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- Public comments
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- Last 30 days
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 21, 2026.
Public comments (8)
A Black-owned county construction company president warned a mandatory PLA would lock out non-union Black-owned firms and workers; asked for wage/local-hiring mandates instead.
Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Sep 21, 2026 · 1:33:36 →Shapiro & Duncan (mechanical contractor, 430 employees in Landover) supports the bill as introduced and urges open competitive bidding without a PLA.
Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Sep 21, 2026 · 1:48:14 →A mentor-protege program manager argued you can have both — competitive bidding for merit contractors and union participation — citing 70% local/MBE participation on the Clean Water Partnership.
Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Sep 21, 2026 · 1:50:13 →A county-based MBE that relocated to PG County says a PLA would restrict their participation; asked the committee to refrain from enacting one.
Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Sep 21, 2026 · 1:52:32 →ABC Metro Washington CEO cited its Beltsville training academy (400+ students/year) and urged a favorable report without excluding local merit-shop contractors.
Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Sep 21, 2026 · 1:53:57 →A Bowie merit-shop subcontractor with ~100 employees says a PLA would exclude his workers and local MBEs; asks for fair open competition.
Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Sep 21, 2026 · 2:08:00 →Carpenters union rep says PLAs don't mean 100% union — non-union workers work on the county's P3 PLA now — and warned union workers will lose out without one.
Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Sep 21, 2026 · 2:11:28 →ABC's government affairs director noted PLAs were rejected in Annapolis and at the state level; urged moving the project forward while keeping procurement open and competitive.
Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee - Sep 21, 2026 · 1:32:58 →