Oct 14, 2020 | Engineering
This is a message from the Community Benefits team at Bridging North America (BNA), the partner responsible for designing, building, financing, operating, and maintaining the Gordie Howe International Bridge project. Bridging North America and the Windsor Detroit...
Sep 28, 2020 | Engineering
“Hours of Service” Regulations Revised On June 1, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) revised the hours of service (HOS) regulations with the goal of providing greater flexibility for drivers without adversely affecting safety. These new HOS...
Aug 31, 2020 | Engineering
REMINDER … Beginning September 1, 2020, all Construction Prequalification applications (new and renewals) and documentation must be submitted electronically via the MDOT e-Proposal web site. Click here to view MDOT’s Contractor Announcement on this important process...
Aug 13, 2020 | Engineering
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has posted the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Mound Road Industrial Corridor Technology and Innovation Project on Mound Road between I-696 and M-59 in the cities of Warren and Sterling Heights, Macomb County,...
Jul 15, 2020 | Engineering
Acting upon a MITA suggestion, MDOT will lower the percent of the original contract amount the prime contractor is required to self-perform with its own organization. Subsection 108.01, of the 2012 Standard Specifications for Construction, currently requires that the...
Jul 1, 2020 | Engineering
As a part of their responsibilities for implementing a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, MDOT must report regularly to the FHWA on their status towards attainment of their annual DBE participation goal. In a recent report covering the first six months...