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Engineering

MDOT Holiday Contractor Announcement

MDOT recently posted a Contractor Announcement reminding bidders that due to the holidays, any NTB Contact Inquiries for the January 7, 2022, bid letting must be submitted by Wednesday, December 29, 2021. Please click here to view MDOT’s Contractor Announcement. If you have any questions, please contact Glenn Bukoski at
Membership

New Dues Payment Deadline for Associates

TO:          Associate Dues Paying Members FROM:    Rob Coppersmith, Acting Executive Vice President/Secretary DATE:     December 21, 2021 RE:         New Dues Payment Deadline ——————————————————– Starting January 1, 2022, we are asking MITA Associate Members to pay their membership dues within the first quarter
MITA in the News

MITA in the News – Jim Nash and Rob Coppersmith: Investment into infrastructure needed now

The Oakland Press, December 11, 2021 Michigan has been presented with an opportunity to address water infrastructure needs that have been unaffordable and thus unaccomplished for far too long. The Coalition for a Strong and Prosperous Michigan has convened with communities, business leaders, nonprofits, and stakeholder groups, to develop the
Engineering

MDOT Virtual Bridge Classes

MDOT is inviting contractors to participate in MDOT hosted virtual training classes for: Bridge Deck Construction Inspection This class is intended to educate field staff on the proper inspection techniques and best practices associated with bridge deck construction. Topics include: Overview of Structures and Terminology, Inspection Forms, BOHIM’s and Construction
Engineering

MDOT FY 2022 Transportation Program Announced

The State Transportation Commission’s (STC) approval of the MDOT 2022-2026 Five-Year Transportation Program at their November meeting served as MDOT’s formal announcement that they will invest $4.2 billion in their FY 2022 Transportation Program. The focus of the FY 2022 capital investments will be preservation of the transportation system, safe
Uncategorized

2022 Contractor Membership Dues

TO:                 Contractor Members FROM:           Robert M. Coppersmith, Acting Executive Vice President DATE:            December 1, 2021 Re:                 2022 Membership Dues   Please estimate your volume of sales for 2021. The only other thing I ask is that
Legislative

MITA Voices Support for Construction Zone Safety Measure

LANSING, Mich. – Lance Binoniemi, vice president of government affairs at the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA), issued the following statement after the Michigan House Judiciary Committee hearing on HB 5272, legislation that would allow for the placement of automated speed cameras in construction zones to protect Michigan’s road workers: “We are supportive
Membership

Bruce Lowing Inducted into Michigan Construction Hall of Fame

Bruce Lowing, who spent his entire 40-year career at MITA Member Hardman Construction in Ludington, Mich., was inducted into the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame housed at Ferris State University in October. In addition to running a successful company before retiring in 2018, Bruce is also the past president of
Engineering

MDOT Implements “Subcontract” Requirement for DBE Truckers

Although MITA opposes the idea, MDOT will implement a new subcontract requirement for hiring Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) truckers on MDOT let projects. This new DBE trucker subcontract requirement will be effective with the December 3, 2021 bid letting and then all subsequent bid lettings. When issuing the subcontract directive,
Membership

MITA Explains The Real Impact of the Federal Infrastructure Funding Bill

Early this week, MITA’s Vice President of Government Affairs Lance Binoniemi broke down for WJR’s Talk Show Host Paul W. Smith what the federal infrastructure funding bill really means.  While the bill, signed into law by President Biden on Monday, is the biggest federal infrastructure investment since the 1940s and
MITA in the News

MITA in the News: The Real Impact of the Federal Infrastructure Funding Bill

November 17, 2021 Early this week, MITA’s Vice President of Government Affairs Lance Binoniemi broke down for WJR’s Talk Show Host Paul W. Smith what the federal infrastructure funding bill really means. Lance was also quoted in an article that appear in The Detroit News on November 15.  Other articles
Press Releases

President Biden Signs Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

November 15, 2021 LANSING, Mich. – Lance Binoniemi, vice president of government affairs at the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association, issued the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law today: “President Biden’s signature on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is