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Michigan's
Official Home Page
www.michigan.gov
The
official Michigan home page is a good starting point for finding state government
resources in the executive, legislative and judicial branches. Contains links
to individual state agencies; county and municipal Web sites; business, licensing,
permitting, safety and other resources; and procurement information.
Attorney
General Opinions
www.ag.state.mi.us/opinion/op_main.htm
Contains attorney general opinions from 1977 to the present. Users can perform full text search or search by subject, keyword or headnote. Also can browse by date or opinion number. Can search opinion headnotes, numbers or view numerical list of opinions since 1963.
Bid Express
www.bidx.com
This
private subscription service provides current and historical Michigan
highway construction bidding information for a fee. Can search
by keyword or scan current lettings; lists bidders; provides bid
tabulations, planholders, eligible bidders. Trns*port Expedite,
free electronic bidding software, allows users to submit bids
online and to download files for specific projects.
Board
of Architects
www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154
-35299_35414_35452---,00.html
Contains individual and firm licensing requirements; text
of statutes and rules related to the practice of architecture;
fee schedules; information about examinations, license renewal
and re-licensure; required forms in PDF format; board meeting
schedule and minutes. Can verify license by name, DBA, profession
or license number; can view list of qualified interior designers.
Board
of Landscape Architects
www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154
-35299_35414_35463---,00.html
Contains
registration requirements; registration and renewal procedures; forms; fee schedule;
board meeting schedule and minutes; and statutes and regulations related to the
practice of landscape architecture. Can verify a license by name, DBA, profession
or license number.
Board
of Professional Engineers
www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154
-35299_35414_35472---,00.html
Contains licensing requirements for professional engineers; statutes
and rules related to the practice of professional engineering; fee schedule; re-licensure,
license renewal and exam information; exam and reciprocity application forms in
PDF format; board meeting schedule and minutes. Can verify a license by name,
DBA, profession or license number.
Board of Professional Surveyors
www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154
-35299_35414_35473---,00.html
Contains
licensing requirements; exam information and application; test specifications;
renewal and re-licensure information; forms; board meeting schedule and minutes;
and statutes and rules related to the practice of professional surveying. Can
verify a license by name, DBA, profession or license number.
Board
of Residential Builders and Maintenance and Alteration Contractors
www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154
-35299_35414_35455---,00.html
Contains
licensing requirements; exam information and application; forms; fee schedule;
renewal and re-licensure information; board meeting schedule and minutes; and
statutes and rules related to residential building. Can verify a license by name,
DBA, classification or license number.
Bureau
of Commercial Services
www.michigan.gov/dleg/
0,1607,7-154-35299---,00.html
Corporation Division contains incorporation and business registration FAQs; business entity database searchable by name, keyword or file number; contact information for business and corporation services; index of corporation and other forms; trademark information and forms; business guides; online request for public records form; corporation and UCC statutes and rules. Provides monthly statistics on new business entities and end-of-year totals of active business entities. Enforcement Division contains monthly disciplinary action reports; complaint instructions and forms. Licensing Division provides licensing information and links to all regulatory boards, including landscape architects, professional surveyors and residential building contractors. Contains index of forms, publications, statutes and rules; online license verification.
Bureau of Construction Codes
www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154
-10575---,00.html
Responsible for enforcing building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing codes, as well as licensing programs. Statewide Jurisdiction List lists government entities in counties, cities, villages responsible for enforcing the four construction codes; local school construction enforcement list gives local code enforcement agencies. Provides licensing qualifications, exam information, and application and other license-related forms for boiler installers and repairers; master and journeymen electricians and electrical contractors; elevator journeymen and contractors; fire alarm contractors; sign specialty contractors and sign specialists; mechanical contractors; and journeymen and master plumbers. Offers online code training series; online statewide searching for subdivision plats or for remonumentation data; building code and proposed rules; Construction Code Commission meeting schedule; and information on Homeowners Construction Lien Fund; complaint form. Publications includes issues of the Bulletin code and licensing quarterly since 2001 and code and enforcement technical bulletins and updates. Office of Local Government and Consumer Services includes sample ordinance and permit forms; application for approval to administer and enforce construction codes; building official and inspector act, qualifications, continuing education information and requirements, and training program schedule; consumer complaint guide. Building Division contains codes and standards order forms; building permit and manufactured home licensing applications; manufactured housing rules and act; and buyer and resident handbook. Electrical Division includes licensing and permit forms; licensing information and exam schedule; electrical code rules; list of code update courses; other rules and acts. Mechanical Division includes rules, acts, permit information and forms. Boiler Division contains boiler rules and act; forms; licensing and permit information. Plan Review Division contains Barrier Free Design Board meeting schedule; plan review information; forms; database of building system approval reports; lists of approved products and approved pre-manufacturers; and link to Utilization of Public Facilities by Physically Limited Act. Office of Fire Safety contains information on its operations; appeal request procedures; link to fire codes for particular building types; and proposed rules for state-owned facilities and penal institutions.
