Project Achievement Awards 2007

2007 CMAA Project Achievement Awards Honor Industry's Best

The award winners are:

Buildings, new building project with a constructed value of less than $10 million. 
Mark Twain Library at MacArthur Park, owned by the city of Long Beach, California, with CM services by Parsons/3DI and Totum Corporation.

 

The city had been dreaming of a new library almost since the Mark Twain branch opened as a supposedly “temporary” structure nearly 50 years ago. The project team cut two months from the schedule on its own initiative.  The project was delivered early, with less than two percent change orders, and meeting the city’s desire for a LEED certified building.    

Buildings, new building project with a constructed value of less than $30 million.
Logan College of Chiropractic, Dr. William D. Purser, D.C. Center. CM was done by S. M. Wilson and Company. 

This project started with an ambitious schedule and was completed 17 days early.  It also met the client’s need for a technologically sophisticated and highly flexible learning facility. The project team was able to identify numerous opportunities to reduce both construction and ongoing operating costs, enabling the client to achieve its quality and functionality goals within its budget.

Buildings, new building project constructed for less than $50 million. 
National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. The owner is the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and CM was by Jacobs Engineering Group.

This dramatic building houses multimedia exhibit galleries, a state of the art theater, and other resources, giving the Corps, at last, a place to display and describe its proud history. The project contended with unusually wet weather and a number of scope changes…but still met its opening day, observing the 231st anniversary of the Corps with the President of the United States on hand. 

Buildings, new building project with constructed value of less than $100 million. 
Oregon Public Safety Academy, owned by the State of Oregon with CM by CH2MHILL.

This project included 17 buildings on a 213 acre site that also includes an Emergency Vehicle Operations Course, a “city streets” training zone, a “burn tower” and other facilities. It abounds in special-purpose systems, from the burn tower to the indoor firing ranges. The Academy was constructed while preserving 22 acres of wetlands and other environmental features, and completed three months ahead of schedule. 
   
Buildings, new building project with a constructed value exceeding $100 million.
Worcester Trial Court Complex, owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with CM provided by Gilbane Building Company.

This 427,000 square foot complex is the largest court facility in Massachusetts.  It houses 27 courtrooms and all associated support operations, and accommodates three distinct circulation systems: Public, restricted and secure. The project incorporates a number of innovations, including full handicapped accessibility and extensive attention to sustainability.  Despite its complexity and several unforeseen site challenges, the court complex came in on time and under budget.

Renovation and Modernization, project with a constructed value less than $20 million.
Renovation of the France Place Office Center in Edina, Minnesota, owned by France Place Corporation, with construction management by United Properties Construction Services of Minneapolis.

The center, built in 1982, was struggling to remain competitive against newer facilities, and its owners wanted a transformation. The resulting $8 million project included an exterior overhaul, new public entrances, new landscaping, signage, elevator cab and equipment upgrades, ADA compliant restrooms, state-of-the-art conference rooms, a new exercise facility, and other features.  The building was occupied throughout the construction. Because the owner was so pleased with the work as it proceeded, the scope of the project also grew significantly.

Renovation and Modernization, project with a value greater than $20 million.
The University of Connecticut Student Union in Storrs, Connecticut. Construction management was provided by Konover Construction Corporation. 

This facility, dating from the 1950s, was at or near the end of its life expectancy when this project launched in 2001.  Major repairs and replacements were needed virtually everywhere, and key modernizations, such as public Internet access and a new food court, were also critical. The student union remained operational throughout four years of construction, and today has re-emerged as the hub of campus life.

Infrastructure, project executed for less than $10 million.
Orange Street and Alabama Street bridges over the Santa Ana River in Redlands, California. The owner is the City of Redlands, and CM was done by CALTROP Corporation.

These new bridges replaced existing structures and provide two traffic lanes in each direction on each bridge, along with a shoulder, bicycle lanes and sidewalks. Construction took place in an environmentally sensitive area and involved extensive permitting and monitoring.  CALTROP put particular emphasis on communication with all project stakeholders and kept these complex projects on schedule.
 
Infrastructure, project with constructed value of less than $50 million.
Ocean Boulevard/Terminal Island Freeway Interchange in Long Beach, California, owned by the Port of Long Beach.  CM services were by Jacobs Engineering.

Fifteen percent of all of America’s imports begin their distribution journey in truck traveling on Ocean Boulevard. Before this project, the boulevard was at grade and included several signal-controlled intersections. This project replaced this congestion-prone highway with a half-mile elevated freeway and a diamond interchange. After the project was affected early on by unforeseen conditions, Jacobs worked with the contractor to develop a series of innovative proposals that accelerated the remaining work and put this vital roadway improvement into operation as quickly as possible.   

Infrastructure, project with a constructed value of less than $100 million.
I-4/I-275 Downtown Tampa Interchange Operational and Safety Improvement Project.  The project is owned by the Florida DOT and CM was provided by PBS&J.  

This vital section of roadway had been carrying nearly triple its original design traffic capacity.  This major improvement project included new ramps and ramp configurations, new through lanes, extensive work on 26 bridges in the project area, sound wall construction, utility relocation, pavement rehab and a variety of other tasks. The project has significantly reduced commute times through the area.

 
Infrastructure, project with a constructed value exceeding $100 million.  
Conner Creek Combined Sewer Overflow Control Facility, owned by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. Construction management was delivered by Hazen and Sawyer.

This facility is capable of treating up to two billion gallons per year of peak sewer overflow.  Since it went into operation, discharges of untreated overflows into Conner Creek have ended. To further improve water quality in Conner Creek, the project included dredging of contaminated sediment deposits, creation of a new fish habitat pond. The project was placed in operation ahead of schedule and within the original budget.
 
   
Completed construction program or a phase of an ongoing program.
Open Road Tolling project implemented by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, with construction management by HNTB.

In 2005, Chicago area motorists spent the equivalent of three days stuck in traffic.  The Toll Highway Authority set out to remedy this by extensively rebuilding and restoring nearly all of its 274-mile system and introducing barrier-free Open Road Rolling to 20 mainline toll plazas. This is a $5 billion project.  Industry standards would have predicted a 10-year construction period for such a job, but instead Illinois got its Open Road Tolling lanes operational system-wide within 22 months. The benefits – in time saved, reduced pollution, jobs created, and other values – have been enormous.