How to enter

Step 1 - Enter

Visit baliawards.co.uk and follow the links to register and start your online entry. The online entry consists of the following:

• Entry questions

Want to collate all the material prior to registering? Simply download the entry questions from the entry platform.

• Digital submission pack

This must contain the following items and must be uploaded as one pdf. document.

- A clear, informative description (approximately 1 A4 page), explaining the clients brief, scope of the contract and how you have met/exceeded client expectations

- Evidence of practical completion date (sign off sheet, formal Architects completion certificate, proof of payment, defects schedule or similar)

- A detailed scheme specification and/or tender specification

- Include details of any unusual features, problems with access, site constraints, ground conditions, unexpected problems and how they were overcome

- Evidence of any underground work that can’t be seen after completion such as top and subsoil, sophisticated drainage schemes or application of adhesives

- A clean copy of the scheme plan. If submitting a partial scheme include plans that clearly define phases

- Identify all work carried out by unrelated third parties

- Financial summary/bill of quantities/ invoices. Please note the scheme value must fit within category bandings. These values exclude VAT

- Location map of scheme (preferably online map e.g. Google Maps)

- Sensitive sites must have a letter of introduction or pass for the judge to gain admission without delay

• Photographs

Photos to be included are as follows. These images should be contained within one zip file, with sub-folders for the before, during and after/top five images.

- Before and during images

- A minimum of five representative images of completed work must be supplied and numbered in order of preference, clearly labelling the top two favourites. These five images must be landscape orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/ tif/png format

- A minimum of one portrait image for use on social media platforms should the scheme go on to win. This image must be portrait orientation and a minimum of 300 dpi in either jpeg/tif/png format

- Where lighting is used to enhance a scheme, night photos are necessary for evidence

- Additional images may be provided after the deadline date, until 20 September 2024

- Video and drone footage may also be provided

Step 2 - Judging

Once the final deadline date has passed your allocated judge will contact both yourself and your client to arrange an appointment to visit between late June and mid-August 2024. Where possible, it is preferrable that both yourself and the client is able to meet onsite with the judge. During this site visit your allocated judge will discuss the scheme with you and the client, take photographs and a report will be completed after the visit.

Your allocated judge will present your submission and their recommendations to the judging panel at a deliberation meeting at the end of August 2024.

During this three-day deliberation meeting entries in all categories will be reviewed and winners will be selected and announced the week commencing 2 September 2024 with feedback for each scheme being given at that time.