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CALL FOR ENTRIES 2020 CBC Project Team Awards Call for Entries

Entry Commitment Deadline: Wednesday,March18,2020 Entry Upload Deadline: Monday,March23,2020

NEW CATEGORIES | SMALL and LARGE Projects

TheConnecticutBuildingCongressislookingforoutstandingdesignandconstructionprojects(newconstructionandrenovations)thatexemplifyprojectteamexcellenceandrepresentthebestpracticesinteamworkbyprojectowners,architects,engineers,constructors,tradespeople,suppliersandserviceproviders.Eachyear,CBCrecognizesprojectswhoseteammembershavemetorsurpassedgoalsandachievedhigherprojectqualitythroughthisclosecollaboration.► Eligibility:(Eligibilityperiodisprojectscompletedwithinthepast3years)TheconstructionprojectmustbelocatedinConnecticutandmusthavebeensubstantiallycomplete,asdefinedbythecontract,betweenJanuary1,2017andDecember31,2019.Thisallowsforfinishedsitework,photographyandprojectmetricstosupportyoursubmission.Youmaysubmitaprojectagaininasubsequentyear,ifitdidnotplaceinapreviousyear,provideditfallswithintheeligibilityperiod.► EntryFee:$250forentriesifPrimaryApplicantFirmisaCBCmember.$350forentrieswithatleastoneCBCmemberontheProjectTeam.$500fornon-membersApplicantFirmsmayjoinCBC(paidinfullattimeofawardsubmittal)andsubmittheirentryatthememberrateandyourfirm’smembershipwillextendtoJune30,2021!Paymentoptions:RegistertoEnterandPaytheFeeonlineassoonaspossible.Ifpayingbycheck,pleaseregisteronlinetoenteryourprojectandmakecheckspayabletoConnecticutBuildingCongress,POBox107,RockyHill,CT06067.PaymentmustbereceivedbyMarch18,2020inordertoenter.► JudgingCriteria:Apanelofjudgesrepresentingthespectrumofprojectteammembers:owners,architects,engineers,industryconsultants,suppliers,contractorsandsubcontractorswilljudgetheentriesbasedonthefollowingcriteria:• CompletedProjectTeamSpreadsheet(20%)NEWJUDGINGCRITERIATHISYEAR!

InthespiritofthisProjectTeamAward,creditingtheentireteamisREQUIRED.PleasedownloadtheExcelspreadsheettemplatefromhttps://www.cbc-ct.org/CallforEntries2020,andincludeallrequiredteammembersasindicated.IncludeintheProjectTeamSpreadsheetONE(1)validcurrentcontactname,companyoragencyname,disciplineinvolvedontheproject,aswellasthecontact’semailandphonenumberforeachfirmmemberoftheprojectteam.Inadditiontotheowner;primearchitecture,engineeringandcontractingfirms;andmajorsubconsultants;remembertoincludespecialtyconsultingengineers;laboratoriesandtestingservices;subcontractors;ownersrepresentative;programmanager;stateagencyand/orotherfundingsources,andadditionalgroupssuchasmaterialandservicesuppliers;commissioningagents;andotherserviceproviders;owner-contractedservices;materialandequipmentsuppliers,etc.

• Documentedteamcooperationandcollaborationfromconceptualdesignthroughprojectcompletion.(30%)NEWPERCENTAGETHISYEAR!

• Team’sapproachtotheproject’suniquechallenges(30%)NEWPERCENTAGETHISYEAR!• Meetingtheowner’sbudgetandscheduleconstraints(10%)• Project’ssocial,economicorsustainabledesignconsiderations(10%)

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CALL FOR ENTRIES 2020 CBC Project Team Awards Call for Entries

Entry Commitment Deadline: Wednesday,March18,2020 Entry Upload Deadline: Monday,March23,2020

NEW CATEGORIES | SMALL and LARGE Projects

► Categories:MANYNEWCATEGORIESTHISYEARandSMALLANDLARGEPROJECTSFOREACHCATEGORYProjectTypeCategoriesarelistedbelow.AFirstPlaceandMeritmaybeawardedforSmallandLargeProjectsineachcategory.CBCreservestherighttonotawardaFirstPlaceand/orAwardofMeritinanycategoryorsize.Pleasecontactcbc@cbc-ct.orgifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingwhichcategorytoenteraspecificproject.Youmaysubmitthesameprojectinuptotwocategories,howeverapplicationfeesapplytoallentries.Allcostsareexpressedinconstructioncosts.• LandscapeArchitecture/PublicSpaces:Landscapearchitecture,parks,andotheroutdoorspacesforprivateor