Career Portal
www.michigan.gov/careers/
Job seekers can post resumes and search job banks. Employers can post job openings and search resumes. Includes directory of employment agencies; links to education and training resources.
Department
of Career Development
www.michigan.gov/mdcd/
Provides information about workforce training, apprenticeships; alien labor certification information and applications; job search assistance; disability assistance for businesses; online and downloadable prevailing wage request forms; labor market information and newsletters; fidelity bond program information; and employer and job seeker publications.
Department of Community Health, Health Facility Construction
www.michigan.gov/mdch/
0,1607,7-132-27417_27656---,00.html
Contains full text of Minimum Design Standards for Health Care Facilities in Michigan; interpretive bulletins; construction rules, codes, forms and publications; permit, standards and project FAQs; health facilities planning seminar schedule; plan review information; links.
Department of Community Health, Lead Hazard Remediation Program
www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,
7-132-2940_2955_2983---,00.html
Contains lead-based paint act and regulations; project and other forms; contractor and professional certification information and application; listings of contractors, abatement workers, technicians, supervisors, project designers and risk assessors; training course schedule and provider list; link to EPA pre-renovation lead disclosure requirements; list of insurance companies used by lead abatement contractors; updates; and interpretive guidance.
Department of Environmental Quality
www.michigan.gov/deq/
Contains permit information, forms, online services, statutes and rules for air quality, dam safety, groundwater, land development, subdivisions and storage tanks; construction of water supplies, campgrounds, hazardous waste facilities, sewage systems, solid waste disposal facilities and swimming pools; alteration of lakes and streams; and certification of manufactured housing. Provides licensing and certification information for drinking water, stormwater and wastewater operators, water pump installers and well drillers. Provides information and documents for Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Funds and small business pollution prevention loans. Environmental Assistance Division's Technical Assistance Section provides contact information for questions regarding environmental statutes, violations, environmental management systems, disposing of solid and hazardous wastes, preventing pollution, permitting and licensing. Department Resource Guide contains permitting, compliance and enforcement information. Lists upcoming workshops on Brownfield redevelopment, hazardous building components, soil erosion, permits and other issues. Division of Air Quality provides asbestos fact sheets, guidelines, contractor letter, notification form and regulations. Division of Land contains information about land redevelopment programs and Baseline Environmental Assessment, which allows purchase or operation of a facility without being held liable for existing contamination. Underground Storage Tank Program provides technical and permit information, databases, UST consultant list, storage tank list, documents, statutes and rules. Division of Water contains Water Well Construction Program technical information, contractor registration application and training links; Well Construction Code; Dam Safety Program permit information, registered contractor directory, statutes and rules.
Department of Labor and Economic Growth
www.michigan.gov/dleg/
Contains licensing, disciplinary, regulatory and compliance information; forms; databases; and publications from the Bureau of Commercial Services and Corporations, Bureau of Construction Codes and Fire Safety, Bureau of Family and Health Services, Bureau of Financial and Insurance Services, and Bureau of Workplace Safety and Health.
Department of Management and Budget
www.michigan.gov/doingbusiness/
Contains
building and construction invitations to bid and advertisements for professional
services; bid results; commodities and services invitations to bid; guides to
doing business with the state and to becoming a vendor; debarment policy; online vendor registration.
