Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison (left), Brian Graham, Q&D Construction, Inc. and Nathan Roach, Gradex Construction, at the 18th annual PINNACLE Awards.
Nevada Chapter AGC honored northern Nevada’s top construction projects of the past year at the 18th annual PINNACLE Awards. The winners were announced at an award luncheon held April 21 at the Atlantis Casino Resort.
This year, there were 15 entries from nine different companies. Independent judges from the Utah AGC Chapter measured entries based on safety, craftsmanship, challenges met, client relations, innovation and “green” building practices. Entries were judged for projects completed during the 2016 calendar year.
The PINNACLE Award separates projects into the three divisions of Specialty Contractors, General Engineering Contractors and Building Construction projects. Engineering Construction and Building Construction projects vie separately for the PINNACLE Award in two divisions: under and over $5 million. Specialty Contractors vie for the PINNACLE in the over $500,000 and under $500,000 category. Projects within these divisions compete in the three categories of Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job, Sensitivity to Environment/History/Culture and Contractor’s Innovation.
The 2016 winners included:
Specialty Contractors
Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job - Over $500,000
L.A. Perks Petroleum Specialists, Inc.
Newmont Long Canyon – Mine & Truck Shop Fuel Systems
General Engineering Contractors
Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job - Under $5 Million
Granite Construction Company
NDOT #3636 Lovelock Overlay
Contractor’s Innovation - Over $5 Million
Q&D Construction, Inc.
The Virginia Street Bridge
Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job - Over $5 Million
Granite Construction Company
RTIA Taxiway C Reconstruction
Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job - Under $5 Million
K. G. Walters Construction
Rye Patch Dam Penstock Replacement
Contractor’s Innovation - Under $5 Million
Granite Construction Company
NDOT #3612 Nugget Ave.
Building Contractors
Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job – Over $5 Million
CORE Construction
UNR William N. Pennington Student Achievement Center
Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job – Under $5 Million
Q&D Construction, Inc.
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center Cath Lab #3
Sensitivity to Environment/History/Cultural - Under $5 Million
Clark/Sullivan Construction
Nevada Museum of Art Sky Room
Q&D Construction, Inc. also won the People’s Choice Award, an honor voted by attendees of the event, for the Virginia Street Bridge Project.
The PINNACLE Awards program was established in 1999 by the Nevada Chapter AGC to honor the “Best of the Best” in Northern Nevada construction projects; recognizing construction leadership, excellence and community spirit. For more information, visit http://www.nevadaagc.org/.
