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The State Transportation Commission’s approval of the MDOT 2018-2022 Five-Year Transportation Program at their September meeting served as MDOT’s formal announcement that they will invest $2.2 billion in their FY 2018 Transportation Program. The focus of the FY 2018 capital investments will be infrastructure preservation, safe mobility of motorists, and
Many MITA members are doing business in the city of Detroit. This month, the Michigan Laborers, Local 1191 entered into an agreement with the City of Detroit in what is called the Detroit Opportunity Commitment. This commitment is in response to the Detroit Skilled Trades Employment Program, also known as
MDOT has announced that Starting October 16, 2017, Digital ID holders who submit electronic bids to MIDOT through the AASHTOWare Project Bids component, will begin receiving notifications to renew their Digital ID through the Bid Express® service. Digital IDs are active for two years. Contractors will receive an email notification
In an October 2, 2017 letter, MDOT informed MITA and other industry partners that they have revised their policy on the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, i.e. drones) within the MDOT Right-of-Way (ROW). MDOT’s letter, in part, states: “This past July, Governor Snyder appointed members to the new Unmanned
Effective with the October 2017 publications the State Prevailing Wage Rate Schedules for Parking Lot, Road, Highway, Bridge and Airport Construction will have a new look. Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has informed MITA that they will no longer publish the prevailing wage in
MITA is proud to promote the need for increased infrastructure funding in Michigan through our FixMIState campaign, which received statewide recognition last week. MITA received two Diamond Awards for the FixMIState public relations and social media campaigns at the Michigan Society of Association Executive’s 16th Annual Diamond Awards Banquet. Our success is
MDOT has announced that Beginning with projects being advertised for the October 6, 2017, bid letting, MDOT is changing the way project quantities per plan sheet are reported. The Quantity Sheet Report that has been included in the proposal will be eliminated. In its place, a new Excel file (Project
From Mark Van Port Fleet, MDOT chief operations officer: I am pleased to announce that Matt Chynoweth has accepted a new position as the director of the Bureau of Bridges and Structures. He is a graduate of Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering, and Wayne
MDOT has announced that they are updating their e-Proposal website with a more modern look. The information provided will be the same, but accessing and navigating the website will be different. These changes will take place on September 7, 2017. All e-Proposal users will need to ensure they have a
MDOT has announced that they are updating their Progress Schedule (Form 1130) requirements. Effective with the November 3, 2017 letting, all Progress Schedule submittals must occur after project award. This change was requested by the Federal Highway Administration to ensure that negotiations do not occur prior to project award. The
What a difference a couple of weeks can make. During the MITA summer conference, we reported to the Board of Directors that electronic reporting of OSHA logs (300, 300A and 301) of high hazard industries like ours will be required to be done on OSHA’s website. The electronic reporting rule
The heavy construction industry for decades has raised concerns about the regulatory burdens that federal, state and local governments have inflicted upon construction companies and consultants for infrastructure construction projects. Earlier this week, President Trump signed an executive order eliminating many federal regulations for such projects. Armed with a lengthy
