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Monday, January 6, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) STOLEN EQUIPMENT NOTICE » RBV Contracting has reported that multiple Trimble GPS units and accessories were stolen out of their building betwee...
Monday, January 6, 2020 URGENT: Update Your MITA Contact E-mails Today » Please be advised that MITA’s old email domain, which was mi-ita.com, has been permanently shutdown and email addresses us...
Monday, December 23, 2019 In Memoriam - Don Scharg » It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Don Scharg, attorney at Bodman PLC, as well as long-time legal cou...
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) STOLEN EQUIPMENT NOTICE » Teltow Contracting, Inc. has reported that $10,000 worth of equipment were stolen out of their equipment trailer between t...
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Please Vote! MITA Board of Directors Ballot Enclosed » It's time to vote for new Board Members! The end of the year means that terms for certain Board Members are drawing to a c...
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Engineering Bulletins
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) MDOT Implements Revised “DBE at Time of Bid” Process » With their posting of the Contractor Announcement (CA) “New Requirements for DBE Goal at Time of Bid” late last week, MD...
Thursday, December 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Sponsor National Work Zone Awareness Week Today! » National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), April 20-24, 2020, is an annual spring campaign held at the start of the constr...
Thursday, December 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) MDOT RFQ: Railroad Bridge Replacement CMGC - Wexford County » The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Office of Rail, is accepting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ’s) from e...
Monday, December 2, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) MDOT I-69 Industry Forum Invite » The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) invites MITA members to attend an industry forum at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 1...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) MDOT Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Site Visit - Item 1912-027 » For contractors interested in the superstructure steel repairs project on Grosse Ilse Parkway over Trenton Channel in Wayn...
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Safety Bulletins
Monday, December 2, 2019 Important Safety Notice- Crosby Shackles »
Friday, October 11, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 2019 and 2020 Safety Training Scheduled » MITA has scheduled several training dates for general safety training as well as OSHA 10 and OSHA 30. Click the links belo...
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...
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Legislative Bulletins
Friday, December 6, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor and Legislative Leaders Reach Budget Agreement » After a several week standoff between Governor Whitmer and the Republican leaders in the House and Senate, that included s...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Local Agency Non-Competitive Bid Contract Program » Legislation is currently being debated in the Michigan House of Representatives that would allow local road agencies to se...
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...
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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
Thursday, January 9, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Gaylord Herald Times: GHS offers heavy equipment mechanic and operator class » Gaylord Herald Times Gaylord High School has a new class on the roster this school year thanks to a partnership bet...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 (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...
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