2026 Excellence in Construction Application

  • ABC Central Ohio's Excellence in Construction Award Application Form

    Please complete the form below regarding a specific construction project that you completed in 2024 or 2025. Our next annual EIC event will take place on May 7, 2026. Deadline for applications is April 10, 2026. Please note, you will be invoiced for the application fee of $300 AFTER you have completed and submitted your application. A pdf version of the full application is available, should you want to review the complete application before beginning your submission. Please reach out to Sarah at sprice@centralohioabc.org with questions or to obtain the full pdf application.
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  • SECTION I. SUBMISSION PROJECT

    Tell us more about the project that you have completed.
  • Approximate date project began:*
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  • Approximate date project was completed:*
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  • 1-  PROJECT SUMMARY

    If the project is awarded, the below summary and narrative may be used for promotional purposes. Note, it is subject to editing and may be changed by ABC staff.

    While providing a project summary, try to highlight the most impressive/unique aspects of the job. Key points to consider:

    Significant number of man-hours worked without an incident
    Unusually fast-track schedule
    Extensive collaboration with the owner or other project stakeholders
    Significant weather events
    Whether work was completed under budget or ahead of schedule
    Innovative technology or project delivery methods used
    Sustainable elements of the job
    Impressive project size or quantity of materials used
    Site constraints
    Significant changes in scope

  • 2-  PROJECT NARRATIVE

    Provide a written narrative indicating why this project is special and why it qualifies for a state/national award. The focus of the narrative should be the construction (i.e. erection, installation, modification, grade footprint, etc.) of the project. Be sure to include the following items:

    Describe any innovative programs relating to quality control
    Describe any innovative programs relating to scheduling
    Describe any value analysis/engineering process used on the project
    Indicate any special obstacles you overcame in completing the project
    Describe any difficulties or extenuating circumstances encountered in completing the project
    Describe any innovative programs or methods relating to productivity 
    *This is your opportunity to showcase both the project, and your work. 

  • 3- PHOTOGRAPHS

    Submit up to 10 high-quality photographs below (image format only). It is recommended to include photos that are relevant to the challenges and solutions outlined in the narrative. All projects should include "in progress" photos in addition to the completed project. Renovation and restoration projects should include "before and after" photos as well.

    Single image files may include up to two photographs.

    Photo captions and description can be provided in the 'photo captions/descriptions' box below.

    *Ensure the photographs are free of any safety violations.

    *Please only include photographs that are permitted to be used publicly.

    Ten photographs are strongly recommended. Files should be a minimum of 300 DPI resolution and in image format. No PDFs are allowed.

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  • Have these photographs been taken by a third-party photographer?*

  • SECTION II. SAFETY

    Please answer the following questions and provide the requested information regarding your company's safety practices.
  • Did the applying company have a safety-related fatality in the United States within the past year?*
  • Did the applying company have a safety-related fatality in the United States within the past 2-3 years?*
  • Did any contractor on this project have a safety-related fatality on the project?*

  • OSHA 300A/300:

    If you are submitting annual logs for the years the project was under construction, you must adhere to the following guidelines:

    - Include a year-to-date log if the contract was completed in the current program year.
    - The logs must be specific to the office location that completed the work.
    - All recordables specific to the project being submitted must be highlighted.
    - If the project was under construction for more than one year, you must combine the form files to upload together as one file, arranged in chronological order starting with the most recent year.

    ONLY PDFs are allowed.

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  • Has your company signed the Construction for a Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace pledge at www.drugfreeconstruction.org ?:*
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  • Does your company conduct a new employee safety orientation?*
  • Were toolbox safety meetings held with employees?*
  • Did your company have a process in place to record near-miss cases on this project?*
  • Does your company participate in ABC National's STEP program?*
  • Does your company participate in ABC National's AQC program?*

  • SECTION III. PROJECT QUALIFICATIONS, RIGHTS AND AGREEMENTS

  • If your project is awarded, may we recognize your company/this project through the following? (check all that apply)*
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