Yesterday, I had a lunch meeting with my friends from the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA).  While we talked a bit about the transportation funding situation in our state, they also told me about the end of an era.

For many years, when a municipality needed to seek bids for transportation projects, they would use the Michigan Contractor & Builder Magazine (MC&B).  After April 20, 2009, the MC&B will cease to exist, meaning that a number of our members will miss out on opportunities to get the best bid for road, bridge, water, & sewer projects.

However, MITA has started a new website and project bid program - called MITA-ADS.  The MITA Advertisements for Bids website is available free of charge at this
time for counties, municipalities, and private owners to advertise their infrastructure projects (road, bridge, RR, sewer, water, utility, site work, etc.).  The website is open to all potential bidders and will provide registered users an e-mail notification when new projects are posted.

Advertising projects on MITA Advertisements for Bids should provide project owners maximum project exposure (MITA’s e-mail distribution list includes 1,800
recipients), an increased number of bidders, and the potential for more competitive pricing.  As an additional service, MITA Advertisements for Bids provides contractors the advertising opportunity for soliciting DBE participation.


To register for and view MITA Advertisements for Bids go to www.mitaads.com.  For more information about MITA Advertisements for Bids contact Doug Needham, Director of Technical Services, at dougneedham@mi-ita.com or Stacey Willis, Web/Technical Coordinator, at staceywillis@mi-ita.com, or call them at the MITA office at 517-347-8336.

Contact: Dave Worthams

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