The Fifth Annual Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards program is now CLOSED.
The
Fifth 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 fifth 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 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, 2007 and September 1, 2009. 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 (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, 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 and essay segments are preferred in Word format.
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 September 15, 2009. Projects 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 several 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. The ASA Awards Committee will contact the project award winners before October 31, 2009, 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 2010. 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
Click here to view last year's Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awardees