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Earlier this week, Governor Rick Snyder announced a pilot program in two areas of the state that would integrate all infrastructure in those areas under one asset management plan. The directive announced by the Governor announced was a follow-up to the 21st Century Infrastructure Commission report that MITA Executive Vice President
MDOT’s Metro Region is hosting an industry meeting to discuss the I-94 Modernization Advanced Bridges Project. This informational meeting will be specific to Packages #1-3. Topics will include: I-94 Advanced Bridges Phase I • Short informational presentation on the current bridge designs at Gratiot Ave./Chene St. Bridges (Package #1 – Nov.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is piloting a new contracting method for state-funded trunkline maintenance projects. The new Prequalified Maintenance Contracting process will allow vendors to become prequalified in five specific maintenance work categories. This will allow MDOT to expedite the contracting processes for maintenance services in these categories.
For his first legislative initiative, one might say House Speaker Tom Leonard swung for the fences. The Republican from DeWitt has said all along that it is his intention to attempt to eliminate the state’s income tax and to give the hard-working citizens in this state some tax relief. On
Upcoming contracts involving asphalt and concrete type work (other work types are required, e.g. trucking, supplier, etc.) will be contracted for Belle Isle soon! Information about this upcoming bid will be shared at this meeting. Missing this meeting could mean a missed opportunity for you to bid as a prime
On February 8th, Governor Rick Snyder fulfilled his constitutional duty and presented an executive budget for 2018 to the legislature. One of the overarching themes in the recommendation was increased spending on infrastructure, which is a clear sign on the direction the Governor would like to go in his final
MITA’s Executive Vice President, Mike Nystrom, was recently asked to join Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University as a Water Network Fellow for a program to create an Infrastructure Network for Water (IN-Water). As a Fellow, Mike and other key stakeholders will participate in
MDOT, in collaboration with Michigan Paving/Cadillac Asphalt and the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) will be hosting a mutually beneficial webinar entitled: OJT Voluntary Incentive Project; “Paving the Way to Employment for Underserved Communities” scheduled for Thursday, February 23rd, 1:00 pm. As an extension of MDOT’s current OJT program, MDOT’s
Based on industry feedback MDOT will soon be implementing a couple of e-Construction enhancement in ProjectWise that they would like to share with industry in an e-Construction session. In addition, MDOT would like to hear industry feedback on e-Construction to date, and allow for the opportunity for questions and suggestions.
MDOT’s Office of Business Development is hosting the 37th Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Small Business Conference. Details for the conference this year are following: Date: Sunday, March 26th thru Tuesday, March 28th Location: Double Tree Detroit Hotel 5801 Southfield Fwy Detroit, MI 48228 The conference organizers are looking for prime contractors interested
MITA and MDOT Collaborate on FA Revisions In a process improvement effort, MITA and MDOT have collaborated on revisions to two parts of the MDOT 2012 Standard Specifications, Force Account (FA) provisions. Recently, it has become increasingly tedious for contractors to satisfactorily document their “costs” for bond premium, insurance and
With the impending increase in the gas tax occurring on January 1, 2017, the Department of Treasury is reminding business owners with motor fuel stored in bulk storage tanks of over 3,000 gallons that they must pay the difference between the old rate and the new rate. More information can
