Department of Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation CIP 4.66.0002 Curb and Road and Rehabilitation 2 projects shall require, as part of a solicitation for a construction contract, that every contractor and subcontractor that will engage in the construction project agree to negotiate or become a party to a project labor agreement, for that project, with one or more labor organizations if: Use of a project labor agreement will advance the County's interest in 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. A project labor agreement agreed to pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall: Bind all contractors and subcontractors engaged in construction on the construction project to comply with the project labor agreement; and Contain guarantees against strikes, lockouts, and similar job disruptions; and Set forth effective, prompt, and mutually binding procedures for resolving labor disputes arising during the term of the project labor agreement; and Provide other mechanisms for labor-management cooperation on matters of mutual interest and concern, including productivity, quality of work, safety, and health; and Include any additional requirements that the Purchasing Agent considers necessary to promote the County's interest. The Director of the Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation, with mutual concurrence of the Purchasing Agent, may waive the requirement for contractors or subcontractors to negotiate or enter into a project labor agreement for construction projects under CIP 4.66.0002 Curb and Road and Rehabilitation 2, if: The Department conducts a competitive solicitation process for the project; and The Department determines, based on the response to the solicitation, that no qualified vendors are willing to participate under a project labor agreement.