Bulletins
For contractors interested in the superstructure steel repairs project on Grosse Ilse Parkway over Trenton Channel in Wayne County (December letting item 027), the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has recently issued the following notice: A non-mandatory pre-bid site visit for item 1912-027, 82000-203375, is scheduled for Monday, December 2,
Effective immediately, send all insurance certificates and correspondence to MDOT-Insurance-ConstructionContracts@Michigan.gov. This impacts only insurance communication. All other awards documents/questions should continue to be submitted to MDOT-Awards@Michigan.gov. Please update your contact information and address book and notify your insurance agent of this change. Please remember we no longer accept paper copies; send all
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), will be hosting the “Metro Region Meeting and Networking Session.” Attendees will hear about upcoming construction industry contracting opportunities within the Metro and surrounding counties for FY 2020 from MDOT. Also invited are local and municipal government agencies and other construction projects planned for
The State Transportation Commission’s approval of the MDOT 2020-2024 Five-Year Transportation Program at their October meeting served as MDOT’s formal announcement that they will invest $2.3 billion in their FY 2020 Transportation Program. The focus of the FY 2020 capital investments will be preservation of the transportation system, safe mobility
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Lawrence D. Clark, founder of L.D. Clark Companies. At the age of 21, Larry began L.D. Clark Companies with, “a pickup truck, a wheelbarrow and a couple of two-by-fours.” With his pioneering spirit and dedication to quality, he went
Federal regulations require that Form FHWA-1273 be physically incorporated in every subcontract and lower tier subcontract on federal-aid funded projects. A recent audit of subcontract documentation by the FHWA found that contractors were inconsistent in complying with this requirement. In response to those findings, MDOT has created new 1302 subcontract
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Vernon J. Monkman, a retired employee of former MITA member Six-S Paving, on November 1st, 2019, at the MediLodge Nursing Home in Milford, MI. He was 83 years old. Vern was born December 9th, 1935 to Frank and Agnes
The Gordie Howe International Bridge Project Team invites local businesses and companies to attend its first Vendor Summit events. Wednesday, November 13 at Caesars Windsor, Augustus Ballroom, Windsor, ON. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Presentation at 9:30 a.m., and networking from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 20 at TCF/Cobo Center,
As you may already be aware, Soaring Eagle’s hotel is scheduled to be under construction during the duration of our Annual Conference, which has greatly impacted the availability of our usual block of rooms. The rooms that are available to us within the block are now open to be reserved.
MITA and MDOT will be hosting a Work Zones Forum to discuss a variety of work zone items. (Click here for agenda.) This forum is the first of what is planned to be a biannual event on behalf of the Work Zone Task Force Action Team #7 (Proper and Efficient
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) intends to allow the use of Alternate Technical Concepts (ATC) associated with the maintenance of traffic for a road rehabilitation project in the Metro Region. The project is scheduled to be advertised in November 2019 and let in January 2020. It is anticipated that
Legislation is currently being debated in the Michigan House of Representatives that would allow local road agencies to self-perform construction projects up to $500,000 in work without opening up those projects to the open bidding process, or in other words, through force account work. Currently the threshold for locals to
