www.agc.org • March 2013

Willis and AGC Bestow Top Honors in Construction Safety Excellence

Following much anticipation, commitment and hard work, the winners of the AGC/Willis Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA) were unveiled at AGC’s 94th Annual Convention last week in Palm Springs, Calif. Sixty-five construction firms advanced to this final selection round from the initial judging that took place in January.

At the safety awards breakfast, Paul Becker, chairman construction practice, Willis, applauded the level of passion, commitment and sharing that is demonstrated by applicants and judges in this competition, encouraging others to participate and, by doing so, improving their safety program.

Improvement is indeed a beneficial side effect of the CSEA program as noted by participants and judges alike. Even by filling out the initial application, a company has already done something good for its program, according to one participant.

The 65 finalists presented before a panel of five judges, who reviewed each safety program for employee and management involvement, new and innovative programs, procedures and resources used to promote safety. Once first, second and third place winners were determined, each category first-place winners were judged to determine the "Best of the Best,” or the grand award winner. Opp Construction of Grand Forks, N.D. won that recognition in the category of Municipal & Utility, 100-001 - 300,000 work hours.

AGC wishes to thank all the participating companies, the initial and final judges, and Willis. Together, they form the CSEA program, which betters the industry by improving companies’ safety programs and helping to keep construction employees safe.

Grand Award Winner:
Division: Municipal & Utility

Opp Construction

Grand Forks, ND

100,001 – 300,000

First Place CSEA winners:

Company	City, State	Category
Division: Highway & Transportation
Mowat Construction Company	Woodinville, WA	Under 100,000
Guy F. Atkinson Construction	Renton, WA	100,001 – 300,000
The Great Lakes Construction Company	Hinckley, OH	300,001 – 700,000
Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction	Draper, UT	700,001 – 1 million
Sundt Construction Company	Tempe, AZ	Over 1 million

Division: Municipal & Utility
Orion Construction	Vista, CA	Under 100,000
Opp Construction	Grand Forks, ND	100,001 – 300,000
W.M. Lyles Company	Bakersfield, CA	300,001 – 700,000

Division: Building
Colantonio, Inc.	Holliston, MA	Under 100,000
A.A. Boos & Sons, Inc.	Oregon, OH	100,001 – 250,000
Corna Kokosing Construction Company	Westerville, OH	250,001 – 450,000
BN Builders, Inc.	Seattle, WA	450,001 – 650,000
Grunley Construction Company, Inc.	Rockville, MD	650,001 – 850,000
Greenberry Industrial	Vancouver, WA	850,001 – 1.25 million
Tellepsen	Houston, TX	1,250,001 – 4 million
Clark Construction Group	Bethesda, MD	Over 4 million

Division: Federal & Heavy
Nova Group, Inc.	Napa, CA	Under 100,000
Healy Tibbitts Builders, Inc.	Alea, HI	100,001 – 300,000
Herzog Contracting Corporation	St. Joseph, MO	300,001 – 700,000
The Beaver Excavating Company	Canton, OH	700,001 – 1 million
Wanzek Construction, Inc.	Fargo, ND	Over 1 million

Division: Construction Management
Clark Construction Company	Lansing, MI	Under 500,000
Gilbane Building Company	Providence, RI	500,000+

Division: Specialty
Holes Incorporated	Houston, TX	Under 100,000
Sicklesteel Cranes, Inc.	Mount Vernon, WA	100,001 – 300,000
MMC Contractors	Kansas City, MO	300,001 – 500,000
Fiore & Sons, Inc.	Denver, CO	500,001 – 700,000
Dynalectric Company	San Diego, CA	700,001 – 1 million
Rosendin Electric, Inc.	San Jose, CA	Over 1 million

Second place CSEA winners:

Company	City, State	Category
Division: Highway & Transportation
Mountain States Constructors	Albuquerque, NM	100,001 – 300,000
Granite Construction Company	Tucson, AZ	300,001 – 700,000
J.D. Abrams	Austin, TX	Over 1 million

Division: Municipal & Utility
Erickson-Hall Construction Company	Escondido, CA	100,001 – 300,000

Division: Building
Rock City Construction	Franklin, TN	Under 100,000
Unger Construction Company	Sacramento, CA	100,001 – 250,000
R&H Construction Company	Portland, OR	250,001 – 450,000
GH Phipps Construction Companies	Greenwood Village, CO	450,001 – 650,000
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.	Houston, TX	650,001 – 850,000
Crossland Construction Company, Inc.	Columbus, KS	1,250,001 – 4 million

Division: Federal & Heavy
Advanced American Construction, Inc.	Portland, OR	100,001 – 300,000
Rummel Construction Company	Scottsdale, AZ	300,001 – 700,000
J.F. White Contracting Company	Framingham, MA	700,001 – 1 million
Cajun Constructors, Inc.	Baton Rouge, LA	Over 1 million

Division: Construction Management
RQ Construction	Carlsbad, CA	Under 500,000
Walbridge	Detroit, MI	500,000+

Division: Specialty
Trisco Systems, Inc.	Lima, OH	Under 100,000
Hart Engineering Corporation	Cumberland, RI	100,001 – 300,000
B.T. Mancini Company, Inc.	Milpitas, CA	300,001 – 500,000
TP Mechanical Contractors	Cincinnati, OH	500,001 – 700,000
SKMES, Inc.	Knoxville, TN	700,001 – 1 million
Cupertino Electric	San Jose, CA	Over 1 million

Third place CSEA winners include:

Company	City, State	Category
Division: Municipal & Utility
Slayden Construction Group	Stayton, OR	100,001 – 300,000

Division: Building
Haren-Laughlin Construction Company	Lenexa, KS	Under 100,000
Charles Pankow Builders – Hawaii Division	Honolulu, HI	100,001 – 250,000
Messer Construction Company	Cincinnati, OH	1,250,001 – 4 million

Division: Federal & Heavy
Reyes Construction, Inc.	Pomona, CA	100,001 – 300,000
Shook Construction Company	Dayton, OH	300,001 – 700,000
Shimmick Construction Company, Inc.	Oakland, CA	700,001 – 1 million

Division: Construction Management
George W. Auch Company	Pontiac, MI	Under 500,000
MWH Constructors, Inc.	Broomfield, CO	500,000+

Division: Specialty
Metropolitan Glass, Inc.	Denver, CO	100,001 – 300,000
Cobra Building Envelope Contractors, Inc.	Spokane, WA	300,001 – 500,000
Baker Electric, Inc.	Escondido, CA	500,001 – 700,000
McKinney Drilling Company	Delmont, PA	700,001 – 1 million
P1 Group, Inc.	Lenexa, KS	Over 1 million