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Although Monday’s flooding in was an unprecedented, catastrophic event that overwhelmed the sewer system and roads in the Detroit area, MITA recognized this news as an opportunity to remind the media and public that we need to prepare for the future by investing now in our underground infrastructure, as well
On August 11, 2014, MDOT issued “AddendA-Wage Decision Updates” for the August 22, 2014 MDOT letting. Contained within the updated “MI14001 General Wage Determination, effective 8/1/2014” is a modified Flag Person wage ($18.99) and fringe ($12.75) rate that equates to a total package rate of $31.74 that is vastly different
Over the past few months, MITA has been hard at work trying to improve the functionality and ease of use of MDOT Form 2124A: “Prime Contractor Bi-Weekly Statement of Subcontractor/Supplier Payments.” To give you a brief history on how the revision came to be, MDOT formed a small workgroup a
While many choose to ignore the primary and focus on the general elections that take place in November, the truth is that the primary is the diving board into the pool that is the general. The candidates all take a turn to jump and then the voters have the power
As a result of an Executive Order, signed by President Obama on July 31, 2014, prospective federal contractors will be required to disclose labor law violations from the past three years before they can get a contract. It should be pointed out that this Executive Order applies to Contractors that
Beginning with the September 5, 2014 bid letting, and then with all subsequent bid lettings, MDOT will implement the revised “DBE Information at Time of Bid” process on projects with a DBE participation goal of 6% and greater. You will recall that the use of the previously implemented “DBE Information
Frequently Used Special Provision (FUSP)/ Notice to Bidders (NTB) Update MDOT has recently made the noted changes that will be in effect with the October 3, 2014 letting. The following 2012 SPs have been updated: 12SP-104B-02 High Visibility Clothing 12SP-107B-02 NPDES Inspection and Response 12SP-204A-02 Asbestos Removal and Disposal 12SP-208A-02
To: Utility Distribution Contractors From: Michael A. Nystrom, Executive Vice President/Secretary Date: July 9, 2014 Re: Letter to Operating Engineers, Local 324 The attached letter was sent to Douglas Stockwell, Operating Engineers, Local 324 in response to their letter that was sent to signatory contractors of the MITA Distribution Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on
To: Utility Distribution Contractors From: Michael A. Nystrom, Executive Vice President/Secretary Date: July 9, 2014 Re: Letter to Operating Engineers, Local 324 The attached letter was sent to Douglas Stockwell, Operating Engineers, Local 324 in response to their letter that was sent to signatory contractors of the MITA Distribution Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on
TO: All MITA Union Contractors FROM: Michael Nystrom, Executive Vice President DATE: May 29, 2014 RE: Operating Engineers Local 324 Exclusive Hiring Hall Letter Recently you should have received a letter from Operating Engineers Local 324 regarding their Exclusive Hiring Hall plan. Click here for plan. This is a new, sincere initiative by Local
On Tuesday, July 15, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014. H.R. 5021 passed the House by a 367 to 55 vote. Every House member from Michigan voted in favor of the bill, with the exception of Congressman Justin Amash – R, Grand
By Eric Flessland Shareholder, Butzel Long Recently, the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a strategic plan for work site enforcement. One of the key initiatives of the plan is enforcement of U.S. immigration-related employment laws, and aggressively pursuing employers who violate the law – even
