ENTRY DEADLINE:March 20, 2017 | 4:00 pm | ABC, Bellevue
WINNER NOTIFICATION:By April 7, 2017
AWARDS BANQUET: May 4, 2017 | 5:00 – 8:00 pm | Renton Pavilion Event Center
Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington is pleased to announce the 2017 Excellence in Construction & Safety Awards. The purpose of the program is to recognize and publicize outstanding projects built by ABC member contractors.This is an opportunity to have your project(s) join those honored and recognized in the past by ABC as the “best of the best” in the construction industry.
The 2017 Excellence in Construction & Safety Awards will be presented on May 4that the Renton Pavilion Event Center. Projects receiving awards will be brought up on stage to accept their award and have their photos taken. Winners will be notified in early April so that they can invite their project team including owners, engineers and architects who worked on the project.
ABC will produce an awards program book containing detailed information on all winning projects, as well as distribute press releases to area trade publications. Award recipients will be given a CD of “ABC Excellence in Construction Award Recipient” logos for their use in bid packets, marketing materials and websites.
Projects that win on the chapter level are eligible to participate in ABC National’s award competition.
CATEGORIES
Each year we receive a different variety of entries, so final determination of the award category for each project submitted will be made by the judges. A discretionary category may be created for projects that don’t fit in the other categories. All projects are eligible to win the Eagle of Excellence Award, given to the most outstanding project of the year.
General Contractor Categories
This is the category for companies that perform general contracting or construction management services.
Commercial Construction: New construction of commercial spaces including retail areas and some mixed-use construction (including office buildings, banks, retail facilities, hotels, and casinos).
Subcategories: Over $10 Million; $5 – $10 Million; $1 – $5 Million; Under $1 Million
Community/Public Service: Projects that enhance the community, using partially or fully donated resources.
Healthcare:Hospitals, nursing homes, and other medical facilities.
Historical Preservation/Restoration: Restoration of buildings that are historically significant, registered as historical, or eligible to be registered as historical.
Industrial Construction: Manufacturing plants and facilities, refineries, processing, distribution, or similar types of construction.
Infrastructure: Streets, highways, signalization, parks, sewers, dams, and bridges.
Institutional: Schools, churches, government and military structures, and similar types of construction.
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General Contractor Categories, continued
Residential Construction: Single-family residences.
Mixed-use Construction:Mixed-use buildings with both retail/commercial and residential spaces.
Multi-family Construction: Apartment buildings, townhomes and condominium construction.
Sustainable Certified Construction: This category includes certified sustainable projects. Projects must be certified to an established standard (examples: LEED Certified, Built Green, Green Advantage and Green Globes. Pending LEED Certified will be accepted for the jury process).
Tenant Improvement/Renovation: Renovation of non-historical existing buildings.
Specialty Contracting Categories
These categories are for companies that perform specialty contracting and do not act as the general contractor or construction manager.
Community/Public Service: Projects that enhance the community, using partially, or fully donated resources.
Demolition: The tear down and remediation of structures.
Electrical & Communications: Includes installation or upgrade of any kind of electrical, communications, and security systems.
Exterior: Includes all exterior structural finishes, such as masonry, precast, stone, curtainwall, or metal.
Interior: Includes acoustical, drywall, millwork, plaster, or any other interior finishes.
Mechanical Construction: Includes mechanical installations and upgrades (HVAC/R, plumbing, fire-sprinkler).
Sitework/Landscape/Hardscape: Includes all exterior sitework, such as landscaping or pavements.
Other Specialty Construction: Specialty projects not specifically referred to in the above categories.
CRITERIA
Entries must be from an ABCgeneral contractor or subcontractor member in good standing.
Project(s) must have been completed between January 1 and December 31, 2016.
No project that has a safety-related fatality is eligible for an Excellence in Construction Award.
A project may be entered in only one category, but there is no limit to the number of entries submitted. (Each entry must have its own entry form, binder and fee.)
All entries must be submitted in a ring binder with a tabbed section for each of theareas judged.
All entries must include a CD or DVD that includes the entire binder contents in electronic format (photographs, narrative, safety record, subcontractor lists, etc.).
All entries with a $85 entry fee must be received at the ABC office no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 2017.
Postmarks will not be accepted.
SCORING
The panel of judges will represent a cross-section of the industry, including architects, engineers, contractorsand other construction industry experts. There is a total possible score of 100 points.
