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Awards:
2005 Aon Build America Awards
Construction
Industry's Oscar Awarded to Top AGC Projects
Known as the construction industry's
"Oscars," the Aon Build America Awards symbolize
excellence in construction, promoting quality, uniqueness
and innovation within individual projects. Every year the
Aon Build America Awards attract quality projects, big and
small, from across the country. This year the judges selected
16 projects to receive an Aon Build America Award and seven
projects to receive Build America Merit Awards.
 Skanska
USA Building Inc.
Ray & Maria Stata Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Mass.
Originally conceived as a simple replacement facility and
new home for computer information in intelligence sciences,
the Ray & Maria Stata Center is constructed of aluminum,
stainless steel, brick and concrete. It features a complex
geometry and dramatic form to help promote social and intellectual
interaction on its 2.8 acres with two-story neighborhoods,
a serene outdoor terrace and an expansive interior boulevard.
Clark Construction Group LLC
U.S. Army Modularity Campus
Fort Stewart, Ga.
The $73-million design-build contract had only .5% scope
changes. Despite adverse weather and project shutdowns due
to three hurricanes, the project completed all critical milestones
on their original dates. The team cleared 120 acres in just
eight days and completed and approved all building designs
in two weeks. The 400,000-sq-ft building and 120-acre site
development was completed in 142 days. This AGC member furnished
an important "new army" training campus to house
a combat ready unit that will improve on the Army's already
rapid deployment.
 Clark
Construction Group LLC
National Museum of the American Indian
Washington, D.C.
The museum's unique design presented many challenges that
were overcome by the Clark team. These included building a
structure that is almost entirely curved with an unsupported
overhang weighing 750 tons, carefully installing the steel
dome, and laying high steel beams and slabs of concrete around
underground supports and electric and water lines.
With one of the most complicated aspects of the project being
the framework, Clark self-performed 100% of the concrete work
during the 38-month contract. No two floors utilize the same
geometric layout, and the design contains many compound curves
and changing radii throughout the building.
SpawGlass Construction Corp.
Terminal D Remodel and Upgrades
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Houston, Texas
Major structural, mechanical and electrical modifications
were required to build two pedestrian bridges across the lobby
and five feet outside the existing international Terminal
D at the airport, along with a new sterile corridor and ramp,
modifications of the in-transit lounge and three new INS interview
rooms.
The project was constructed during the night hours while
keeping the terminal operational at all times. Differentiating
itself from other projects, the work area had to be spotless
by 7 a.m. every day and appear as though no one had been working
there the night before. With extremely limited construction
space, the team had to develop creative solutions for steel
erection, material delivery and other project issues.
 C.
E. Floyd Company Inc.
Elizabeth B. Hall Chapel
Concord, Mass.
As the heart of the Concord Academy campus, the Elizabeth
B. Hall Chapel underwent a 1,100-sq-ft addition to an existing
timber frame meeting house. Renovation of the existing space
included major structural improvements to meet current codes.
Retaining its 19th Century look and feel, the work maintained
goals set by the chapel advisory committee to retain the chapel's
intimacy and simplicity. Their challenge was to place the
Corinthians carving as a main focal point, ensure that the
acoustics remained "warm and beautiful" and preserve
the atmosphere of creaky wooden pews and benches.
Massman Construction Co.
Olmsted Dam Approach Walls
Olmsted, Ill.
The Olmsted Dam Approach Walls required the construction
of large drilled shaft foundations in the Ohio River to support
massive steel and precast concrete floating walls for the
new lock structure. The pontoons were constructed offsite
in a graving yard developed specifically for this project.
The large steel and precast concrete elements were handled
and installed by the largest floating crane in use on the
inland waterways.
ASI RCC Inc./R.E. Monks Construction
Co.
Standley Lake Dam Improvement Project
Westminster, Colo.
Major upgrades were constructed in and around this four million
cu yd embankment dam while the reservoir was at or near capacity,
to improve structural integrity, operational efficiency and
public safety while reducing environmental risk. The joint
venture construction team delivered the project safely, utilizing
project safety teams, comprehensive task planning and professional
cooperation during the complex and concurrent construction
activity.
 Tompkins
Builders/Grunley-Walsh (GC)
Gilbane Building Co. (CM)
National World War II Memorial
Washington, D.C.
