Southington, CT – The Connecticut Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (CT ABC) hosted its Annual Excellence in Construction Awards Dinner on Oct. 30 at the Aqua Turf in Southington, with almost 700 ABC members and guests in attendance.
Chris Fryxell, president of CT ABC
The CT ABC Excellence in Construction awards program honors the state’s most innovative and high-quality Merit Shop construction projects. The award honors all construction team members, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. Also recognized at the event were those companies that achieved STEP recognition for World Class Safety, the “Best of the Best” Safety Award winners, and the CT ABC Co-Legislators of the Year.
The Excellence in Construction and Merit Award winners are projects submitted to this annual competition and judged by an independent panel of judges which include architects, engineers and university professionals. Project submittals must adhere to rigorous application requirements for consideration of the year’s top honors. Contractors must not only demonstrate outstanding quality in construction and references from the project owner, but also rigorous safety performance.
The CT ABC 2024 Excellence in Construction Awards jurors
This year’s Excellence in Construction judges were David Barkin, State of Connecticut; David Brownell, Brownell Group; Angela Cahill, STV Inc.; Thomas A. DiBlasi, DiBlasi Associates, P.C.; Allen V. Herring, retired- State of Connecticut/Dept. of Construction Services; Jacob Kovel, Central Connecticut State University; and Bud Salemi, PROCONSUL, LLC.
This year’s Safety judges were Adam Peters, KBE Building Corporation; Jamie Prior, American Ladders and Scaffolds, Inc.; and Paul Mozzicato, Smith Brothers Insurance, LLC.
The winners:
Best in Show
Hartford 21 Central Utility Plant – EMCOR Services New England Mechanical
Excellence in Construction Awards
Quarry Walk, Oxford Towne Center – Haynes Development
Connecticut State Capitol Atrium Skylight Replacement & Stained Glass Laylight Reinstallation – Kronenberger & Sons Restoration, LLC
Hartford 21 Central Utility Plant – EMCOR Services New England Mechanical
Quinebaug Vally State Fish Hatchery – LaRosa Building Group, LLC
Parker-Hannafin Plating Room Addition – Petra Construction Corporation
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare – Wohlsen Construction Company
Senior Living Development, KindCare Bristol – Wohlsen Construction Company
Wash Tanks 1 & 2 Replacement Cianbro Corporation
City of Waterbury ARPA & ESSER Capital Improvements Program – KBE Building Corporation
Hartford Truck – PDS Engineering & Construction, Inc.
Young Pharmaceuticals – PDS Engineering & Construction, Inc.
Nel Hydrogen Facility Upgrade & Refurbishment – SLAM Construction Services
Co-Legislators of the Year
The CT ABC 2024 Excellence in Construction Awards
State Senator Henri Martin and State Representative Steve Weir
Best of the Best Safety Awards
The Paul Mangiafico Safety Professional of the Year – Scott Bidwell, EMCOR Services New England Mechanical
Safety Employee of the Year – Brett Sikorski, Richards Corporation
Safety General Contractor of the Year – A/Z Corporation
Safety/STEP-Safety Management System
DIAMOND
Catalyst Construction Services, LLC
Cianbro Corporation
Domack Restoration, LLC
Electrical Energy Systems Corp.
Haynes Construction Co.
KBE Building Corporation
LaRosa Building Group, LLC
Macri Associates, Inc.
Midstate Site Development, LLC
Modern Mechanical Systems, Inc.
SLAM Construction Services
United Rentals, Inc.
Viking Construction, Inc
PLATINUM
The CT ABC 2024 Excellence in Construction Awards
All State Construction, Inc.
BCI, Inc. D/B/A Butler Company
EMCOR Services New England Mechanical
Kronenberger & Sons Restoration, Inc.
Network Framing Solutions, LLC
Network Interiors, Inc.
R.H. White Construction Co., Inc.
Temporary Wall Systems Hartford
VMS Construction Company
GOLD
A/Z Corporation
The Middlesex Corporation
Wohlsen Construction Company
SILVER
All-Brite Electric, Inc.
Crest Mechanical Services
E.A. Quinn Landscape Contracting, LLC
Eagle Rivet Roof Service Corporation
Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Fortunato Construction Group
MacKenzie Painting Co., Inc.
Nosal Builders, Inc.
Sarazin General Contractors, Inc.
Sarracco Mechanical Services, Inc
BRONZE
AFS Contracting, LLC
Interior Building Contractors, LLC
Notch Mechanical Constructors
Petra Construction Corporation
Professional Electrical Contractors of CT, Inc.
