# ABC of Georgia Awards Excellence in Construction, Safety - **Published:** 2018-07-30 - **Edition:** Southeast - **Source:** Construction Equipment Guide - **Authors:** Construction Equipment Guide - **URL:** https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/abc-of-georgia-awards-excellence-in-construction-safety/41360 - **Tags:** Awards, Georgia, safety ## Summary ## Article [**Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Georgia**](https://www.abcga.org/) recently honored the winners of its biannual **Excellence in Construction (EIC)** competition and annual safety award program. Winners of ABC of Georgia's 2018 EIC awards competition, along with recipients of ABC's annual safety awards, were recognized recently at a gathering of 400 individuals at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Ga. Georgia chapter board chairman Rob Cooper of Ivey Mechanical Company LLC; ABC of Georgia Safety Forum chair Pat Devero of McCarthy Building Companies; keynote speaker and board member Robert Maddux of KDC Real Estate Development & Investments; Associated Builders and Contractors' national vice president of EH&S and Workforce Development Greg Sizemore; and ABC of Georgia President and CEO Bill Anderson took part in the proceedings. “It's an honor to be here at the majestic Fox Theatre to honor the outstanding projects built by ABC members,” said Cooper. “Just as the Fox has stood the test of time, so will the construction work that we recognize here tonight.” The EIC program highlights the innovation, quality and vision of a project's entire construction team — general and specialty contractors, architects, engineers, owners and others. Entries were evaluated on criteria such as complexity, attractiveness, safety, unusual challenges, completion time, workmanship, innovation and budget. Awards of Excellence were given to the projects receiving the highest ratings in specialty contracting, such as electrical, mechanical, waterproofing and exteriors, as well as general contracting in such markets as commercial, healthcare, industrial and institutional. Awards of Merit also were presented. The association's Safety awards are presented annually to Georgia contractors who have had low rates of on-the-job injuries and who have demonstrated the highest commitment to safety and safety training. ABC's Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) awards recognize member companies who employ effective safety practices on their job sites, based on 20 key elements of contractor safety programs such as management commitment, pre-planning for safety on job sites, safety training and resources committed to safety. The STEP process, which was developed and written by contractors, is a tool designed to objectively benchmark and evaluate safety programs, policies, procedures and training. “Safety leadership matters, and ABC of Georgia and its members are certainly leading the way in embracing the Safety Training Evaluation Process,” said Greg Sizemore, ABC vice president of HSE and workforce development. ABC Safety Forum Chair Pat Devero recognized the membership for their outstanding dedication to safety. “It's been my honor to serve as your Safety Forum chair for the past two years,” he said. “The members that make up the ABC Safety Forum — operations leads, risk management partners, suppliers and equipment experts and safety professionals — are making a direct impact on the safety of all our workers.” This year the Georgia Chapter presented 70 STEP awards, more than half of them at the two highest levels, as well as 45 Georgia Awards of Safety Excellence, which are presented to companies with both lost time and DART rates half the national average or less. Keynote speaker Robert Maddux emphasized that owners and developers must make safety a priority, just as their contractors do. “Everybody is our client's client,” he said, “treat them that way,” referring to one of KDC's philosophy on safety. “As developers for some of the country's most important companies — including State Farm here in Atlanta — we must be involved from day one in the safety of the people we hire to build these jobs,” he said. The event was sponsored by champion sponsors American Global, Juneau Construction, Parrish Construction Group, Sluss+Padgett, Bo Phillips Co., Fortune-Johnson General Contractors and Miller & Martin, as well as event sponsors Building Point Southeast, Fly & Form Structures, PlanGrid and United Forming. Below are the companies and projects that were honored at the 2018 Excellence in Construction and Safety Awards Gala. * Indicate Georgia Award of Safety Excellence Recipients. ## Diamond STEP Recipients Allison-Smith Company LLC* Brasfield & Gorrie LLC* Centennial Contractors Enterprises Inc.