Feb 4, 2009 | Engineering
As we have advised you in the past to beware, recently several MITA members have received what appears to be official letters (and emails) from the USDOT requesting specific bank account information. Although they are very official looking on USDOT Procurement Office...
Jan 8, 2009 | Engineering
On February 4, 2009, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is hosting a class developed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) that will explain how the guidelines and policies of...
Dec 11, 2008 | Engineering
MDOT recently initiated an on-line reporting system to receive feedback on the content and quality of the plan and proposal packages. This electronic portal is intended to be the “feedback loop” by which contractors and engineers provide constructive comments that...
Nov 24, 2008 | Engineering
Starting with projects let in the January 2009 letting, MDOT will incorporate a revised Special Provision for Prompt Payment in all project proposals. MITA worked with MDOT in developing this new special provision which revises some requirements of the previous prompt...
Nov 21, 2008 | Membership
Recently, several MITA members received letters from the MI Unemployment Insurance Agency notifying them that a “solvency tax” would be added to their 2009 unemployment tax rate due to a negative balance in the state’s Unemployment Trust Fund. Employers, who have...
