CMAA AWARDS PROGRAM

2007 PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD
NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS

2007 PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS

General Information
The annual Construction Management Project Achievement Awards program recognizes outstanding achievement in the practice of construction management.  The awards program is designed to recognize and promote professionalism and excellence in the management of the construction process.  Awards will be given to CM practitioners for projects and programs that reflect this mission.  To be eligible, projects, programs, or program phases must be completed during the period starting June 16, 2006 and ending June 15, 2007.  This competition is open to all Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) members and non-members. 

All entries must be received by CMAA no later than Friday, June 15, 2007, 5pm EDT.  Do not fax or electronically submit nominations.  Nominations are to be mailed or hand-delivered to arrive by this deadline to:

        CMAA Project Achievement Awards
        7926 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 800
        McLean, VA  22102
        Phone:  703-356-2622

Include an entry fee with each entry nomination package.  Entries will not be judged unless the entry fee has been paid.  Entry fees are $250/members, $350/non-members.  All entries become the property of CMAA and will not be returned.  The information and images submitted may be used for promotional purposes by CMAA.  Multiple entries from one firm are accepted.  Entries may be submitted in more than one category and may win more than one award.  Separate nomination packages must be submitted for each category entered and a separate fee paid.

The Project Achievement Awards Committee is composed of owners and professional construction managers.  In judging the entries, the Committee will consider outcomes, overall management, safety, quality management, cost management, schedule management, complexity, innovation and creativity, and customer satisfaction as the basis for the award.  This is a competitive process.  Be sure to present your entry in the most complete and thorough manner possible. 

The judging process will take place in mid-July.  Notification will be made in early August to each submitting firm.  Those firms whose entries were not selected will receive judges’ comments for use in future nominations.

The 2007 Project Achievement Awards will be presented at the CMAA Industry Recognition Dinner held on Tuesday, October 9, at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Chicago, Illinois.  Following this presentation, all award winners will be recognized in the CM Advisor, on CMAA’s web site, in an advertisement in Engineering News Record, and in a press release to CMAA members and press contacts.  Award winning firms will also have the opportunity to submit an article for the CM Advisor based on the winning entry.

Entry Requirements
Each entry nomination package must follow these guidelines:
·          Submit only one copy of the entry nomination package for judging
·          Submit entry in a three-ring binder
·          8-1/2” x 11” portrait page size
·          Entry form completed and inserted as the first page
·          Minimum of 10-point font size
·          One-inch margins
·          Single or double spaced text
·          Tabbed sections as indicated below
 
Write all narratives clearly and concisely.  Provide information that best illustrates the merits of the entry with respect to the criteria.  Complete all questions as each criterion will be evaluated and missing information will have an adverse effect on your score.  Indicate N/A if a question is not applicable.  The weight in scoring for each tabbed section is included in the requirements along with the maximum number of narrative pages allotted for each tabbed section.  Be aware that if the text in a section is longer than the specified page limit, only the number of pages within the limit will be judged.
 
You are encouraged to supplement the entry with printed images and other supporting material such as press reports, awards information and recognition, and letters from clients.  All supplemental materials must be contained within the binder, however, any supplemental materials you submit are not included in the maximum page limits stipulated for each tabbed section.  Images should be in color and either imbedded into the text or included at the back of the appropriate tabbed section.

Entry Form
Each nomination must include the completed entry form as the first page of the nomination package.  Be sure to provide original signatures in the two places specified on the entry form.  

Award Categories and Sizes
When completing the entry form, you must indicate the award category and size of the project/program/program phase being submitted.  Select one of the major categories of infrastructure, buildings, program/program phase, or international and a subcategory when necessary.  Within the infrastructure category, further selection must be made based on size of the project.  Within the buildings category, further selection must be made based on size, new or renovated.  Within the program/program phase category, further selection must be made based on infrastructure or building.  The international category does not require any further differentiation. 
 
