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06-29-2009

ABC Honors America's Top Construction Projects


Associated Builders and Contractors
Client/Owner: Marathon Petroleum Company
Architect/Engineer: Fluor Enterprises, Inc.

Electrical - More than $10 million
Contractor: Industrial Specialty Contractors, LLC
Project: Motiva Norco Refining East Reinstrumentation Project, Norco, La.
Client/Owner: Motiva Enterprises
Architect/Engineer: Emerson Process Management

Exteriors - Masonry, Precast or Stone
Contractor: Chamberlin Dallas, Ltd.
Project: Dallas County Community College District Headquarters, Dallas, Texas
Client/Owner: Dallas County Community College District
Architect/Engineer: Corgan Associates

Exteriors - All Other Finishes
Contractor: KPost Company
Project: Children's Medical Center Tower IIIB, Dallas, Texas
Client/Owner: Children's Medical Center of Dallas
Architect/Engineer: FKP Architects

Interiors - Acoustical, Drywall, Millwork or Plaster
Contractor: BakerTriangle
Project: Great Wolf Lodge, Grapevine, Texas
Client/Owner: Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.
Architect/Engineer: GSBS Architects

Interiors - All Other Finishes
Contractor: Spacecon Specialty Contractors
Project: Saint Francis Medical Center, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Client/Owner: Penrose-Saint Francis Health Services
Architect/Engineer: RTA Architects

Mechanical - Commercial - Less than $2 million
Contractor: A/C Technical Services, Ltd.
Project: Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, San Antonio, Texas
Client/Owner: Saint Mark's Episcopal Church
Architect/Engineer: Ford, Powell & Carson Architects

Mechanical - Commercial - $2-$10 million
Contractor: TDIndustries, Inc.
Project: Daimler Financial Services at Heritage Commons Phase IV, Fort Worth, Texas
Client/Owner: Hillwood Properties
Architect/Engineer: Boka Powell / TDIndustries, Inc.

Mechanical - Industrial - $2-$10 million
Contractor: Polk Mechanical Company, LLC
Project: Corrugated Services Inc. - Biomass Electric Generating Facility, Forney, Texas
Client/Owner: Corrugated Services, Inc.
Architect/Engineer: RSH Engineering

Mechanical - More than $10 million
Contractor: TDIndustries, Inc.
Project: Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute, Houston, Texas
Client/Owner: Tellepsen
Architect/Engineer: Smith Seckman Reid

Other Specialty Construction - Less than $1 million
Contractor: Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing
Project: Discovery Green, Houston, Texas
Client/Owner: Discovery Green Conservancy
Architect/Engineer: Wrich Engineers

Other Specialty Construction - More than $1 million
Contractor: Cajun Industries
Project: Chevron GOM SMI 217 Debottlenecking / Flatrock Development, South Marsh Island 217 Gulf of Mexico (Offshore)
Client/Owner: Chevron North America / Chevron Gulf of Mexico
Architect/Engineer: EDG, Inc.

Sitework/Landscape/Hardscape
Contractor: Durr Heavy Construction, LLC
Project: WWL New Guy Wire Foundations, Barataria, La.
Client/Owner: Entercom New Orleans, LLC
Architect/Engineer: Morphy Makofsky, Inc.

Commercial - Less than $2 million
Contractor: Stotko Speedling Construction, Inc.
Project: Michael Frome Academy, Woodbury, Minn.
Client/Owner: Robert Engstrom Companies
Architect/Engineer: Design Forum, Inc.

Commercial - $2-$5 million
Contractor: Pirtle Construction Company
Project: Pirtle Construction Company Corporate Headquarters - LEED Silver, Davie, Fla.
Client/Owner: Pirtle Construction Company
Architect/Engineer: Zyscovich Architects, Inc.

Commercial - $5-$10 Million
Contractor: B.L. Harbert International, LLC
Project: Auburn Research Park, Building One, Auburn, Ala.
Client/Owner: The Industrial Development Board of the City of Auburn
Architect/Engineer: Gresham, Smith and Partners

Commercial - $10-$25 million
Contractor: FCI Constructors, Inc.
Project: Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Grand Junction, Colo.
Client/Owner: Grand Junction Colorado State Leasing Authority / Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Architect/Engineer: Blythe Group + Co.

Commercial - $25-$100 million
Contractor: Gilbane Building Company
Project: Fox Network Center - Houston, The Woodlands, Texas
Client/Owner: Fox Networks
Architect/Engineer: Archcentric, P.C.