- Complete the enclosed application in full with a $85 entry fee. (5 points)
- Include a narrative description (suggested maximum 1,000 words). Why is this project special? What qualifies it for an award? Describe any unique or innovative programs, problems, solutions, etc. (and not the routine things that most projects encounter).Were there any value engineering, quality control, environmental, or personnel matters that were noteworthy? Were there any special scheduling, time or cost considerations? Make sure your innovations are really innovative and not just standard protocol. You are encouraged to include diagrams, graphs, graphics, and embed photos into your narrative in order to illustrate your project challenges. Please include the narrative in an electronic format in Word on the CD with the photographs. JUDGES’ RECOMMENDATION: Keep your narrative clear and concise, but still descriptive of the full construction phase, not just the final outcome. Get to the heart of what made the project noteworthy in the first few paragraphs; emphasizing the problems you encountered and how you solved them.The use of bullet points is appreciated, and using captioned photos to illustrate that narrative is especially helpful to the jury.Including photos that show the obstacles you overcame are also very helpful.(15 points)
3.Complete the separate Project Safety form in this application and include it in the Project Safety section of the entry binder. Place this form as the first page behind the safety tab of the entry. The second page must be the project’s OSHA Form 300. No project that has a safety-related fatality is eligible for an Excellence in Construction Award.
JUDGES’ RECOMMENDATION:If you are proud of your company's safety program, include a brief narrative describing specific safety measures taken on this project and why they ensured a safe work environment. Make sure to identify hazards
and how you mitigated them. Outline the steps you took to keep people safe. We need project-specific safetyinformation, not a description of a company safety program. (25 points)
4.You must provide at least 20 color print photographs of the project in progress and at least 5 of the finished project that are no
larger than 8x10. Include all of the images on disk, Windows format (.tiff, .jpeg, or .eps file format). There must be at least one photo of the finished project that is suitable for print (digital format, 300 dpi). You will be judged using the printed photographs in the binder alone; the digital images will be used for the awards program book and press releases to local media.
JUDGES’ RECOMMENDATION: Include a good selection of printed photographs with captions detailing the work in progress as part of your narrative, as well as before and after shots. The judges especially want to see the transformation take place -- the process, not just the finished project. This will give the judges a better understanding of the scope of your project. The judges do not see the digital photographs. Including plans and graphs is also helpful. (20 points)
5.Provide ABC with a complete list of all subcontractors, suppliers and professionals (bonding, insurance, CPA, etc.) that were involved in the project(s) and include them on the CD in Word or Excel format. Please indicate what each subcontractor did on the project, and include their addresses. We will identify fellow ABC members for you. Projects will be weighted and scored based upon the number of ABC members that were utilized during the project. (10 points)
6.Include any press coverage, promotions, letters from owners, third-party comments, etc. Encourage owners and architects to write letters of support for the project, especially if you don’t have any press.(5 points)
- Judge’s choice criteria (extra credit):
- Project overcame nearly insurmountable odds, special circumstances or other unique aspects. Points to be awarded at each individual judge’s discretion. (10 points)
- Projects that utilize green building practices (that aren’t necessarily going for certification) will have the opportunity for additional points at the jury’s discretion. Highlight all of your green standards – recycling, LEAN, whatever you have in place, even if you’re not submitting in the Sustainable Construction category.(10 points)
ABC’S 2017 EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION& SAFETY AWARDS ENTRY FORM
Please type all information, one project per form. If something doesn’t pertain to your project, leave blank or put N/A (not applicable). Deadline for entries is Monday, March 20,2017 at 4 pm.
Award Entry Category (please see list on pages 2-3):
Contractor Information:
Contractor entering project:
Contact: Phone: Email:
Address:
Please indicate if you are a women-owned, minority-owned or disadvantaged business: WBE MBE DBE
Project Information:
Name of project (as it will appear in printed materials):
Location of project:
Name of Owner:
Address:
Phone: Email:
Name of General Contractor:
Address: Same as above
Phone: Email:
Name of Architect(s) and firm:
Name of Engineer(s) and firm:
Project Principals (fill in only those that apply):
President/CEO:
Project Manager:
Superintendent:
Foreman:
Project Engineer:
Principal in Charge:
Other (please list name and title):
Project start date: Scheduled completion date: Actual completion date:
Budgeted total: $Final cost of project: $ (Total value for generals; subcontract portion only for subs)
# of worker hours: (Generals: hours worked by your employees on project; subs: only hours worked for subcontract portion.)
