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Chief Operations Officer Gregg Brunner has announced Jason Gutting as the new director of the Bureau of Field Services. Gutting has served as the engineer of Construction Field Services since February 2016 and brings more than 24 years of experience and leadership with the State of Michigan to his new
Last year, many companies sponsored or delivered a truckload/s of books to a local Michigan Classroom and we are reaching out to see if your company would like to be a sponsor again for 2023. Our goal is to give away 100 Truckloads this year and to continue to add
Thank you MITA PAC Donors MITA would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have donated to the PAC so far this year! We publish this information in the quarterly magazine Cross-Section, but this email helps spread the message even further. The plan going forward is
MDOT will be holding an AASHTOWare Project Construction and Materials (APCM) Forum to discuss APCM system status and future process enhancements, APCM pilot project experiences, any contractor concerns with full APCM implementation, and/or any ideas for improvements. MDOT currently plans to fully implement APCM (MDOT’s replacement for FieldManager) this fall/winter
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is hosting an industry forum to discuss the upcoming two-step, low bid design-build (DB) procurement of pump station permanent standby generator installation at up to 141 locations statewide. The project will be delivered utilizing three design-build contracts. MDOT anticipates issuance of a Request for
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has issued project information sheets for bundles 1, 2 and 3 of the Pump Station Permanent Standby Generators – Phase II Design-Build Project. The project includes design and installation of a series of permanent standby generators and associated ancillary infrastructure to improve reliability at
The Blue Water Bridge Plaza Reconstruction – Component 2 industry forum scheduled for Thursday, August 10th is canceled. Additional information will be shared as it becomes available, and the industry forum may be rescheduled in the near future. Please continue to monitor the MDOT Innovative Contracting website for updates. If
Nancy Brown, MITA’s Director of Communications, retired as of July 31. Danielle Coppersmith has assumed her duties as Manager of Communications and Events. Nancy began her career at MITA in 2000, after working in public relations and print journalism in Michigan and New York after graduating from Michigan State’s Honors
TO: Detroit Road Carpenters Signatory Contractors FROM: Rob Coppersmith, Executive Vice President DATE: August 2, 2023 RE: New Fringe Mailing Information The lock box information for Detroit Carpenters Fringe payments has been changed – this will affect Locals 687, 1045, 1234 & 1123. If you send your fringes by mail,
Lindsay Corporation has reached out to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and industry in Michigan to discuss issues related to zipper barrier systems. The goal of the forum is to address issues and potential solutions to utilizing zipper barrier systems as a tool to address Work Zone safety challenges
The next PAC Donor Spotlight company is Give ‘Em a Brake Safety. They have recognized the importance of MITA’s efforts for long-term, equitable and sustainable infrastructure investments and have stepped up to help the cause. The company had eight different employees donate to the PAC. Jeremy Lemke Marc Van Til
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has issued a project information sheet for development and implementation of transportation improvements necessary for site preparation of the Marshall Megasite in association with Ford Motor Company’s recently announced 2.5 million square foot electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Marshall. The project funds will
