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At the request of MITA, MDOT has highlighted the changes expected from the recent 2023 Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) Final Rule. MDOT will also be giving a presentation on the changes at the MITA annual conference in January. Find the bullet point synopsis here. With the highlights, MDOT has
The Michigan Infrastructure Council (MIC) is welcoming a new cohort of infrastructure leaders into the Asset Management Champions Program. The interactive training program combines asynchronous education, facilitated discussions and industry learning into a professional certificate from MIC. It will run from January 23rd – April 11th, 2024, and requires ~25
We have been in communication with the Michigan Damage Prevention Board. The MDPB was instrumental in the polygon size restrictions that were put into place in the spring of 2023. We are aiming to get them to recommend to the MISS DIG Board of Directors to increase or lift square
The State Transportation Commission’s (STC) approval of the MDOT 2024-2028 Five-Year Transportation Program at their November meeting served as MDOT’s formal announcement that they will invest $4 billion in their FY 2024 Transportation Program. The focus of the FY 2024 capital investments will be preservation of the transportation system, safe
In an anticipated move, the State Transportation Commission under the advice of MDOT has agreed to extend spending the last $700 million of Governor Whitmer’s $3.5 billion Rebuilding Michigan Bond program. The Governor’s transportation bonding program was approved in 2020 and has provided the industry with a good amount of
Associate members: Use your promotional credit to sponsor our Annual Conference! This is the perfect opportunity to put your name in lights on the main stage in front of the whole membership. Sponsorship levels range from $750 to $3,000, and you can use your promotional credit towards the cost. Your
Registration for the 2024 MITA Annual Conference is now live. Take advantage of the early bird rate by registering your attendees on or before November 17, 2023. Registrations received after November 17, are subject to the regular conference rate of $325/person. Click here to download the draft schedule.
MITA invites you to submit an abstract for presentation at its 2024 Annual Conference on Wednesday, January 17, and Thursday, January 18, 2024. Abstracts should include content and presentation ideas, as well as a brief summary. Accepted presentations will fill open time slots on both days of the conference. Submissions
The room block for MITA’s 2024 Annual Conference is set to open on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. and rooms can be reserved one of two ways. 1. Call Soaring Eagle’s central reservations number at 1-877-232-4532 and reference group code: MITA011624 2. Visit www.soaringeaglecasino.com and click on the
MDOT recently posted a Contractor Announcement notifying bidders that form FHWA-1273, “Required Contract Provisions Federal-Aid Construction Contracts” has been updated effective October 23, 2023. Per the Federal Register notice, prime construction contracts awarded on or after October 23, 2023, along with their related subcontracts, must incorporate this new version. Please
The Michigan Department of Transportation would like to inform the industry of an upcoming federally funded 4R trunkline Fixed Price-Variable Scope (FPVS) Type 3 project: I-96 from Bliss Road to Sunfield Highway in Grand Region. The Type 3 method will receive bids through the traditional low bid process and will
MDOT’s Innovative Contracting Unit now has project email updates that you can subscribe to! To receive the project email updates, simply follow the instructions in this document. If you have any questions, please contact any member of the MITA engineering team: Rachelle VanDeventer | rachellevandeventer@thinkmita.org Glenn Bukoski | glennbukoski@thinkmita.org Jeremiah
