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Changes coming to 2024 rental rates

The 2024 MHCA Membership Directory and Equipment Rental Rates Guide is in the last stages of preparation. Members should see the new edition in their mailboxes mid-March. Non-members can purchase the new Directory, in March, online or by contacting the MHCA at 204-947-1379.

There are some substantial changes being made to the rates and group classifications for skid steers in 2024.

This year, the Committee has tightened classification of skid steers, rated by lift capacity, and additional Groups were added. The skid steer hourly rates have risen, as well, on average 21% to reflect rising acquisition and maintenance costs.

Further, skid steers equipped with GPS have been listed as a machine for which a premium can be charged.

The Equipment Rental Rates Committee has worked over the past two to three years to make necessary adjustments to all equipment rates and to classification, adopting where necessary weights or capacity to more precisely define model groupings.

Most of the necessary big adjustments are done now, but the work is never finished.

The Committee relies heavily upon equipment vendors to submit their own model updates each year, to ensure they’re current. If a vendor fails to return their updates, inaccuracies creep in.

One more change users of the Guide will notice is a refinement of the definition of the Current, Non-current and Previous categories, adding specific dates when ‘non-current’ and ‘previous’ machines were available.

Note: The Committee previously included Machine Control, Surveying and GPS Technology as a separate section in the Guide, for user ease.

Finally, the Committee would like to remind all equipment owners, given the changes that have been made to date, to check their models against the classifications in the Guide, when submitting bids to project owners’ tenders. Submission of incomplete or inaccurate information can lead to rejection of a submission.

Chair’s Gala

November 18, 2022
RBC Convention Centre

Close to 650pp attended from both industry, government and stakeholder partners.  It was the closing of Nicole Chabot’s two year term as Chair.  Dennis Cruise of Bituminex Paving was welcomed as the new Chair.

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2022 Heavy Santa

December 16, 2022
David Livingstone School

This event was made possible through fundraising at the MHCA Chair’s Gala and Spring Mixer.

104 goodie bags and presents were prepared for the grades 1-4 students at David Livingstone School. 

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Awards Breakfast & Annual General Meeting

November 18, 2022
RBC Convention Centre

Manitoba Transportation & Infrastructure (MTI) Award Winner

  • Grading – Strilkiwski Contracting Ltd.: PTH 6 Grahamdale
  • Paving – Coco Paving o/a Russell Redi-Mix: Bituminous Reconstruction PTH 83
  • Urban Works – Coco Paving o/a Russell Redi-Mix: Bituminous Reconstruction PA 634 and Bituminous Pavement PTH 5
  • Special Projects – Mekhana Development Corp/Arnason Industries Ltd: Theresa Point Airport
  • Major Structures – D. Steele Construction: Bridge Replacement over the Red River Floodway on PTH 59N
  • Minor Structures – Moncrief Construction Ltd.: Reinforced concrete box culvert on PTH 5
  • Water Management – Brunet Ltd.: Flood response, Morris ring dike closure

200 members and guests gathered to hear greetings from Premier Heather Stefanson and the newly elected Mayor of Winnipeg, Scott Gillingham. Hon. Doyle Piwniuk, Minister, Manitoba Infrastructure, handed out the MTI Awards.

31 companies were recognized for their milestone membership commitments.

Matthew Neziol, of Bayview Construction, received the Safety Leader Award.

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