The National World War II Memorial is an award-winning project
that has incorporated innovative construction, unique design,
prominent location and historical significance. Innovative
construction techniques maximized the use of value engineering,
reducing cost while enhancing the quality of construction.
C. J. Mahan Construction Co. LLC
Lane Avenue Bridge over the Olentangy River
Columbus, Ohio
Located at the gateway to the main campus of the Ohio State
University, the Lane Avenue Bridge is critically important
to the university. The project replaced the old earth-filled
concrete bridge built in 1919 with a new two-span cable-stay
bridge that is 370 ft long and 112 ft wide with six lanes
of vehicular traffic and two 12-ft wide sidewalks. Opened
to pedestrian traffic on November 14, 2003, in time for the
last home game of the 2003 Ohio State University football
season, the project was completed for less than the original
cost projection.
 Boh
Brothers Construction Co. LLC
St. George Island Bridge Replacement
Apalachicola, Fla.
Located in one of the most productive oyster beds in the
U.S., the environmentally friendly replacement of the St.
George Island bridge featured 133 spans of 125 ft, making
up the low-level structure over shallow water and a high-level
bridge over the 4,933-ft-long ship impact zone. The 54-ft-diameter
concrete piles with 8-ft-thick walls and a 3-ft concrete cover
provide a 100-year design life.
Healy Tibbitts Builders Inc.
Sewer Outfall Extension at Fort Kamehameha
Hickam Air Force Base
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Deep water open ocean outfall pipeline projects are not ordinary,
everyday occurrences. Exposed to open ocean conditions, the
project included the installation of approximately 12,800
ft of a sewer ocean outfall pipeline from the Fort Kamehameha
sewage treatment plant to a water depth of 150 ft located
offshore of the reef runway at Honolulu International Airport.
Messer Construction Co.
The Ohio Judicial Center
Columbus, Ohio
The court's move to its own dedicated building from a shared
space with other branches of government elevates and recognizes
the importance of the judiciary and its independence. Finishing
under budget and ahead of schedule, this project included
renovation and historical restoration of the Ohio department
building, built in 1932. The Ohio Judicial Center now houses
the Supreme Court of Ohio, its law library, and other state
of Ohio courts and commissions. The building has 19 levels,
16 above grade.
Megen Construction Co./Dugan & Meyers
Construction Co.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
This national landmark building houses an inspirational organization
dedicated to the pursuit of freedom. Overlooking the Ohio
River, the center is located on top of a municipal parking
garage and public transit center, which had to be built first.
It is also less than a block away from the Cincinatti Reds'
Great American Ballpark, also under construction, which impacted
the schedule and required tremendous cooperation with multiple
private and public entities.
 Caddell
Construction Co. Inc.
D/B Conversion to Hypersonic/Aerodynamic
& Propulsion Test Unit
Arnold AFB, Tenn.
This 30-year-old aircraft testing facility underwent major
upgrade and conversions that enabled ground testing of hypersonic
speeds (6,000-plus mph) with simulations inside the one-of-a-kind
test chamber to 4,200°F and pressures over 3,000 psi.
Caddell used some of the most sophisticated mechanical, electrical
and instrumentation systems for any project recently built
in the U.S.
Bowen Engineering Corp.
Indiana Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade & Expansion
City of Lafayette, Lafayette, Ind.
Bowen was committed to completing the project above the expectations
of the owner. Increasing the facility's capacity from 22 mgd
to 55 mgd while maintaining the current treatment of 22 mgd
at all times, the project work included an entirely new headworks,
primary clarifiers, aeration tanks, final clarifiers, effluent
pumping station, chlorine building, sludge thickening building,
sludge control building and more.
Gundlach Champion Inc.
St. Mary and St. Joseph Parish Rebuild
Iron Mountain, Mich.
Nearly destroyed by a fire on January 5, 2003, the St. Mary
and Joseph Parish chose Gundlach Champion to secure and reconstruct
the 70-year-old church as well as provide cost estimating
and budgeting for the project. Gundlach helped the client
and the community through monetary contributions, volunteering,
active participation of local subcontractors, scholarships,
media availability and a company-wide knowledge that the team
was working for their neighbors and friends in its community.
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