Prevailing Wage Questions for Vacs and Sweeper Operators

As reported in the past, MDOT continues to step up their enforcement of prevailing wages.  To ensure the commonly occurring problems get resolved in a timely fashion, MDOT has asked MITA to distribute the following Frequently Asked Questions regarding Vacs and Sweeper...

Fraudulent USDOT Faxes/Email Resurface

As we have advised you in the past to beware, recently several MITA members have received what appears to be official letters (and emails) from the USDOT requesting specific bank account information. Although they are very official looking on USDOT Procurement Office...

MDOT Stops Mailing Pay Estimates

Beginning April 1, 2009, MDOT will stop the standard practice of mailing pay estimates.  MDOT anticipates that this change will result in significant cost savings to Michigan taxpayers. To obtain a copy of the estimates, contractors can access and print them from the...

2009 Michigan Erosion Control Workshop

How to Organize BMPs Into Effective Erosion Control Plans for Linear Projects Michigan’s Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) is hosting a hands-on training workshop that will focus on how to organize BMPs into effective erosion control plans. Locations are:...

MITA Project Advertisement Website

If you have not heard about the MITA Ads website, it is designed to provide MITA members a convenient way to view the advertisements of non-MDOT let public and private projects. It is the common practice of Michigan’s heavy/highway industry to utilize MDOT’s website...

Tax Liability on Construction Materials

This bulletin will serve as MITA’s annual reminder to our contractor members of the issue of tax liability on construction materials that are being incorporated in projects of tax-exempt owners. Contractors performing work for public agencies, churches and schools are...