ENR Texas & Louisiana is honored to announce the winners of the 2013 Best Projects competition, honoring the top projects in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.

Our independent jury of six judges poured over more than 80 entries to recognize 27 winners in 19 categories. We’d like to thank everyone on this year’s panel of judges:

  • Kim Allen, Associate Director, Construction Industry Institute;
  • Dana Birkes, Chief Marketing Officer, Clifford Power Systems, Inc.;
  • Brad Brown, President/CEO, TEXO;
  • Mike Holland, Executive Vice President, ACCE;
  • Steve Penson, Regional Manager, Austin Commercial; and
  • James Smith, Professor, Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University.

Nineteen projects were awarded the highest honor of “Best Project” in their respective categories. These projects will advance to the national competition to be considered for a “Best of the Best” national award.

The caliber of projects was so strong this year that the judges have selected five finalists for this year’s Best Overall Project in the region. That winning project will be unveiled during our awards event on Dec. 18 in Dallas. Be sure to register online for the event: http://construction.com/events/2013/bestprojects/register.asp

A separate jury will select winners in the Safety award category shortly.

We’d like to say thanks to every single project team who entered this year’s Best Projects competition – your outstanding work across the region is what makes these awards possible.

Following below is a list of this year’s winners. Look for additional coverage of each of these projects in the December 16 issue of ENR Texas & Louisiana. Congratulations!


ENR Texas & Louisiana’s 2013 Best Projects Winners (listed by category):


Airports/Transit

Best Project

Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (New Orleans, La.)

Submitted by: Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. 


Cultural/Worship

Best Project

First Baptist Church Dallas (Dallas, Texas)

Submitted by: Manhattan Construction Co.


Award of Merit

Perot Museum of Nature and Science (Dallas, Texas)

Submitted by: Balfour Beatty Construction

 

Energy/Industrial

Best Project

The John W. Turk, Jr. Power Plant Project (Fulton, Ark.)

Submitted by: CB&I

 

Government/Public Buildings

Best Project

College Station Fire Station #6 (College Station, Texas)

Submitted by: Brown Reynolds Watford Architects

 

Green Project

Best Project

NASA Johnson Space Center Building 12 (Houston, Texas)

Submitted by: Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.

 

Health Care

Best Project

UT Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Institute (Fort Worth, Texas)

Submitted by: Linbeck Group, LLC

 

Award of Merit

CJMH C. Bryce Thomas MD Memorial Emergency Center (Jasper, Texas)

Submitted by: JE Dunn Construction Co.

 

Higher Education/Research

Best Project

George W. Bush Presidential Center (University Park, Texas)

Submitted by: Manhattan Construction Co.

 

Award of Merit

Biomedical Research and Health Professions Building (Brownsville, Texas)

Submitted by: SpawGlass Contractors, Inc.

 

Highways/Bridges

Best Project

President George Bush Turnpike Western Extension (Grand Prairie, Texas)

Submitted by: AECOM

 

Award of Merit

Huey P. Long Bridge Widening Project (Jefferson Parish, La.)

Submitted by: Louisiana TIMED Managers

 

Interior Design/Tenant Improvement

Best Project

Sub-Zero Wolf Showroom (Dallas, Texas)

Submitted by: James R. Thompson, Inc.

 

K-12 Education

Best Project

Carnegie Vanguard High School (Houston, Texas)

Submitted by: Turner Construction Co.

 

Award of Merit

St. Andrew's Episcopal School - Dell Fine Arts Center (Austin, Texas)

Submitted by: STG Design

 

Landscape Hardscape Urban Development

Best Project

City of Dallas Klyde Warren Park (Dallas, Texas)

Submitted by: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

 

Manufacturing

Best Project

Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division | Manufacturing Facility (TARO 1) (Red Oak, Texas)

Submitted by: KBR Building Group

 

Office/Retail/Mixed-Use Developments

Best Project

BBVA Compass Plaza (Houston, Texas)

Submitted by: Manhattan Construction Co.

 

Renovation Restoration

Best Project

500 Fannin Building (Houston, Texas)

Submitted by: Fretz Construction Company

 

Award of Merit

Baylor T. Boone Pickens Cancer Hospital (Dallas, Texas)

Submitted by: MEDCO Construction L.L.C.

 

Residential Hospitality

Best Project

Museum Tower (Dallas, Texas)

Submitted by: Austin Commercial

 

Small Projects (under $10 million)

Best Project

Phyllis J. Tilley Memorial Pedestrian Bridge (Fort Worth, Texas)

Submitted by: Freese and Nichols, Inc.

 

Award of Merit

Turrell Skyspace (Houston, Texas)

Submitted by: Linbeck Group, LLC

 

Specialty Contracting

Best Project

GE Manufacturing Solutions – Locomotive Manufacturing Facility “Project Forward” (Fort Worth, Texas)

Submitted by: Walker Engineering, Inc.

 

Sports/Entertainment

Best Project

Circuit of the Americas/Formula One US Grand Prix (Austin, Texas)

Submitted by: Austin Commercial/Austin Bridge & Road

 

Water/ Environment

Best Project

LPV-3.2 West Return Floodwall (New Orleans, La.)

Submitted by: Odebrecht

 

Award of Merit

T-Bar Well Field Development & Delivery Project (Midland, Texas)

Submitted by: Garney Companies, Inc.