ENR Mountain States is pleased to announce the winners of its 2018 Best Projects competition across a seven-state region that includes Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota.

A panel of nine judges from all areas of the industry—architects, GCs, green consultants, virtual designers and engineers—selected winners and merit awards from the 124 total entries this year.

This is our 18th year for the project awards, which are detailed below. In addition to the awards listed, we are presenting safety 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, along with some judges’ special recognitions. The safety winners are listed at the end of the project awards for each area. We will announce the Best Overall Projects at a later date.

The awards are split into the two areas, as noted above, to correspond with their respective awards events. They are listed by areas below.

Projects will be covered in more detail in the October issue of ENR Mountain States, and the winners honored at breakfast awards events in Denver and Salt Lake City in 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!

2018 Intermountain Best Projects Winners

(for projects located in Utah, Idaho and Montana)

Airport/Transit
Winner: Canyonlands Field Runway Rehabilitation, Moab, Utah
Entry submitted by Staker Parson Cos. DBA Nielson Construction & Materials
No merit award

Cultural/Worship
Winner: Hale Centre Theatre, Sandy, Utah
Entry submitted by Layton Construction Co. LLC
Merit: Meridian Idaho LDS Temple, Meridian, Idaho
Entry submitted by Jacobsen Construction Co. Inc.

Energy/Industrial
No entries

Government/Public Building
Winner: South Summit County Services Building, Kamas, Utah
Entry submitted by Method Studio Inc.
Merit: City of Boise Fire Station #8, Boise
Entry submitted by Engineered Structures Inc. (ESI)

Green Project
No entries

Health Care
Winner: Wasatch Mental Health Facility, Payson, Utah
Entry submitted by Ascent Construction
Merit: St. Alphonsus Medical Center Replacement Hospital, Nampa, Idaho
Entry submitted by Layton Construction Co. LLC

Higher Education/Research
Winner: Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, Meridian, Idaho
Entry submitted by Engineered Structures Inc. (ESI)
Merit: Primary Children’s & Families’ Research Center at Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City
Entry submitted by Jacobsen Construction Co. Inc.
Merit: Utah State University Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence, Logan, Utah
Entry submitted by R&O Construction

Highway/Bridge
Winner: Mountain View Corridor; 4100 South to 5400 South, West Valley, Utah
Entry submitted by Michael Baker International
Merit: Jordan River Pedestrian Bridge and Trail, Salt Lake City
Entry submitted by Stanley Consultants

Interior/Tenant Improvement
Winner: Extra Space Storage Corporate HQ, Cottonwood, Utah
Entry submitted by Method Studio, Inc.
Merit: Ken Garff Corporate Center – Broadway, Salt Lake City
Entry submitted by Curtis Miner Architecture

K-12 Education
Winner: Midvale Middle School, Midvale, Utah
Entry submitted by Hughes General Contractors Inc.
Merit: Logan High School Reinvention, Logan, Utah
Entry submitted by MHTN Architects & Hughes General Contractors Inc.

Landscape/Urban Development
Winner: Grove Plaza Renovation, Boise
Entry submitted by CSHQA
No merit award

Manufacturing
Winner: Home Depot Distribution Center, Ogden, Utah
Entry submitted by Big-D Construction
Merit: Mill 95, Wilder, Idaho
Entry submitted by Engineered Structures Inc. (ESI)

Office/Retail/Mixed-Use Development
Winner: Cornerstone at Cottonwood Corporate Center Phase 2, Salt Lake City
Entry submitted by Big-D Construction
Merit: Whole Foods, Park City, Utah
Entry submitted by Engineered Structures Inc. (ESI)

Renovation/Restoration
Winner: Ogden Weber Applied Technology College, Ogden, Utah
Entry submitted by ajc architects
Merit: Rock Loft, Fruit Heights, Utah
Entry submitted by Ascent Construction

Residential/Hospitality
Winner: Cedars Housing & Mixed-Use Development, Rexburg, Idaho
Entry submitted by Method Studio Inc.
Merit: Bodhi Apartments, Salt Lake City
Entry submitted by Ascent Construction

Small Project (Under $10 Million)
Winner: Vivint Logan Office, Logan, Utah
Entry submitted by Beecher Walker
Merit: LHM Corporate Office Remodel, Salt Lake City
Entry submitted by Method Studio Inc.

Specialty Construction
Winner: Lehi Fire Station No. 83, Lehi, Utah
Entry submitted by Ascent Construction

No merit award

Sports/Entertainment
Winner: Vivint SmartHome Arena Renovation, Salt Lake City
Entry submitted by Okland Construction Inc.
Merit: Days of ’47 Arena, Salt Lake City
Entry submitted by Okland Construction Inc.

