ENR Mountain States previously announced the region’s 2024 Best Projects award winners and the Safety and Sustainability winners (see my editor’s blogs here and here). After tabulating the scores and polling our judges, we are pleased to announce the finalists for Project of the Year in both the Intermountain area (Utah, Idaho and Montana) and Colorado, Wyoming and the Dakotas.
The voting for Project of the Year candidates was close again this year, but a handful of projects emerged as front runners. The winners of this prestigious award will be announced at our Best Projects award ceremonies the second week in December and featured in the Nov. 25 issue of ENR Mountain States.
All winning project teams — as well as our Owner of the Year, Design Firm of the Year, Contractor of the Year, Specialty Contractor of the Year and Legacy Award winner — will be celebrated in Salt Lake City on Dec. 10 at the Marriott Downtown at City Creek and in Denver on Dec. 13 at the Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown Convention Center.
This year’s Mountain States judging team included:
- Tara Bettale, HDR
- Matt Betts, JE Dunn Construction
- Jeremy Bringard, CRSA
- Dennis Cigana, Jacobsen Construction
- DJ Gratzer, 4240 Architecture
- Becky Hawkins, Method Studio
- Powell Hinson, Carollo Engineers
- Kristopher Kreymborg, JHL Constructors
- Daniel Milinazzo, Hensel Phelps Construction
- Matt Ogle, JE Dunn Construction
- Matt Schlageter, Martin/Martin Engineers
- Tim Springer, PCL Construction
- Courtney Tucker, GH Phipps
- Rick Zellen, Holder Construction
Here are the finalists in alphabetical order:
Colorado/Wyoming/Dakotas Project of the Year Finalists
Air Force Academy Visitor Center
Colorado Springs
Submitted by GE Johnson
This project won first place in the Cultural/Worship category.
Chamonix Casino Hotel
Cripple Creek, Colo.
Submitted by Hensel Phelps
This project won first place in the Residential/Hospitality category.
Colorado School of Mines Labriola Innovation Hub
Golden, Colo.
Submitted by Saunders Construction
This project won first place in the Higher Education/Research category.
Intermountain Project of the Year Finalists
(for projects in Utah, Idaho and Montana)
Dumke Arts Plaza & The Corner Plaza
Ogden, Utah
Submitted by Hogan & Associates Construction
This project won first place in the Landscape/Urban Development category.
Primary Children’s Hospital Miller Family Campus
Lehi, Utah
Submitted by Jacobsen Construction Co.
This project won first place in the Health Care category.
The Post District
Salt Lake City
Submitted by Big-D Construction
This project won first place in the Residential/Hospitality category.
Congratulations to the 2024 Project of the Year finalists!
