EEA Awards
ACEC/L is pleased to announce it will host a competition to recognize engineering firms for projects that demonstrate an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement and value. The EEA competition celebrates the outstanding achievements of the profession. All recipients will be eligible to submit their project to the National ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards.
ELIGIBILITY
Any firm engaged in the private practice of consulting engineering or surveying in the state of Louisiana is eligible to enter the awards program whether or not the firm is an ACEC of Louisiana member. Projects may have been executed anywhere in the world, but a substantial role must have been completed by personnel in a Louisiana office. A project may be entered only once in any category. There is no limit to how many different projects a firm may enter.
Studies, Research and Consulting (Category A) or Surveying and Mapping Technology projects (Category D) must have been publicly disclosed by the client between July 1, 2015 and July 1, 2019. Construction of projects (Categories B through L—with the exception of D) must have been substantially completed and ready for use between July 1, 2015 and July 1, 2019. However, only projects ready for use between November 1, 2017 and July 1, 2019 will be eligible to be submitted for the national EEA awards program.
ENTRY CRITERIA
ENTRY DEADLINE - Online entry submission must be completed by: Friday, September 16, 2019 (midnight).
FEE - $500 entry fee per project for ACEC of Louisiana members; $1,000 entry fee per project for non-ACEC of Louisiana members.
AWARD DECISIONS ARE FINAL- Entries will be judged on the basis of overall engineering excellence. Entries will also be judged on the basis of the work performed by the entering firm only and according to the rating guidelines listed on page 4.
RESEARCH OR CONSULTING SERVICES - Entries in Category A (refer to page 5 for category listing) must be accompanied by a supplementary REPORT containing findings, graphs, drawings and other material as applicable.
AWARD LEVELS
Category Winners. One winner from each Category will be selected from the eligible submissions by vote of the judges.
Honor Awards. Honor Awards will be given to those projects worthy of recognition by the judges.
Grand Conceptor Award. A Grand Conceptor Award will be selected from the eligible Category Winners. This will not be announced until the Awards Ceremony.
All Category Winners and Honor Award Recipients are eligible to progress to the National ACEC EEA Competition, at the firm's expense. ACEC National rules and submission criteria may differ from ACEC of Louisiana’s.
Awards will be presented to the firm and owner/client at the Engineering Excellence Awards Ceremony to be held the evening of November 21, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
**Additional awards may be ordered at the winner’s expense.
Informational Links:
Call for Entries Brochure
Photographic Display
ACEC Louisiana Logo
EEA Checklist
Sample PowerPoint Presentation
