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<section number="10A-158" name="Project Labor Agreements" law="code" slug="sec-10a-158" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_10APU_DIV6SPPR_SD13PRLAAG_S10A-158PRLAAG">
  <level label="a">
    <text>All solicitations, including invitations for bids and requests for proposals, issued for construction projects by the County that have an estimated dollar value of Thirty-Five Million Dollars ($35,000,000) or more shall include a clause that requires the execution and use of a Project Labor Agreement, as defined herein:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Within sixty (60) days after enactment the County Executive shall provide a list of eligible projects and shall publish a list of eligible projects annually as part of the capital improvement plan.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Project Labor Agreement Coordinating Committee may recommend Project Labor Agreements on county-wide, multi-location Capital Improvement Projects that will create workforce development opportunities to the County Executive.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A Project Labor Agreement shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Establish the terms and conditions of employment for all construction craft workers on the specified project;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Apply to and cover all contractors and subcontractors, at whatever tier, used to build the project and all labor organizations representing construction craft workers employed on the project; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Contain the following minimum terms and conditions, as well as other terms that may be negotiated and agreed upon by the County, the applicable project contractors and labor organizations, that:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>bind all contractors and subcontractors on the construction project through the inclusion of appropriate specifications in all relevant solicitation provisions and contract documents;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>allow all contractors and subcontractors to bid and otherwise compete for contracts and subcontracts without regard to whether they are parties to collective bargaining agreements or otherwise affiliated with labor organizations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>contain contractual guarantees against strikes, lockouts, and similar job disruptions;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="D">
        <text>set forth effective, prompt, and mutually binding procedures for resolving labor disputes arising during the Project Labor Agreement;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="E">
        <text>provide that applicable project contractors and labor organizations shall work together and use reasonable best efforts to ensure that a goal of fifty-five percent (55%) of Prince George's County residents are afforded maximum opportunities for employment and skill training on Project Labor Agreement projects;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="F">
        <text>provide other mechanisms for labor-management cooperation on matters of mutual interest and concern, including productivity, quality of work, safety, and health.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Exemptions. Exemptions to a Project Labor Agreement may be granted if the Purchasing Agent and the Project Labor Agreement Coordinating Committee jointly determine that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The construction project is of short duration and lacks operational complexity.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The construction project will involve only one craft or trade.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The construction project will involve specialized construction work that is available from only a limited number of contractors or subcontractors.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The agency's need for the construction project is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that a project labor agreement would be impracticable.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
