Level the Playing Field
NAFC seeks to educate the public, taxpayers and government officials on the benefits of fair and responsible contracting policies that level the playing field in public construction.
- Quantifying the Value of Union Labor on Construction Projects (Independent Project Analysis, Inc. – Feb. 2023)
- The Public Cost of Low-Wage Jobs in the US Construction Industry (UC Berkley Labor Center – 2022)
- The Impact of Responsible Bidder Ordinances on Bid Competition and Public Construction Costs (ILEPI – Manzo – 2020)
- The Role of State Utility Commissions in Setting Policy for Responsible Contracting (Scott Strauss & Catherine Mapes – 2018)
- ILR Impact Brief – New York State Prevailing Wage Law: Defining Public Work (Kotler, Cornell University ILR – 2018)
- Responsible Bidder Ordinances are Protection Plans for Taxpayers, Providing the Highest Value at the Lowest Cost (ILEPI -Manzo – 2017)
- Contracting that Works A Toolkit for State and Local Governments (CAP Action Fund -Walter, Madland, Sonn, Gebreselassie – 2015)
- Project Labor Agreements’ Effect on School Construction Costs in Massachusetts (Belman, Ormiston, Kelso, Schriver, Frank – INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, Vol. 49, No. 1 – January 2010)
- Construction Procurement Policies That Address Health Insurance: A Cost Analysis
- C. Jeffrey Waddoups, Dept. of Economics, Univ. of Nevada and David C. May, Concord Cymorth LC (2009) concludes that: “Adopting high-road employment policies, which include employment-based health insurance, and safe workplaces, and pensions, provide obvious benefits to workers, their families, and the community…. We find no statistically discernible differences in final bid costs between RCP and non-RCP schools. Therefore, our study supports the idea that adopting RCP’s for school construction may be an effective way to improve jobs and living standards of workers without significantly raising costs for taxpayers.” From NELP: www.nelp.org
- The Road to Responsible Contracting: Lessons from States and Cities for Ensuring That Federal Contracting Delivers Good Jobs and Quality Services (Sonn and Gebreselassie – 2009)
- A National Employment Law Project report that documents successful responsible contracting reforms in states and localities across the nation.
- Contracting That Works: A Toolkit for State and Local Governments (2010) From the Center for American Progress: www.americanprogress.org
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Special Commission Report on the Use of Project Labor Agreements in Road, Bridge and Rail Projects (2014)
- High Road Government: A Contracting Policy that Helps Workers, Taxpayers and Business (2010)
- Taking the High Road: Next Steps to Cleaning Up Federal Contracting (2010) From American Prospect: www.prospect.org
- Government Paves the Way: A Decent Worker Agenda for the Obama Administration (2009) From the Florida International University – Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy: www.risep-fiu.edu
- Best Value in Publicly Funded Projects: Contractor Selection in Two County GOD Projects (RISEP) (2006)
- Construction Under the County’s General Obligation Bond; Advantage and Disadvantages of Alternative Ways to Renovate the Orange Bowl and Expand the Jackson South Community Hospital (RISEP) (2006)
- Community Workforce Provisions in PLA’s: A Tool for Building Middle-Class Careers Oct. 2011 – Cornell University
- The Socio-Economic Impacts of Construction Unionization in Massachusetts April 2010 – The Construction Institute
- Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies July 2009 – Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget
- Project Labor Agreements in New York State: In the Public Interest March 2009 – Cornell University
- President Obama’s Executive Order on Project Labor Agreements Feb. 2009 – The White House, Office of the Press Secretary
- Project Labor Agreements in Iowa: An Important Tool for Managing Complex Public Construction Projects Oct. 2004 – The Iowa Policy Project
- Illinois Governors Executive Order on Project Labor Agreements Introduced 2003 – State of Illinois
- Constructing California: A Review of Project Labor Agreements Oct. 2001 – Prepared at the Request of Senator John L. Burton, President pro Tempore
- Efficiencies of project Labor Agreements Illinois Capital Development Board Projects, 2011-2013
- Project Labor Agreements in New York State II: In the Public Interest and of Proven Value
- Project Labor Agreements’ Effect on School Construction Costs in Massachusetts
- The Benefits of Implementing a PLA for Construction of the New Kent County Courthouse