Contact: Gail Raiman, (703) 812-2073 For Immediate Release
Gerry Fritz, (703) 812-2062 February 5, 2010
San Diego, Calif. – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) February 4 recognized the nation’s top 2009 construction projects during its Excellence in Construction and National Safety Excellence awards celebration at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel and Convention Center in San Diego, Calif.
“ABC is pleased to present these industry-leading construction projects with our Excellence in Construction awards,” said Kirk Pickerel, ABC president and CEO. “This year’s winners were exceptional examples of the outstanding craftsmanship and professionalism that embody merit shop construction. ABC members continue to be the driving force behind some of the nation’s highest-profile projects.”
The Excellence in Construction awards program is the industry’s leading competition, developed to honor innovative and high-quality merit shop construction projects and safety programs. The award honors all construction team members, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects, selected from entries submitted from across the nation, were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges overcome, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety and cost.
A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year's panel included representatives from the Design-Build Institute of America, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Surety & Fidelity Association of America, The American Institute of Architects and representatives from higher education, among others.
2009 Award of Excellence Winners:
Specialty Contractor Categories
Electrical - Commercial – Less than $2 Million
Contractor: Duro Electric Company
Project: Northrop Grumman
Client/Owner: Northrop Grumman
Architect/Engineer: Oz Architecture
Electrical - Commercial - $2-$10 million
Contractor: Adams Electric Company
Project: Inspiration Network “City of Light”
Client/Owner: Inspiration Network
Architect/Engineer: Little Diversified Architectural Consultants
Electrical - Industrial – Less than $2 million
Contractor: MKD Electric
Project: Wells Manufacturing Melt Furnace Upgrade
Client/Owner: Wells Manufacturing
Electrical – Industrial - $2 - $10 million
Contractor: ISC
Project: ExxonMobil U.S. Non-Road Diesel Underground Project
Client/Owner: ExxonMobil Corporation
Architect/Engineer: Jacobs Field Services of North America
Electrical – More than $10 million
Contractor: Denier Electric Co., Inc.
Project: West Chester Medical Center
Client/Owner: The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati
Architect/Engineer: RTKL Associates / Fosdick & Hilmer, Inc.
Exteriors – Masonry, Precast, Stone
Contractor: Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing
Project: TWU Weatherproofing
Client/Owner: Texas Women’s University
Interiors - Acoustical, Drywall, Millwork, Plaster
Contractor: Lasco Acoustics & Drywall, Inc.
Project: Union Station Renovation
Client/Owner: City of Dallas/Woodbine Development Corp.
Architect/Engineer: McCall Design Group / EDG
Mechanical – Commercial – Less than $2 million
Contractor: WAT-KEM Mechanical, Inc.
Project: University of Dayton Stuart Hall Phase I
Client/Owner: University of Dayton
Architect/Engineer: Heapy Engineering
Mechanical - Commercial - $2 - $10 million
Contractor: Brockway Mechanical & Roofing Company, Inc.
Project: Jefferson County Health Center
Client/Owner: Jefferson County Health Center
Architect/Engineer: Hammel & Green Architects & Engineers
Mechanical - Industrial – Less than $2 million
Contractor: Excel Contractors
Project: IMTT VGO Six Oil Piping and Thermal Heat Boiler Replacement
Client/Owner: IMTT
Architect/Engineer: Wink Companies, LLC
Mechanical - Industrial - $2-$10 million
Contractor: MSI Mechanical Systems, Inc.
Project: 2008 Lab Upgrade
Client/Owner: EMC Corporation
Architect/Engineer: WSP Flack+Kurtz
Mechanical - More than $10 million
Contractor: Dynaten Corporation
Project: One Arts Plaza
Client/Owner: Billingsley Company
Architect/Engineer: Corgan Associates, Inc. / Blum Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Other Specialty Construction - More than $1 million
Contractor: Haley-Greer, Inc.
Project: BP Project Rodeo
Client/Owner: Bovis Lend Lease Inc. / British Petroleum
Architect/Engineer: Gensler
Sitework/Landscape
Contractor: Saiia Construction, LLC
Project: The Grove
Client/Owner: Kimco Realty
Architect/Engineer: Gonzalez-Strength & Associates, Inc.
General Contractor / Construction Management Categories
Commercial - $2-$5 million
Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Project: Southeast District Office
Client/Owner: Hensel Phelps Construction, Co.
Architect/Engineer: Baker Barrios Architects, Inc.
Commercial - $5-$10 million
Contractor: Stronghold Engineering, Inc.
Project: Design Build Golf Clubhouse Complex
Client/Owner: United States Department of the Navy Architect/Engineer: AKS, Inc.