For State Agencies contains current contract listings, contract insurance
requirements and state surplus property listings. Infrastructure Services
FAQs provides bidding requirements and information about Certificate of
Awardability required if the bidder's base bid is $100,000 or more.
Department of Natural Resources
www.michigan.gov/dnr/
Forests, Land and Water includes dam removal guidelines for owners, dam removal guide, map of Michigan dams, environmental impact information and funding guide. Lists required environmental permits and provides contact information.
Department of State, Uniform Commercial Code Information Page
www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607
,7-127-1631_8851---,00.html
Provides UCC forms, statutes, fee schedule, updates, search tips. UCC Online Service allows registered users to file and search UCC documents over the Internet. Debtor name search is free of charge.
Department of
Transportation
www.michigan.gov/mdot/
Contractor's Service Center provides current bidding advertisements; Expedite bidding software instructions; bidding process overview; letting calendar; prequalification instructions, rules, forms and list of appraisal firms; contact information for project plan vendors; bidding forms; bid file libraries; five-year road and bridge plan; link to Bid Express online bid exchange; directories of DBE certified contractors and prequalified contractors by name and work type; DBE certification process overview, FAQs and forms. Includes special provisions, supplemental specifications, pavement markings guide and other documents. Can get construction contract inquiry report online. Plans and Specs includes road design manual; standard specifications and plans; bridge design manual; Materials Source Guide; traffic and safety details/guides; Design Survey Manual; local design guidelines; and Bituminous Mix Design Nomograph Guide. Contains construction, design, technical and economic development forms. Provides RFPs; design services directory; and links to standard plans and specifications generator used for submitting consultant proposals. Bureau of Aeronautics includes bid letting dates; construction project status; airport pavement program technical standards, documents and forms; Michigan Tall Structure Act. Bridge and Pavement Operations Section provides asphalt, concrete and other technical materials.
Department of Transportation, Office of Projects and Programs
www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607
,7-151-9621---,00.html
Transportation
Economic Development Fund provides eligibility criteria, online application, application
forms, letter of interest, instructions for applicants and contact information.
Transportation Enhancement Program provides instructions for applicants, eligibility
criteria, project maps, funded project listings, online and downloadable applications.
Michigan Rail Loan Assistance Program contains program overview and application
form.
Department of Treasury
www.michigan.gov/treasury/
Provides information about, e-filing tools and forms for business taxes; information about new hires and new businesses; business registration information and forms; tax clearance forms; and business tax FAQs.
Division of Wage and Hour
www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-27673---,00.html
Contains minimum wage and overtime law, rules, guides, complaint guide, posting requirements, FAQs, prevailing wage rates, surveys; wage and fringe benefits requirements for employers, payment rules, publications; wage information for employers and employees; forms, brochures, FAQs.
Economic Development Corporation
medc.michigan.org
Provides
information about state and local business incentive programs; infrastructure grants; tax incentives;
financial assistance programs; Community Development Block Grants; Renaissance
Zones, Certified Business Park and Brownfield Redevelopment programs. Provides
labor availability data; training fund information; list of trade academies; and
wage, economic and employment data. SelectSites contains directory of industrial
and business sites available for development organized by county. Provides information
about business services, environmental permitting, worker's compensation; guide
to starting a new business; business license search; and list of required business
permits and licenses. Includes economic data, statewide and county economic profiles,
and Michigan Data Book with business climate information. Export Connection contains directories of Michigan exporters and export service providers; information about export assistance, foreign trade zones, NAFTA, foreign direct investment; export data by industry and market.
Energy Office of Michigan
www.michigan.gov/cis/
0,1607,7-154-25676---,00.html
Provides program information, publications, case studies and links for wind energy and for business, public building, residential, industrial and other energy efficiency. Includes energy efficiency checklist for small businesses; information about energy performance contracting; indoor pool fact sheets; Compact Fluorescent Light Manual; archives of Energy Tidbits monthly and Energy Observer quarterly; events calendar. Industrial Energy Efficiency lists grant, contract and incentive opportunities for energy efficiency projects.
