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Memorandum TO: MITA Contractors FROM: Michael A. Nystrom, Executive Vice President/Secretary DATE: November 28, 2018 RE: 2018 Sales Volume Attached you will find the MITA Contractor Annual Volume Report for 2018. This report will help the MITA Board of Directors to analyze the MITA Contractor Dues for 2019. We ask

The State Transportation Commission’s approval of the MDOT 2019-2023 Five-Year Transportation Program at their October meeting served as MDOT’s formal announcement that they will invest $2.1 billion in their FY 2019 Transportation Program. The focus of the FY 2019 capital investments will be infrastructure preservation, safe mobility of motorists, and

MDOT’s COO, Tony Kratofil recently announced the appointment of Mr. Demetrius (Dee) Parker as the next Region Engineer for MDOT’s University Region. Mr. Parker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan. He has

Thank you for your continued support and dedication to fixing infrastructure in Michigan. The Fix MI State campaign has been busy sharing infrastructure facts and raising awareness about Michigan’s massive unmet infrastructure needs. This Thursday is Michigan Infrastructure Day. November 1st is the 61st anniversary of the opening of the

TO: MITA Contractors (Laborers Road POA) FROM: Michael A. Nystrom, Executive Vice President/Secretary DATE: October 2, 2018 RE: Road Laborers Contract Extension MITA has agreed to a contract extension proposal from the Laborers District Council to the current MITA/Laborers Road Contract that went into effect June 1, 2013. The updated

A bipartisan, bicameral proposal to increase investments into our water infrastructure has passed both chambers in Congress and now heads to the President’s desk, where he is expected to give his signature of approval. The Senate recently passed 99-1 the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 with the same language as

As road projects resume operations across the state following the September lockout of Operating Engineers, Local 324 (OE 324) employees, the Laborers District Council and MITA have agreed to extend their current contract, which originally went into effect on June 1, 2013. The agreed upon wage increases and overtime adjustments

Although the lockout of the Operating Engineers, Local 324 (OE 324) ended on September 27, 2018, when the industry agreed to go back to work, project schedules are still experiencing delays due to the ongoing labor dispute with OE 324. MITA continues to communicate information about the disruptive tactics and

A trailblazer in transportation management, an advocate for freight railroads, a former deputy director who championed multi-modal transportation, a mass transit leader, and an innovator in aeronautics are among those who will be inducted Thursday into the Michigan Transportation Hall of Honor. Two of the honorees plan to attend the

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is hosting a DBE workshop on wage and labor compliance payroll preparation. The workshop will be held Thursday, November 8th in Detroit, Michigan. Click here for more information. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Glenn Bukoski or Rachelle VanDeventer at the