Nov 4, 2014 | Engineering
MDOT has recently observed an increased use of improper lifting devices (ex. 2”x4”) attached to temporary wood sign covers (see enclosed picture) and is requesting that this practice be stopped immediately as it compromises the crashworthiness of the sign cover due to...
Sep 25, 2014 | Engineering
At the September State Transportation Commission meeting MDOT leadership announced they would invest $1.62 billion in their FY 2015 Transportation Program. The focus of the FY 2015 multimodal capital investments will be infrastructure preservation and safety with $92...
Aug 21, 2014 | Engineering
This afternoon (Thursday, August 21st) MDOT will issue an addendum that will formally change the “Flag Person” wage and fringe published in the MI140001 General Wage Determination from a wage rate of $18.99 and fringe of $12.75 back to a wage rate of $7.25...
Aug 15, 2014 | Engineering
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...
Aug 14, 2014 | Engineering
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...
Aug 6, 2014 | Engineering
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...