Carolinas AGC Celebrates 2022 Pinnacle Awards and Construction Excellence Awards
Charlotte, NC – January 30, 2023 – Carolinas AGC (CAGC) has bestowed the 2022 CAGC Pinnacle Awards to six construction projects which enhance their communities, and the “Build with the Best” Pinnacle Award to an individual who continually partners with the construction industry with great success. Pinnacle entries are judged on unique aspects and challenges, special values, project management, budget and schedule, and safety performance. In addition, four projects won Construction Excellence Awards, which recognize projects of distinction. These award-winning projects located in North Carolina and South Carolina and the Build with the Best individual award advance the construction industry and better the Carolinas.
The CAGC Pinnacle Awards competition is co-sponsored by CPA firm GreerWalker LLP and the law firm of Johnston, Allison & Hord, both based in Charlotte. The Pinnacle Awards ceremony was held at CAGC’s Annual Convention in Aruba in January 2023.
Leland Colvin, Deputy Secretary for Engineering, South Carolina Department of Transportation
Leland has been with SCDOT for over 25 years, serving in various positions throughout the Department including Director of Construction, Design/Build Construction Engineer, and Program Manager for the Charleston metro area before becoming the Deputy Secretary for Engineering. Throughout his time with SCDOT, Leland has excelled at building a strong, solid relationship with our industry, always willing to sit down, listen, and work through issues or concerns when they’ve risen.
Duke Health, Duke Central Tower, Durham, NC
General Contractor: Skanska USA Building
Pinnacle Partner: Precision Walls
Located on Duke University’s Medical Center campus, the 500,000 square foot Duke Central Tower expands the pediatric and adult services of both Duke University Hospital and Duke Children’s Hospital. The extensive six-year effort included 350 patient rooms, med-surg, ortho, ICU, neurology, solid organ and bone marrow transplant, two catheterization labs, procedure room, in-house pharmacy, administrative space, loading dock, and utility infrastructure.
Get project details here.
Credit One Stadium Renovation, Charleston, SC
General Contractor: Choate Construction
Pinnacle Partners: Steel Fab, Pleasant Places, and GlassCorp
After 20 years as Charleston’s premier event venue, Credit One Stadium needed an extensive renovation to enhance the guest experience and continue to attract world-class athletes and performers. After using enough concrete to fill a tennis court 45-feet tall and installing more than 200 miles of wiring, the facility was increased in capacity from 7,000 to 11,000 through open-air design and a spacious bowl- shaped arena. Get project details here.
BEST HIGHWAY PROJECTS
Charlotte Gateway Station, Charlotte, NC
General Contractor: Crowder Construction Company
Pinnacle Partners: Propst Construction Company and Augusta Iron and Steel Works, Inc.
The Charlotte Gateway Station project was a multi-staged progressive project to move the intercity passenger rail station from the current undersized, flood-prone, and poorly connected location in the Norfolk Southern general classification freight yard, previously located on Tryon Street, to a location in Uptown Charlotte. The project included grading, drainage, 8 bridges, a passenger platform, tunnels, retaining walls, rock plating, utility re-locations, sub-ballast installation, bridge drainage systems, paving, a temporary pedestrian walkway enclosure, bridge demolition, demolition of the Greyhound Bus Station, and temporary and permanent shoring. Get project details here.
BMW LC-X Bridge & Power Feed Expansion Project, Greer, SC
General Contractor: United Infrastructure Group, Inc.
Pinnacle Partners: Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, and Augusta Iron & Steel Works
BMW Manufacturing, in efforts to expand its logistics operations at its Greer Plant in Spartanburg County, is adding a new manufacturing building on the opposite side of Interstate 85 from the current plant. To minimize impacts of truck traffic and allow for efficient access to BMW within a federal trade zone, a private roadway was needed to connect the BMW plant to its new satellite. The project included a span steel girder bridge over 8 lanes of I-85; a span concrete girder bridge over Freeman Farm Road; new roadway; roadway lighting; landscaping; security fencing; and utility installations and relocations — all within a highly accelerated delivery schedule of just 15 months. Get project details here.
BEST UTILITY PROJECTS
Lake Greenwood Water Treatment Plant & Raw Water Intake, Waterloo, SC
General Contractor: Harper General Contractors
Pinnacle Partners: Goodwyn Mills Cawood
This facility is one of the largest capital projects ever completed in Laurens County. The idea of developing a long-term solution to improve water quality for the community dates back to the 1980’s when the original plan focused on a reservoir on Lake Rabon to source raw water, but then focus shifted to Lake Greenwood due to its location, size, and long-term benefits to the community. This project included construction of a plant with Super Pulsator Clarification/Greenleaf filtration, a full laboratory and chemical feed station, and raw water intake and pumps. Get project details here.
Cary / Apex Water Treatment Facility Ozone Systems Updates
Cary, NC
General Contractor: State Utility Contractors
In 2016, the Cary/Apex facility, located on Jordan Lake near the Cary/Apex area of North Carolina, upgraded one of four aging ozone generators, and now it was up to State Utility to replace the other three, which were barely working. Jordan Lake is influenced by environmental factors and seasonal variations that influence the quality of the water source. One specific effect is unpleasant taste and odor. To help counteract these effects, the Cary/Apex treatment facility utilizes special concrete treatment basins called Super-Pulsator Flocculator Clarifiers that are relatively new and aren’t yet widely used in the Carolinas. Get project details here.
CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Emergency Bridge Repair and Approach Reconstruction Bridge over Cane River, Yancey County, NC, General Contractor: R. E. Burns & Sons Co., Inc.
Port of Wilmington – Upgrades to South Gate Container Complex, Wilmington, NC
General Contractor: Barnhill Contracting Company
The Pinch, Charleston, SC, General Contractor: Mashburn Construction Company
McCormick WTP Improvements, McCormick, SC, General Contractor: Harper General Contractors
Congratulations to our 2020-2021 Pinnacle Award winners and Construction Excellence winners! Learn more about the CAGC Pinnacle Awards here.
Carolinas AGC is the construction industry association in the Carolinas, bringing value to our thousands of members through networking, government relations, job leads, meetings with owners/designers, education and training involving such issues as safety and open shop, and community development. Visit us at www.cagc.org, connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. For more information regarding CAGC call 704/372-1450.
