Bulletins
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
The Michigan Supreme Court recently sided with the Michigan Department of Treasury with a sales and use tax ruling that will have far-reaching implications for the everyday consumer and for all business-to-business transactions. The Courts’ ruling now allows the Department of Treasury to collect both the 6% sales tax and the 6%
Frequently Used Special Provision (FUSP)/ Supplemental Specification (SS) Update MDOT has recently made the noted changes to the following frequently used special provision and will be in effect with the September 5, 2014 letting. The following 12 SP have been added: 12SP102(E) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Information at Time of Bid
Are you on your third, fourth, fifth, sixth staking or additional assistance request with MISS DIG? If so, you are not alone. Many of the third party locators that perform work in Michigan have fallen woefully behind. In an effort to rectify the situation, two things are happening. The first
The Michigan Legislature left for their summer recess after a long week of session, without solving Michigan’s inadequate infrastructure funding problem, leaving the current crisis to continue to loom. Several proposals were considered throughout the last few weeks, but at the end of the day, the legislature couldn’t muster up
The legislature will break for summer recess soon, and with that break comes the opportunity to invite legislators to construction jobsites in their home districts. Construction season is already in full swing across the state, and many of you are working on projects that are vital to the state’s infrastructure.
We encourage all companies involved in this unfortunate situation to send their employees to this website regularly in order to get the most timely and factual pieces of information surrounding this ongoing labor situation. It is during times like these that many false, untrue and unsubstantiated rumors begin to circulate
Construction Advisory (CA) Update The MDOT Construction Field Services Division recently issued the following CA: CA 2014-07 – Timely Processing of Contract Modifications This CA, as well as any previously issued CAs, can be viewed and printed by clicking here. Bridge Field Services Advisory (BFS) Update MDOT recently published the following
In what is being called a “first step” towards a full and comprehensive road funding plan, the Michigan House passed a 10-bill package that added an additional $450 million to the transportation budget. In addition to more revenue, several bills that deal with warranties, competitive bidding, vehicle registration fees and
MDOT in cooperation with the University of Michigan has developed a Field Manual for Structural Bolting. This manual provides guidance on all structural bolting applications for bridges, light standards, signal poles and sign support structures. Click here to view MDOT Field Manual for Structural Bolting If you have any questions
