Numerous photos from the event are available here.
Over 600 people from more than 100 of the region’s leading companies gathered together at the CAF/NWIBRT Construction Awards Banquet to celebrate achievements in construction safety and excellence throughout area projects.
The event was held in partnership between the Northwest Indiana Business RoundTable (NWIBRT), which gives awards for safety performance, and the Construction Advancement Foundation (CAF), which gives awards for project and contractor excellence.
The safety awards half of the evening recognizes the people and companies that demonstrate outstanding capabilities and standards when it comes to reducing or eliminating hazards across a wide range of construction projects and settings.
“The awards presented at tonight’s event go beyond just the most recent year’s safety performance to look at how companies have improved their programs over time. We get to see great examples of growth and refinements made to jobsite activities,” said Don Bull, NWIBRT Executive Committee chairman and NIPSCO director of outage management and systems engineering.
The CAF’s portion of the evening focused on the achievements of area builders across their unique projects and their overall performances within their individual specialties.
“The companies who are receiving awards at this year’s event have demonstrated repeatedly they’re not content with average. They’re working together as peers to be the best, safest, and strongest industry possible,” said Dewey Pearman, Executive Director of the CAF.
The complete 2019 list of CAF/NWIBRT award winners is below.
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(Awards are for the year 2018)
Industrial-Capital Project of the Year
Graycor Industrial Constructors, Inc.
Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Project/NIPSCO
Commercial Project of the Year
Tonn and Blank Construction, LLC
Franciscan Health Michigan City/Franciscan Alliance
Public Works Project of the Year
Superior Construction Co., Inc.
US 52 Bridge over the Wabash River/INDOT
Excellence in Professional Development
Superior Construction Co., Inc.
2018 Outstanding Apprentice
Connor Leto
Ironworkers Local 395
Commercial Contractor of the Year
Tonn and Blank Construction, LLC
Industrial Contractor of the Year
Hasse Construction Co., Inc.
Professional and Engineering Services Contractor of the Year
DLZ Industrial, LLC
Highway Contractor of the Year
Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
