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Members of the Transportation Funding Task Force (TF2) unveiled a package of bills on Thursday that would provide a long-term boost to Michigan’s deteriorating roads and bridges. The legislative funding package would replace the current 19-cents per gallon fuel tax and replace it with a percentage tax on the wholesale
FHWA and MDOT invite you to attend the Highways for LIFE sponsored showcase of MDOT’s M-115 project. September 30, 2008 8:30 am to 3:45pm Doherty Hotel and Conference Center 604 North McEwan Clare, Michigan This showcase will include an overview of the Performance Contracting for Construction framework, the formation of
On June 1, 2009, the price break offered to MITA members for FieldManager Contractor sunsets and the regular annual license price of $2,000 will take effect. Order now to take advantage of the $1,750 introductory price while it’s available. Click here to place your order. Follow the steps on the screen to complete
For the third time in as many years, the Wage & Hour Division (W&HD) of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DeLEG) has again changed the rules that relate to truck drivers and their coverage by state prevailing wage. These most recent changes were published without input by, or
As reported in the past, MDOT continues to step up their enforcement of prevailing wages. To ensure the commonly occurring problems get resolved in a timely fashion, MDOT has asked MITA to distribute the following Frequently Asked Questions regarding Vacs and Sweeper Operators. When sweeper contractors are working on prevailing
With the Michigan legislature’s approval of the supplemental appropriations, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) can begin spending over $1billion in federal stimulus dollars made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for road, bridge, sewer, and water projects. As
Developments have seemingly been slow on the transportation funding initiative in recent weeks, overshadowed by debate and legislative approval of the federal stimulus money for state road projects. With that action now completed, a singular focus is shifting back to the long-term funding needs, as the funding initiative reaches a
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today signed legislation authorizing Michigan to spend $873 million of federal recovery money on hundreds of road and transit projects across the state that will create approximately 25,000 jobs. Mike Nystrom and Keith Ledbetter of MITA attended the bill signing, and Nystrom commented on the short-term
Legislation (HB 4282) being debated in House committee this week would allow the state to debar contractors from doing work for the state if they had more than one MIOSHA or prevailing wage violation in the previous three years. As ridiculous as the legislation seems, misguided legislators were holding their
MITA was involved in a dispute with the Detroit Area Carpenters relative to the assignment of work on mechanically stabilized earth wall construction (MSE wall). It was the position of the Carpenters that such work fall within their jurisdiction and should therefore be assigned to Carpenters, rather than Laborers. The
A bill that would provide authorization for the state to spend the federal stimulus transportation money passed the Michigan House this week by a vote of 109-1. MDOT has requested that the appropriations bill be approved by the legislature no later than April 2 so that the first letting can
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently announced almost $1 billion in projects for roads, bridges, sewer, and water systems to be funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that was signed into law in February. MITA first announced these
