2007 OUTSTANDING SHOTCRETE PROJECT AWARDS

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 third 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.  Start thinking of deserving projects now, take notes, take photos and ensure that your outstanding project gets the recognition it deserves!

--Joe Hutter

American Shotcrete Association

Chair, Marketing Committee

Click here to view the 2007 Outstanding Shotcrete Projects

2007 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

• Infrastructure

• International Projects

• Pool & Spa

• Rehabilitation & Repair

• 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 new  

     Outstanding International Shotcrete Project category).

3.  The shotcrete construction/repair/restoration 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, 2005 and August 

     15, 2007.  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 category, per member company.

6.  Entrants must provide written permission from project owner to nominate a project for any     

     category.

Submittal Process

1.  Each entry must include: one official entry form Part I and Part II, up to 12 photographs (8 

     1/2"x11" maximum size), written permission from project owner (when applicable), and the 

     entry fee of $50.00 USD, and should be mailed together in one 3-ring binder 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 (8 1/2" x 11" maximum size) may be submitted showing before, during, 

     and after shots of the shotcrete work and overall scope of the project.  Photographs must be    

     submitted as prints, not slides, or on a CD.  Color photocopies are acceptable but a CD 

     containing TIFF, JPEG or EPS files at a minimum 300 dpi are preferred.  Please send good 

     quality prints.

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 August 15, 2007.  Project 

     submittals will not be returned and may be used by ASA for display at meetings and trade 

     shows.

Judging

Judges selected by the ASA Awards Committee will review and judge each project submittal.  Judges will select the highest scoring project for the award based on pre-established rating criteria set by the ASA Awards Committee.  Scoring considerations will be given to projects in which certified nozzleman were employed.  Judges will be ASA members of record consisting of two shotcrete contractors, ASA Awards Committee Co-chairs, and an engineer/architect.  Submittals missing any of the required material will be penalized during scoring of the projects.  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.  Outstanding Project Awards will also be presented to the 2nd and 3rd highest scoring entrants.

The ASA Awards Committee will contact the project award winners before September 15, 2007, and these winners will be given the opportunity to present their projects to the ASA membership during the annual meeting of ASA at the World of Concrete 2008.  In addition, ASA will publish feature articles on the winning projects for each category in future issues 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.