Nov 3, 2008 | Engineering
MDOT recently changed their pass-through warranty bond provisions to allow a first-tier subcontractor who is responsible for more than one warranty bond on a project to now provide a single warranty bond. Prior to this change a first-tier subcontractor would have to...
Oct 21, 2008 | Membership
At ceremonies conducted on October 16, 2008, two longtime MITA members, the late Joseph Dunigan Sr., and James Klett were awarded the “Distinguished Constructor Award” and inducted into the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame. The Distinguished Constructor Award was...
Oct 10, 2008 | Engineering
At a recent State Transportation Commission meeting MDOT leadership announced they would invest $1.27 billion in their 2009 Highway Program. This investment level represents roughly a 10% reduction from their $1.38 billion 2008 Highway Program investment. In breaking...
Sep 12, 2008 | Engineering
As we have advised you in the past to beware, recently several MITA members have received what appears to be official letters from the USDOT requesting specific bank account information. Although the fax letters are very official looking on USDOT Procurement Office...
Aug 7, 2008 | Engineering
MITA recently met with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) to discuss ongoing state prevailing wage truck driver enforcement concerns. During the meeting, DLEG indicated that it was now their position that “owner-operators” would be covered...
