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Tuesday, September 3, 2019 In Memoriam - Angelo Iafrate, Sr. » It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Angelo Iafrate, Sr. of MITA member Angelo Iafrate Construction...
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 MITA’s Wild Game Dinner - Check Out This Hot Item! » MITA’s Wild Game Dinner is right around the corner and it promises to be an event you don’t want to miss. One o...
Friday, August 16, 2019 Safety Moments Memo From MDOT » MITA and many of its members have been involved with the Michigan Work Zone Safety Task Force since its inception at the e...
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 In Memoriam - Todd Aurand » It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Todd Aurand, an estimator for MITA member Site Development, on Sat...
Monday, July 1, 2019 In Memoriam - Don Vaccarelli » It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Don Vaccarelli, following a very heroic battle with lymphatic canc...
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Engineering Bulletins
3 hours ago (0 Comments - view/add) Announcing: Materials Acceptance Process Seminars » The Center for Technology and Training will be hosting a Materials Process Seminar at various locations throughout the sta...
22 hours ago (0 Comments - view/add) MDOT Further Extends the Implementation Date of “DBE at Time of Bid” Process Revision » With FHWA approval, MDOT has further extended the implementation date of the “DBE at Time of Bid” process revision from t...
Friday, August 23, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) MDOT Power Unit Only Construction Equipment Annual Permit » The Michigan Department of Transportation has released a new Power Unit Only Construction Equipment annual permit. T...
Friday, August 16, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Underground Pipe Installation and Inspection – One Day Training Course » This one-day introductory training course will be held on September 12, 2019 at the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department...
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) MDOT RFQ: US-31/I-94 Design-Build - Berrien County » The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Southwest Region, is requesting Statements of Qualifications (“SOQs”) fr...
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Safety Bulletins
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Safety & Health Field Book » MITA has created another tool for the toolbox. The new Safety & Health Field Book is a truck proof version of the MITA...
Monday, July 1, 2019 Michigan Work Zone Safety Task Force Perception Survey Results Now Available! » In late 2018, industry leaders from Michigan construction companies, the Michigan Department of Transportation, and engine...
Friday, May 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Safety Alert - 3M Exofit Harnesses » 3M Fall Protection has learned of the possibility of a manufacturing defect in a dorsal d-ring of ExoFit NEX™ harnesses ma...
Friday, May 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) MIOSHA Safety Equipment Grant Program » Are you looking to improve and update your safety equipment? The MIOSHA Workplace Improvement to Safety and Health (MIWISH...
Friday, April 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Safety and Health Program Available » Many of the regulations and standards that impact the heavy construction industry have been updated over the last few year...
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Legislative Bulletins
Monday, September 9, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor and Legislative Leaders Decide to Separate Budget and Road Funding » As most of you have probably read or heard by now, legislative leaders and the Governor have agreed to move forward with t...
Friday, August 30, 2019 (2 Comments - view/add) Letter from Governor Whitmer » As you’ve likely seen in the media, the road funding debate has had a lot of twists and turns over the past 6 months. ...
Thursday, April 18, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Green Lights Allowed On Construction Vehicles » In October 2018, legislation was passed and signed into law that allowed for green safety lights to be installed on constr...
Friday, March 29, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Attorney General Nessel Rules Line 5 Tunnel Law Unconstitutional » Attorney General Dana Nessel opined today that the law that established the Line 5 tunnel passed in late 2018 was ultimate...
Thursday, March 14, 2019 Sign Up For The 2019 Washington Fly-In Today » With spring around the corner, MITA is gearing up for the annual trek to Washington, D.C. to visit with Michigan's congres...
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Labor Bulletins
Friday, May 24, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Upcoming Expiration of MITA/OE 324 Underground Contract » Memorandum TO: MITA Underground POA Contractors...
Friday, May 24, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Laborers Road Contract » Memorandum TO: Union Contractors...
Monday, May 20, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Teamsters Pension Correction » In the Teamsters Road contract that went out in June 2018, there was a misprint on p. 16 under PENSION FUND. The contract...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 MITA Guidance Bulletin: MDOT Moves to "Final Out" Projects Impacted by OE 324 Lockout » MITA has learned that MDOT recently provided guidance to their field offices on how they should proceed with the “finaling...
Thursday, May 2, 2019 Teamsters Central States Pension Fund Headed For Trouble » The Teamsters Central States Pension Fund (Fund) has long been recognized as the poster child for failing pension funds, a...
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Legal Bulletins
Friday, May 27, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Salaried Exempt Employees » Please click the image below to download a pdf of this content.
Friday, September 13, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) Important Notice of Exchange/Marketplace » TO: All MITA Members FROM: Michael A. Nystrom, Executive Vice Preside...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) Detroit Chapter 9 Bankruptcy … What we know today! » As you all should know, the City of Detroit filed for protection under Chapter 9 of the federal bankruptcy code last Thurs...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) State Anti-Project Labor Agreement Law Struck Down » On February 29, 2012, Federal Judge Victoria Roberts ruled that the "Michigan Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Co...
Thursday, February 17, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) Federal Judge Stops Attacks On Drug Free Work Place Efforts » Don Scharg, of Bodman LLP, wrote an article for MITA's Cross Section magazine that will be issued Spring 2011. Get a sneak...
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MITA In the News
3 hours ago (0 Comments - view/add) Fox 2 Detroit:Detroit is the worst city in the U.S. to drive in, study says » Fox 2 Detroit Sept. 16, 2019 The irony is almost too beautiful to admit, but according to WalletHub it's true....
Monday, September 16, 2019 Macomb Daily Column: Time for Legislature and governor to finally fix Michigan’s roads » By Mike Nystrom, Special to MediaNews Group Sep 15, 2019 LANSING -- Once again, state...
Friday, September 13, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) The Detroit News: Why Whitmer doesn't want one-time $500M for roads » The Detroit News Sept. 12, 2019 Lansing — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spent the past six mont...
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Mlive: Michigan roads are only going to get more expensive to fix, experts warn » By Lauren Gibbons \| lgibbon2@mlive.com Sept. 9, 2019 As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican legislative...
Monday, May 13, 2019 Opinion \| Puncturing the myths about Michigan road funding » Bridge Magazine May 13, 2019 By Mike Nystrom Executive Vice President Michigan Infrastructure & Transport...
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