Recognizing Engineering Achievement in RI

ACEC-RI ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Each year, the ACEC-RI Engineering Excellence Awards Committee receives submittals for this annual awards program to recognize the engineering achievements of our member firms that have demonstrated a higher degree of merit and ingenuity. This program offers your firm an opportunity to earn local and national recognition and showcase your talent and expertise.

The benefits for participating in this competition includes the opportunity for your firm to make a statement about its commitment to quality. Not only will your firm’s staff and clients know that you aspire to the achievement of excellence in your practice, but you are also contributing to the profession by sharing your experience in the application of state-of-the-art techniques to effectively solve a client’s problem.

Press releases will be issued for the winners and the local winners will have an opportunity to compete nationally. Recognition of all entries in the ACEC-RI competition will be displayed at the ACEC-RI Annual meeting. Also, photos of entries will be displayed on the ACEC-RI website.

The requirements for eligibility are described on the attached entry form. There is a no entry fee for ACEC-RI members entering the state competition. ACEC members who go on to the national competition will pay a fee established by ACEC National.

Entries are submitted to ACEC-RI  via email, FTP, Dropbox, etc. Note: the panel and notebook requirements detailed in the national ACEC application are not required for the ACEC-RI competition. Entries must include the following:

  • A completed ACEC-RI Entry Form. Categories are for projects with construction cost less than $10 Million and more than $10 Million.

  • A two-page written synopsis in MS Word describes the project, your firm’s role, the role of other consultants participating in the project, your firm’s contribution to the project, and how your firm’s contribution meets the judging criteria.

  • At least six pictures or graphics of the project in electronic format such as a TIFF or JPEG. (Embedded photos in Word or PDF documents are not acceptable).

  • Each participating firm must submit an endorsement/release letter or email from the owner granting permission to enter the project in the ACEC-RI Engineering Excellence Awards Competition.

  • Each participating firm must submit a Microsoft Excel file listing the project's key participants, including the owners, design team, contractors, and construction.

  • A firm may submit multiple entries.

The winning firms will be honored at the ACEC-RI annual lunch. Winning firms will also be eligible to enter the ACEC National Competition.

If you have any questions about the competition, please contact Jeff Lewis at jlewis@garofaloassociates.com, Bob Smith at robertsmith@bowman.com or Dorothy Davison at ddavison@acec-ri.org.