ABC Rocky Mountain Chapter Celebrates “Top Guns” of the Construction Industry at Annual Excellence in Construction Awards

Denver, CO - The Associated Builders and Contractors Rocky Mountain Chapter (ABCRMC) celebrated the exceptional work of member companies at the 17th annual Excellence in Construction Awards on Friday, October 19th, 2018 at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Lowry, Colorado. The event was brought to the ABC membership and guests by the chapter as well as Bald Eagle Sponsors Adolfson & Peterson Construction and Spacecon Specialty Contractors, LLC.
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Over 250 members and guests attended the Top Gun-themed event, enjoying the festive and celebratory atmosphere. The evening began with a Cocktail Reception and dinner, supported by the Bar Sponsors Hensel Phelps and Blueprint Skilled Services. Following the awards was an after party sponsored by Encore Electric, Inc. As is tradition with the Excellence in Construction Awards, a prize giveaway was included in the evening. Giveaway Sponsor Kuck Mechanical Contractors sent one lucky member home with a getaway travel package and four others with various themed prizes.

PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARDS
For the first time ever at the Rocky Mountain Chapter, a second round of judging was conducted to determine the top projects for both General and Specialty Contractors. To earn this prestigious award, contractors must demonstrate a truly superior level of performance, excellence in meeting or exceeding project quality requirements, design specifications, safety procedures, project team collaboration, overcoming unique obstacles, meeting the project schedule and most importantly, satisfying the client.

General Contractor Project of the Year Winner
Hensel Phelps – 1144 15th Street Office Building

General Contractor Nominees
FCI Constructors, Inc. – courier.market | bar | kitchen - Grand Hyatt Denver
Milender White – Byron White U.S. Courthouse
  
Specialty Contractor Project of the Year Winner
RK Mechanical, Inc. – C. Wayne McIlwraith Translational Medicine Institute at Colorado State University

Specialty Contractor Nominees
Douglass Colony Group – The Coloradan
Gaylor Electric – Amazon Fulfillment Center
RK Steel – Mile High Harley-Davidson of Parker

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Excellence in Marketing – Erika Sauerwein & Peter Sonke, Milender White
LEED Project – Heating & Plumbing Engineers, Inc. – Colorado College Tutt Library
Design-Build Project – iiCON Construction Group – Fountain Valley School - Master Plan Phase 1
Free-Enterprise Award – Hensel Phelps – 1144 15th Street Office Building
 
EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS
Alliance Construction Solutions, LLC – St Francis Apartments at Cathedral Square
dcb Construction Company, Inc. – Fine Airport Parking
Douglass Colony Group – 9th & Colorado Block 7S
Douglass Colony Group – The Coloradan
FCI Constructors, Inc. – courier.market | bar | kitchen - Grand Hyatt Denver
Gaylor Electric, Inc. – Amazon
Heating & Plumbing Engineers, Inc. – Colorado College Tutt Library
Hensel Phelps – 1144 15th Street Office Building
Hensel Phelps – The Elizabeth Hotel, Autograph Collection and Parking Garage
iiCON Construction Group, LLC – Fountain Valley School - Master Plan Phase 1
L.P.R. Construction Co. LLC – Greensville County Power Station
Milender White – Byron White U.S. Courthouse
RK Mechanical, Inc. – C. Wayne McIlwraith Translational Medicine Institute at Colorado State University
RK Steel – Mile High Harley-Davidson of Parker

MERIT AWARD WINNERS
Adolfson & Peterson Construction – Estes Valley Community Recreation Center
AP Wyoming – Natrona County High School Historic Renovations
Encore Electric, Inc. – Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art
Encore Electric, Inc. – University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Visual and Performing Arts Center
Fiore & Sons, Inc. – Flowers Bakery Renovation
Greiner Electric – The Caldera House
ICI, LLC – CoorsTek
Kuck Mechanical Contractors, LLC – Denver Premium Outlets
Kuck Mechanical Contractors, LLC – Larimer County Administrative Building - Loveland Campus
MWH Constructors, Inc. – Fremont Water Pollution Control Center Improvements Project
Shaw Construction – Kirkland Museum
Spacecon Specialty Contractors, LLC – Country Club Towers 2
TIC - The Industrial Company – Craig Generating Station Unit 2 Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Project
White Construction Group – STEAM on the Platte

JUDGES
The award winners were selected by a panel of ten industry experts who awarded points in several categories to determine the winners. The following judges donated their time to judge the 28 total submitted projects:

Jack Brinkley – the abo group
Jake Hallauer – Chrisland Real Estate Companies
Kelly Hedlund – Armstrong World Industries
Beth Hockett – ASC, Inc.
Travis Hossfeld – ColoCorp Builders
Liz Newman – McCauley Constructors
Leif Rosenvold – KLOK Group
Brandon Warren – EVstudio
Jay Watson – Haselden Construction, Inc.
Tyler Whittaker – Swinerton

The judges evaluated the projects based on criteria including factors such as complexity, unusual challenges or problems overcome, innovative techniques or programs, value-engineering, safety records, and owner satisfaction. Scores in these areas determine a project’s award level: Award of Excellence (first place), Award of Merit (second place), or Letter of Commendation (third place). Excellence and Merit award winners are eligible to submit their projects to compete at the ABC National Excellence in Construction Awards, which take place in March 2019 in Long Beach, California.