PLA Survey_Webbers Falls Tainter Gate Replacement.docx
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This document is a Project Labor Market Survey (PLA Survey) for the Webbers Falls Tainter Gate Replacement project located in Muskogee County, Oklahoma. The survey seeks industry input regarding labor market conditions, potential project labor agreements (PLAs), and challenges for a $25-50 million heavy civil engineering construction project at the Webbers Falls Lock & Dam. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tulsa District is requesting detailed feedback from potential contractors on topics including local labor availability, skilled worker shortages, collective bargaining agreements, project cost impacts, small business participation, and optimal PLA submission timing.
The related federal contract opportunity indicates the project involves designing and replacing existing spillway tainter gates while reusing some existing structural components. The competitive, firm-fixed price design/bid/build contract will be procured using a best value trade-off process. Interested firms must submit a 5-page response by 2:00 PM CT on 20 June 2025, including company details, bidding interest, capabilities, business size, joint ventures, bonding capacity, and completed PLA labor market survey. The solicitation is anticipated to be issued around 8 July 2025, with a North American Industry Classification System code of 237990 and a small business size standard of $45 million.
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PROJECT LABOR MARKET SURVEY FOR PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS (PLA) FOR:
WEBBERS FALLS TAINTER GATE REPLACEMENT
Webbers Falls Lock & Dam Muskogee County, Oklahoma
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? The information should include the following information on projects 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 a PLA used?
g) Were there any challenges experienced during the project?
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. Does the local market contain enough available skilled workers for this project? Yes or No and Why?
4. Are the other projects in the vicinity going to limit the pool of skill labor available for your project? Yes or No and Why?
5. Are you aware of time sensitive issues/scheduling requirements that would impact the rate at which the referenced project should be completed? If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.
6. Are there collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) that are likely to expire during the course of the project under consideration that might cause delays?
7. Identify specific reasons why or how you believe a PLA would advance the Federal Government’s interest in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement.
8. Identify specific reasons why you do not believe a PLA would advance the Federal Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in federal procurement.
9. Please identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the use of a PLA for the referenced project.
10. How would the use of a PLA impact project costs?
11. How would the use of a PLA impact the small business participation as subcontractors?
12. How would a PLA on this project impact small business prime and subcontractors who are nonsignatory to a PLA concurrently working a separate contract on the same project site.
13. When is the best time to submit a signed and executed copy of the PLA, and why?
1. By each offeror as part of their proposal, (or)
2. By the apparent successful offeror prior to contract award, (or)
3. No later than a specific time after contract award.
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