Homeowner
Construction Lien Recovery Fund
www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-
154-35299_35395_35438-113443--,00.html
Created
to provide protection when homeowners have in good faith paid their licensed contractor
for materials and labor and the contractor has failed to pay materialmen, subcontractors
and/or laborers. Provides text of the Construction Lien Act; membership application;
address for services of process; homeowner information; fund usage information
and forms; instructions and procedures for filing construction lien forms; and
sample forms.
Housing
Development Authority
www.michigan.gov/mshda/
Provides information about financing programs, including Low Income Housing Tax Credit, Tax-Exempt Apartments for Michigan, Multifamily Housing Development, Community Development Block Grant and Office of Community Development. Includes information on Contractors Assistance Program, which provides working capital loans of up to $50,000 to small contractors selected to work on MSHDA rental housing projects. Contains unified application instructions and Qualified Allocation Plan. Developer and Contractor resources include Multifamily Standards of Design; environmental review requirements; Multifamily Preconstruction Manual and forms; wage and hour FAQs. Includes landlord compliance resources.
Labor Market Information
www.michlmi.org/
Contains data on wages by occupation; job outlook by county/city; local unemployment statistics; industry employment and wage report; industry forecasts by county; report on occupations with strong projected job growth; profiles of applicants at the state's 25 employment agencies; link to employer locator by industry, occupation or name; publications.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154
-11407---,00.html
Provides safety and health updates; occupational safety and health standards and legislation; construction safety and health rules; sample construction safety program; order form to purchase complete sets of standards; compliance information; safety and health forms; current and archival issues of MIOSHA News quarterly; posters, brochures, sample programs; statistics on injuries, illnesses, violations and inspections; and information about consultation and training programs. Asbestos Program provides contractor licensing look-up and application; accreditation look-up and application for abatement workers, supervisors, project designers and inspectors; licensing brochures; training provider list, course schedule, application and guidelines.
Office
of Financial and Insurance Services, Insurance Division
www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-
154-10555---,00.html
Provides complaint form; statistics; guides; HMO complaint information; auto insurance resources; consumer insurance guides; quarterly disciplinary action reports; lists of auto insurers, worker's compensation insurers and surety companies; insurance statutes and regulations; and resources for insurance agents and companies. Contains surety information; Auto Insurance Fire Loss enrollment requirements; property and liability review standards checklist for boiler/machinery, commercial, professional liability, worker's compensation and other kinds of insurance; information on Small Employer Group Health Coverage Act.
Office
of the Governor
www.michigan.gov/gov/
Provides online form for sending an electronic message to the governor and
gives the governor's mailing address, phone number and fax number. Provides links
to press releases, executive orders, speeches, gubernatorial appointments and
target topics.
Secretary of State, Driver and Vehicle Services
www.michigan.gov/sos/0,
1607,7-127-1627---,00.html
Lists branch office locations by county; provides change of address and other forms; information on getting and renewing a commercial driver's license; commercial driver's license manual; sample driver's license renewal test; information on vehicle registration, with online registration renewal, and on purchasing vehicle title history.
State Historic Preservation Office
www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,
7-160-17445_19273_19318---,00.html
Provides information about and forms for environmental review, grants and tax incentives for historic building preservation; summaries of attorney general's opinions on local historic preservation.
State Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules
www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-10576_35738---,00.html
MI Administrative Code provides access to the full text of state administrative rules, updated daily. Can view latest changes, rules under review or can search using a numeric or departmental index. Provides information on proposed rule changes and an archive of rules starting in 1995. Full text of Michigan Registers since April 2000 can be downloaded.
Unemployment Insurance Agency
www.michigan.gov/uia
Employers offers electronic wage reporting, e-registration for unemployment taxes; wage record Q&As, primer, glossary, employer fact sheet, interactive record calculator. Includes rules, forms, publications. Workers contains forms, rules, guides, rates, online coverage look-up, publications, benefit information, and information about MARVIN interactive telephone claim system.
Workers Compensation Agency
www.michigan.gov/wca
Provides claim and coverage forms; publications for claimants and employers; weekly benefit tables; compliance and mediation forms, publications; listings of worker's compensation insurance companies and self-insured employers; self-insurance information and forms; downloadable worker's compensation calculation program and program manual.
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