Bulletins
As a result of an Executive Order, signed by President Obama on July 31, 2014, prospective federal contractors will be required to disclose labor law violations from the past three years before they can get a contract. It should be pointed out that this Executive Order applies to Contractors that
Beginning with the September 5, 2014 bid letting, and then with all subsequent bid lettings, MDOT will implement the revised “DBE Information at Time of Bid” process on projects with a DBE participation goal of 6% and greater. You will recall that the use of the previously implemented “DBE Information
Frequently Used Special Provision (FUSP)/ Notice to Bidders (NTB) Update MDOT has recently made the noted changes that will be in effect with the October 3, 2014 letting. The following 2012 SPs have been updated: 12SP-104B-02 High Visibility Clothing 12SP-107B-02 NPDES Inspection and Response 12SP-204A-02 Asbestos Removal and Disposal 12SP-208A-02
To: Utility Distribution Contractors From: Michael A. Nystrom, Executive Vice President/Secretary Date: July 9, 2014 Re: Letter to Operating Engineers, Local 324 The attached letter was sent to Douglas Stockwell, Operating Engineers, Local 324 in response to their letter that was sent to signatory contractors of the MITA Distribution Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on
To: Utility Distribution Contractors From: Michael A. Nystrom, Executive Vice President/Secretary Date: July 9, 2014 Re: Letter to Operating Engineers, Local 324 The attached letter was sent to Douglas Stockwell, Operating Engineers, Local 324 in response to their letter that was sent to signatory contractors of the MITA Distribution Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on
TO: All MITA Union Contractors FROM: Michael Nystrom, Executive Vice President DATE: May 29, 2014 RE: Operating Engineers Local 324 Exclusive Hiring Hall Letter Recently you should have received a letter from Operating Engineers Local 324 regarding their Exclusive Hiring Hall plan. Click here for plan. This is a new, sincere initiative by Local
On Tuesday, July 15, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014. H.R. 5021 passed the House by a 367 to 55 vote. Every House member from Michigan voted in favor of the bill, with the exception of Congressman Justin Amash – R, Grand
By Eric Flessland Shareholder, Butzel Long Recently, the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a strategic plan for work site enforcement. One of the key initiatives of the plan is enforcement of U.S. immigration-related employment laws, and aggressively pursuing employers who violate the law – even
The Michigan Supreme Court recently sided with the Michigan Department of Treasury with a sales and use tax ruling that will have far-reaching implications for the everyday consumer and for all business-to-business transactions. The Courts’ ruling now allows the Department of Treasury to collect both the 6% sales tax and the 6%
Frequently Used Special Provision (FUSP)/ Supplemental Specification (SS) Update MDOT has recently made the noted changes to the following frequently used special provision and will be in effect with the September 5, 2014 letting. The following 12 SP have been added: 12SP102(E) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Information at Time of Bid
Are you on your third, fourth, fifth, sixth staking or additional assistance request with MISS DIG? If so, you are not alone. Many of the third party locators that perform work in Michigan have fallen woefully behind. In an effort to rectify the situation, two things are happening. The first
The Michigan Legislature left for their summer recess after a long week of session, without solving Michigan’s inadequate infrastructure funding problem, leaving the current crisis to continue to loom. Several proposals were considered throughout the last few weeks, but at the end of the day, the legislature couldn’t muster up
