ENR Mountain States is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Best Projects competition across a seven-state region that includes Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota.

A panel of 10 judges from all areas of the industry selected winners and merit awards from the 108 total entries this year.

In addition to the awards listed below, we will be presenting safety awards and sustainability awards to deserving projects, and one project in each area (Intermountain and Colorado/Wyoming/Dakotas) will win top honors as the Project of the Year.

We will announce the special award winners and Best Overall Project of the Year finalists at a later date.

The awards are split into the two areas, as noted above, to correspond with their respective awards events (one in Denver and one in Salt Lake City). They are listed by those areas below.

Winning projects will be covered in more detail in the October issue of ENR Mountain States, and the winners will be honored at awards events for each area during the last week of October.

If you have questions, please call (303-526-0620) or e-mail me (Mark Shaw, Editor-in-Chief, ENR Mountain States) at shawm@enr.com.

Congratulations to the winners!

2021 Colorado/Wyoming/Dakotas Best Projects Winners
(for projects located in Colorado, Wyoming, North and South Dakota)

Airport/Transit
Winner: Denver International Airport Central Plant Upgrades, Denver
Entry submitted by Burns & McDonnell
No merit award

Cultural/Worship
Winner: Rocky Mountain Buell Public Media Center, Denver
Entry submitted by Mortenson
Merit: Denver Center for the Performing Arts Helen Bonfils Theatre Renovation, Denver
Entry submitted by Turner Construction

Energy/Industrial
Winner: CSU Moby GEO Exchange, Fort Collins, Colo.
Entry submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction
No merit award

Government/Public Buildings
Winner: Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant SDC Balance of Plant, Pueblo, Colo.
Entry submitted by Industrial Constructors/Managers Inc. (ICM)
Merit: Thornton Fire Station #1 and Administration Building, Thornton, Colo.
Entry submitted by Mark Young Construction LLC

Health Care
Winner: HCA Centennial Medical Center Tower Addition, Centennial, Colo.
Entry submitted by JE Dunn Construction
Merit: Denver Health Outpatient Medical Center, Denver
Entry submitted by Turner Construction Co.

Higher Education/Research
Winner: University of Denver Community Commons and Dimond Family Residential Village, Denver
Entry submitted by Saunders Construction
Merit: University of Colorado Boulder Music IMIG Addition, Boulder, Colo.
Entry submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Highway/Bridge
Winner: E-470 Expansion (Quincy Avenue to I-70) CM/GC Phase II, Aurora, Colo.
Entry submitted by SEMA/Kraemer Joint Venture
Merit: Link Road Phases 1 - 4 Road Improvements, Fountain, Colo.
Entry submitted by Wilson & Co. Inc. Engineers & Architects

Interior/Tenant Improvement
Winner: VF Corp Headquarters, Denver
Entry submitted by Saunders Construction
No merit award

K-12 Education
Winner: Adams 12 FutureForward CTE at Washington Square, Thornton, Colo.
Entry submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction
Merit: Denver Public Schools Paul Sandoval Campus Expansion, Denver
Entry submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Landscape/Urban Development
Winner: 39th Avenue Greenway and Open Channel Design-Build, Denver
Entry submitted by SEMA Construction Inc.
No merit award

Manufacturing
Winner: Intersand America – Windsor, Windsor, Colo.
Entry submitted by GTC (Golden Triangle Construction Inc.)
Merit: Lakewood Data Center Remodel Project, Lakewood, Colo.
Entry submitted by Weifield Group Contracting

Office/Retail/Mixed-Use Development
Winner: Blue Federal Credit Union World Headquarters, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Entry submitted by Brinkman Construction
Merit: S’PARK Development, Boulder, Colo.
Entry submitted by W.E. O'Neil Construction Co. of Colorado

Renovation/Restoration
Winner: Historic Nugget Building, Telluride, Colo.
Entry submitted by Emory Smith for Finbro Construction
Merit: The Clayton Members Club and Hotel, Denver
Entry submitted by Haselden Construction

Residential/Hospitality
Winner: One Snowmass, Snowmass Village, Colo.
Entry submitted by Haselden Construction
No merit award

Small Project (Under $10M)
Winner: Springs Rescue Mission Samaritan’s Kitchen and Dining Hall and Welcome Center, Colorado Springs
Entry submitted by GE Johnson
Merit: US 36 Mile Point 8, Estes Park, Colo.
Entry submitted by Flatiron Constructors Inc.

Specialty Construction
Winner: McGregor Square, Denver
Entry submitted by Encore Electric
Merit: Ammunition Supply Point, Ft. Carson, Colorado Springs
Entry submitted by HHI Corp.

