Second Annual ITD/AGC Excellence in Construction Partnering Awards Recipients

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and the Idaho Associated General Contractors (AGC) announced the 2021 winners of the Excellence in Construction Partnering Awards at the awards luncheon in December.

The second annual awards competition was announced in September as an ongoing collaboration between ITD Chief Operations Officer Dan McElhinney and Wayne Hammon, CEO of the Idaho Associated General Contractors. Applicants were encouraged to submit for construction contracts completed in

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the 2021 year, as well as projects still underway.

“These awards recognize outstanding partnering efforts between ITD and the construction industry,” said McElhinney. “Great partnering on construction projects results in the timely delivery of projects, keeping under budget, in teamwork for safety and completion, which greatly benefit the traveling public.”

The applications were reviewed by a judging panel of state and local partners and evaluated on criteria related to how well the project: • Resolved conflict • Improved communication on the project with all audiences • Utilized innovative solutions • Incorporated team building activities • Honored stakeholders • Achieved a common goal

The winners were presented with certificates recognizing the entries earning Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention at an awards luncheon preceding the Idaho AGC Annual Meeting on Dec. 8, 2021.

One project was unanimously selected as the ‘Top Gold’ award winner, for its outstanding partnering efforts — the US-95 N Corridor Access Improvements in District 1.

Below is a comprehensive list of the 2021 Excellence in Construction Partnering Award winners: • $5 Million – $10 Million State Highway Project Entries – Top Gold Award: US-95, Corridor, Apollo, Inc. – Gold Award: US-95, Sandpoint, McMillen Jacobs Associates – Silver Award: US-91, HK Contractors, Inc. • Greater than $10 million State Highway Project Entries – Gold Award: I-84, Franklin IC to Karcher IC, Western

Construction, Inc. & Concrete Placing Company

– Gold Award: Prairie Avenue to Boekel Road, Scarsella

Brothers, Inc. – Silver Award: Garwood Road, Apollo, Inc. – Bronze Award: Payette River Bridge, Braun-Jensen, Inc. • $1 Million – $5 Million State Highway Project Entries – Gold Award: Zenner Road to Nez Perce, Knife River

Corporation – Silver Award: N Canal Bridge, Coldwater Group, Inc. – Silver Award: SH-11 Grangemont Road to HQ, Knife River

Corporation – Bronze Award: I-15, Bridge Rehabilitation, Coldwater

Group, Inc. – Honorable Mention: Little Salmon River Bridge, Braun-

Jensen, Inc. • Less than $1 Million State Highway Project Entries – Silver Award: US-95, Byway Bridge, Interstate Concrete and

Asphalt • Local Highway Project Entries – Gold Award: Cemetery Road, Concrete Placing Company,

Inc. – Gold Award: Gowen Road Bridge, Concrete Placing

Company, Inc. – Silver Award: Grimes Pathway, C&S Excavation – Silver Award: Kidd Island Road, Knife River Corporation

Congratulations to all of the award recipients, and stay tuned later this year for the third annual awards submission criteria and deadline information. l