BEWARE: Fraudulent USDOT Letters

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...

Fuel Escalators – “Do we need and want them?”

As the price of fuel continues to climb with no price down turn projected anytime soon, fuel escalator provisions and fuel price adjustment clauses have become a frequent topic of discussion throughout the industry. Historically, owner agencies like MDOT have been...

2007 ARTBA Annual Construction Materials Price Report

ARTBA recently published the following information and statistics for transportation construction material prices and inflation. For 2007 as a whole, highway and street construction prices were up 5.7 percent compared to 2006, while inflation was up 2.8 percent. Since...

Detroit Executive Order Update

Through the Executive Order Working Group, industry leaders continue to meet with representatives of the City of Detroit Mayor’s Office to pursue the creation of administrative guidelines for implementation of Executive Order 2007-1. Issued by Mayor Kilpatrick last...

Governor’s “Buy Michigan First” Initiative

In support of the Governor Granholm’s “Buy Michigan First Initiative” the Department of Management and Budget, Facilities Administration, Design & Construction Division is co-sponsoring, along with the Procurement Technical Assistance Center, Macomb Community...