AGC Awards 2019 Diverse Business of the Year Award to Ujamaa Construction

Chicago, Illinois’ Ujamaa Construction was named as the 2019 Diverse Business of the Year award winner by the Associated General Contractors of America, association officials announced. The association also awarded Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Awards to Austin Commercial, Shoemaker Construction Company, Central Builders, United Rentals and the AGC of Missouri. “These awards recognize firms that have established outstanding programs that have helped make the construction industry a more diverse, inclusive and better sector in which to work,” said Eddie Stewart, the association’s president and president and CEO of Caddell Construction in Montgomery, Alabama. “By making our industry more diverse, we […]

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Associated Builders and Contractors Honors America’s Top Construction Projects

Associated Builders and Contractors honored 92 projects collectively worth nearly $3.7 billion at the 29th annual Excellence in Construction Awards gala during ABC Convention 2019 in Long Beach, California. The EIC awards program honors both general and specialty contractors for innovative and high-quality merit shop construction projects. “ABC members and their employees continue to amaze me with their breadth of skills and craftsmanship,” said 2019 ABC National Chair Tony Rader, telecom vice president of National Roofing Partners. “From schools to manufacturing facilities, medical centers and hotels, this year’s variety of Excellence in Construction award-winning projects show not only the exceptional […]

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Adolfson & Peterson Construction Earns Distinguished Building Award

TEXO announced the 2018 Distinguished Building Award recipients and Adolfson & Peterson Construction was acknowledged for its work on USPI Southlake Medical Office Building located in Southlake, Texas. Developed by USPI and designed by E4H, the facility is home to Baylor Scott & White Southlake Family Medicine and Touchstone Medical Imaging, among others.The awards embody the skill, commitment and passion that TEXO members have for construction. Winning an award automatically qualifies projects for the state and national award competitions for both ABC and Associated General Contractors of America. AP was selected in the Health Care 2 ($10-30 million) Category and […]

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Gilbane Building Company Earns Project Award for Rhode Island Veterans Home

BRISTOL, R.I. – Gilbane Building Company was recently honored with a project award for the Rhode Island Veterans Administration Home. The firm received a Project Achievement Award in the projects over $50 million category from the Construction Management Association of America, New England Chapter. The projects, located throughout the New England region, are selected by panels of local prominent industry professionals. Projects are evaluated on the ability of the teams to overcome challenges, project safety, innovation, customer satisfaction and overall management of quality, cost and schedule. The Rhode Island Veterans Home provides skilled nursing and residential care to Rhode Island […]

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DPR Construction Receives 4 Project Awards for Construction Excellence

The Georgia chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors recently recognized DPR Construction with two Excellence in Construction awards for Clemson University’s Allen N. Reeves Football Complex and Camp Southern Ground’s Peterson Dining Hall. The EIC award celebrates the innovation and vision of the project team. Projects are judged on a variety of criteria such as safety, personnel management, quality control, scheduling and degree of difficulty. Additionally, the South Atlantic chapter of the Construction Management Association of America named Emory John’s Creek Hospital Radiology Observation Care Unit and Clinical Decision Unit a “Best in Class” new healthcare project. The award […]

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