{"id":33521,"date":"2025-12-07T10:43:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/nyc-pegs-7b-in-work-to-new-project-labor-agreements\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T10:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:43:25","slug":"nyc-pegs-7b-in-work-to-new-project-labor-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/nyc-pegs-7b-in-work-to-new-project-labor-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC pegs $7B in work to new project labor agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/807101\/2025-12-04_15.47.22\/nyc-new-project-labor-agreements.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Dive Brief:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>More than <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/mayors-office\/news\/2025\/11\/mayor-adams-announces-new-project-labor-agreements-covering-more\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$7 billion in upcoming construction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in New York City will now fall under new project labor agreements, according to a news release from the office of Mayor Eric Adams.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The agreements standardize labor rules and embed community hiring requirements that will shape how contractors staff and deliver upcoming public projects in the city.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The move builds on <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/nyc-plans-billion-buildout-pla-queens-willets-point\/733969\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>last year\u2019s design-build PLA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> and signals New York City\u2019s broader push to accelerate capital delivery while expanding access to union construction careers, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dive Insight:<\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>New York City\u2019s move follows a period of scrutiny over PLA mandates on a federal level. A <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/pla-mandate-remains-omb-federal-contracting\/750679\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>June 2025 Office of Management and Budget memo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> underscored agencies should use PLAs when practicable and cost-effective, though acknowledged concerns about competition and pricing on large contracts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The New York City announcement is significant for contractors because it sets the labor and compliance framework for billions of dollars in public construction work over the next several years.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The new PLAs apply to a broad portfolio of city-led projects, from recreation centers and libraries to solar photovoltaic systems at public schools, as well as upgrades at water treatment plants, according to the release. City officials say the agreements will streamline delivery by establishing consistent wage and benefit expectations in addition to safety requirements.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve put our money where our mouth is and invested real dollars in real projects and delivered the good-paying jobs New Yorkers need,\u201d said Adams in the release. \u201cIf the city is going to build a new library or recreation center, we want to make sure those jobs pay well during the day and get workers home safe at night.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A major component of the deal is the expansion of a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/mayors-office\/news\/2024\/06\/mayor-adams-launches-city-s-first-community-hiring-effort-1-2-billion-connect-underserved\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>community hiring and apprenticeship initiative<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> launched in June 2024. Since then, nearly 100 procurements totaling more than $7.5 billion have already included community hiring mandates.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In addition, a new memorandum of understanding with the region\u2019s Building and Construction Trades Council and the Building Trades Employers\u2019 Association will recruit and place 700 pre-apprentices from New York City Housing Authority developments and low-income communities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cIn order for capital projects to reach their true economic potential, it is critical that they generate family-sustaining careers for hardworking New Yorkers,\u201d said Gary LaBarbera, president of the Building and Construction Trades Council, in the release. \u201cPLAs like the ones signed help them to do just that and more by establishing fair wages, safety standards and community hiring initiatives that boost apprenticeship opportunities and open up more pathways to the middle class.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The effort advances Adams\u2019 goal of connecting 30,000 New Yorkers to apprenticeships by 2030, according to the release. Industry organizations, including the New York Building Congress and the Building Contractors Association, praised the agreements as tools for delivering public projects faster, in addition to increasing union construction careers.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThis deal means faster projects, safer jobs and fairer wages for the union trades who build our city every day,\u201d said Carlo Scissura, president and CEO of the New York Building Congress, in the release. \u201cIt opens the door for thousands of apprentices to earn and learn on real projects.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/nyc-new-project-labor-agreements\/807101\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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