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MBA Building

Excellence Awards

Program

Workshop

MBA Building Excellence Awards

Schedule:

• August 24, 2017 – Awards Seminar

• October 6, 2017, 4 p.m. – Submissions Due

• October 25, 2017 – AGC Build America Deadline

• November 2017 – Judges Create a Shortlist

• November / December 2017 – Tour Shortlisted Projects

• February 22, 2018 – Evening of Excellence


Competition Rules:

• Projects substantially completed between

January 1, 2014 and September 1, 2017

• Projects must be located within 200 miles of MBA

• Entry fee for each project is $100

• Projects must be submitted by principals or officers

of member firms, or with their written permission


Competition Rules (continued):

• Projects must have an MBA Member in a general

contracting relationship:

• GC, CM-at-Risk, Design-Build, etc.

• MBA Specialty Members may submit projects where

they were in direct contract with the Owner



• A project may be entered in two different categories,

but not by the same contractor. A General

Contractor and Subcontractor may submit the same

project in separate categories

• Example: A GC submits the project for “New

Construction Over $25 million” and the Subcontractor

submits it for “Excellence in Craftsmanship Exterior”



• Entries and materials become property of the MBA

• Photo Credit: You are responsible for making us

aware of any photography credits and/or restrictions

for use of submitted materials

• If you want a particular photo featured in the awards

brochure, please make that known


MBA Award Categories:

• New Construction Over $25 Million

• New Construction Between $10-$25 Million

• New Construction Under $10 Million

• Renovation Construction Over $10 Million

• Renovation Construction Under $10 Million

• Excellence in Craftsmanship – Interior Construction

• Excellence in Craftsmanship – Exterior Construction



• Members are welcome to contact the MBA for

assistance in deciding the proper category

• Categories are subject to change depending on submissions

• Existing buildings can classify as New Construction

• Agency CM does not qualify; must be CM-at-Risk

• Contractors submitting in Craftsmanship categories

MUST SELF-PERFORM & specify the trade



• Should a question arise as to the eligibility or

category of a project – the MBA Marketing

Committee shall make the final determination

• The MBA reserves the right to move a project or

alter a category. All actions will be transparent.


Submission Process:

• There is no longer an online form

• Program rules and a project information form (Word

Document) were sent on July 31, 2017

• Please use one form per project

• Complete the entire form and email it to

[email protected]

• Submissions Due: Friday, October 6, 2017, at 4 p.m.

mailto:[email protected]


Payment:

• The entry fee is $100 per project

• Credit card payments:

http://www.mbawpa.org/eventpaypage5.asp

• Checks made payable to:

Master Builders’ Association

631 Iron City Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15205

http://www.mbawpa.org/eventpaypage5.asp


Required Materials:

• Entry Form

• Project Description / Executive Summary

• Project Narrative

1. Project Teamwork

2. Meeting Difficult Challenges

3. Client Satisfaction

4. Special Characteristics

5. Safety


Required Materials (continued):

• Photographs

• At least one (1) color photograph; no more than ten (10) photos

• If you want a particular picture featured in awards brochure

please make that known

• You are responsible for photo credits / restrictions

• Miscellaneous

• Up to five (5) miscellaneous items (i.e.: letter of recommendation

or other items that assist in telling the story of your project)


Project Narrative Specifics:

When addressing each of the five (5) criterion, ask

yourself, and others associated with the project:

What made this project unique?

Why should this project win?


1. Project Teamwork:

• How did the construction team operate /

communicate?

• Did strong management techniques create a cohesive

team?

• Were Lean principles effectively utilized?

• Did you achieve time and/or cost savings that can be

attributed to teamwork?


2. Meeting Difficult Challenges:

• How did you overcome: difficult terrain, restricted

work space, adverse elements, unforeseen conditions,

etc.?

• Did you have to work around an operating Owner?

Was the space occupied?

• Was a fast-track schedule implemented?


3. Client Satisfaction:

• Were there any substantial savings experienced?

• Did the team have to adapt to the client’s changing

needs during a project?

• Do you have a letter of recommendation?


4. Special Characteristics:

• Did your project include any of the following?

• Innovation• State-of-the-art methods employed on this project?

• Special materials or new material application techniques utilized?

• Construction Craftsmanship• Were there unique features of the project that should be explained?

• Were there any unique installations or exceptional finishes?

• Sustainable Construction Practices• Green certifications, sustainable solutions and/or significant green

features?


5. Safety:

• What safety training was held for this project?

• Do you have documentation associated with the

safety of this project?

• How did the topic of safety provide a good public

image for your project and/or Owner?


Submission Advice:

• Prepare an outline for the narrative portion

• Create a list of items to cover in each section

• Involve the team upfront – coworkers (field and

office), architects, contractors, owner, engineers, etc.

• Follow your outline – Stay focused!

• This is your opportunity to BRAG!


Submission Advice (continued):

• KISS – Keep It Simple Submitter

• Photographs are important

• Involve Multiple Reviewers

• Someone familiar with the project

(Owner, Architect, PM, etc.)

• Someone NOT familiar with the project


Feedback from the Judges:

• Last year’s submittals were the best so far

• The length of the write-ups were good

• They included the necessary information, but didn’t go on

too long as in the past

• It is a proposal. Tell us why you should win!

• Executive Summary is the first thing that they read to

screen the projects and see it as the most important


What the Judges want to see:

• Keep the paragraphs for each category brief

• Safety SPECIFICS

• Owner Satisfaction Letters

• Having the superintendent on site during the site

visits is very helpful

• If your project has a confidentiality agreement –

consider potential issues


Questions?

Eric Starkowicz

Director of Industry Relations

Master Builders’ Association of Western PA

412-922-3912

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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