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2006 Aon Build America Awards
The Aon Build America Awards are highly
competitive and viewed as the most sought-after honor within
the construction industry. Eighteen projects were selected
from among more than 80 entries across the country. These
projects embody the industry at its best, illustrating how
AGC contractors are building America's quality of life.
The 2006 Build America Award Winners include:
Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Colorado Convention Center Expansion,
Denver, Colo.
This addition to the Colorado Convention Center added 1.4
million sq ft of new space to double the center's size and
included a new 1,000-space parking garage and a 5,000-fixed-seat
auditorium. Hensel Phelps relocated a road and an active light-rail
line in a short period of time while maintaining continuous
operation of both critical transportation routes. Meetings
and conferences were not interrupted throughout construction
of this landmark civic building that represents a gateway
to downtown Denver.
Shawmut Design and Construction
Trinity Church in the City of Boston,
Restoration and Expansion Program, Boston, Mass.
This $28 million project included an exterior and interior
restoration of a world-renowned H.H. Richardson-designed structure
located in the heart of Boston's Copley Square. The phased
program served to preserve the historic structure, integrate
new building systems to bring the church up to modern building
codes and expand the undercroft to accommodate growing parish
program activities.
Artistic Builders Inc.
Stor Self Storage, Austin, Texas
This project consisted of constructing a five-story building
that totaled more than 80,000 sq ft. More than seven acres
were developed, despite the challenges of fitting the building
on the property to meet local codes and working with severe
restrictions on cutting or filling the land and stringent
impervious coverage restrictions. The storage building consisted
of 17,286 sq ft, including a significant wine storage area.
This project included habitat studies for endangered species
and the installation of a water quality pond to protect water
quality.
Douglas E. Barnhart Inc.
Copley Symphony Hall Administrative
Offices Remodel, San Diego, Calif.
Construction of the $2.6-million remodel of the San Diego
Symphony headquarters required the steel used for the project
be cut into small pieces and brought in by hand. No heavy
equipment was used on the project and much of the construction
debris was carried out using only a furniture dolly. The high-end
finishes were given special attention; Barnhart ensured that
a seamless transition of the new construction met the historic
beauty of the existing structure.
Caddell/Blaine Joint Venture Project
Target Building/Spallation Neutron
Source Project/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
This $58-million, one-of-a-kind research and development facility
stands at the forefront of advanced neutron-based nanophase
science and promises to make a significant contribution to
technology. There were zero lost-time accidents and constant
innovation in techniques for handling sophisticated robotics
and electronics. The project finished on time, on budget and
was built to high quality-control standards.
Soltek Pacific
Tecate Border Station Historic
Renovation & Expansion Project, Tecate, Calif.
The work included for this 19,262-sq-ft expansion and historic
renovation project entailed the construction of new facilities
and repair and renovation of an existing historic structure
located at the U.S. Port of Entry at Tecate, Calif. The work
included fences, roads, parking, primary inspection stations,
pedestrian processing facilities, offices for government employees
and staff, cargo inspection stations and incidental related
work.
Palmetto Bridge Constructors (A
Joint Venture of Tidewater Skanska Inc. and Flatiron Constructors
Inc.)
Cooper River Bridge, Charleston,
S.C.
One of the most important projects ever undertaken in South
Carolina links the cities of Charleston and Mount Pleasant.
The construction comprises major interchange high-level approaches
and a 1,522-ft, cable-stayed main span, the longest in North
and South America.
Alberici Constructors
8800 Page-Alberici Corporate Headquarters,
St. Louis, Mo.
Alberici transformed its own circa-1950s brick office building
and large metal manufacturing warehouse into a "green"
class-A office space and campus. The newly designed and renovated
office achieved a platinum certification, the highest level
of LEED certification offered by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Barnard Construction Co. Inc.
The Saluda Dam Remediation Project,
Lexington, S.C.
The largest ongoing dam project in the United States for the
past three years, the Saluda Dam was deemed unsafe in the
1970s, given that Columbia, S.C., was located directly downstream
and within the flood plain of a dam failure. A new backup
dam was constructed immediately downstream from the existing
dam. The project received an excellent safety record and was
completed ahead of schedule.
ASI/Cianbro Corporation (A Joint
Venture)
Loch Raven Dam Rehabilitation,
Baltimore, Md.
