05/10/2024

CBC Annual Merit Awards (5/9/24)

Program was held at Morgan Manufacturing in Chicago, IL

CBC Merit Awards

The Chicago Building Congress (CBC) held their Annual Merit Awards Program on Thursday, May 9, 2024.  The evening event was held at Morton Manufacturing in Chicago, IL.  Powering Chicago was a Platinum Sponsor for the event.  A number of ECA member firms were in the running for the 10 categories of recently completed projects.  Congratulations to all the winners and finalists!

The Chicago Building Congress is the only vertically-integrated trade association in the Chicago area. Its varied membership includes real estate professionals, general contractors, subcontractors, engineering firms, architects, labor unions, associations, governmental entities, educational facilities, financial institutions, insurance providers, consultants, media publications, and material manufacturers and suppliers.

The categories, winners and finalists, ECA member involvement - as indicated by the CBC, include the following: 

Education PK-12
WINNER: 
The Academy for Global Citizenship at the Cultivate Collective Campus – SMNG A Ltd.

Johnson College Prep – OKW Architects
Schiller Park School District #81 Washington Elementary School – Bulley & Andrews
Niles North Addition & Renovations – F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC

Higher Education
WINNER:
College of Lake County Lakeshore Campus Student Center – Legat Architects

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art – Bulley & Andrews
University of Chicago Bartlett Hall Dining Commons – Berglund Construction

 

Healthcare
WINNER:
Cook County Health Belmont Cragin Health Center – Holabird & Root LLC
ECA Member:  EMM Electric, Inc. dba Moran Electrical Contracting

Advocate Christ Medical Center Adult Emergency Department Expansion – Pepper Construction
ECA Member:  Jamerson & Bauwens Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building – HDR
Howard Brown Health Halsted – Eckenhoff Saunders

Infrastructure or Industrial Construction
WINNER:
Project Dolphin – Clayco, Inc.

Project River / Central Steel and Wire – Clayco, Inc.
Industry Center at Melrose Park – McShane Construction Company
 

Interior Build-Out
WINNER:
Taft Law Office Expansion – Valenti & HED

Vizient, Chicago – PARTNERS BY DESIGN
Wonderverse – Graycor Construction Company Inc.

 

Renovation & Adaptive Reuse Under $20 Million
WINNER:
Guinness Open Gate Brewery – Clune Construction
ECA Member:  Kelso-Burnett Co.

Pullman National Historic Park Site Redevelopment – W.E. O’Neil Construction – General Contract
ECA Member:  Sharlen Electric Company

Bartlett Fire Protection District Station #1 Renovation – Leopardo Companies Inc
Old Courthouse Center – Bulley & Andrews

 

Renovation & Adaptive Reuse Over $20 Million
WINNER:
Lawson House Redevelopment – Walsh Construction Company II / Evans Electric

Acadia Healthcare – Montrose Adult Behavioral Health Hospital – Berglund Construction
The Belden-Stratford – Bulley & Andrews

Residential/Hospitality
WINNER:
The Reed – Perkins&Will

The Row Fulton Market – Stantec Architecture Inc.
The Quin – McShane Construction Company
The Dylan – Walsh/BOWA 160 JV

Commercial Construction Under $50 Million
WINNER:
Rusu-McCartin Boys & Girls Club of Chicago – BEAR Construction Company
ECA Member:  Block Electric Company
ECA Member: Sharlen Electric Company

Joint Public Safety Training Campus Phase 1A – Outlot Restaurant Area – The Public Building Commission of Chicago
ECA Member:  Sharlen Electric Company

Oak Park Community Recreation Center – Perkins&Will
Blue Paradox – Museum of Science of Industry – Berglund Construction

Commercial Construction Over $50 Million
WINNER:
Rivers Casino North Expansion – Des Plaines, Illinois – Pepper Construction
ECA Member:  Kelso-Burnett Co.

Salesforce Tower Chicago – Walsh Construction
ECA Member:  Gurtz Electric Company

Chicago Park District Administrative Headquarters, Fieldhouse, & Site Development – Paschen ALL Joint Venture

Pictured in foreground:  Bob Fimbianti, ECA President, Linear Electric, Inc.,
Pictured in back row from left to right are: Mark Thomas, ECA Executive Vice President,
Rick Jamerson NECA Governor, Jamerson & Bauwens Electrical Contractors, Inc.,
Sam Lacher, ECA Assistant Manager,
Bill Cullen, III, ECA Executive Committee, Sharlen Electric Company,
Elbert Walters, III, Powering Chicago Executive Director,
Jack Smith, Senior Division Manager, Kelso-Burnett Co., and
Tim Taylor, ECA Assistant Manager.

Pictured above is Jack Smith, Senior Division Manager, Kelso-Burnett Co. (second from left) for the Commercial Construction Over $50 Million Category - Rivers Casino North Expansion.

Pictured above are the awardees for the Healthcare category -
Cook County Health Belmont Cragin Health Center - Moran Electrical Contracting.

 

Pictured above are the awardees for the Renovation & Adaptive Reuse Under $20 Million -
Guinness Open Gate Brewery - Kelso-Burnett Co.

Pictured above are the awardees for the Renovation & Adaptive Reuse Over $20 Million - Evans Electric.

 

Pictured above are the awardees for the Commercial Construction Under $50 Million -
Russ-McCartin Boys & Girls Club of Chicago - Block Electric Company, Sharlen Electric Company.