Associated Builders and Contractors Carolinas Chapter (ABC Carolinas) honored over 70 projects collectively worth $1.6 billion at the 25th annual ABCC Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards Gala on November 9, 2023. The ABC EIC Program is the industry’s leading competition that honors both general and specialty contractors for innovative and high-quality Merit Shop construction projects.
“The ABC Excellence in Construction Awards showcases the renowned dedication to safety and quality from our members on their projects throughout the Carolinas and surrounding area. We were thrilled to have a record number project submissions that received EIC awards this year,” said Kristen Powell, CEO and President of ABC Carolinas Chapter.
Project of the Year | General Contractor and Specialty Contractor Winners
The top honor of the Excellence in Construction Awards is the Project of the Year Award presented to a General Contractor and a Specialty Contractor member. To earn this prestigious award, contractors must demonstrate a superior level of performance in all aspects of judging. Rodgers Builders was honored with the General Contractor Project of the Year Award for the First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte Restoration and Renovations located in Charlotte, NC. Adams Electric was honored with the Specialty Contractor Project of the Year Award for the Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center and MOB located in Charlotte, NC. Read separate article about Project of the Year winners.
Exclusive Special Awards
A M King received the ABC Carolinas Design-Build Award for the Aldi Loxley Regional Headquarters & Distribution Center located in Loxley, Alabama.
Rodgers Builders was honored with the ABC Carolinas Best in BIM (Building Information Technology) Award for the Atrium Health Pineville – Palmetto Bed Tower located in Pineville, North Carolina.
Rodgers Builders was recognized with the ABC Carolinas Free Enterprise Alliance Award for the Atrium Health Pineville – Palmetto Bed Tower located in Pineville, North Carolina.
All Excellence in Construction (EIC) Winners
ABC Carolinas presented 31 Eagle Awards, 26 Merit Awards, and 13 Honorable Mention Awards this year. The awards recognize all construction team members on each project, including the contractor, owner, architect, and engineer. The winning projects, selected from entries submitted from ABC members located in North Carolina and South Carolina, were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges overcome, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety and cost.
Following is a comprehensive list of the 2023 ABC Carolinas Chapter EIC Award recipients.
Concrete – Over $15M
Graycor Southern | FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Holly Springs Project | Raleigh, NC | Concrete: Over $15M – Eagle
Commercial – Over $50M
Clancy & Theys | 301 Hillsborough at Raleigh Crossing | Raleigh, NC | Commercial: Over $50M – Eagle
Graycor | Amazon SAV4 | Pooler, GA | Commercial: Over $50M – Merit
Commercial – $10M-$25M
Samet Corporation | 137 Franklin Office | Chapel Hill, NC | Commercial: $10M-$25M – Eagle
Commercial – $2M-$5M
Hendrick Construction | Bright’s Creek Amenity Center & Pool House| Mill Spring, NC | Commercial: $2M-$5M – Merit
Electrical – Over $15M
Adams Electric | Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center & MOB | Charlotte, NC | Electrical: Over $15M – Eagle – Specialty Contractor Project of the Year
Adams Electric | Atrium Health Pineville Phase III Bed Tower, Renovation & Parking Deck | Charlotte, NC | Electrical: Over $15M – Merit
PowerWorks Electric | Watauga Medical Center – Hospital Expansion & Renovation| Boone, NC | Electrical: Over $15M – Merit
WB Moore | Charlotte Metro | Charlotte, NC | Electrical: Over $15M – Merit
Electrical – $5M-$10M
Adams Electric | First Health Outpatient Cancer Center| Pinehurst, NC | Electrical: $5M-$10M – Eagle — Specialty Contractor Project of the Year Finalist
Starr Electric | Project Bear | Greensboro, NC | Electrical: $5M-$10M – Merit
Electrical – $2M-$5M
Gaylor Electric | DVA 3| Fredericksburg, VA | Electrical: $2M-$5M – Eagle
WB Moore | Wells Fargo DEC Emergency Repair | Charlotte, NC | Electrical: $2M-$5M – Merit
Finishes – Over $15M
Precision Walls | Glenaire | Cary, NC | Finishes: Over $15M – Eagle
Finishes – $10M-$15M
Sears Contract | The Tower at Cardinal North Hills | Raleigh, NC | Finishes: $10M-$15M – Eagle
Precision Walls | USC Campus Village| Columbia, SC | Finishes: $10M-$15M – Merit
Finishes – $2M-$5M
David Allen Company | FIS Global| Jacksonville, FL | Finishes: $2M-$5M – Eagle
David Allen Company | Will Rogers Airport| Oklahoma City, OK | Finishes: $2M-$5M – Merit
Finishes – Under $1M
David Allen Company | Winter Park Library | Winter Park, |FL | Finishes: Under $1M – Merit
Precision Walls, Inc. | KSP Eastridge | Morrisville, NC | Finishes: Under $1M – Merit
Healthcare: Over $50M
Rodgers Builders | Atrium Health Pineville – Palmetto Bed Tower| Pineville, NC | Healthcare: Over $50M – Eagle – General Contractor Project of the Year Finalist – Carolinas Best in BIM Award – Free Enterprise Alliance Award
