Building Excellence

What are you waiting for, your Project could be selected next.

In keeping with our continuing effort to recognize the quality work of our members, we are pleased to announce MCA’s NEW Building Excellence Awards Program. The enclosed information will give you brief details of the program, while the submission kits will have more detailed instructions.

Other AGC chapters throughout the country have experienced great success with this type of competition. It enables contractors/subcontractors/suppliers (our members) to receive wide-spread recognition for their quality work. In addition to local and national media coverage, we will be inserting a glossy, four-color supplement in the Montana Contractor News and on the MCA Webpage, www.mtagc.org , which will showcase all of this year’s entries. There will be an awards presentation at our Annual Convention.

You may send for as many project submission kits as you would like to enter. We’ll help you in any way we can. A $100.00 entry fee per project or $200 for 3 projects and a little effort on your part organizing your submission is all it takes. We’ll do the rest. We urge you to contact Maryann Seilstad, at 406-442-4162 or email maryann@mtagc.org today to order your kits.

Purpose
The Montana Contractors’ Association has developed the Building Excellence Awards Program to honor exceptional project teams in the area’s construction industry. These prestigious awards recognize MCA members for their excellence in the overall construction process on individual projects in this area.

This awards program provides a great opportunity to showcase quality construction work to the construction industry and to the general public. Winning entries will be included in the attractive brochure that will be produced and inserted into the Montana Contractor News and posted on the MCA Webpage.

Eligibility
Only MCA members are eligible to enter the awards competition. Projects must be built by members having a direct contractual relationship with the project’s owner. The Excellence in Craftsmanship Award is open to MCA Associate and subcontractor members. The Specialty Contractor Project is open to MCA Contractor and Specialty Contractor m ember s performing subcontractor work for that project. All projects must be located within Montana, and be substantially completed in 2008.

Submission Requirements
Select the projects you believe best fit the requirements. Order project submission kits by sending the order form. Contact the architect who designed the project to help provide photos, renderings, etc. Complete the requirements contained in the submission kit and return to the MCA office no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, November 7, 2008.

Building Excellence Awards Categories

Awards will be judged in seven categories:

Best Commercial Project
Best Industrial Project
Best Institutional Project
Excellence in Craftsmanship
Best Specialty Contractor Project
Best Historic Restoration
Best Custom Residential

Best Commercial Project, Best Industrial Project, and Best Institutional Project

Selection Criteria
Submissions for these awards will be judged according to how well the building team: contractor, subcontractors, owner, design professional, work together. Winning projects will be selected according to the following criteria:

Design
Craftsmanship
Excellence in Project Teamwork
Innovation in Construction Techniques or Materials
Successfully meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job
Customer Satisfaction

Excellence in Craftsmanship Award

This special award will be presented for a project exhibiting exemplary craftsmanship, i.e., masonry, plaster, millwork, mechanical, etc.

Selection Criteria
Submissions for this award will be judged by the following criteria:

Design and Craftsmanship
Innovative in Construction Techniques or Materials
Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job
Customer Satisfaction

Best Specialty Contractor Project

The award will be given to a sub/specialty contractor of MCA. The Owner and General Contractor will also be acknowledged.

Selection Criteria
The specialty contractor award will be judged by the following criteria:

Design
Craftsmanship
Innovation in Construction Techniques or Materials
Meeting the challenge of a difficult job
Customer Satisfaction

Best Historic Restoration

This category was developed to recognize major achievements in the conservation of a significant historic structure.

Selection Criteria
The Best Historic Restoration award will be judged by the following criteria:

Research and Design
Craftsmanship
Complexity of Project
Innovative approaches to present-day requirements
Reproduction of original materials

Best Custom Residential

Design
Craftsmanship
Innovation in Construction Techniques or Materials
Customer Satisfaction

Selection Jury
The jury will consist of three construction industry professionals. These individuals will review submissions in all categories and select award winners. The judging committee reserves the right to make the final decision on all awards. Awards may not be presented in every category.

Rmember, applicants must operate in Montana and be an MCA member!!!!