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The Austin Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America honored projects from across Central Texas at its annual Outstanding Construction Awards.

The contest honored projects completed during 2012.

“This year’s winners featured the usual mix of both small and large projects, including the incredibly successful Circuit of the Americas/Formula 1 project,” says Phil Thoden, president and CEO of the Austin Chapter of AGC. “Though the larger projects tend to be higher profile and garner greater public attention, the smaller projects have just as much a positive impact on those communities they serve.”

Among the winners were two projects at local universities. Thoden noted that construction spending from that sector has typically been more consistent than the private market in the Austin area.

“We also continue to see a number of health care and secondary school projects as those markets remain strong in the growing Central Texas market. The interior finish out categories are also popular as local companies grow and require office and retail space,” he says.

Austin AGC’s contest continues to see strong participation every year, and as the economy picks up, Thoden expects to see even more entries.

“We may see some of the apartment and multi-family projects entered in the competition later this year as those projects finish up,” he says.

The 2012 Outstanding Construction Awards Winners were:

Category: Building 1 ($0 - $2 Million)

General Contractor: Braun & Butler Construction, Inc.
Project: University Presbyterian Church Phase 2 Improvements
Design Firm: klugdesign

Category: Building 2 ($2 Million - $5 Million)
General Contractor: Kiewit Building Group, Inc.
Project: MD Anderson Cancer Center Bastrop Campus Construction + Renovation Project
Design Firms: UT MD Anderson Research Education Facilities Planning, Engineering, & Design, and Perkins+Will

Category: Building 3 ($5 Million - $10 Million)

General Contractor: Rogers-O’Brien Construction Company, Ltd.
Project: Wycliff-Freeman Dorm and Faculty Residences
Design Firm: Anderson Wise Architects

Category: Building 4 ($10 Million - $30 Million)
General Contractor: Austin Commercial
Project: Bobcat Stadium North Side Complex
Design Firm: O’Connell Robertson

Category: Building 5 ($30 Million - $75 Million)
General Contractor: Bartlett Cocke General Contractors, LLC
Project: Westwood High School, Additions & Renovation Phase II
Design Firm: O’Connell Robertson

Category: Building 6 (Over $75 Million)
General Contractor: Austin Commercial
Project: Circuit of Americas/Formula 1 US Grand Prix
Design Firms: Tilke GmbH & Co., HKS Architects, Miro Rivera, STG Design

Category: Health Care 1 ($0 - $10 Million)
General Contractor: Chasco Constructors
Project: Oakwood Surgery Center
Design Firm: LK Design Group

Category: Health Care 2 ($10 Million - $30 Million)
General Contractor: Rogers-O’Brien Construction Company, Ltd.
Project: Reliant Austin Rehabilitation Hospital

Design Firm: Perkins+Will

Category: Interior Finish-Out 1 ($0 - $500 K)
General Contractor: Braun & Butler Construction, Inc.
Project: Neill Cochran House Museum Historical Restoration and Preservation
Design Firm: Volz & Associates

Category: Interior Finish-Out 2 ($500 K - $2 Million)
General Contractor: Sabre Commercial, Inc.
Project: Brown McCarroll 14th & 15th Floors
Design Firm: lauckgroup

Category: Interior Finish-Out 3 ($2 Million - $5 Million)
General Contractor: The Beck Group
Project: University of Texas at Austin Norman Hackerman Building - Imaging Suite
Design Firm: Taniguchi Architects

Category: Interior Finish-Out 4 (Over $5 Million)
General Contractor: Bartlett Cocke General Contractors, LLC
Project: Texas Department of Transportation, Dewitt C. Greer Building Renovation
Design Firm: J. Robinson & Associates, Architects, Inc.

Category: Specialty Construction
General Contractor: Chasco Constructors
Project: PARD Aquatic Facilities Improvements Project - Deep Eddy Pool
Design Firm: Carter Design Associates