More than 700 contractors and industry leaders attended the Associated General Contractors of Colorado Industry Gala and ACE Awards banquet at the Hyatt Regency Colorado Convention Center on November 1.
Seventy-two project entries were submitted by AGC Colorado member companies. Projects demonstrated the creativity, skill and excellence of Colorado’s builders, architects, engineers and specialty contractors. Winners were recognized with three award levels, include ACE (first place), Silver and Bronze. AGC Colorado also presented awards for the Jack Mincher People’s Choice selections-one each for general contractor and specialty contractor and the Construction Education Challenge Award.
Construction Education Challenge
- Colorado State University – Women Recruitment, Retention, and Fostering Connection with Construction Management
Jack Mincher People’s Choice – General Contractor
Jack Mincher People’s Choice – Specialty Contractor
Contribution to the Community
- ACE = Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. | Improvements at Warren Tech’s Acres Farm
- Silver = GE Johnson Construction Company | Children’s Hospital Colorado – Colorado Springs
- Bronze = JHL Constructors | Fifty Eight Hundred
Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job (Specialty Contractor)
- ACE = Intermountain Electric, Inc. | Porter Adventist Hospital
- Silver = Colorado Cleanup Corporation| Research Bridge Demolition
- Bronze = Fiore & Sons, Inc. | 70 Ranch Reservoir
Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job (General Contractor)
- ACE = Adolfson & Peterson Construction| UNC Campus Commons
- Silver = W.E. O’Neil Construction Company of Colorado | Slavens Elementary School Addition
- Bronze = Haselden Construction | Ivinson Memorial Hospital Medical Office Building 3rd Floor Addition
Best Building Project (Under $2 Million – Specialty Contractor)
- ACE = Weifield Group Contracting| Verizon NEC2A Data Center
- Silver = The Art of Concrete | North Wynkoop
- Bronze = Gallegos Corporation | Dairy Block Alley Paving
Best Building Project ($2 – $6 Million – Specialty Contractor)
- ACE = RK Steel | The Coloradan
- Silver = Colorado Hardscapes |Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center
- Silver = Ludvik Electric Co. |Betasso Water Treatment Facility
- Bronze = Greiner Electric | Eating Recovery Center
Best Building Project ($6 -$10 Million – Specialty Contractor)
- ACE = Greiner Electric | BP Lower 48 (BPX Energy) Headquarters
- Silver = Ludvik Electric Co. | Lakehouse on 17th
- Bronze = Metropolitan Glass, Inc. | Parq on Speer
Best Building Project (Over $10 Million – Specialty Contractor)
- ACE = RK Mechanical | Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center
- Silver = Ludvik Electric Co. | UCHealth Greeley Hospital
- Bronze = Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. | Project Apothecary
Best Building Project (Under $10 Million – General Contractor)
- ACE = GH Phipps Construction Company | Rio Grande Hospital and Clinic Expansion and Renovation
- Silver = GTC | Regis Student Center
- Bronze = Jordy Construction| Urban Putt
Best Building Project ($10 -$40 Million – General Contractor)
- ACE = Adolfson & Peterson Construction | Aurora Central Recreation Center
- Silver = Brinkman Construction | Eating Recovery Center
- Bronze = Mortenson | Mission Ballroom
Best Building Project ($40- $70 Million – General Contractor)
- ACE = JE Dunn Construction Company | C. Wayne McIlwraith Translational Medicine Institute at Colorado State University
- Silver = Hensel Phelps Construction Co. | 50Fifty
- Bronze = Haselden Construction | UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver
Best Building Project (Over $70 Million – General Contractor)
- ACE = JE Dunn Construction Company | Wyoming Capital Square
- Silver = Mortenson/WELBRO Joint Venture | Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center
- Bronze = GE Johnson Construction Company | St. Francis Medical Center Expansion
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