Industrial - Less than $5 million
Contractor: Performance Contractors, Inc.
Project: MDI Cascade Project, Geismar, La.
Client/Owner: BASF Chemical Corporation
Architect/Engineer: BASF-Geismar

Industrial - $5-$15 million
Contractor: EXCEL Group, Inc.
Project: Kinder Morgan - Geismar Logistics Center, Geismar, La.
Client/Owner: Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminal, LLC
Architect/Engineer: Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminal, LLC

Industrial - $15-$25 million
Contractor: STARCON International, Inc.
Project: Crude Unit Turnaround, Garyville, La.
Client/Owner: Marathon Petroleum Corp.
Architect/Engineer: ENGlobal

Industrial - $25-$100 million
Contractor: Turner Industries Group, LLC
Project: Motiva CR2 / NHT Turnaround, Norco, La.
Client/Owner: Motiva Enterprises, LLC
Architect/Engineer: N/A

Institutional - Less than $5 million
Contractor: Brechbill & Helman Construction Co., Inc.
Project: Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter, Fairfax, Va.
Client/Owner: Fairfax County, Va.
Architect/Engineer: Wisnewski Blair & Associates

Institutional - $5-$10 million
Contractor: Straub Construction, Inc.
Project: Weaver Auditorium, Kansas City, Mo.
Client/Owner: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Architect/Engineer: Rodriguez & Associates, LC

Institutional - $10-$25 million
Contractor: Gibbs Construction, LLC
Project: Joseph J. Davies Elementary School, Meraux, La.
Client/Owner: St. Bernard Parish School Board
Architect/Engineer: PBK Architects, Inc.

Institutional - $25-$100 million
Contractor: Caddell Construction Co., Inc.
Project: Design/Build U.S. Embassy in Panamá, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Client/Owner: U.S. State Department / Overseas Buildings Operations
Architect/Engineer: Einhorn Yaffee Prescott (EYP) Architecture & Engineering, P.C.

Healthcare - Less than $10 million
Contractor: Leonard Contracting, Inc.
Project: Freedom House Phase III, San Antonio, Texas
Client/Owner: Air Force Villages, Inc.
Architect/Engineer: Rehler Vaughn & Koones, Inc.

Healthcare - $10-$25 million
Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
Project: WakeMed Apex Healthplex, Apex, N.C.
Client/Owner: WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Architect/Engineer: BBH Design - Architect

Historical Restoration - Less than $2 million
Contractor: Midwest Maintenance, Inc.
Project: Historic Polk County Courthouse, Columbus, N.C.
Client/Owner: Polk County Government
Architect/Engineer: Harris Architects PLLC

Historical Restoration - $2-$10 million
Contractor: Voelkel McWilliams Construction, LLC
Project: St. Alphonsus Complex, New Orleans, La.
Client/Owner: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
Architect/Engineer: Koch & Wilson Architects

Historical Restoration - $10-$100 million
Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Project: Mercantile Place on Main, Dallas, Texas
Client/Owner: Forest City Residential Group
Architect/Engineer: Beeler Guest Owens Architects

Infrastructure/Heavy
Contractor: Stanek Constructors, Inc.
Project: Big Tooth Dam Modification and Upper Blue Dam Improvements, Summit County, Colo.
Client/Owner: Colorado Springs Utility
Architect/Engineer: URS

Public Works/Environmental
Contractor: Western Summit Constructors, Inc.
Project: Miramar Water Treatment Plant - Contract A, San Diego, Calif.
Client/Owner: City of San Diego
Architect/Engineer: Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.

Renovation - Less than $4 million
Contractor: Benchmark Construction Company, Inc.
Project: Executive Suites, Lancaster, Pa.
Client/Owner: Lancaster General Hospital
Architect/Engineer: Cornerstone Design Architects

Renovation - $4-$10 million
Contractor: Benchmark Construction Company, Inc.
Project: Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster, Pa.
Client/Owner: Lancaster Country Club
Architect/Engineer: Richard Levengood Architects

Renovation - $10-$100 million
Contractor: Forrester Construction Company
Project: Kimpton Hotel Monaco, Alexandria, Va.
Client/Owner: Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants
Architect/Engineer: Gensler

Pre-Engineered Building
Contractor: DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc.
Project: Louisiana Army National Guard - Bogalusa Readiness Center, Bogalusa, La.
Client/Owner: State of Louisiana
Architect/Engineer: John T. Campo & Associates, Inc.

Residential - Multi-Family Projects and Condominiums
Contractor: Hardin Construction Company, LLC
Project: 10 Terminus Place, Atlanta, Ga.
Client/Owner: Cousins Properties Incorporated
Architect/Engineer: Cooper Carry and Associates, Inc.

Residential - Single Family Projects
Contractor: Nor-Son, Inc.
Project: Anderson French Chateau, Nisswa, Minn.
Client/Owner: Lee & Penny Anderson
Architect/Engineer: Randall Blomquist, Design Alternatives

Other Construction - Less than $2 million
Contractor: Paul Risk Associates, Inc.
Project: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Freedom Hills Barn Project, Port Deposit, Md.
Client/Owner: Freedom Hills Therapeutic Riding Program, Inc.
Architect/Engineer: Risk Design Solutions, LLC

Other Construction - $2-$100 million
Contractor: Choate Construction Company
Project: zMAX Dragway, Concord, USA, Concord, N.C.
Client/Owner: Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Architect/Engineer: Ai Design Group, Inc.

Mega-Projects - More than $100 million
Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Project: Social Security Administration Operations Building - Repair and Alteration, Woodlawn, Md.
Client/Owner: General Services Administration
Architect/Engineer: Burt Hill Kosar Rittlemann Associates

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national association with 79 chapters representing 25,000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms with 2 million employees. Visit us at www.abc.org. 

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