Concrete Excellence Awards

About the Awards

The Montana Contractors’ Association is a statewide trade association representing Montana’s construction and ready mix industries.

The Association established the Concrete Excellence Awards program to recognize the extensive, imaginative and aesthetic uses of concrete by architects, engineers, general contractors and concrete producers.

Your Reward

As a winner of MCA’s Concrete Excellence Award you will receive the recognition that your outstanding accomplishment deserves. Winners receive the attractive “Concrete Excellence” plaque.

(Individual awards will be presented to the owner, architect, engineer, contractor, concrete suppliers, precast suppliers and others involved in the project.)

The awards are presented at a special dinner at MCA’s January convention. The dinner is one of MCA’s most memorable occasions and as a winner, you will be in the spotlight.

Concrete Excellence winners will also be featured in a special section of the MCA newsletter. Press releases will be distributed to statewide newspapers.

Eligibility

Nominations will be accepted from any person or firm for any of their projects using concrete within Montana completed during the last two calendar years. Projects constructed in phases are eligible for competition at the completion of each phase, as well as at the time of completion of the overall project.

Projects may be submitted for nomination a second time if they do not receive an award upon the first submittal.

Entry Rules

1. All entries must be completed during the last two calendar years (2000 and 2001).

2. Include at least one photo of project, the larger the better (either color or black & white). More than one photo from different angles is preferred.

3. Judges decisions are final

Award Categories

• INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL — factory, warehouse, office, bank, shopping center, etc.

• PUBLIC FACILITY — government buildings, environmental projects, schools, etc.

• RESIDENTIAL (large or small) — single family private homes, multiple family - apartments/condos

• TRANSPORTATION — Bridges, highway structures, airport expansion, etc.

• NEW AND INNOVATIVE CONCRETE USES

• ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE — architectural & precast panels, patterns or stamped concrete and any other form considered architecturally appealing.

• AGRICULTURAL/RURAL CONCRETE — agricultural or rural concrete applications.

What to Submit

All entries must include the following official nomination form with:

· Project Location (address/nearest city)

· Owner (private or public)

· Contractor (company principally responsible for the project)

· Concrete suppliers

· Precast suppliers

· Architect/engineer responsible for design

· Others involved in the project team

· A narrative with each picture

Judging

Judging will be done by an independent panel of judges. The judge’s decision may be based on the following criteria:

· creative and functional design

· superior craftsmanship

· unique or innovative use of concrete

· percentage of concrete used in the project.

Deadline for Entry

Nomination forms complete with photos and pertinent data must be postmarked no later than November 16, 2001.

Entries should be sent to:

De Dee Johnson

MCA Concrete Excellence Awards

P.O. Box 4519

Helena, MT 59604

FOR RELEASE IN SUNDAY BUSINESS SECTION

January14, 2002

Contact: Skip Verworn

Phone #: 406-442-1185

*** NEWS RELEASE ***

The Concrete Division held its annual Excellence in Concrete Awards Dinner, Thursday, January 10, 2002, at the Montana Contractors’ Association (MCA) Annual Convention at the Ramada Inn Copper King in Butte. Guests included several MCA members from outside the concrete division, members of the MSU AGC Student Chapter and advisors, and various award winners. In all, over 170 people were able to see first hand an excellent cross section of the interesting concrete projects from around the state.

The winning projects for the seven different categories are as follows:

• Industrial/Commercial – 4.0 Million Gallon Water Tank (submitted by Helena Sand & Gravel Company)

Owner: City of Helena

Architect: DYK Incorporated

Engineer: Robert Peccia & Associates

Contractor: DYK Incorporated

Subcontractor: Maronick Construction

Concrete Supplier: Helena Sand & Gravel

Geotechnical Engineering & Maxim Technologies

Construction Materials Testing

Click here for pictures

• Public Facility – Billings Family YMCA (Submitted by Collas LLC)

Owner: Billings Family YMCA

Architect: Collaborative Design Architects

Engineer: Whitten & Borges

Contractor: Langlas & Associates

Concrete Supplier: JTL Group, Inc. – Billings

Design/Build Company: Collas, LLC

Click here for pictures

• Residential – Conner Residence (Submitted by Conner’s Concrete)

Owner: Karl & Colleen Conner

Architect: Karl & Colleen Conner

Contractor: Karl & Colleen Conner

Concrete Suppliers: Conner’s Concrete, Inc.

Masonry Supplier: Schuster Masonry

Precast Supplier: Kanta Products

Stamped Concrete Finisher: Moos Concrete Construction

Concrete Finisher: D.L. Groff Construction

Click here for pictures

• Transportation – Shiloh Road Interchange (Submitted by HKM Engineering)

Owner: Montana Department of Transportation

Prime Consultant: HKM Engineering

Bridge Consultant: INCA Engineers, Inc.

Prime Contractor: Northern Line Layers

Bridge Contractor: Johnson Brothers Corporation

Concrete Supplier: JTL Group, Inc. – Billings

Precast Suppliers

(Bridge/MSE Walls): Montana Prestressed Concrete

(RCP/RCB): Elk River Concrete Products of Montana

Click here for pictures

• New and Innovative – St. Paul’s United Methodist Church (Submitted by Helena Sand & Gravel)

Owner: St. Paul’s United Methodist Church

Architect: Place Architect

Engineer: Beaudette Engineering

Contractor: Martel Construction

Concrete Supplier: Helena Sand & Gravel

Masonry Supplier: Dave Gruber Masonry.

Geotechnical Engineering & Maxim Technologies

Construction Materials Testing

Click here for pictures

• Architectural Concrete – Montana Electric Supply (Submitted by JTL Group, Inc. - Billings)

Owner: KSA Properties

Architect: Stevenson Design

Engineer: Krivonen & Associates PC

Contractor: Jones Construction, Inc.

Concrete Suppliers: JTL Group, Inc. – Billings

Empire Sand & Gravel Company

Concrete Finisher: Custom Concrete, Inc.

Click here for pictures

• Agricultural/Rural Concrete – Harvest States Elevator (Submitted by Fisher Sand & Gravel)

Owner: Harvest States

Contractor: Hogenson Construction

Concrete Suppliers: Fisher Sand & Gravel

Click here for pictures

A special thanks to all those companies submitting entries.

Remember, the entry does not need to be submitted by an MCA member, and qualifying projects do not need to have been completed in the current year.