publicentities(SmallProjectunder$1M/LargeProject$1Mandover)• SeniorLiving:Independent,assistedliving,nursinghomes(SmallProjectunder$3M/LargeProject$3Mandover)• Multi-Family/MixedUse:Multi-familyhousingdevelopmentand/orMixed-useddevelopment(SmallProject

under$5M/LargeProject$5Mandover)• Civic:Libraries,judicial,municipalbuildings,firehouses,communitycenters,publicworksbuildings,publictransit

centers,etc.(SmallProjectunder$10M/LargeProject$10Mandover)• Civil/Structural/Utilities:Site,dams,subsurfacework,watersourcing,surfacewatermanagement,waterand

sewerplantsandsystems(SmallProjectunder$10M/LargeProject$10Mandover)• Commercial/Industrial:Office,manufacturing,warehouses,datacenters,etc.(SmallProjectunder$10M/Large

Project$10Mandover)• Environmental:Ground,air,water,brownfields(SmallProjectunder$10M/LargeProject$10Mandover)• Healthcare:(SmallProjectunder$10M/LargeProject$10Mandover)• HigherEducation:NeworRenovations(SmallProjectunder$10M/LargeProject$10Mandover)• K-12Schools:SchoolprojectsforgradesPreK-12(Smallunder$10M/LargeProject$10Mandover)• PowerandEnergy:(SmallProjectunder$10M/LargeProject$10Mandover)• Transportation:Roadways,bridges,rail(SmallProjectunder$10M/LargeProject$10Mandover)► Schedule:• EntryCommitmentDeadline Wednesday,March18,2020• LinktouploadfolderprovidedbyCBC Thursday,March19,2020• EntryUploadDeadline Monday,March23,2020• Winnersnotifiedandpostedtowebsite Tuesday,April21,2020

(NotetheProjectTeamoftheYearwillnotbeannounceduntiltheAwardsBanquet.)• EarlyBirdSponsorshipandAddue;ExtraPlaqueOrdersDeadline Friday,May15,2020• RegularSponsorshipandAdsDeadline Friday,May22,2020• RegistrationforPTAAwardsBanquet Monday,June1,2020• AwardsPresentationBanquet*Notenewlocation! Tuesday,June9,2020

► Submissions:ElectronicCloudSubmissionONLY!

RegisterfortheawardsprogrambyWednesday,March18,2020andpaytosubmitonline.YouwillreceiveaconfirmingemailbyMarch19withalinktouploadyourdigitalsubmission.SubmissionsmustbeuploadedbyMonday,March23,2020.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES 2020 CBC Project Team Awards Call for Entries

Entry Commitment Deadline: Wednesday,March18,2020 Entry Upload Deadline: Monday,March23,2020

NEW CATEGORIES | SMALL and LARGE Projects

► SubmissionRequirements:NOTEFailuretoprovidecomplete,accurateinformationwillreducepointsearnedandmayleadtodisqualification.Entryfeeswillnotberefunded.Entriesmustbeuploadedintofive(5)separatecloudSubfolders:A. OneSinglePDFofEntireEntrycontainingallsubpartsofthecompletesubmission,asfollows:Please

downloadtheofficialPhotographyReleaseForminMSWORDorPDFformatfromthePTAtabontheCBCwebsiteandincludethesecompletedandhand-signedpagesinthesinglePDFoftheentireentry)

1. Anofficialentryformcompletedandhand-signed.PleasedownloadtheOfficialEntryFormfromhttps://www.cbc-ct.org/CallforEntries2020andincludethecompletedandhand-signedpagewithinthisPDF.NOTE:AnAdministrativeFEEof$100willbechargedtochangetheproject,firm,orownername,(andonlyiftimeallows),asthisinformationappearsontheengravedawards,announcements,slideshows,programbook,advertising,signage,etc.).

2. Ahand-signedOwner’sPermissiontoEnterletterorofficialemailgrantingpermissiontoentertheprojectintothecompetition.

3. ProjectTeamingSummarydescribingin100wordswhatmakesyourProjectTeamspecial.Note:thismaybereadorsummarizedattheAwardsBanquetand/orappearintheProgramBookannouncingwinners.Thisisnotanadoranopportunitytothankspecificteammembersshouldbeaboutthewholeteamandhowtheyonlycouldaccomplishwhattheydidbyworkingtogether.Pleaseincludeupto25wordsabouttheprojecttoprovidecontextandupto75wordsabouthowtheteamworkedseamlesslytogethertothebenefitoftheproject.Note:ProvideMSWorddocumentofthesame100wordsasdescribedbelowinseparatesubfolder.

