COVER STORY By Tracy Bennett
CREATIVE THINKING Award Winning Jobs Showcase Unique Use of Equipment
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n Part Two of a Two Part Series, SEAA congratulates the winners of its 2023 Project of the Year competition. These two projects featured unique solutions that enabled work to be completed with minimal disruption to the public. In both cases the erectors worked closely with the general contractor, engineers of record, and other experts to collaborate on efficient, workable
erection plans. Read on to learn about creative uses of equipment, including a modular heavy haul trailer, engineered beam brace, roll and rail systems, and a roof-mounted crawler crane. SEAA members can submit for the Project of the Year in multiple contract levels in two categories—Structural and Miscellaneous Metals.
IN THIS ISSUE Transform 66, Outside the Beltway, Fairfax and Prince William Counties, Virginia Structural Class III ($1 Million to $2.5 Million) Erector: Williams Steel Erection Co., Inc. Fabricator: High Steel Structures, LLC Structural Engineers: Louis Berger Group, Janssen & Spaans Engineering, Inc. GC: FAM Construction, LLC Tons of Steel: 1,955 tons Topped Out: July 2022
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Submissions are now being accepted for the 2024 award. Deadline is December 31, 2023. Eligible projects include those that were topped out in 2022 or 2023. Submissions are judged by an independent panel of subject matter experts. To see a gallery of images from all of the 2023 award winners, visit the SEAA Photo Gallery from News at SEAA.net.