b'OPEN COMPETITIONBUILDS BETTER COMMUNITIESCOSTSQUALITYWORKCOMMUNITY GOGOES STAYSPROSPERITY DOWN UP LOCAL INCREASESBRANDYWINE FIRE STATIONPLA EPIC FAILTHE ESTIMATED COST WAS $2.9 MILLION.The lowest bid was approximately $4.2 million. WHAT HAPPENED THE RESULTSThe fire station was build duringBids were submitted for a fire station construction project in a similar time frame as the LaurelBrandywine, MD, that was estimated to cost $2.9 million.Library, also with a PLA, came inThe lowest bid was approximately $4.2 milliona 41 percent substantially over budget and withincrease over the estimated cost of the project!significant delays in its construction. The project was late in delivery by over a year. The Maryland Coalition for Fairness and Open Competition is dedicated to advocating against the use of mandated PLAs on state public works projects that taxpayer-funded contracts to union-signatory contractors, granting union workers a monopoly on jobs and contracts, as well as, raising taxpayer costs. Coalition Members: 5000 Employers & 100,000 Employeeswww.md4fairness.org/take-action17'