The Sixth Annual Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards program is now OPEN.
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The
Sixth Annual OUTSTANDING SHOTCRETE PROJECT AWARDS Program
Since the early days of the 20th century, the shotcrete process has been used on construction projects around the world to build, repair, rehabilitate, strengthen, and stabilize. During this time, countless projects have benefited from innovative and talented contractors or designers who have chosen to use the shotcrete process on projects.
The American Shotcrete Association is pleased to announce the sixth annual ASA Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards Program to recognize excellence and innovation in projects in which the application of shotcrete has played a significant role.
The success of the ASA Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards Program will depend on the enthusiastic participation of all of our members. So don't delay and submit you entry today!
--Joe Hutter
American
Shotcrete Association
Chair,
Marketing Committee
Entry Guidelines:
Categories
Six categories were chosen to ensure that all areas of the shotcrete industry have the opportunity to be nominated for an award. These categories are:
Architecture
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Infrastructure
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International Projects
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Pool & Recreational
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Rehabilitation & Repair
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Underground
Project Criteria and Eligibility
1. Shotcrete must be significant to the overall project.
2. The shotcrete project must be within North America (with the exception of the Outstanding International Shotcrete Project category).
3. The shotcrete construction/repair/restoration/sustainability portion of the project must be performed, designed, or supplied by a corporate member of ASA.
4. Projects submitted for consideration must be completed between January 1, 2008 and October 1, 2010. A single phase of a long-term project may be submitted, provided the completion date fits within the window of dates above.
5. Three submittals will be accepted per corporate member of ASA.
6. Entrants must provide written permission from project owner to nominate a project.
Submittal Process
1. Each entry must include: one official entry form Part I and Part II, up to 12 photographs in JPEG, TIFF or EPS format on a CD-ROM, written permission from project owner (when applicable), and the entry fee of $50.00 USD should be mailed in one package to:
American Shotcrete Association
c/o Melissa McClain
38800 Country Club Dr
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
The information on Part I is for ASA office use only and will not be presented to the judging panel. Nothing but the project name from Part I of the entry form should appear in Part II.
2. Up to 12 photographs in JPEG, TIFF or EPS format on a CD-ROM may be submitted showing before, during, and after shots of the shotcrete work and overall scope of the project.
3. The written portion of Part II of the entry form should not exceed the word limits specified.
4. All information submitted within your entry cannot contain any company or product information, company logos, or any other identifying information except as required in Part I, to ensure judges have no knowledge of companies or products involved.
5. In order to qualify, projects must be submitted by 5:00 PM EST on October 1, 2010. Projects submittals will not be returned and may be used by ASA for display at meetings and trade shows.
Judging
Judges are selected by the ASA Awards Committee to review and judge each project submittal. Judges will select the highest scoring project for each category based on pre-established rating criteria set by the ASA Awards Committee. The criteria on which projects will be judged are: Overall Presentation, ASA Membership and ACI Nozzleman Certification, Innovative Approach, Overall Challenge, and Overall Project Success. This year, additional scoring considerations related to “Sustainability” have been introduced for any projects that provided a positive environmental impact (ex. speed of construction, formwork savings, labor savings over other placement methods, etc...). Judges will be ASA members of record consisting of shotcrete contractors, engineers and material suppliers. Submittals missing any of the required material will be penalized. Judges will not contact entrants for any missing information.
Winning Entries
The entrant in each category that attains the highest project award submittal score will be presented with the ASA Project of the Year Award. The ASA Awards Committee will contact the project award winners before December 1, 2010 and these winners will be given the opportunity to present their project during the annual meeting of the ASA at the World of Concrete 2011. In addition, the ASA will publish feature articles on the winning projects for each category in the Spring 2011 issue of Shotcrete magazine. The winning projects will also be featured on ASA’s website.
Questions? Contact us at info@shotcrete.org or 248.848.3780
Click here for a PDF of the Entry Guidelines
Click here for the Sixth Annual Oustanding Shotcrete Projects Awards Program online Entry Form