Water/Environment
Winner: Carbon Canal Co. Carbon Canal Diversion EWP, Price, Utah
Entry submitted by Staker Parson Cos. DBA Nielson Construction & Materials
No merit award

Excellence in Safety
Winner: Primary Children’s Hospital Surgical Expansion, Salt Lake City
Entry submitted by Jacobsen Construction Co. Inc.
Merit: SoJo Station, South Jordan, Utah
Entry submitted by Jacobsen Construction Co. Inc.

2018 Colorado/Wyoming/Dakotas Best Projects Winners

(projects located in Colorado, Wyoming, North and South Dakota)

Airport/Transit
Winner: RTD Civic Center Station, Denver
Entry submitted by Mortenson
No merit award

Cultural/Worship
Winner: Kirkland Museum, Denver
Entry submitted by Shaw Construction and Encore Electric
Merit: Pikes Peak Region Peace Officers’ Memorial, Colorado Springs
Entry submitted by GE Johnson Construction Co.
Merit: UCCS Ent Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs
Entry submitted by JE Dunn Construction

Energy/Industrial
Winner: Downtown GIS Substation, Denver
Entry submitted by Burns & McDonnell
Merit: Craig Generating Station Unit 2 SCR Project, Craig, Colo.
Entry submitted by TIC - The Industrial Co.

Government/Public Building
Winner: Office of the Medical Examiner Relocation, Denver
Entry submitted by Turner Construction Co. Denver Business Unit
Merit: Adams County Pete Mirelez Human Services Center, Westminster, Colo.
Entry submitted by Saunders Construction

Green Project
Winner: University of Denver Net-Zero-Energy Home Project, Denver
Entry submitted by Weifield Group Contracting
No merit award

Health Care
Winner: UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital, Longmont, Colo.
Entry submitted by Haselden Construction LLC & Encore Electric
Merit: West Wing Expansion and Renovation, Vail, Colo.
Entry submitted by GE Johnson Construction Co.

Higher Education/Research

Winner: Colorado State University Biology Building, Fort Collins, Colo.
Entry submitted by Haselden Construction LLC
Merit: University of Colorado Boulder Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building E-Wing Addition and Renovation, Boulder, Colo.
Entry submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Highway/Bridge
Winner: U.S. 34 Permanent Repairs Project (CP 1-4), Loveland, Colo.
Entry submitted by Kiewit Infrastructure Co.
Merit: Grand Avenue Bridge Project, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Entry submitted by Granite/RLW Joint Venture

Interior/Tenant Improvement
Winner: Downtown Denver Partnership Tenant Improvement, Denver
Entry submitted by JE Dunn Construction
Merit: AAA Colorado Headquarters, Greenwood Village, Colo.
Entry submitted by Swinerton Builders

K-12 Education
Winner: Denver Public Schools Far Northeast Campus, Denver
Entry submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction
Merit: Riverview School, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Entry submitted by Haselden Construction LLC

Landscape/Urban Development
Winner: Festival Park, Castle Rock, Colo.
Entry submitted by Mortenson
Merit: Boulder Civic Area, Boulder, Colo.
Entry submitted by PCL Construction Services Inc.

Manufacturing
No entries

Office/Retail/Mixed-Use Development
Winner: 1144 15th Street Office Building, Denver
Entry submitted by Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Merit: One Belleview Station – Lot C, Denver
Entry submitted by Gensler

Renovation/Restoration
Winner: Archetype Distillery, Denver
Entry submitted by Saunders Construction
Merit: Natrona County High School Historic Renovations, Casper, Wyo.
Entry submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Residential/Hospitality
Winner: Theo Luxury Residences, Denver
Entry submitted by Saunders Construction
Merit: The Stanley Pavilion, Estes Park, Colo.
Entry submitted by Saunders Heath

Small Project (Under $10 Million)
Winner: Centennial Boulevard Reconstruction (Garden of the Gods Road to Fillmore Street), Colorado Springs
Entry submitted by Kiewit Infrastructure Co.
Merit: NWSS Capital Improvements and Site Upgrades, Denver
Entry submitted by GE Johnson Construction Co.

Specialty Construction
Winner: UCCS Ent Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs
Entry submitted by Encore Electric
Merit: Berthoud Pass Wall Repairs, Berthoud Falls, Colo.
Entry submitted by ESCO Construction Co.

Sports/Entertainment
Winner: Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.
Entry submitted by Populous
Merit: Carla Madison Recreation Center, Denver
Entry submitted by Adolfson & Peterson Construction
Merit: Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center, Laramie, Wyo.
Entry submitted by GE Johnson Construction Co.

Water/Environment
Winner: Fish Creek Road Flood Restoration/Mitigation, Estes Park, Colo.
Entry submitted by SEMA Construction Inc.
Merit: Broomfield Wastewater Treatment Facility, Broomfield, Colo.
Entry submitted by Saunders Construction

Excellence in Safety
Winner: 1144 15th Street Office Building, Denver
Entry submitted by Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Merit: Grand Avenue Bridge Project, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Entry submitted by Granite/RLW Joint Venture