Associated Builders and Contractors Announces 2004 Excellence In Construction Winners
The Heart of America Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors announced its 2004 Excellence in Construction winners for the best construction projects and companies competing in 11 different construction categories
(PRWEB) December 22, 2004 -- The Heart of America Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors presented its 2004 Excellence in Construction Awards at ceremonies held Thursday, December 02, 2004, in Overland Park, Kansas. Over 250 contractors, architects and developers attended the awards ceremony.
The 2004 Presidents Eagle Award, the associations top award for a general contractor, was awarded to the Killian Construction Company of Springfield, Missouri, for the Hammons Field Baseball Stadium in downtown Springfield
The Pinnacle Award, the award that recognizes excellence in subcontracting, was given to Wachter Electric Company of Lenexa, Kansas, for the Cerner Corporation Data Center, Phase II, in Lees Summit, Missouri.
The annual Excellence in Construction" competition judges entries submitted by merit contractors in 11categories for general contractors and nine categories for specialty subcontractors. Entrants are members of the Heart of America Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, a national trade association for merit contractors with 23,000 construction and construction-related member firms. The Heart of America Chapter serves Missouri and Kansas.
The following ABC member companies received first place in their category in the 2004 ABC Excellence in Construction awards program.
General Contractors:
1. Commercial-Under $1 Million
Cannon General Contractors, Inc.
Best Express Car Wash
2. Commercial-$1-$5 Million
Meyer Brothers Building Co.
The Business Exchange
3. Commercial-Over $5 Million
Killian Construction Co.
Hammons Field
4. Heavy/Site Work/Demolition
Mega Industries Corp.
Atchison Riverfront Park - Phase II
5. Institutional-Under $1 Million
Grayling, Inc.
Physicians Group Medical Space
6. Institutional-$1-$5 Million
Excel Constructors, Inc.
St. Mark's Catholic Church
7. Institutional-Over $5 Million
Straub Construction Co., Inc.
7th & 8th Grade Center, Raymore-Peculiar R-II
8. Industrial-Under $1 Million
Grayling, Inc.
Sprint Integrated Energy Solutions Test Pad
9. Metal Building
Fogel-Anderson Construction Co.
KCP&L Johnson County Service Center
10. Renovation/Restoration-GC
Lee Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Repair Boiler 10 Economizer Fan & Ductwork
11. Specialty/Public Works/Environmental
Mega Industries Corp.
Riverfront Heritage Trail Segment 4F
Subcontractors:
1. Electrical Commercial/Institutional-Under $250,000
Affinity Electrical Contracting Co., Inc.
St. Peters Auto Spa
2. Electrical Commercial/Institutional-$250-$750,000
Heritage Electric
Chateau Avalon
3. Electrical Commercial/Institutional Over $750,000
SKC Electric - a division of Faith Technologies, Inc.
Visitation Catholic Chrch
4. Electrical Industrial-Over $750,000
Wachter Electric Company
Serologicals Corporation - Lawrence Facility
5. Mechanical Commercial/Institutional-Under $250,000
hth companies, inc.
UMC Power Plant Boiler 10
6. Mechanical Commercial/Institutional-$250-$750,000
Keeven Heating & Cooling, Inc.
New Auto Dealership for Modern Auto Co.
7. Mechanical Industrial-$250-$750,000
Lee Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Copper Flotation Expansion
8. Specialty Subcontracting
Lithko Contracting, Inc.
T-Mobile - Lenexa, KS
Merit shop" construction principles call for the awarding of construction contracts based upon value, regardless of labor affiliation. In Missouri, about 70 percent of construction employees are not members of a labor union according to US Dept. of Labor data.
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