MDOT Names New Chief Operations Officer

MDOT Director, Kirk Steudle, has announced that Greg Johnson, MDOT’s Metro Region Engineer, will replace Larry Tibbits as Chief Operations Officer. Greg joined MDOT in 1989 after working six years for the City of Battle Creek.  He worked in the Kalamazoo project...

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...

Designing Pedestrian Facilities for Accessibility

On February 4, 2009, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is hosting a class developed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) that will explain how the guidelines and policies of...

MDOT Announces New Design Package Evaluation Process

MDOT recently initiated an on-line reporting system to receive feedback on the content and quality of the plan and proposal packages.  This electronic portal is intended to be the “feedback loop” by which contractors and engineers provide constructive comments that...

MDOT Moves to Revised Prompt Payment Provision

Starting with projects let in the January 2009 letting, MDOT will incorporate a revised Special Provision for Prompt Payment in all project proposals. MITA worked with MDOT in developing this new special provision which revises some requirements of the previous prompt...

MDOT Improves Warranty Bond Provisions

MDOT recently changed their pass-through warranty bond provisions to allow a first-tier subcontractor who is responsible for more than one warranty bond on a project to now provide a single warranty bond. Prior to this change a first-tier subcontractor would have to...