4. Anarrative,nottoexceed2,000words,explaininghowtheteammembersmetthejudgingcriteriaexplainedabove.

5. Fourtosixphotosoftheproject,whichmayappearwithinthenarrativeoronseparatepageswithinthePDFoftheentry.Note:Providealsothesesamefourtosixphotosinbothhighandlowresolution(JPG,EPS)asdescribedbelowintheirownsubfolders.

6. Hand-signedPhotographyReleaseFormpermittinguseofandphotographerattributionforallphotographsprovided.PleasedownloadthePhotographyReleaseFormfromhttps://www.cbc-ct.org/CallforEntries2020andincludethecompletedandhand-signedpageinthisPDF.

7. Additionalinformationorsupportingdocumentationmaybeincluded,uptoamaximumof6pagessingleordouble-sided.

8. ProjectTeamSpreadsheetinPDFformatIMPORTANT:UploadtheExcelversionoftheProjectTeamSpreadsheetasdescribedbelowinitsownsubfolder.

B. HighResolutionProjectPhotosUploadseparateindividualfilesfollowingthespecificationsbelowforeachofthefourtosixhighandlowresolutionusedinyourentry.Note:thesephotosmaybeusedbyCBCforpublicitypurposes.HighResolutionSpecs:TIForEPSformat,equivalentto300dpiat8x10finishedsize.

C. LowResolutionProjectPhotosUploadseparateindividualfilesfollowingthespecificationsbelowforthesamefourtosixphotosintheentry.NotethesephotosmaybeusedbyCBCforpublicitypurposes.LowResolutionSpecs:Reducedimageofsamephotoswithmaximum2MBfilesizeat96ppiresolutioninJPGformat.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES 2020 CBC Project Team Awards Call for Entries

Entry Commitment Deadline: Wednesday,March18,2020 Entry Upload Deadline: Monday,March23,2020

NEW CATEGORIES | SMALL and LARGE Projects

D. CompletedProjectTeamContactSpreadsheetusingDownloadableMSExcelformattemplateDownloadandcompleterequiredtemplateinCBC-PTA2020_ProjectTeamMembersSpreadsheet.xlsxfromhttps://www.cbc-ct.org/CallforEntries2020.Notethisisworth20%ofyourscore.UploadthecompletedExcelspreadsheettotheappropriatesubfolderandincludeapdfversioninthecompleteEntryPDFasdescribedinsectionAabove.

Provideonecurrentnameandcontactinformationforeachfirmmemberontheprojectteam.Seejudgingcriteriaandformfordetails.Contactcbc@cbc-ct.orgwithanyquestions.Allfirmswillbelistedintheprogrambook,slideshowandwebsite,andCBCmemberswillbenotedinprogrambook,verballyacknowledgedfromthepodiumandreceiveacomplimentaryawardplaque.Thepersonlistedasthecontactforeachcompanyalsowillbenotifiedofthewinningentryandhavetheopportunitytopublicizetheiraward-winningproject.Theywillreceiveeventdetailsandbeabletoorderandaccepttheirawardatthebanquetorhaveitmailedtothemaftertheevent.

E. ProjectTeamingSummaryinMSWordformat:

TheProjectTeamingSummarydescribesin100wordswhatmakesyourProjectTeamspecial.ThisshouldbetheWordformatversionofthesame100-wordsummarythatappearsinthePDFabove.

►AwardsPresentation,TrophyandPlaques:

ProjectTeamAwardsPresentation&BanquetDate:Tuesday,June9,2020*NEWLOCATION:FarmingtonGardens,999FarmingtonAve,Farmington,CT06032Time:5:30–8:30pm.AwardPlaquesThewinningAPPLICANTFIRMwillautomaticallybeprovided,atnoadditionalcostTWO(2)AwardPlaques:oneplaquewillbeinthenameoftheApplicantFirmandtheotherinthenameoftheProjectOwner,unlessindicatedotherwiseontheEntryForm.ALLadditionalCBCMEMBERFIRMSonthewinningProjectTeamswillautomaticallyreceiveanAwardPlaqueatnocost.Additionalawardscanbepurchasedonline,prepaidonly*.NONMEMBERFIRMSonwinningteamsMAYJOINCBCANDRECEIVEACOMPLIMENTARYPLAQUE.Alternatively,NONMEMBERfirmsdesiringanawardplaquemayorderthemonline,pre-paidonly*.ThePROJECTTEAMOFTHEYEARreceivesonecomplimentarytrophygiventotheAPPLICANTFIRM.Thetrophywillidentifytheprojectteamname,notfirmnames.FirmsonthewinningProjectTeamoftheYearmayorderonline,prepaidonly,anadditionaltrophytoproudlydisplayinitsoffice*.► SponsorshipOpportunities:SponsorshipopportunitiesandProgramBookAdvertisingwillbeavailableonline.

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