[caisson71]

This is great and much needed. Provided there are no restrictive rules, ie. union labor only, inflated minimum wages pegged to union wages, cumbersome envoronmental regs.or other non-competative laws, this is an excellent move.

[So Cal Rocket]

I believe that since the work would be performed under a Federal contract, then the Davis-Bacon Act would apply - meaning that "prevailing wage" (read: union wages) must be paid.