Bulletins

Several union contractors across the state (listed below), who are involved in road and bridge construction, have settled on a new statewide road contract (attached)with Operating Engineers, Local 324 (OE 324). There are significant changes in the new contract compared to the expired MITA Road agreement and some of these

Beginning with the July 12, 2019 bid letting (and all subsequent bid lettings), MDOT will implement a single revision in the current “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal at Time of Bid” process on all FHWA federal-aid projects that have a DBE participation Goal. Under the current “DBE at Time of Bid” process,

Effective Monday, April 15, 2019 weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including M-20 from the interchange with US-31, Oceana County, East on M-20 to US-131, North on US-131 to M-20, Mecosta County, East on M-20 to US-10, Midland

Bridge Magazine April 12, 2019 MITA’s Executive Vice President is quoted in the following article regarding Michigan’s road funding. The debate over how to pay to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads likely will stretch into summer. That’s when Republican lawmakers in the Senate say they anticipate being ready to publicly share

In late 2018, industry leaders and Michigan Department of Transportation teamed up to establish the Work Zone Safety Task Force. Aimed at improving work zone safety and reducing the number of injuries and deaths across the state, the task force is comprised of seven Action Teams. Each Action Team represents

Memorandum TO: Union Contractors FROM: Michael A. Nystrom, Executive Vice President/Secretary DATE: April 5, 2019 RE: Teamsters Health & Welfare Effective April 1, 2019 As of April 1, 2019, Health and Welfare was updated as follows: the Contractor agrees to pay into the Michigan Conference of Teamsters’ Welfare Fund (MCTWF)

The Detroit News April 1, 2019 The path forward for building a tunnel to house Enbridge’s controversial Line 5 oil pipeline below the Straits of Mackinac remains unclear after Attorney General Dana Nessel said the law creating an authority to oversee tunnel construction is unconstitutional. A couple of hours later, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered