Biden to Sign Executive Order Requiring Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects up to $35 Million

A worker sweeps gravel on the construction site of the new water treatment plant in Ames, Iowa, on Sept. 17, 2015. Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo

President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order on Friday aimed at bolstering project labor agreements (PLAs) used for federal construction projects costing more than $35 million.

Biden will travel to a local ironworkers union in Maryland to sign the order which the White House says will “improve timeliness, lower costs and increase quality in federal construction projects.”