Agreements written by this area are primarily between MDOT and the local units of government (ie. Cities, villages, county road commissions, drainage districts, and townships). In some rare situations, agreements are written with other state agencies, universities, or private entities. Agreements are required when any of the following occur:
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Mandated by Federal or state law
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Necessary to establish fiscal or other obligations
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Necessary to undertake work or other obligations beyond the jurisdictional authority of MDOT or other party
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There is a need to clarify or document the understanding between the parties
Agreements prepared by this area are separated into the following classifications:
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Trunkline - Those projects whose roadways and bridges are under the jurisdiction of MDOT or work related to such roadways and bridges.
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Local agency- Those projects whose roadways and bridges are under the jurisdiction of other local agencies and work related to those roadways and bridges.
Trunkline agreements may be requested by MDOT Region, TSC, or Design staff engineers. The staff engineers fill out a Project Agreement Checklist, (Form 2047) and send it to the Trunkline Agreements Engineer. The types of situations when trunkline agreements are required are outlined in the attachment entitled Types of Trunkline Agreements. There are also two other attachments that list the participating and non-participating items of work for road and bridge projects when a local agency is required to pay its statutory Act 51 participation towards MDOT's costs for trunkline projects.
Local Agency agreements are requested by the staff engineers in the Local Agency Programs area. Agreements are initiated in
Local Agency Project Management System
(LAPMS) and sent to the Local Agency Agreements Engineer. An agreement is required for every local agency project.
Third party contracts are between the local agency and its consultant for engineering services. These contracts are required when Federal- aid is paying for the work and are reviewed by MDOT to ensure compliance with Federal and state regulations.
Online Resources
For more information, contact:
Bill Stonebrook
Governmental Agreements and Railroad Coordination Unit Supervisor
P.O. Box 30050
Lansing, Michigan 48909
517-373-2281
stonebrookb@michigan.gov
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