The Loch Raven Dam Rehabilitation project strengthened and
resurfaced the structure of a high-hazard dam that supplies
water to nearly one million residents in the Baltimore area.
The project was completed under budget and five months ahead
of schedule.
Rentenbach Constructors Inc. and
C.T. Wilson Construction Co. Inc.
Rams Head Center, Chapel Hill,
N.C.
The Rams Head Center is a multi-use facility constructed on
a 4.6-acre site on the campus of the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. The facility includes a 57,000-sq-ft, two-story
dining hall, a 43,000-sq-ft, two-story recreation center,
a 10,000-sq-ft student grocery store, a 50,000-sq-ft, landscaped
plaza and a subterranean storm water storage/ irrigation system,
all completed on top of a 700-car parking deck.
Boh Brothers Construction Co.
LLC
I-10 Twin Span Bridges over Lake
Pontchartrain, Orleans and St. Tammany Parishes, La.
Serving as a vital link in the transportation infrastructure
of the New Orleans area, the I-10 Twin Spans over Lake Pontchartrain
were damaged by the storm surge from Hurricane Katrina, deterring
supplies, water, food and military help from reaching an already
damaged and isolated region. The project repaired hurricane
damage to the eastbound bridge, removed fallen spans, realigned
shifted spans and replaced fallen spans with good spans from
the westbound bridge.
Consigli Construction Co. Inc.
Bowdoin College, Chapel Towers
Restoration, Brunswick, Maine
Restoration of the twin towers of the Bowdoin College historic
chapel entailed repairing damage suffered from weather and
age-the original building was constructed between 1845 and
1855. The project demanded the dismantling of the north and
south towers and labeling every stone. Approximately 20 to
30% of the stones were replaced with granite from the same
local quarry that supplied the original materials.
Kiewit Western Co. and JTL Group
Inc.
Beartooth Highway Emergency Repairs,
Red Lodge, Mont.
June 9, 2005 marked the passage of a resolution by the U.S.
House of Representatives about the importance of opening the
famous Beartooth All-American Highway. The task at hand was
to repair 13 sites damaged by several massive debris flows.
Kiewit finished the project 25% under budget and ahead of
schedule.
Caddell Construction Co. Inc.
Combat Aviation Brigade Barracks
& Operations Complex, Fort Bragg, N.C.
The $65.6-million Combat Aviation Brigade Barracks & Operations
Complex is the largest design-build project ever undertaken
at Fort Bragg. The project comprises a four-story barracks
buildings, 12 company operations buildings, three battalion
headquarters, one brigade headquarters, an aero-medical facility
and a full-service dining facility. The 70-acre site incorporated
sensitive wetlands that were carefully protected and preserved.
The final project received outstanding owner evaluations,
was completed early and had zero lost-time accidents.
T.N. Ward Co.
John M. Perzel Education and Technology
Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
T.N. Ward proposed a design-build solution to help the Holy
Family University construct a 60,000-sq-ft building to serve
the needs of the institution. T.N. Ward overcame many challenges,
including a 20-month deadline, a project budget of $18.9 million
and a neighborhood requirement that the building be constructed
out of brick. The project was completed under budget and on
time.
Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Atlas V SLC 3E Activation, Vandenberg
AFB, Calif.
The Atlas IIAS Rocket Launch Facility was designed and constructed
in the mid-20th Century and modified in the early '90s to
become a state-of-the-art facility capable of supporting cutting-edge
rocket technology. The task of updating the facility provided
many challenges for Hensel Phelps, but the Atlas V SLC 3E
Activation Project successfully adapted and modified the rocket
launch facility with a significantly upgraded launch complex
for new and larger launch vehicles.
FCI Constructors Inc.
Benicia Wetlands Mitigation, Benicia,
Calif.
Due to the loss of the wetlands in the Suisun Bay during construction
of the I-680 Benicia-Martinez Bridge across the Carquinez
Straits in Northern California, Caltrans purchased a neighboring
and presumably contaminated site where FCI Constructors was
contracted to create a new, healthy wetland habitat. FCI Constructors
successfully removed and relocated 160,000 cu yds of contaminated
fill, excavated more than half-a-mile of new and improved
channel from the wetlands to Suisun Bay and jacked 42-in.
welded steel pipes under live railroad tracks.
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