* Fortune-Johnson General Contractors* FS 360 LLC* Gainesville Mechanical Inc.* Gilbane Building Company* HITT Contracting Inc.* JAMCo Inc.* Manhattan Construction Company* McCarthy Building Companies Inc.* MetroPower Inc.* PCL Industrial Construction Co.* W.S. Nielsen Company Inc. ## Platinum STEP Recipients 5-STAR Building Solutions* Ajax Building Corporation Barton Malow Company Environmental Holdings Group* Faith Technologies Inc.* Hemma Concrete Inc.* IG Services LLC* Industrial Technical Services Inc.,* Ivey Mechanical Company LLC JE Dunn Construction Company Kajima Building & Design Group Inc.* O'Neal Inc.* Piedmont Mechanical Inc.* Pyramid Masonry Contractors Inc. SECO Architectural Systems Inc.* Shell McElroy Construction Company LLC* Sinclair Construction Group Inc.* Sluss+Padgett* Southeast Sealing Inc.* Swinerton* Turner Construction Company* United Forming Inc.* W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company* Wood* ## Gold STEP Recipients Alpha Insulation & Waterproofing Inc.* American Structural Concrete* Berkel & Company Contractors Inc. C.C. Owen Tile Company Inc.* Custom Entrance Solutions LLC FitzGerald & Sons Plumbing Company Fly & Form Inc.* Griffin Construction Services Inc.* Juneau Construction Company M.O. Inc. Marek Interior Systems Inc. Penco Electrical Contractors Inc.* Pinkerton & Laws Power Design Inc. Precision Concrete Construction Inc. Southeast Concrete Systems Inc.* SouthEast Scanning & Coring* Southern Mechanical Contractors Inc.* Southern Wall Systems II LLC* Stasco Mechanical Contractors T.D. Farrell Construction Inc.* Tradesmen International The Winter Construction Company* ## Silver STEP Recipients Adams Group The Circle Group Eckardt Electric Greater Georgia Concrete LLC* Harcon Inc. J.R. Hobbs Company Martin Concrete Construction Inc. Midsouth Steel Inc. The Redland Co. Inc. ## Excellence in Construction Awards, Specialty Contracting ## **Electrical: Commercial, $2 - $10 Million** _Award of Merit_ Power Design, Braves Mixed Use — Parkside and Residences at Home at the Battery ## **Electrical over $10 million** _Award of Excellence_ Allison-Smith Company, NCR World Headquarters - Phase 1 Exteriors: All other exterior finishes _Award of Merit_ Southern Wall Systems, 309 East Paces Ferry ## **Mechanical: Industrial, under $2 Million** _Award of Excellence_ Gainesville Mechanical Inc., GSU Stadium Renovation _Award of Merit_ Ivey Mechanical Co. LLC Wrigley's Flavor Vault ## **Mechanical: Commercial, under $2 Million** _Award of Merit_ Sluss+Padgett, Clermont Hotel ## **Mechanical: Commercial, $2 - $10 Million** _Award of Merit_ Gainesville Mechanical Inc., UGA Business Learning Center Phase II ## **Other Specialty Construction, over $1 Million** _Award of Excellence & Judges' Choice in Specialty Contracting_ Alpha Insulation & Waterproofing Inc., SunTrust Park _Award of Merit_ Alpha Insulation & Waterproofing Inc., Mercedes Benz Stadium Excellence in Construction Awards – General Contracting ## **Commercial, under $2 Million** _Award of Merit_ HITT Contracting Inc., Finnegan ## **Commercial, $2 - $5 Million** _Award of Merit_ HITT Contracting Inc., Confidential Command Center ## **Commercial, $5 - $15 Million** _Award of Excellence_ McCarthy Building Companies Inc., Kaiser Permanente Pershing Point IT Data Center _Awards of Merit_ HITT Contracting Inc., Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) and State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) Consolidation HITT Contracting Inc., Microsoft Alpharetta Pinkerton & Laws, Home2 Suites ## **Commercial, $15 - $25 