Brasfield & Gorrie | UNC Rex Healthcare Cancer Center | Raleigh, NC | Healthcare: Over $50M – Merit
Robins & Morton | CaroMont Health – Critical Care Tower Vertical Expansion | Gastonia, NC | Healthcare: Over $50M – Merit
Healthcare: $25M-$50M
Brasfield & Gorrie | UNC Health Blue Ridge Valdese Cancer Center| Valdese, NC | Healthcare: $25M- $50M – Eagle – General Contractor Project of the Year Finalist
Vannoy Construction | Bon Secours St. Francis, Tower Modernization Project | Greenville, SC | Healthcare: $25M-$50M – Merit
Healthcare: $5M-$10M
JE Dunn Construction Company | Atrium Health MCP 3rd & 4th Floor Renovation | Charlotte, NC | Healthcare: $5M-$10M – Eagle
Robins & Morton | Duke Health – Women’s and Children’s Services 5600 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit| Durham, NC | Healthcare: $5M-$10M – Merit
Historical Restoration/Renovation: $25M-$50M
Brasfield & Gorrie | Raleigh Iron Works | Raleigh, NC | Historical Restoration/Renovation: $25M-$50M – Eagle
Historical Restoration/Renovation: $5M-$10M
Rodgers Builders | First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | Historical Restoration/Renovation: $5M-$10M – Eagle – General Contractor Project of the Year
Hospitality: $5M-$10M
Balfour Beatty | The Ryder Hotel Renovation | Charleston, SC | Hospitality: $5M-$10M – Eagle
Industrial: Over $50M
A M King | ALDI Loxley Regional Headquarters & Distribution Center | Loxley, AL | Industrial: Over $50M – Eagle – General Contractor Project of the Year Finalist – Carolinas Design-Build Award
Brasfield & Gorrie | Outdoor Innovation Center | Anderson, SC | Industrial: Over $50M – Merit
Industrial: $25M-$50M
JE Dunn Construction | Duke Energy Spartanburg Operations Center| Spartanburg, SC | Industrial: $25M-$50M – Eagle
Miller Valentine | Project Beach | Gaston, SC | Industrial: $25M-$50M – Merit
Industrial: Under $2M
Graycor | Holcim Downcomer Phase III Replacement| Holly Hill, SC | Industrial: Under $2M – Merit
Interior: $10M-$25M
Balfour Beatty | Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft Legal Upfit | Charlotte, NC | Interior: $10M-$25M – Eagle
Turner Construction | Nucor HQ | Charlotte, NC | Interior: $10M-$25M – Merit
Mechanical & Plumbing: Over $15M
SPC Mechanical | UNC Medical Education Building: Roper Hall | Chapel Hill, NC | Mechanical & Plumbing: Over $15M – Eagle
Mechanical & Plumbing: $10M-$15M
SPC Mechanical | UNC Health Hillsborough Bed Tower II| Hillsborough, NC | Mechanical & Plumbing: $10M-$15M – Eagle
Mechanical & Plumbing: $5M-$10M
Kirlin-Way Mechanical | Xilis| Durham, NC | Mechanical & Plumbing: $5M-$10M – Eagle
Mechanical & Plumbing: $2M-5M
Kirlin-Way Mechanical | Azzur Cleanroom Facility| Morrisville, NC | Mechanical & Plumbing: $2M-$5M – Eagle
Multi-Families: Over $50M
Balfour Beatty | The Eastern | Raleigh, NC | Multi-Families: Over $50M – Eagle
Other/Specialty: Over $50M
Balfour Beatty | Forsyth County Courthouse | Winston-Salem, NC | Other/Specialty: Over $50M – Eagle
Other/Specialty: $25M-$50M
Brasfield & Gorrie | Upstate South Carolina – Minimum and Recreational Flow Project| Great Falls, SC | Other/Specialty: $25M-$50M – Eagle
Metcon, Inc. | James A. Leach Aquatic and Recreation Center| Raeford, NC | Other/Specialty: $25M-$50M – Merit
Evans General Contractors | DC Blox Cable Landing Station | Myrtle Beach, SC | Other/Specialty: $25M-$50M – Merit
Edifice | Cain Center for the Arts | Cornelius, NC | Other/Specialty: $10M-$25M – Eagle
Renovations/Restorations: $10M-$25M
Samet Corporation| High Point City Lake Park Pool Renovation | Renovations/Restorations: $10M-$25M – Eagle
Skanska USA Building| City of Durham, Durham Bulls Athletic Park MLB Facility Upgrades and Batting Addition | Renovations/Restorations: $10M-$25M – Merit
Renovations/Restorations: $5M-$10M
Edifice | Catawba College Center for the Environment Improvements | Salisbury, NC | Renovations/Restorations: $5M-$10M – Eagle
JE Dunn Construction | McLeod Center for Wellbeing | Charlotte, NC | Renovations/Restorations: $5M-$10M – Merit
HITT Contracting | Marshside Office Building Repositioning |Charleston, SC | Renovations/Restorations: $5M-$10M – Merit
Roofing & Sheet Metal: Under $1M
Sears Contract | The Tower at Cardinal North Hills | Raleigh, NC | Roofing & Sheet Metal: Under $1M – Merit
Schools: Over $50M
Vannoy Construction | Western Carolina University, Lower Campus Residence Halls | Cullowhee, NC | Schools: Over $50M – Eagle
Vannoy Construction | Hendersonville High School Campus Expansion and Renovations | Hendersonville, NC | Schools: Over $50M – Merit
Schools: $10M-$25M
Brasfield & Gorrie | Ravenscroft School Olander Center for Student Life at the A.E. Finley Activity Center | Raleigh, NC | Schools: $10M-$25M – Eagle
Structural & Misc. Metals: Over $15M
Graycor Southern | FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Holly Springs Project | Raleigh, NC | Structural & Misc. Metals: Over $15M – Eagle – Specialty Contractor Project of the Year Finalist
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