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Articles/Links/Downloads PLA-Related Publications The following materials are part of a growing list of publications Empire State ABC has distributed to educate decision-makers about PLAs. These resources are updated as evidence of PLA delays and cost overruns becomes available. Please check frequently for updates. For further information, contact the Empire State ABC office. Public Record of Poor Performance (PLA) Open Competition Brochure How a PLA Works Project Labor Agreement Links General Accounting Office National Labor Relations Board Library of Congress Legislative Server PLAs Outside of New York: Boston Harbor The Central Artery Project, also known as the "Big Dig" project, is the most expensive PLA yet recorded. Currently, the project is more than $1 billion over intial budget projections. Check out the following Federal Task Force Report and page links for the latest on this issue: 'Apartheid' on the harbor (Boston Herald) Supreme Court Opinion Federal Task Force Report 2-2000 PLA Articles Erie County Courthouse Taxpayer Article 6-2000 A Cancer Spreading Across California (Cal-Tax Digest, March 2000) Do PLAs deliver what they promise? (Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce 3/30/2000) Only thing PLAs really stop is fair competition (Puget Sound Business Journal 8/30/1999) Big Dig Chief Kerasiotes Fired; Governor Asks Central Artery Project Leader To Resign (Boston, WCVB Newscenter 5 4-11-2000) Federal Highway Administrator Announces Task Force for Central Artery Project Oversight (2-2000 press release) |
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