Million** _Award of Excellence_ McCarthy Building Companies Inc., Kaiser Permanente Duluth Contact Center _Award of Merit_ HITT Contracting Inc., Confidential Client ## **Commercial, $25 - $50 Million** _Award of Excellence & Judges' Choice in General Contracting_ Fortune-Johnson General Contractors, Millworks _Awards of Merit_ Pinkerton & Laws, University Crossroads Shell McElroy Construction Company LLC, 200 Edgewood Winter Construction, Solis 2 Porsche Drive ## **Commercial, $50 - $100 Million** _Award of Excellence_ HITT Contracting Inc., NCR Global Headquarters _Awards of Merit_ Brasfield & Gorrie, Post Midtown Brasfield & Gorrie, The Hotel at Avalon Skanska USA Building Inc., Mercedes-Benz Headquarters ## Healthcare, under $5 Million _Award of Merit_ HITT Contracting Inc., Peachtree Orthopedic Clinic ## **Healthcare, $5 - $25 Million** _Award of Excellence_ Brasfield & Gorrie, Children's Outpatient Care Center at Town Center _Awards of Merit_ Barton Malow Company, Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation Renovation Project Turner Construction Company, Northeast Georgia Health Systems — Outpatient Observation Unit and MEP Expansion ## **Healthcare, $25 - $50 Million** _Award of Excellence_ McCarthy Building Companies Inc., Erlanger Health System East Campus Expansion Healthcare, $50 - $100 Million _Award of Excellence_ McCarthy Building Companies Inc., Grady Hospital Emergency Department Renovation & Expansion ## **Industrial, $5 - $15 Million** _Award of Excellence_ JMWilliams Contractors, Piolax USA _Awards of Merit_ HITT Contracting Inc., Confidential Warehouse Pattillo Construction Corporation, Jaipur Living New Office Warehouse Industrial, $15 - $25 Million _Awards of Merit_ Kajima Building & Design Group Inc., Jefferson C Warehouse Kajima Building & Design Group Inc., Marukan Vinegar Manufacturing Plant ## **Industrial, $25 - $50 Million** _Award of Excellence_ Wood, Oceana Solar _Award of Merit_ Kajima Building & Design Group Inc., Beauflor Cushion Vinyl Flooring Plant ## **Institutional, under $5 Million** _Award of Excellence_ Ajax Building Corporation of Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan State College Student Services & Success Center _Award of Merit_ Ajax Building Corporation of Georgia, Georgia College & State University Renovation of Mayfair & McIntosh ## **Institutional, $5 - $15 Million** _Award of Excellence_ Ajax Building Corporation of Georgia, SCCPSS May Howard Elementary School _Award of Merit_ Kajima Building & Design Group Inc., Westridge Warehouse ## **Institutional, $15 - $25 Million** _Award of Excellence_ Juneau Construction Company, Georgia Tech West Village Dining Commons _Awards of Merit_ Balfour Beatty Construction, C.H. Gullatt Elementary School Winter Construction, Alan C. Pope High School Winter Johnson Group, Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation & Aquatic Center ## **Institutional, $25 - $50 Million** _Award of Excellence_ Juneau Construction Company, University of North Georgia Convocation Center _Awards of Merit_ Gilbane Building Company, Walton High School Turner Construction Company, UGA Business Learning Community Phase II ## **Institutional, $50 - $100 million** _Award of Excellence_ DPR Construction, Clemson University Allen N. Reeves Football Complex Renovation, over $2 Million _Award of Excellence_ Balfour Beatty Construction, 309 East Paces Ferry _Awards of Merit_ HITT Contracting Inc., 7000 Central Parkway Lobby HITT Contracting Inc., Red Bull Stockyards ## **Other General Construction, all contract amounts** _Award of Excellence_ Brasfield & Gorrie, Emory Sports Medicine Center _Award of Merit_ DPR Construction, Camp Southern Ground Peterson Dining Hall Mega Project, over $100 Million _Award of Excellence_ Juneau Construction Company, Home at The Battery Atlanta _Awards of Merit_ American Builders 2017, SunTrust Park McCarthy Building Companies Inc., Emory University Hospital J-Wing Expansion For more information, visit www.abcga.org. ## Photos ![ABC of Georgia Awards Excellence in Construction, Safety photo 1](https://dmt55mxnkgbz2.cloudfront.net/1205x0_s3-41360-Screen-Shot-2018-07-30-at-11_15_48-AM.jpg)