More than 700 contractors and industry leaders attended the Associated General Contractors of Colorado Industry Gala and ACE Awards banquet at the Hyatt Regency Colorado Convention Center on Oct. 28.

AGC Colorado member companies submitted 69 project entries. Projects demonstrated the creativity, skill and excellence of Colorado’s builders, architects, engineers and specialty contractors. Winners were recognized with three award levels, including ACE (first place), Silver and Bronze. 

AGC Colorado also presented awards for the Jack Mincher People’s Choice selections—one each for general contractor and specialty contractor and the Construction Education Challenge Award.

Here are the 2016 winners and their categories:

Contribution to the Community

  • ACE - JHL Constructors, Weifield Group Contracting, Heartland Acoustics & Interiors, Associated Building Specialties for the Lawrence Street Community Center

Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job - Specialty Contractor

  • ACE - Concrete Frame Associates LLC for SkyHouse Denver
  • Silver - Intermountain Electric Inc. for the Western Sugar Processing Facility Upgrades
  • Bronze - Weifield Group Contracting for the City of Longmont Waste Water Treatment Plant Gravity Thickener & Gas Digester Project

Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job - General Contractor

  • ACE - Saunders Construction Inc. for the 9th and Colorado Implosion and Demolition
  • Silver - M.A. Mortenson Co. for the University of Colorado Athletics Complex
  • Bronze - GE Johnson Construction for the Craig Hospital Expansion and Renovation

Best Building Project Under $2M - Specialty Contractor

  • ACE - Weifield Group Contracting for the Pepsi Center Lighting Upgrades Project
  • Silver - ISEC Inc. for the Air Force Academy Center for Character and Leadership Development
  • Bronze - Metropolitan Glass Inc. for the Colorado Building

Best Building Project $2M - $6M - Specialty Contractor

  • ACE - Sturgeon Electric Co. for the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnels Fixed Fire Suppression System
  • Silver - Ludvik Electric Co. for the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering & Computer Science and The Knoebel Center for the Study of Aging, University of Denver
  • Bronze - Greiner Electric for ISO 6 Level Clean Room

Best Building Project $6M - $10M - Specialty Contractor

  • ACE - Intermountain Electric Inc. for Community Hospital of Grand Junction
  • Silver - Weifield Group Contracting for Laramie High School
  • Bronze - RK Mechanical for 250 Columbine Street

Best Building Project Over $10M - Specialty Contractor

  • ACE - MTech Mechanical for Craig Hospital Expansion and Renovation
  • Silver - Sturgeon Electric Co. for the U.S. 36 Express Lanes
  • Bronze - Murphy Co. for the Woodward Lincoln Campus ITS

Best Building Project Under $10M - General Contractor

  • ACE - Fransen Pittman Construction Co. Inc. for Children’s Museum of Denver
  • Silver - Hyder Construction for Blue Moon RiNo Brewery and Restaurant
  • Bronze - GH Phipps Construction Cos. for the Runyon Elementary School Renovation

Best Building Project $10M - $40M - General Contractor

  • ACE - JE Dunn Construction for Rocky Mountain Institute Innovation Center
  • Silver - Adolfson & Peterson Construction for the South Wing of the St. Vrain Community Hub
  • Bronze - Calcon Constructors for the Boulder Jewish Community Center

Best Building Project $40M - $70M - General Contractor

  • ACE - JE Dunn Construction for PearlWest
  • Silver - Swinerton Builders for the Gables Cherry Creek Apartment Community

Best Building Project Over $70M - General Contractor

  • ACE - MHS Tri-Venture (Mortenson, Hunt, Saunders) for the Denver International Airport Hotel and Transit Center
  • Silver - Adolfson & Peterson Construction for the CoBank Center
  • Bronze - Haselden Construction for Laramie High School

Construction Education Challenge

  • University of Colorado Denver for the Construction Education and Management Masters Program

Jack Mincher People’s Choice Award - Specialty Contractor

  • Dynalectric Co. of Colorado for the Woodward Industrial Turbomachinery Systems Facility

Jack Mincher People’s Choice Award - General Contractor

  • M.A. Mortenson Co. for the Woodward Lincoln Avenue Campus Headquarters

Project of the Year

  • MHS Tri-Venture (Mortenson, Hunt, Saunders) for the Denver International Airport Hotel and Transit Center