The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Rocky Mountain Chapter is proud to announce that 14 national awards were presented to members during ABC’s 29th annual National Excellence in Construction® Awards celebration at ABC Convention 2019 in Long Beach, California. The awards presented were for the Excellence in Construction Awards program, National Safety Excellence Awards, and National Diversity Excellence Awards.
 
"ABC Members and their projects were recognized as being the 'Best of the Best', said Doug Carlson, ABC President & CEO. "Quality, Excellence, Innovation and Merit describe these awards recognizing our Rocky Mountain Chapter members."
 
The Excellence in Construction awards program is the industry’s leading competition that honors both general and specialty contractors for innovative and high-quality merit shop construction projects. 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, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety and cost.
 
National Excellence in Construction Eagle Award Winners (1st Place)

• Adolfson & Peterson Construction – Estes Valley Community Recreation Center; General Contractor; Institutional - $10 to $25 Million; Estes Park, CO
• Adolfson & Peterson Construction – Natrona County High School Historic Renovations; General Contractor; Historical - $25 to $100 million; Casper, WY
• Fiore & Sons, Inc. – Saving the "Home of Wonder Bread" - The Flowers Bakery Renovation; Specialty Contractor; Other Specialty Construction - Commercial - More than $10 million; Denver, CO
• RK Mechanical, Inc. – C. Wayne McIlwraith Translational Medical Institute at Colorado State University; Specialty Contractor; Mechanical (all projects over $10 million); Fort Collins, CO

 
National Excellence in Construction Pyramid Award Winners (2nd Place)

• FCI Constructors, Inc. – courier. market | bar | kitchen - Grand Hyatt Denver; General Contractor; Renovation - Less than $5 million; Denver, CO
• Milender White Construction Co. – Byron White U.S. Courthouse; General Contractor; Historical - Less than $25 million; Denver, CO
• MWH Constructors, Inc. – Fremont Water Pollution Control Center Improvements Project; General Contractor; Public Works/Environmental; Fremont, OH
• L.P.R. Construction Co. LLC – Greensville County Power Station 80 Cell ACC; Specialty Contractor; Industrial - More than $10 million; Emporia, VA
• Spacecon Specialty Contractors – Country Club Towers II; Specialty Contractor; Interiors - Acoustical, drywall, millwork or plaster; Denver, CO

 
A full list of Excellence in Construction Award winners is available on ABC National’s website. Click here to view photos of the winning projects.
 
National Safety Excellence Award Winners
National Safety Awards winners have exemplified an outstanding commitment to safety through training and education programs as well as excellence in all 20 components of ABC’s STEP program.

• TIC-The Industrial Company, Pinnacle Safety Award for General Contractor; Englewood, Colorado
• Milender White, Safety Award of Excellence for General Contractor; Arvada, Colorado
• Fiore & Sons Inc., Safety Award of Excellence for Specialty Contractor; Denver, Colorado
• LPR Construction Co. LLC, Safety Award of Excellence for Specialty Contractor; Loveland, Colorado

 
National Diversity Excellence Award Winners
The National Diversity Excellence Award honors members who have displayed exceptional leadership in diversity of their workforce, supply chain, and community through best-in-class recruitment, retention practices, and training programs.

• Hensel Phelps, General Contractor over $33 Million
• United Rentals, Inc., Supplier

ABC Rocky Mountain Chapter is proud to announce that we have expanded our organization beyond the Denver Metro area and into Northern, Western and Southern Colorado to make our resources and programs more accessible to members throughout the state. This has been a primary initiative of our Board of Directors and regional councils which are comprised of members who have committed to establishing and overseeing committees within the region to lead the effort to build a strong and active membership that strengthens the industry and delivers value-added services and programs to all members.
 
Under the Southern Colorado Leadership Council, the following committees have been established in the greater Colorado Springs area:
 

• Membership Committee, Council Liaison: Lee Shakespeare, RMG - Rocky Mountain Group
• Government Affairs Committee, Council Liaison: Ryan Klein, Sherman & Howard
• Workforce Development Committee, Co-Chairs: JP Kennel & Brittney McClain, HPE
• Safety & Education Committee, Co-Chairs: Greg Collier & Don Johnson, iiCON Construction Group
• Young Professionals Committee, Chair: Nicole Yelinski, Spacecon

 
To learn more about how to get involved with these committees, contact Sabrina Kosmas, Regional Director of Denver and Southern Colorado at skosmas@abcrmc.org to learn more today.