Sports/Entertainment
Winner: Switchbacks FC Downtown Stadium/Weidner Field, Colorado Springs
Entry submitted by GE Johnson
Merit: South Suburban Sports Complex, Littleton, Colo.
Entry submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Water/Environment
Winner: Castle Rock Plum Creek Water Purification Facility – Advanced Treatment, Castle Rock, Colo.
Entry submitted by Burns & McDonnell
Merit: Thornton Water Treatment Plant Replacement, Thornton, Colo.
Entry submitted by Garney Construction

2021 Intermountain Best Projects Winners
(for projects located in Utah, Idaho and Montana)

Airport/Transit
Winner: Salt Lake City International Airport Terminal Redevelopment Program, Salt Lake City
Submitted by Big-D Construction
No merit award

Cultural/Worship
Winner: MidValley Performing Arts Center, Taylorsville, Utah
Entry submitted by Method Studio
Merit: Alta High School Performing Arts Center, Sandy, Utah
Submitted by Hughes General Contractors Inc.

Energy/Industrial
No entries

Government/Public Building
Winner: Joseph D. Adams Public Safety Building, Lehi, Utah
Entry submitted by Curtis Miner Architecture
Merit: Centerville Fire Station, Centerville, Utah
Submitted by Hogan & Associates Construction

Health Care
Winner: Spanish Fork Hospital, Spanish Fork, Utah
Entry submitted by Okland Construction
Merit: Huntsman Cancer Institute Proton Therapy Center, Salt Lake City
Entry submitted by Jacobsen Construction

Higher Education/Research
Winner: Utah State University Biology and Natural Resources Building Renovation, Logan, Utah
Entry submitted by Jacobsen Construction Co.
Merit: Davis Technical College | Michael J. Bouwhuis Allied Health Building, Kaysville, Utah
Entry submitted by Layton Construction and Method Studio

Highway/Bridge
Winner: Utah Valley University (UVU) Pedestrian Bridge, Orem, Utah
Entry submitted by WSP USA
Merit: I-80 Westbound MP 99-106, Tooele Valley, Utah
Entry submitted by Sundt Construction

Interior/Tenant Improvement
Winner: Divvy Corporate Headquarters, Draper, Utah
Entry submitted by Okland Construction
Merit: Built Bar Corporate Office, American Fork, Utah
Entry submitted by Curtis Miner Architecture

K-12 Education
Winner: Pierce Park Elementary School, Boise
Entry submitted by Engineered Structures Inc.
Merit: Wasatch Elementary School Addition/Remodel, Ogden, Utah
Entry submitted by Design West Architects

Landscape/Urban Development
Winner: Bountiful Town Square Plaza, Bountiful, Utah
Entry submitted by Hogan & Associates Construction
No merit award

Manufacturing
Winner: BioFire Manufacturing Facility, West Valley, Utah
Entry submitted by Okland Construction
Merit: Oatly Processing Facility, Ogden, Utah
Entry submitted by Big-D Construction Corp.

Office/Retail/Mixed-Use Development
Winner: Pluralsight Corporate Headquarters, Draper, Utah
Entry submitted by Okland Construction, MHTN Architects, Rapt Studio, Layton Construction
Merit: Fairbourne Station Office Tower, West Valley City, Utah
Entry submitted by Wasatch Commercial Builders LLC

Renovation/Restoration
Winner: United States Cold Storage Warehouse, Syracuse, Utah
Entry submitted by Big-D Construction Corp.
No merit award

Residential/Hospitality
Winner: The Goldener Hirsch Residences, Park City, Utah
Entry submitted by Think Architecture
Merit: Courtyard by Marriott Salt Lake City Cottonwood, Cottonwood Heights, Utah
Entry submitted by Beecher Walker

Small Project (Under $10M)
Winner: Architectural Nexus Office Remodel, Salt Lake City
Entry submitted by Jacobsen Construction Co.
Merit: WSU Outdoor Adventure and Welcome Center, Ogden, Utah
Entry submitted by Wadman Corp.

Specialty Construction
Winner: Morgan Asphalt Corporate Office Building and Asphalt Batch Plant, Magna, Utah
Entry submitted by Jacobsen Construction Co.
No merit award  

Sports/Entertainment
Winner: Loveland Living Planet Aquarium EECO and Plaza, Draper, Utah
Entry submitted by Beecher Walker
Merit: Orem Family Fitness Center, Orem, Utah
Entry submitted by Big-D Construction Corp.

Water/Environment
Winner: North Fork Siphon Replacement Project, Hanna, Utah
Entry submitted by Central Utah Water Conservancy District
No merit award