ABC Honors America’s Top Construction Projects – 11 Winning Projects Located in Carolinas
A select group of projects built in the Carolinas garnered national attention in mid-March during the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) 2018 national convention in Long Beach, California. Projects from the Carolinas received a total of 11 prestigious national ABC awards – 6 Eagle Awards and 5 Pyramids Awards – at the association’s 28th annual Excellence in Construction® Awards gala held on March 21, 2018. The Eagle Award is ABC’s highest-level award. Pyramids are awarded to runner-ups.
Casie Sears Kerr of Raleigh-based specialty contractor Sears Contract, Inc. —2018 Chairman of ABC of the Carolinas — was among those from our region who attended the national conference. “ABC Carolinas proudly supports our member companies and project teams in their strive for building excellent projects. It was an honor to be among staff and members celebrating the successes of our local ABC Chapter members’ recognition at the ABC National Excellence in Construction awards ceremony.”
Congratulations to the following companies earning special recognition at the national level. To qualify for the national Excellence in Construction competition, projects first had to win a top award at the regional chapter level. The Eagle Award is ABC’s highest-level award. Pyramids are awarded to runner-ups.
Eagle Award Winners
Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC | Carolina Bay at Autumn Hall – CCRC Main Campus, Wilmington, NC.
Category: Multi-family and condominium projects up to $100 million
CarolinaPower | Clemson University Allen N. Reeves Football Complex, Clemson, SC.
Category: Electrical: Commercial – $2 to $10 million
Robins & Morton | Duke University Medical Center Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Renovation and Infrastructure Upgrades, Durham, NC.
Category: Healthcare – Less than $10 million
Rodgers Builders, Inc. | SpringHill Suites by Marriott Charlotte Uptown, Charlotte, NC.
Category: Commercial – $35 to $100 million
Sears Contract, Inc. | The Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral . Raleigh, NC.
Category: Acoustical, Drywall, Millwork or Plaster
SouthCon Building Group, LLC | Southern First Bank Regional Headquarters/80 Calhoun, Charleston, SC.
Category: Commercial – $5 to $10 million
Pyramid Award Recipients
Brasfield & Gorrie | AvidXchange, Charlotte, NC.
Category: Commercial – $35 to $100 million
LeChase Construction Services, LLC | JB Duke Hotel & Thomas Executive Conference Center, Durham, NC.
Renovation – $10 to $100 million
Robins & Morton | Wofford College Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Center for the Arts, Spartanburg, SC.
Category: Institutional – $25 to $100 million
Rodgers Builders, Inc. | Davidson College – E. Craig Wall Jr. Science Building, Davidson, NC.
Category: Institutional – $25 to $100 million
SPC Mechanical | Bridgestone Wilson NC Plant Expansion, Wilson, NC
Category: Mechanical | Industrial – Less than $10 million
ABC’s Excellence in Construction awards program is the industry’s leading competition that honors both general and specialty contractors for innovative and high-quality merit shop construction projects. The awards honor all construction team members, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects, selected from entries submitted from across the nation, were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges overcome, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety and cost.
A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year’s panel included representatives from the Building Owners and Managers Association International, the Smithsonian Facilities Construction Division, the Construction Management Association of America, Engineering News-Record, Design-Build Institute of America and various construction-related firms nationwide.
A full list of Excellence in Construction Award winners is available on ABC’s website.
About ABC – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national construction industry trade association representing more than 26,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC and its 70 chapters help members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work. ABC’s membership represents all specialties within the U.S. construction industry and is comprised primarily of firms that perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors.
About ABC of the Carolinas — The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas represents the merit construction contractors and related firms in North Carolina and South Carolina. ABC of the Carolinas is a chapter of the national ABC organization. For more information and news, visit www.abccarolinas.org.
