48 CFR § 22.502 - 22.502 Definitions.

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title: "48 CFR § 22.502 - 22.502   Definitions."
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title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
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# 22.502 22.502   Definitions.

As used in this subpart—

*Construction* means construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, modernization, alteration, conversion, extension, repair, or improvement of buildings, structures, highways, or other real property.

*Labor organization* means a labor organization as defined in 29 U.S.C. 152(5) of which building and construction employees are members.

*Large-scale construction project* means a Federal construction project within the United States for which the total estimated cost of the construction contract to the Federal Government is $35 million or more.

*Project labor agreement* means a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project and is an agreement described in 29 U.S.C. 158(f).

[75 FR 19178, Apr. 13, 2010, as amended at 88 FR 88727, Dec. 22, 2023]