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Welcome to OpenContracting.com

OpenContracting.com is dedicated to the philosophy of fair and open competition in our nation's construction industry. Open competition helps put freedom to work by encouraging free enterprise, the foundation of the U.S. economy. We encourage you to get the true facts about open competition and how awarding construction projects on merit--and not labor affiliation--results in lower bids, fewer cost overruns, fewer project delays and better quality. Not only is open competition smarter, it's the American way.
Attention Business Owners and Construction Decision Makers

If you have a public or private construction project that needs to be built on time and on budget, a union-only project labor agreement is no solution. Fair and open competition is the best method to obtain a high-quality product at just the right price.

On 5/7/09 ABC launched a new blog and website about discriminatory and costly union-only PLAs. Learn more at TheTruthAboutPLAs.com
State Information

For information about the political and economic climate as well as the construction industry in your state, including statistics and links to other open competition websites Click Here.