Bulletins
The Scholarship Fund Committee of the MITA Board of Directors has reviewed every application that was received and have made their final selections for this year’s MITA scholarship recipients. The following individuals are being awarded scholarships from the MITA Scholarship Fund for the 2020-2021 academic year: Katie McInnis Michigan Technological
Recently, MITA was forced to cancel the remaining infrastructure hiring fairs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 350 attendees had pre-registered for the events, along with numerous contractors. Since then, the MITA workforce development survey was sent out and is still available for those who are willing to take 10 minutes to
MITA’s major focus on safety encompasses regular training, informational updates and regular job site inspections to ensure that member companies are compliant with keeping the workforce and motorists safe when work is being done. MITA staff is now available for inspections upon request and will comply with company and government-related
MDOT e-Proposal is experiencing technical difficulties since being upgraded on May 7, 2020. MDOT is actively working with their IT department to resolve the issues. MDOT apologizes for the inconvenience and hopes for a timely resolution. These issues and temporary workarounds include: 1. Users are unable to download files that
MITA is offering this list of resources for the supply of KN95 masks, as well as other COVID-19 related safety supplies that you may need for your job sites. A few of the companies are highlighted as MITA members, and as such, we would encourage you to support those companies who
Effective 6:00 a.m. Friday, May 8, 2020, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways within the entire state of Michigan. Weight restriction information and updates may be obtained by calling 1-800-787-8960. For Companies located in Canada and New Jersey, information may be obtained by calling 517-373-6256. On
As part of their continuous effort to streamline the electronic submittal process and maximize efficiency, MDOT will begin utilizing the MDOT e-Proposal web site for the submission of all Construction Prequalification documentation beginning Friday, May 8th, 2020. For more information, including video instructions, please click here. Please note that this
Over the last few weeks, many members have contacted MITA staff directly to be guided through the process of obtaining vehicle registration renewals that expired prior to March 1. You may refer to our previous bulletin regarding those details, but in short, you can email Lance Binoniemi, VP of Government
Whether your company has been considered “essential” from the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, or is now looking to get started on May 7th when ALL construction is given the go ahead to resume safely as the Stay Home, Stay Safe order continues, getting employees to come back to work
In case you missed today’s live webinar covering the topics of health care, unemployment, safety and legal issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, the audio recording is now available. We want to thank the 100 + attendees who joined us live this morning, and we appreciate the questions that were asked
It was reported late Tuesday that Governor Whitmer is planning to reopen all construction on May 7th. This news came days after MITA and several other groups had suggested that our industry should be one of the first economic sectors to get started again after the Stay Home, Stay Safe
Governor Whitmer Announces Re-Opening of Construction Governor Whitmer announced Monday of this week that certain aspects of the economy and potentially various regions across the state will soon begin to reopen. However, she made clear that it will not be business as usual, given that many aspects of our economy
