Stevens Construction Inc. earned four awards at the Lee Building Industry Association Industry Awards including the highest honor, Contractor of the Year. The Summit Awards program recognizes BIA members who have obtained an outstanding level of success and demonstrated superior professionalism in the commercial construction industry throughout the year. The projects were judged for quality of construction, challenges, timeliness of completion, client satisfaction and safety.
A panel of nationwide judges named Steven Construction Contractor of the Year based on criteria such as the company’s achievement of goals, client relations, professional certifications and community responsibilities. This is the ninth year the company has received this honor.
Steven Construction also won a Summit Award for the best healthcare project for Frantz EyeCare. To accommodate its growing Naples, Florida clientele, Frantz EyeCare and the project team collaborated on a design that aligned with their budget and schedule, provided the aesthetic appeal to the Naples community and promotes staff efficiency, data collection and a unique and comfortable patient flow experience.
Stevens Construction also won a Summit Award in the best entertainment project category for BIG ARTS on Sanibel Island, where the company provided construction management services for a new two-story, 27,000-square-foot facility, which houses a 3,800-square-foot performing arts center with 414-seat theater.
In the restaurant category, Stevens Construction earned a Summit Award for CaliBurger/Marlins Brewhouse: Local Craft Beer & Daiquiri Bar in Estero, where the project team built CaliBurger to share a central dining room with the second location of Marlins Brewhouse: Local Craft Beer & Daiquiri Bar, where guests can enjoy both menus. The 7,330-square-foot restaurant build-out was completed in four months and under budget.