Awards

ABC MA Celebrates 2023 EIC Award Winners

Norwood, MA – The Massachusetts Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC MA) celebrated its 31st Annual Excellence in Construction Awards, held at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Norwood on Nov 2. More than 200 people attended the event.

In all, 14 projects were honored. Four won Eagle awards, which represent the pinnacle of achievement; eight won Merit awards, which is reserved for work that stands above the rest; and two won the Leadership award, which honors work that demonstrates leadership beyond the results on the jobsite that make a broader impact in the industry and the community. Metro Walls won both an Eagle and a Merit Award.

General Contractor – Commercial – Over $5 Million

Eagle and Spirit

The BW Kennedy & Co. team

BW Kennedy & Co., LLC
Project: 580 Pleasant New Lab Building
Architect: DiMella Shaffer
Engineer: Goldstein-Milano, LLC
Owner: Griffiths Properties

Merit

Bowdoin Construction Corporation
Project: New England Public Media / WGBH Headquarters
Architect: Juster Pope Frazier
Engineer: OPM: Avison Young
Owner: WGBH

General Contractor – Institutional – All Contract Amounts

Eagle

The Erland Construction team

Erland Construction, Inc.
Project: Patterson-Sculley House (Residence Life Project) at St. Mark’s School
Architect: Goody Clancy
Engineer: RSE Associates, Inc.
Owner: St. Mark’s School

Merit

Kaplan Construction
Project: Trust Early Learners
Architect: CBT Architects
Engineer: Wozny/Barbar & Associates, Inc.
Owner: Martin Trust Partnership in Education for Early Learners

General Contractor – Renovation – All Contract Amounts

Eagle

Callahan Construction Managers
Project: Squirrelwood Apartments
Architect: Davis Square Architects
Engineer: BLW Engineers, Inc.
Owner: Just-A-Start

Merit

NEI General Contracting, Inc
Project: Rivermark
Architect: Bruner/Cott Architects
Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Owner: Homeowners Rehab, Inc. (HRI)

Specialty Contractor – Exteriors – All Contract Amounts

Eagle

The Metro Walls team

Metro Walls, Inc.
Project: Salem Heights
Architect: ICON Architecture, Inc.
Engineer: Odeh Engineers, Inc.
General Contractor: Delphi Construction
Owner: The Winn Companies

Merit

R & R Window Contractors, Inc.
Project: 100 Forge
Architect: Ayers Saint Gross
Engineer: Odeh Engineers, Inc.
General Contractor: Erland Construction
Owner: Boylston Properties

General Contractor – Residential – All Contract Amounts

Merit

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
Project: Avalon Brighton
Architect: CBT
Engineer: Veitas Engineers
Owner: Brighton Avalon, LLC

Plumb House, Inc.
Project: The Robinson
Architect: Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc.
Engineer: JML Engineering
Owner: Post Road Residential

The Bald Hill Builders team

Bald Hill Builders, LLC
Project: St. Therese
Architect: The Architectural Team
Engineer: Ellinwood + Machado, LLC
Owner: The Neighborhood Developers

Specialty Contractor – Interiors – All Contract Amounts

Merit

Metro Walls, Inc.
Project: Southbridge Mills
Architect: The Architectural Team
General Contractor: Dellbrook ǀ JKS
Owner: The Winn Companies

General Contractor – Industrial – All Contract Amounts

Leadership

Dacon Corporation
Projects: Edwards Vacuum and Monogram Food Solutions – Haverhill, Mass.
Architect: PDA Inc.
Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers
Owners: Edwards Vacuum; Paradigm Properties

Specialty Contractor – Mechanical: Commercial – Over $1 Million

Leadership

DECCO, Inc.
Project: Project Atlas
Architect: PM Group
Engineer: PM Group
General Contractor: DPR Construction
Owner: Thermo Fisher Scientific