Infrastructure Project (includes highways, transit, airports, ports, public works, etc.) with:
Constructed value less than $10 Million
Constructed value less than $50 Million
Constructed value less than $100 Million
Constructed value greater than $100 Million
 
Buildings Project (includes education, health care, research, offices, commercial, residential, hospitality, federal, state, county, city, etc.) with:
New Construction
        Constructed value less than $10 Million
        Constructed value less than $30 Million
        Constructed value less than $50 Million
        Constructed value less than $100 Million
        Constructed value greater than $100 Million
Renovation/Modernization
        Constructed value less than $20 Million
        Constructed value greater than $20 Million
 
International Project/Program/Program Phase

Program/Program Phase
         Infrastructure
         Buildings

 
Project/Program Description
Tab 1:  Team Information (2-page text maximum) 
Provide name, address, phone, & email for each individual listed below.
·       Owner/Client
·          Construction Management Firm(s), Partners, Joint Venture
·          Architect/Engineer
·          Builder
·          Design-Builder
·          Other Key Stakeholders
 
Tab 2:  Description (3-page text maximum; 15% scoring weight)
·          Delivery Method:
·                  CM-at-Risk, Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, CM multiple primes, other.
·          Market:
·                  Health Care, Research, K-12, Higher Education, Justice, Commercial, Residential, Hospitality, Industrial,
                        Federal, Civilian, DOD, City/County/State Government, Highway/Bridge, Transit, Public Works, Airport,
                        Marine Port, Public Works, other.
·          Final Construction Value: (in dollars)
·                  Was project/program completed within budget?  If not, please explain.
·          Schedule:
·                  Was project/program completed within schedule?  If not, please explain.
·          General Description: (Provide brief narrative on each topic below.)
·                   Scope of project/program;
·                   Type of construction materials;
·                   Building systems; and
·                   Means and methods.
 
Tab 3:  Overall Management (5-page text maximum; 60% scoring weight)
·          Overall Management Efforts:
·                   Team roles and responsibilities;
·                   CM responsibility:
·                   Lines of communications;
·                   Approach to conflict resolution;
·                   Partnering; and
·                   Breakdown of CM staff, etc. during all phases contracted for, i.e. pre-design, design, etc.
·          Quality Management:
·                   Approach to quality control/quality assurance during all phases contracted for, i.e. pre-design, design, etc.
·          Cost Management:
·                   Approach to cost controls during all phases contracted for, i.e. pre-design, design, etc.
·                   Provide change order data and discussion.
·          Schedule Management:
·                   Approach to quality control/quality assurance during all phases contracted for, i.e. pre-design, design, etc.
·          Complexity:
·                   Describe unique characteristics of the project/program, including challenges, restraints, solutions to 
                         problems, and achievements.
·          Innovation and Creativity:
·                   Describe innovation and creativity, if any, employed by the CM on this project/program including the use of
                        new technology, unique means and methods, unique ways of resolving problems or conflicts,
                        electronic/Web-based management systems, etc.
·          Customer Service:
·                   Identify any special or unique owner/client needs addressed by the CM firm for this project/program.  Briefly
                        summarize in what specific ways the nominated project/program is an example of the successful
                        application of CM services, principles, and standards of practice in meeting the needs of the
                        owner/client.
·          Customer Satisfaction:
·                   Provide any letters received by the client, A/E, users, and other key stakeholders.
·          Awards:
·                   Indicate and describe any awards project/program has received from other industry or professional 
                        organizations.

Tab 4:  Outcomes (6-page text maximum; 25% scoring weight)
·          Schedule:
·                   Construction duration: (calendar days)
·                   Construction start (date)
·                   Construction completion: (planned date, actual date, +/– calendar days)
·                   Duration of design/pre-construction phase
·                   Discussion of schedule success including changes in the original schedule: (reasons for delays or
                         acceleration)
·          Cost: 
·                   Design development estimate ($):
·                   Construction document estimate ($):
·                   Initial construction contract amount ($):
·                   Final construction contract amount ($):
·                   Final costs ($):
·                   Change orders (%):
·                   Percent of growth (+/– %):
·                   Describe any growth addressing % owner’s changes, % differing site conditions, and % errors and omissions. ·          Claim Results:
·                   Identify claims, if any, and mitigation efforts and results. 
·          Safety Results:
·                   Identify number of accidents if any and mitigation efforts.

Project Achievement Awards Presented in Previous Years

2006 Project Achievement Award Winners

2005 Project Achievement Award Winners

2004 Project Achievement Award Winners

2003 Project Achievement Award Winners

2002 Project Achievement Award Winners

2001 Project Achievement Award Winners

2000 Project Achievement Award Winners