Bulletins
More than a dozen companies have answered the challenge to have their employees help lobby for more transportation funding, tallying over 300 calls to legislative offices in recent weeks. About a dozen more companies have agreed to do an upcoming call day and are in the pipeline. In many cases,
The Senate is poised to vote tomorrow morning on legislation (SB 388 and 389) that would allow an optional tax on the vehicle registration fee to pay for state parks. While we are not opposed to state parks, for almost five years legislators have told us that “now is not
A “FieldManager Contractor” User group meeting was recently held (10/22/09) at the MITA building. During the meeting, InfoTech highlighted some new software enhancements and listened to suggestions from the participating MITA contractors for future releases. As you may recall from previous discussions and bulletins, MITA members are driving this program
Will you be ready if diesel emission standards are forced on your company? Do you know the overall level of emissions of your fleet? MITA and the equipment industry are going to get you ahead of the curve by applying for a federal grant aimed at lowering diesel emissions by
Heavy Equipment Operators & Heavy Equipment Technicians Applications for Apprenticeship Training with the Operating Engineers Local 324 Journeyman & Apprentice Training Fund, Inc. will be available for qualified applicants at the locations listed below, on the following dates and times: Monday, December 7, 2009 through Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Between
MITA Ads (www.mitaads.com) has quickly become the preferred portal for the advertisement of non-MDOT let projects. Since its’ September 1st debut showcasing the many new features of the improved website, over 80 advertisements have been posted. The improved MITA Ads site offers many requested upgraded features. A few of the notable enhancements
The State Revolving Fund program will see a sizeable 1st quarter (beginning in October, 2009), with over 40 projects worth $300 million likely being advertised later this month. This list does not include any “mega” Detroit and Dearborn projects. This should bode well for contractors across the state, as it
In order to remain compliant with federal law, MDOT will change its’ payment schedule to contractors. Per Title 31 of the United States Code, MDOT must pay its’ vendors (contractors and consultants) at the same time it receives federal reimbursement. The old MDOT payment schedule was established when the payment
As a result of MDOT’s recent mobility policy, there has been more night work. This promotes mobility for the motoring public during the daytime but presents a new set of problems for the movement of construction equipment during the nighttime. A major obstacle for nighttime movement lies with the stated
With the close of the fiscal year looming on Wednesday, the U.S. Congress and the Michigan Legislature were scurrying to complete their work on the fiscal year 2010 budgets. After much political wrangling, the legislature passed a transportation budget (SB 254) that had been bogged down in disputes over whether
Fifteen hours before construction projects would be idled, policymakers came to an agreement on the state’s transportation budget in the face of tonight’s midnight end of the fiscal year. A MITA press release last week announced a possible government shutdown and estimated that it would cost state taxpayers $1 million.
Several MITA companies have already taken up the industry challenge of 1,000 calls to legislator offices and signed up for legislator call days for their employees. AIS Construction Equipment, Michigan CAT, JDE Equipment Company, Wolverine Tractor and Equipment and now AJAX Paving Industries have either already made employee calls or
