ACEC of Vermont Announces 2021 Engineering Excellence Awards
Vermont--Today the American Council of Engineering Companies of Vermont (ACEC of Vermont) announced the 2021 recipients of its annual Engineering Excellence Awards.
ACEC of Vermont’s annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) competition recognizes outstanding achievements in engineering projects completed in Vermont. Projects were submitted this year in the following categories:
- Category A: Buildings, Structures and Support Systems
- Category B: Transportation - Airports - Bridges - Highways/Interchanges/Roadways
- Category C: Environmental - Water Supply/Treatment
- Category D: Water Resources
- Category E: Special Projects
- Category F: Studies, Planning, Consulting Engineering Services.
The award-winning projects were recognized for demonstrating an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement, and value. Four projects earned the prestigious Grand Award distinction, six were recognized with Merit Awards, and one project received the distinguished Green Mountain Award, which is given each year for the best overall engineering project in the competition.
“First, I would like to recognize all of the engineering excellence award participants for their incredible work on the projects submitted and congratulate this year’s award recipients. Vermont’s private sector engineers deliver strategic investments that are crucial to the state’s health, safety and quality of life” said Dale Gozalkowski, President of ACEC of Vermont. “This year’s awards go to both public and private projects that embody accomplishment in complex engineering disciplines. These firms’ partnerships with their private and public sector clients produce projects that help the people of Vermont thrive. It is our pleasure to announce the winners of the 2021 ACEC of Vermont Engineering Excellence Awards.”
The distinguished Green Mountain Award, an honor bestowed on the best overall engineering excellence award project for the year, will be announced in June at the ACEC of Vermont Engineering Excellence Awards annual event.
Category A: Buildings, Structures and Support Systems
Merit Award Recipient/Owner & Project:
Firm: Stantec
Owner: Burlington International Airport
Project: BTV Quick Turnaround Rental Car Facility
Category B: Transportation – Airports/Bridges/ Highways/Interchanges/Roadways
Grand Award Recipient/Owner & Project:
Firm: Fuss & O'Neill
Owner: Town of Brandon
Project: US Route 7 Reconstruction, Segment 6
Merit Award Recipient/Owner & Project:
Firm: Hoyle Tanner & Associates
Owner: Town of Milton
Project: Milton East Road Bundled Bridge Replacement
Category C: Environmental - Water Supply/Treatment
No Submissions for 2021
Category D: Water Resources
Grand Award Recipient/Owner & Project:
Firm: Golder Associates & VHB
Owner: Town of Duxbury
Project: Duxbury Stream and Roadway Protected from Recurring Landslide
Category E: Special Projects:
Grand Award Recipient/Owner & Project:
Firm: DuBois & King & S.W. Cole
Owner: Town of Brandon
Project: Brandon US 7 Segment 6 Construction Administration
Merit Award Recipient/Owner & Project:
Firm: Stantec
Owner: VTrans
Project: Ferrisburgh-Vergennes Train Depot
Category F: Studies, Planning, Consulting Engineering Services:
Grand Award Recipient/Owner & Project:
Firm: DuBois & King & Wagner & Associates
Owner: Tri-Park Cooperative / Town of Brattleboro
Project: Tri-Park Master Plan
Merit Award Recipient/Owner & Project:
Firm: Stantec
Owner: City of Burlington
Project: City of Burlington Traffic Calming Manual
Merit Award Recipient/Owner & Project:
Firm: VHB
Owner: City of Burlington
Project: Killington Road Master Plan
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Vermont, or ACEC of Vermont is a Member Organization of the American Council of Engineering Companies, the National organization of engineering firms engaged in the practice of independent consulting engineering.
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Vermont is a non-profit trade association comprised of firms that provide a wide array of engineering and other professional services for all types of construction and environmental improvement projects. ACEC of Vermont member companies provide services to local, state and federal government agencies, as well as commercial and industrial clients.