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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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
TO: Road Detroit Carpenters Signatory Contractors FROM: Robert Coppersmith, Acting Executive Vice President DATE: November 12, 2021 RE: New Fringe Payment Information Please update the financial institution information for MRCC Fringe Benefits for Detroit Carpenters. Name: Huntington Bank New routing & account number information: Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters Fringe
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Anthony “Tony” Sarotte, long time employee of MITA member, Florence Cement. Tony was born on December 23, 1937, in Hamtramck to Frank and Genevieve Sarotte. He graduated from South Lake High School in 1956, where he played football and baseball,
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) invites MITA members to attend a Microsoft Teams Meeting to discuss Project PDF plan set contract deliverables on November 18th, 2021, from 10:30 AM to noon. The purpose of this event is to present MDOT’s pilot Project PDF deliverable format, as well as allow
The U.S. House of Representatives, in a rare Friday session last week, passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that includes $450 billion for highway and public transportation investments and a new, five-year reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs. The information coming out of
This weekend the 5th Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals stayed the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring COVID vaccinations and/or testing for firms employing 100 or more. Phillip Russell, a partner at Ogletree Deakins, sent around his “instant analysis” below. ETS Stayed – Instant Analysis: what does