Commercial - $10-$25 million
Contractor: Middleman Construction Company, LLC
Project: Plaza Las Campanas
Client/Owner: REOC Development LLC
Architect/Engineer: Luna Design Associates, Inc. / MDN Architects
Commercial - $25-$100 Million
Contractor: Hardin Construction Company, LLC
Project: Westin Tampa Bay Airport Hotel
Client/Owner: Impact Properties II, LLC
Architect/Engineer: Bessolo Design Group
Industrial – Less than $5 million
Contractor: Grimm Construction Company, Inc.
Project: BNSF New Wheel Truing Facility
Client/Owner: BNSF Railway
Architect/Engineer: Bartlett & West
Industrial - $5-$15 million
Contractor: Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.
Project: Recovery Boiler Rebuild
Client/Owner: International Paper
Industrial - $15-$25 million
Contractor: Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.
Project: 120MM SCFD H2 Facility
Client/Owner: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Architect/Engineer: Technip / Air Products
Industrial - $25-$100 million
Contractor: Cajun Contractors, Inc.
Project: Marathon Petroleum Company – Garyville Major Expansion Project – Civil Construction Services
Client/Owner: Marathon Petroleum Company
Architect/Engineer: Fluor Corporation
Industrial – Less than $5 million
Contractor: Pinkard Construction Company
Project: Brighton Learning and Resource Campus
Client/Owner: Community Reach Center Foundation / Brighton Urban Renewal Authority
Architect/Engineer: BURKETTDESIGN, Inc.
Institutional - $10-$25 million
Contractor: Shingobee Builders, Inc.
Project: Dakotah! Ice Center
Client/Owner: Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Architect/Engineer: HTG Architects
Institutional - $25-$100 million
Contractor: B.L. Harbert International, LLC
Project: New U.S. Embassy Compound
Client/Owner: U.S. Department of State
Architect/Engineer: Page Southerland Page
Healthcare – Less than $10 million
Contractor: H.A. Dorsten, Inc.
Project: Heart Institute of Northwest Ohio
Client/Owner: Health Building Group, LLC
Architect/Engineer: Garmann-Miller & Associates
Healthcare - $10-$25 million
Contractor: Benchmark Construction Company, Inc.
Project: Hospice of Lancaster County Mount Joy Facility
Client/Owner: Hospice of Lancaster County
Architect/Engineer: Reese, Lower, Patrick and Scott Architects
Healthcare - $25-$100 million
Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Project: The Dell Pediatric Research Institute, The University of Texas
Client/Owner: The University of Texas at Austin
Architect/Engineer: Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, L.P.
Historical Restoration - $2-$10 million
Contractor: Graham Contracting Ltd.
Project: Alaska Building Historical Renovation and Addition
Client/Owner: 618 Second Avenue LP (Kauri Investments, Ltd.)
Architect/Engineer: Clark Design Group
Historical Restoration - $10-$100 million
Contractor: Lund-Ross Constructors
Project: The Omaha Building
Client/Owner: Kutak Rock LLP
Architect/Engineer: Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture
Infrastructure / Heavy
Contractor: Barriere Construction Company, L.L.C.
Project: Route 1-10, Paris Rd to CSLM 12.24
Client/Owner: Louisiana DOTD
Architect/Engineer: Louisiana DOTD
Public Works / Environmental
Contractor: W.D.S. Construction, Inc.
Project: City of Beaver Dam Demolition
Client/Owner: The City of Beaver Dam
Architect/Engineer: MSA Professional Services
Renovation – Less than $4 million
Contractor: Ferguson Construction Company
Project: Surgical Suite Renovation – Wilson Memorial Hospital
Client/Owner: Wilson Memorial Hospital
Architect/Engineer: App Architecture
Renovation - $4-$10 million
Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
Project: Mountain Brook High School Additions and Renovations
Client/Owner: Mountain Brook Board of Education
Architect/Engineer: Krebs Architecture & Engineering, Inc.
Renovation - $10-$100 million
Contractor: Hoar Construction, LLC
Project: West Florida Hospital Exterior Re-skin, Phase II
Client/Owner: HCA
Architect/Engineer: Gresham Smith & Partners
Pre-Engineered Building
Contractor: Wohlsen Construction Company
Project: Transfer Station Improvement Project
Client/Owner: Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority
Architect/Engineer: RLPS Architects, Ltd.
Residential – Multi-Family and Condominium Projects
Contractor: Osborne Construction Company
Project: Denali Village Multi-Family Housing Replacement
Client/Owner: United States Army Corps of Engineers
Architect/Engineer: ORB Architects
Residential – Single Family Projects
Contractor: Nor-Son, Inc.
Project: Pelican Kale Retreat
Client/Owner: Confidential
Architect/Engineer: Pearson Design Group
Other Construction
Contractor: Spawglass
Project: Texas A&M University McFerrin Athletic Center
Client/Owner: Texas A&M University
Architect/Engineer: O’Connell Robertson
Mega-Projects – More than $100 million
Contractor: BE&K Building Group
Project: Cherokee Central Schools Building Program
Client/Owner: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian
Architect/Engineer: Padgett & Freeman Architects, PA
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