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Exhibit Space Still Available

There is still time to secure a booth for the exhibit show on February 26 & 27 at the Best Western Sterling Inn. Booths are 10' x 10' and cost $495 each. Hurry - time and space is running out!

Exhibitor Contract

For more information and all the forms necessary to exhibit, please go to www.apa-mi.org and look in the blue information box. If you have questions, please call 800-292-5959 and ask for Debi.

MDOT Issues Instructional Memorandum

MDOT has issued the following Bureau of Highway Instructional Memorandum, (Click on the link to view):
2008-01, Information Sharing About Construction Contractors and Consultants

MDOT staff is not always aware of changes within companies, especially changes pertaining to key personnel or major equipment. Often such changes could affect a company's prequalification status and their ability to do work for MDOT.

MDOT has established a fraud and abuse hot line, which has been set up for concerned parties to report apparent problems, or issues with any project.

Click here to view a listing of Instructional Memorandums

MDOT Issues new Claim Review Process

MDOT has issued a new special provision titled "Claim Review Process." This Special Provision makes modifications to subsections 104.09, 108.10 and 109.09 of the 2003 Standard Specifications for Construction to provide new language describing the claim review process.

Click here to view the special provision 03SP104(C), Claim Review Process

MDOT has also issued Bureau of Highway Instructional Memorandum 2008-02, Review of Contractor Claims which provides the process for submittal and review of a contractors claim.

Click here to view IM 2008-02

As stated in the last page of the IM:
"The new procedures shall become effective March 1, 2008 and shall be applicable to a claim filed with the delivery engineer for projects on which no claimed work has been started prior to March 1, 2008, or the contractor's notice of intent has not been filed prior to March 1, 2008."

The revised procedures no longer require a project level / TSC hearing.
The procedure also includes the establishment of a statewide claims tracking database.

MDOT To Continue External Angle Calibration

Recently, MDOT announced that they will continue to calibrate the department's gyratory compactors based on the external angle measurement. MDOT had been considering a switch to the internal angle method. However, because internal angle calibration methods have not been formally finalized by AASHTO or ASTM, the Department has chosen to continue with the external angle method for 2008.

Mix Design Approval Process Changes

The Association was notified of changes in the MDOT mix design approval process via a letter which was distributed to Contractor Members on 12/21/07.

The changes cover the submission of "general mix designs" and guidance on the use of previously approved mix designs.

Click here to view the letter.

ProVal Workshop coming in March

A ProVal workshop is scheduled for Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, March 20 & 21, 2008. The workshop will be held at the MITA conference room in Okemos. ProVal is a pavement profile viewing and analysis software program. MDOT plans to use this software to analyze ride quality data in the future.

For more information about the recently released ProVAL 2.27 or download a free copy of the software, visit Road Profile

Space is limited, so contact John Becsey by email jbecsey@apa-mi.org or call (800) 292- 5959 to request a spot. APAM has 9 spaces for contractor members who would like to attend.

Click here to view the agenda.