment opportunity, labor and employment standards, and other matters; and(2) Be consistent with law.Reference: Provision: FAR 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement, Clause: FAR 52.222- 34 Project Labor Agreement.The construction community is invited to comment on the use of PLAs by responding to the questions below.1. Do you have knowledge that a PLA has been used in the local area on projects of this kind? If so, please provide supporting documentation?2. Are you aware of skilled labor shortages in the area for those crafts that will be needed to complete the referenced project? If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.3. Are you award of time sensitive issues/scheduling requirements that would affect the rate of which the referenced project should be completed? If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.4. Identify specific reasons why or how you believe a PLA would advance the Federal Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in federal procurement.5. Identify specific reasons why you do not believe a PLA would advance the Federal Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in federal procurement.6. Identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the use of a PLA on the referenced project.7. Identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the non-use of a PLA on the referenced project.8. The information gathered during this market research should include the following information on projects you have completed in the last 2-5 years:a. Project Name and Location.b. Detailed Project Description.c. Initial Cost Estimate vs. Actual Final Cost.d. Was the project completed on time?e. Number of craft trades present on the project.f. Was the PLA used?g. Were there any challenged experience during the project?Responses are to be sent via email to Brian.L.Richardson@usace.army.mil no later than 11:00 AM (EST) on December 27, 2019. Responses are limited to seven (7) pages.This is NOT a Request for Proposal and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to this labor market survey will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this survey.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 30325, MD, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN05512721-F 20191212/191210230249 (samdaily.us)
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