The judges have completed their work and the winners of the ENR Southwest Excellence in Safety awards have been announced. The competion is part of the Best Projects 2013 competition that will be spotlighted in the next edition of ENR Southwest. The awards banquet will be held Nov. 12 in Phoenix.
There were approximately 40 entries in this year’s Excellence in Safety competition. The safety winners are:
Excellence in Safety — Best Project
Chino Valley Solar, located in Chino Valley, Ariz. Submitted by McCarthy Building Companies.
Excellence in Safety — Award of Merit
Barry Goldwater High School, located in Glendale, Ariz. Submitted by McCarthy Building Companies.
There are also two projects that are in the running for ENR Southwest’s Project of the Year: I-580 Freeway Extension and the Health Sciences Education Building on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. The winner will be announced at the banquet. To register, visit http://www.construction.com/events/2013/bestprojects/phoenix.asp
Also at the banquets, we will take the opportunity to honor the firms that were selected throughout the year as our Owner, Design Firm, Contractor and Specialty Contractor of the Year. Those were the First Solar, Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, Kitchell and Suntec. We’ll also recognize the Top 20 Under 40 winners that were published earlier in 2013.
The banquet recognizing the winners will be held Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Renaissance Phoenix Hotel, 50 E. Adams Street, Phoenix. To register, visit the registration page here.
As a reminder, here are the winners in all categories:
AIRPORT/TRANSIT
Best Project
Eureka Airport Runway 18/36 Reconstruction, Eureka, Nev. — Submitted by Lumos & Associates, Inc.
CULTURAL/WORSHIP
Best Project
Wetlands Park Nature Center & Exhibits, Las Vegas, Nev. — Submitted by Clark County, Real Property Management Department
Award of Merit
White Rock Visitor Center, White Rock, N.M. — Submitted by Mullen Heller Architecture PC
ENERGY/INDUSTRIAL
Best Project
North Elko Pipeline, Midas, Nev. — Submitted by Q&D Construction, Inc.
Award of Merit
Chino Valley Solar, Chino Valley, Ariz. — Submitted by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Best Project
1891 Pinal County Courthouse Rehabilitation, Florence, Ariz. — Submitted by ARCADIS US, Inc.
Award of Merit
John M. Roll United States Courthouse, Yuma, Ariz. — Submitted by Sundt Construction, Inc. / Ehrlich Architects
GREEN PROJECTS
Award of Merit
Stage Coach Apartments, Santa Fe, N.M. — Submitted by Pavilion Construction
HEALTH CARE
Best Project
UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center, Rio Rancho, N.M. — Submitted by Kitchell
HIGHER EDUCATION/RESEARCH
Best Project
Health Sciences Education Building on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus, Phoenix, Ariz.— Submitted DPR Construction/Sundt Construction, Inc., Joint Venture
Award of Merit
New Mexico Consortium, Los Alamos, N.M. — Submitted by Studio Southwest Architects
HIGHWAYS/BRIDGES
Best Project
I-580 Freeway Extension, Reno, Nev. — Submitted by C.C. Myers, Inc.
Award of Merit
Sonoran Blvd./Dove Valley Road, North Valley Pkwy. to Cave Creek Road, Phoenix, Ariz. — Submitted by Haydon Building Corp.
INTERIORS/TENANT IMPROVEMENTS
Best Project
Yuma Regional Medical Center 3rd and 5th Floor Build-Out, Yuma, Ariz. — Submitted by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
K-12 SCHOOLS
Best Project
Rancho Solano Ventura Campus, Scottsdale, Ariz. — Submitted by hardison/downey construction, inc.
LANDSCAPE/URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Best Project
Dust Devil Park, Phoenix, Ariz. — Submitted by ForeSite Design & Construction, Inc
Award of Merit
Landscape Evolution Observatory, Tucson, Ariz. — Submitted by Lloyd Construction Co Inc.
MANUFACTURING
Best Project
Cobalt Cheyenne Data Center, Las Vegas, Nev. — Submitted by Helix Electric
OFFICE/RETAIL/MIXED-USE
Best Project
Northern Arizona Real Estate Holdings Office Building, Flagstaff, Ariz. — Submitted by SmithGroupJJR
RENOVATION/RESTORATION
Best Project
ASU @ The Post Office, Phoenix, Ariz. — Submitted by Holly Street Studio Architects
Award of Merit
Adaptive Reuse of the Historic Ajo Train Depot, Ajo, Ariz. — Submitted by The Architecture Company
RESIDENTIAL/HOSPITALITY
Best Project
Hub On Campus, Tempe, Ariz. — Submitted by CSCP CONSULT for Beal Derkenne Construction (BDC)
SMALL PROJECTS
Best Project
Bear Canyon Arroyo Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge at I-25, Albuquerque, N.M. — Submitted by Larkin Group NM, Inc.
Award of Merit
ASU West Verde Dining Pavilion, Glendale, Ariz. — Submitted by hardison/downey construction, inc.
SPECIALTY CONTRACTING
Best Project
Sands Expo, Las Vegas, Nev. — Submitted by Helix Electric
SPORTS/ENTERTAINMENT
Best Project
West Side Community Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M. — Submitted by SMPC Architects
WATER/ENVIRONMENTAL
Best Project
Schultz Flooding Inner Basin Road & Pipeline Reconstruction, Flagstaff, Ariz. — Submitted by Hunter Contracting Co.
As always, all of the winning projects will be highlighted in the upcoming November issue of ENR Southwest. One will also be named overall Best Project for 2013. All of the winners will be recognized at the annual ENR Southwest Best Projects Awards event. Details on this event will be announced soon.
Of course, let’s not forget the work of the jurors who donated their time to offer their insights to the selection process.
Andrew Baird, Aztec Engineering
Patrick Edwards, Burns & McDonnell
Mark Harberts, Flintco
Craig Randock, HDR Architecture/President Arizona AIA
Bill Sabatini, Dekker/Perich/Sabatini
Sean Stewart, Associated General Contractors of Las Vegas
John Tomasson, Adolfson & Peterson
Joel Wallis, The PENTA Building Group
Brent Wright, Wright Engineers
Ken Zarembski, Walter P. Moore and Associates
Joe Molitor, Okland Construction (Safety competition only)
Luis Castaneda, Flintco (Safety competition only)
