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Focus: Awards ABC MA Celebrates 2024 Excellence in Construction Awards Norwood, MA – Over 300 people turned out to honor their fellow members at the Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts’ (ABC MA) 32nd Annual Excellence in Construction Awards dinner, held at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Norwood. The awards recognize overall excellence in project execution, craftsmanship, safety, innovative elements, overcoming challenges, and client satisfaction. Nine projects earned Eagle awards, which represent the pinnacle of achievement, and 13 won Merit awards, which are reserved for work that stands above the rest. For the second year in a row, BW Kennedy won the ABC Spirit Award for completing its Eagle award-winning project with the largest number of ABC subcontractors and suppliers. “For 32 years, ABC MA’s Excellence in Construction Awards has recognized the outstanding work of our member contractors,” said ABC MA president, Greg Beeman. “Every year it reenergizes us to see what our members are capable of, often in the face of immense obstacles.”
The winners: General Contractor Commercial $1M to $5M
Eagle • Kaplan Construction for Castle Island Brewery South Boston General Contractor Commercial Over $5M
Eagle • BW Kennedy & Co. for Commonwealth Fusion Systems, CFS-1 Merit • Bald Hill Builders for Hebrew Senior Life – Simon C. Fireman Community Expansion • Connolly Brothers for Calare Properties Public Safety Training Facility Commercial Design-Build Fit-Up
General Contractor – Historical Restoration/Renovation – Over $1M
Merit • NEI for Knox Residences I and II General Contractor – Industrial All Contract Amounts
Eagle • Cianbro Corporation for Wash Tank 1 & 2 Replacements
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ABC MA’s 32nd Annual Excellence in Construction Awards
Merit • Dacon Corp. for 111 Speen Street
General Contractor – Residential All Contract Amounts
Specialty Contractor – Exteriors All Contract Amounts
General Contractor – Institutional All Contract Amounts
Eagle • Erland Construction for The Block at Odell Park
Eagle • R&R Window Contractors, Inc. for Amherst College – Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank Lyceum
Eagle • Windover Construction for Endicott College – Cummings School of Nursing and Health Sciences Merit • Bowdoin Construction for Land’s Sake Fa rm Farmstand
General Contractor – Mega-Projects (all projects over $100 million)
Eagle • A/Z Corporation for M5 Project America General Contractor – Public Works/Environmental All Contract Amounts
Eagle • Methuen Construction for Manchester Water Works – Merrimack River Water Treatment Plant and Raw Water Pump Station
Merit • Delphi Construction Inc. for Brewster Woods • Plumb House, Inc. for The Green District
Specialty Contractor – Electrical: Commercial – Over $1M
Eagle • Interstate Electrical Services Corporation for Endicott College – The Cummings School of Nursing & Health Sciences Merit • Interstate Electrical Services Corporation for Elliot Hospital Emergency Department • Tocco Building Systems for SkyHawk/DragonFly
Merit • Metro Walls for 60 Penhallow
Specialty Contractor – Interiors All Contract Amounts
Merit • Optiline Enterprises LLC for Artisan Hotel and Residences Specialty Contractor – Mechanical: Commercial – Over $1M
Merit • DECCO, Inc. for Project Gulf Can – Line 1 Piping Install Specialty Contractor – Specialty Construction – Industrial – Demolition & Remediation
Merit • EnviroVantage, Inc. for Burlington High School Demolition and Remediation continued to page 22