Medical-only injuries (per 200,000 hours for the project): Time-loss injuries (per 200,000 hours):
Whom should we contact if this project wins an award?
Name: Phone: Email:
Payment information ($85 per entry)
Bill me Check enclosed Credit card # Exp. date:
Name as it appears on card:
Billing address:
If you have any questions regarding entering the ABC Excellence in Construction Awards, please contact Victoria Klyce at (800) 640-7789. She is also available to provide feedback and “best practices” to help you as you are putting together your entry binder.
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Project Safety Form
Complete this form and include it in the Project Safety section (tab 3) of the project’s entry binder. Place this form as the first page behind the safety tab of the entry. No project that involves a prime, multi-prime, subcontractor or any trade related work regardless of the type of contract, that has a safety-related fatality, is eligible for an Excellence in Construction Award.
- Include a copy of the OSHA Form 300 for this project immediately behind this form in the Project Safety section (tab 3) of the binder.
- If your company is a Safety Training Evaluation Process (STEP) award recipient, include a copy of your bronze, silver, gold, platinum or diamond-level certificate. For more information about STEP and to receive a STEP application, send an email to .
- Does your company participate in ABC’s Safety Alliance? Yes No
- Does your company have a written Safety and Health Policy Manual? Yes No
- Did you develop a site-specific Safety Plan for this project? Yes No
If yes, provide up to a one-page summary or include one page of its Table of Contents. Make sure to ID hazards and how you mitigated them.
- Were toolbox safety meetings held with employees? Yes No
Were these meetings documented? Yes No
Frequency of meetings:
Include a one-page summary or an example, up to one page.
- Was specialized training conducted on this project? Yes No
If yes, indicate types:
- Indicate your total man-hours worked on this project for your company:
- Indicate number of OSHA-recordable accidents for your company on this project:
- Indicate number of OSHA lost-time accidents your company hadon this project:
- Provide information about the person responsible for safety on this project and attesting to these accident rates:
Name:Title:
Phone:Email:
- Were there any innovative safety and health programs used on this project? Yes No
Explain briefly on a separate sheet of paper.
Project Entry Qualifications, Rights and Agreement
Include this form as the last page of the project’s entry binder.
Entry Category Reassignment
ABC reserves the right to change an entry’s original category if it determines that a project’s opportunity to win will be enhanced by the change to the new category. ABC also reserves the right to redistribute the contract volume levels within a category.
Photographs (This section may be copied to a separate page for ease of gaining signature.)
Photographs submitted with the application have been licensed by the photographer to be used by ABC. Applicant has obtained the signature of any third party photographer to reprint the photographs without limitations.
License to Use: All Photos Only the following photo(s):
The undersigned photographer hereby grants Associated Builders and Contractors (“ABC”) a non-exclusive license regarding my photographs submitted by applicant in support of its entry in the ABC Excellence in Construction & Safety Awards competition (“Competition”). This license grants ABC an unlimited right to use, reproduce, crop, resize, publicly display, distribute, and transmit electronically including on the internet, my photographs in connection with the Competition including but not limited to the promotion of the Competition and the announcement and promotion of any awards, without payment of any royalty or license or other fee by or from ABC or applicant or agent or other representative of ABC or applicant.
Photographer’s Name (signature): Date:
Photographer’s Name (print): Phone:
Safety Provision
No project that involves a prime, multi-prime, subcontractor or any trade related work regardless of the type of contract, that has a safety-related fatality, is eligible for an award.
Warranty
The applicant warrants that the work is original, that its publication will not infringe on the rights of others, and that it has the full power to make this grant.
Notification and News Releases
ABC Excellence in Construction Award winners will be notified within a week of the April judging process. News releases will be held until after the actual awards ceremony takes place on May 4, 2017.
Applicant Agreement
I have enclosed a check for $85 payable to “Associated Builders and Contractors” in accordance with the entry fee requirements. Also enclosed is the project entry binder that was prepared in accordance with the requirements indicated in this application.
I hereby give permission to Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) to use the photographs and any information submitted to the ABC Excellence in Construction Awards competition in ABC awards materials, including presentations and printed matter, as well as promotional materials and news releases.
Print name: Title:
Signature: Date:
E-mail address: Phone: