Contact: Gail Raiman (703) 812-2073

For Immediate Release June 13, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) June 12 recognized the nation’s top 2006 construction projects during its Excellence in Construction and National Safety Excellence awards celebration at the National Building Museum in Washington. D.C.

“ABC is proud to honor these innovative, industry-leading projects with its Excellence in Construction award,” said Dave Meyer, 2007 ABC national chairman and founding partner of The Meyer Companies, Lee’s Summit, Mo. “These projects are outstanding examples of the exceptional craftsmanship and professionalism that embody merit shop construction. ABC members continue to be the driving force behind some of the nation’s highest-profile projects.”

ABC's Excellence in Construction (EIC) awards program recognizes the quality and innovation of merit shop construction and honors all members of the construction team, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. This year’s winners, selected from more than 300 entries submitted from across the United States, were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unusual challenges, completion time, workmanship, safety and budget.

A distinguished panel of 11 industry experts judged the competition including representatives from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the American Institute of Architects, the Building Owners and Managers Association, Central Washington University, the Design-Build Institute of America, the National Association of Women in Construction, the National Institute of Building Sciences, Olshesky Design Group, TDIndustries, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Willis.

2006 Award of Excellence Winners:

Mega-Projects - Over $100 million

Contractor: Austin Commercial
Project: Texan Instruments RFAB, Dallas, TX
Client/Owner: Texas Instruments
Architect/Engineer: PageSoutherlandPage & IDC

Commercial Under $2 million

Contractor: Auld & White Constructors, LLC
Project: Beaches Area Historical Society Museum & History Center Jacksonville Beach, FL
Client/Owner: Beaches Area Historical Society
Architect/Engineer: Ruth + Dunavant Architects

Commercial - $2 million-$5 million

Contractor: Forrester Construction Company
Project: Agraria Restaurant, Washington, DC
Client/Owner: Agraria, LLC
Architect/Engineer: Adamstein & Demetriou

Commercial - $5 million-$10 million

Contractor: Nor-son, Inc.
Project: Wm. S. Marvin Windows Training and Visitor Center, Warroad, MN
Client/Owner: Marvin Windows and Doors
Architect/Engineer: Miller Dunwiddie Architecture/Preservation

Commercial - $10 million-$25 million

Contractor: Gibbs Construction, LLC
Project: Fischer Housing Revitalization, Phases I & II, Algiers, LA
Client/Owner: Housing Authority of New Orleans
Architect/Engineer: Parson Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas

Commercial - $25 million-$99 million

Contractor: Balfour Beatty Construction
Project: Wannado City, Sunrise, FL
Client/Owner: The Original Creators
Architect/Engineer: Morris Architects,

Healthcare - Under $5 million

Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
Project: Shelby Baptist Medical Center Emergency Department, Alabaster, AL
Client/Owner: Baptist Health Systems
Architect/Engineer: TRO/The Ritchie Organization

Healthcare - $5 million-$10 million

Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
Project: Presbyterian Hospital Matthews Emergency Department Expansion Matthews, NC
Client/Owner: Presbyterian Healthcare
Architect/Engineer: Wright, McGraw & Beyer

Healthcare - $10 million-$25 million

Contractor: Flintco, Inc.
Project: Koweta Indian Health Facility, Coweta, OK
Client/Owner: Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Architect/Engineer: James R. Childers Architect, Inc.

Healthcare - $25 million-$99 million

Contractor: Nor-son, Inc.
Project: MeritCare North Additions, Fargo, ND
Client/Owner: MertiCare Hospital
Architect/Engineer: Wild & Associates

Historical Restoration - Under $2 million

Contractor: VIRTEXCO Corporation
Project: Leigh Street Armory, Richmond, VA
Client/Owner: City of Richmond
Architect/Engineer: Simpson, Gumpertz and Heger, Inc.

Historical Restoration - $2 million-$10 million

Contractor: Metropolitan Contracting CO., Ltd.
Project: Pearl Stables, San Antonio, TX
Client/Owner: Rio Perla Properties, L.P.
Architect/Engineer: Ford, Powell & Carson, Architects & Planners

Industrial - Under $2 million

Contractor: Saybr Contractors, Inc.
Project: Seattle Biodiesel Refinery Construction, Seattle, WA
Client/Owner: Seattle Biodiesel, LLC

Industrial - $2 million-$5 million

Contractor: Performance Contractors, Inc.
Project: SM-1 Process Sewer Replacement Project, St. James, LA
Client/Owner: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP
Architect/Engineer: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP

Industrial - $5 million-$15 million

Contractor: Basic Industries, Inc.
Project: Air Products Hurricane Katrina Recovery Project, New Orleans, LA
Client/Owner: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Architect/Engineer: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Industrial - $15 million-$25 million

Contractor: Ref-Chem, L.P.
Project: Schenectady Plant 8, Freeport, TX
Client/Owner: SI Group
Architect/Engineer: Ref-Chem, L.P.

Industrial - $25 million-$99 million

Contractor: T.E. Ibberson Company
Project: West Coast Expansion Project, Victorville, CA
Client/Owner: Nutro Products, Inc.
Architect/Engineer: Ibberson Engineering, Inc.

Infrastructure/Heavy

Contractor: Cajun Constructors, Inc.
Project: Hurricane Katrina Repairs & Modifications – Inner Harbor Navigation Canal East Side Floodwall Repair, New Orleans, LA
Client/Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
Architect/Engineer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District

International

Contractor: STARCON International, Inc.
Project: Valero Aruba Refinery SH2AR Sulfur Granulated Load Out Facility San Nicolas, Aruba
Client/Owner: Valero Aruba Refinery
Architect/Engineer: Jacobs Engineering

Institutional – Under $5 million

Contractor: Marcus Construction Company, Inc.
Project: The Epicenter Assembly of God Church, Willmar, MN
Client/Owner: Willmar Assembly of God Church
Architect/Engineer: Negen Architects

Institutional - $5 million-$10 million

Contractor: Straub Construction, Inc.
Project: UCSD Original Student Center Expansion, Phase I, La Jolla, CA
Client/Owner: University of California, San Diego
Architect/Engineer: Public Architects

Institutional - $10 million-$25 million

Contractor: Balfour Beatty Construction
Project: BCC Institute of Public Safety Building, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Client/Owner: District Board of Trustees for Broward Community College
Architect/Engineer: Schwab, Twitty & Hanser Architects

Institutional - $25 million-$99 million

Contractor: M.A. Mortenson Company
Project: Frederic C. Hamilton Building – Denver Art Museum Expansion, Denver, CO
Client/Owner: City and County of Denver/Denver Art Museum
Architect/Engineer: Studio Daniel Libeskind with Davis Partnership, a joint venture

Pre-Engineered Building - $2 million-$99 million

Contractor: Consolidated Construction Co., Inc.
Project: The Village at Bay Park, Ashwaubenon, WI
Client/Owner: AIG Baker Shopping Center Properties, LLC
Architect/Engineer: Consolidated Construction Co., Inc.

Public Works/Environmental

Contractor: Western Summit Constructors, Inc.
Project: Nancy Creek Pump Station, Atlanta, GA
Client/Owner: City of Atlanta
Architect/Engineer: Brown & Caldwell

Public Works/Environmental

Contractor: Cajun Constructors, Inc.
Project: Western Canyon Regional Water Supply Project,
Contract No. 1 – Raw Water Intake and Pump Station, Canyon Lake, TX
Client/Owner: Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
Architect/Engineer: HDR Engineering, Inc.

Renovation – Under $2 million

Contractor: Pinkard Construction Company
Project: Brown Palace Hotel Spa, Denver, CO
Client/Owner: Brown Palace Hotel Associates Limited Partnership
Architect/Engineer: Ivins Design Group

Renovation - $2 million-$10 million

Contractor: RMA Land Construction, Inc.
Project: Mold Remediation and Construction Repairs, Post Katrina Belle Chasse Naval Air Station, New Orleans, LA
Client/Owner: U.S. Department of the Navy
Architect/Engineer: ASSET Group, Inc.

Renovation - $10 million-$99 million

Contractor: Caddell Construction Co., Inc.
Project: Terminal C: Renovations, Upgrades and Expansions George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, TX
Client/Owner: Continental Airlines
Architect/Engineer: 3D International

Residential

Contractor: Nor-son, Inc.
Project: Ten Aker Wood Estate
Client/Owner: Confidential
Architect/Engineer: TEA2 Architects

Other General Construction

Contractor: Durr Heavy Construction, LLC
Project: Katrina Cottages, Jefferson, LA
Client/Owner: Jefferson Parish
Architect/Engineer: Morphy Makofsky, Inc.

Other General Construction

Contractor: Thomas & Marker Construction Co.
Project: Asia Quest, Powell, OH
Client/Owner: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Architect/Engineer: PJA Architects

Electrical-Commercial – Under $2 million

Contractor: WW Enterprises, Inc.
Project: Koweta Indian Health Facility, Coweta, OK
Client/Owner: Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Architect/Engineer: James R Childers Architect, Inc.

Electrical-Industrial – Under $2 million

Contractor: Industrial Specialty Contractors, LLC (ISC)
Project: Honeywell Security Project, Geismar, LA
Client/Owner: Honeywell Specialty Materials
Architect/Engineer: Honeywell Specialty Materials

Electrical-Industrial – $2 million-$10 million

Contractor: Interstates Companies
Project: Nutro Products, Inc. Pet Food Facility, Victorville, CA
Client/Owner: Nutro Products, Inc.
Architect/Engineer: Interstates Companies

Exterior

Contractor: Chamberlain Dallas, Ltd.
Project: Tribute Club House, The Colony, TX
Client/Owner: Matthews Southwest

Interior

Contractor: Lasco Acoustics & Drywall, Inc.
Project: Riverwind Casino, Goldsby, OK
Client/Owner: Chickasaw Enterprises/Multimedia Games
Architect/Engineer: Hnedak Bobo Group

Mechanical – Over $10 million

Contractor: TDIndustries, Ltd.
Project: Arizona Cardinals Stadium, Glendale, AZ
Client/Owner: Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority
Architect/Engineer: HOK Architecture

Mechanical-Commercial – Under $2 million

Contractor: TDIndustries, LTD.
Project: Houston Galleria V, Houston, TX
Client/Owner: Simon Property Group, Inc.
Architect/Engineer: SEI Companies

Mechanical-Commercial – $2 million-$10 million

Contractor: Delcard Associates, Inc.
Project: University of Delaware – Center for Performing Arts, Newark, DE
Client/Owner: Whiting – Turner Contracting Company
Architect/Engineer: Mueller Associates, Inc.

Mechanical-Industrial - $2 million-$10 million

Contractor: Grimm Construction Company, Inc.
Project: Olathe Water Treatment Plant Improvements, Olathe, KS
Client/Owner: City of Olathe
Architect/Engineer: Carollo Engineers

Mechanical-Industrial - Under $2 million

Contractor: Ivey Mechanical Company, LLC
Project: North Mississippi Fish Hatchery, Enid, MS
Client/Owner: Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Architect/Engineer: Neel Schaffer

Sitework/Landscape

Contractor: Saiia Construction, LLC
Project: The Oxford Exchange, Oxford, AL
Client/Owner: Abernathy & Timberlake Investment Group, City of Oxford
Architect/Engineer: Goodwyn Mills & Cawood Inc./Haines Gipson & Associates, Inc.

Other Specialty Construction

Contractor: L.P.R. Construction Co.
Project: The Frederick C. Hamilton Building – Denver Art Museum Expansion Denver, CO
Client/Owner: M.A. Mortenson/Denver Art Museum
Architect/Engineer: Studio Daniel Libeskind/ARUP

General Construction – Under $500,000

Contractor: DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc.
Project: ABC-TV Extreme Makeover Home Edition, New Orleans, LA
Client/Owner: First Emmanuel Baptist Church
Architect/Engineer: Duplantis Design Group, P.C.

Editors Note: Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national association representing more than 24,000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms in 78 chapters across the United States. For a list of all the EIC Eagle Award and Pyramid Award winners, visit www.abc.org/eic.

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