Top Engineering Projects Garner Florida’s Leading Engineering Excellence Award

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (November 15, 2022) – The Everglades Holiday Park, Legacy Trail Extension Design in Sarasota County, I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project and Wekiva Parkway Section 6 are among 11 engineering projects that will soon be honored with the ACEC Florida Engineering Excellence Award.

Each year, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Florida recognizes the outstanding contributions of consulting engineering professionals through a comprehensive evaluation of projects by a distinguished panel of experts in related fields.

For 2023, four engineering firms garnered Grand Awards, and seven secured the Honor Award. One of the top four Grand Award winners will receive the ACEC Florida Grand Conceptor Award, and all four will have the opportunity to enter the national ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards.

“Engineers are behind the everyday and the extraordinary, and the ACEC Florida Engineering Excellence Award is an opportunity to honor the amazing work they do to help ensure Florida remains a top state to live, work and raise a family,” said Allen Douglas, Executive Director, American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida.

GRAND WINNERS INCLUDE:

 HDR | Jacobs DJV
I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project
Client: Florida Department of Transportation
Category H: Transportation

Keith and Associates, Inc.
Everglades Holiday Park
Client: Broward County Parks and Recreation
Category I: Special Projects

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Legacy Trail Extension Design
Client: Sarasota County
Category I: Special Projects

WGI, Inc.
Wekiva Parkway Section 6
Client: Florida Department of Transportation
Category H: Transportation

HONOR WINNERS INCLUDE:

AIM Engineering & Surveying, Inc.
West Harns Marsh Preserve
Client: Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement District
Category G: Water Resources

Baxter & Woodman, Inc.
Lake Shore Drive Drainage Improvements
Client: Town of Lake Park
Category F: Waste and Storm Water

CPH, LLC
US 17-92 Riverwalk, Phase III
Client: City of Sanford
Category H: Transportation

DRMP, Inc. | RK&K
SR 528/SR 436 Interchange Reconfiguration
Client: Central Florida Expressway Authority
Category H: Transportation

HNTB Corporation
Tampa International Airport Blue Express Curbside
Client: Hillsborough County Aviation Authority | Tampa International Airport
Category H: Transportation

RS&H
I-295 Express – SR 9B to SR 202
Client: Florida Department of Transportation
Category H: Transportation

Thompson & Associates, Inc.
BCWWS – Reclaimed Water Transmission Main
Client: Broward County Water and Wastewater Services
Category F: Waste and Storm Water

The distinguished panel of judges includes:

• Garit Poire, MS.Eng, EI ENV SP – Turner Construction
• Michael Moorhead EI, Esq.  – Wright, Fulford, Moorhead & Brown, P.A.
• Ron Beladi, PE – Neel-Schaffer, Inc.
• Curtis Burkett, PE LEED AP – Freese and Nichols
• Courtney Page, PE – Ardurra
• John Kilgore, PE – Burgess & Niple, Inc.
• Scott Webber, AIA, US Navy Vet – ACI Architecture
• Clinton Glass – Moriarty

ACEC Florida will present the Grand Conceptor Award as well as the Grand and Honor Award winner with their Engineering Excellence Award during the February 17, 2023 ACEC Florida Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet in Orlando.

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ABOUT ACEC Florida: The American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida is the voice of engineering in the Sunshine State. ACEC Florida brings together more than 300 leading engineering companies, representing more than 20,000 employees, who are working to bring the extraordinary to the everyday lives of Floridians. Learn more by visiting www.acecfl.org.