Louisiana Contractor's Best of 2005

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Cover Story - December 2005

Louisiana Contractor's Best of 2005

Shaw Center, Louisiana State Museum receive top Judges' Awards

An eight-member panel of judges selected 22 construction and design projects as Louisiana Contractor's "Best of 2005" after a day of judging in September.

The Best of 2005 Judges' Award in Construction will be presented to The Lemoine Co. LLC of Lafayette for the construction of the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge. In addition, the Judges' Award in Design will be given to Eskew + Dumez + Ripple of New Orleans for the design of the Louisiana State Museum in Baton Rouge.

This year's winners were chosen from 30 nominations in seven construction categories and two design categories. Nominations were accepted from the construction and design industries, at large.

Official recognition of the winners will occur during a Dec. 9 awards luncheon at Boudreaux's in Baton Rouge. The Best of '05/Outlook '06 luncheon will also feature an economic forecast by Ralph Gentile, a senior economist with McGraw-Hill Construction Research & Analytics.

The Concrete and Aggregates Association of Louisiana is sponsoring the event.

Voting for the Best of 2005 Awards was held Sept. 22 at the Holiday Inn Select in Baton Rouge by the following judges: Mike Ricca and Henry Lacinak, both with the Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development, Baton Rouge; Don Matherne, Percy J. Matherne Contractor, Baton Rouge; Scott Kinard, Arkel Constructors, Baton Rouge; Ray Polito, BASF, Geismar; Tom Sofranko, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Robert McKinney and Michael McClure, both with the University of Louisiana - Lafayette.

The winners are as follows:

Best of 2005 Judges' Award in Construction
The Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge
Contractor: The Lemoine Co. LLC, Lafayette

Best of 2005 Judges' Award in Design
Louisiana State Museum, Baton Rouge
Architect: Eskew + Dumez + Ripple, New Orleans

Best Industrial/Manufacturing Project
Crude Vacuum Expansion Project, Citgo Petroleum Corp., Lake Charles
Contractor: Turner Industries Group LLC, Baton Rouge

Best Private Building Project
Southgate Towers, Baton Rouge
Contractor: MAPP Construction LLC, Baton Rouge

Best Public Building Project (TIE)
Biospace 1, Shreveport
Contractor: McInnis Bros. Construction, Minden
LSU Tiger Stadium West Side Expansion, Baton Rouge
Contractor: W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co., Philadelphia, Miss.

Best Specialty Construction Project (TIE)
ExxonMobil Halobutyl Turnaround Project, Baton Rouge
Contractor: Protherm Services Group LLC, Baton Rouge
Motiva SATS Gas DU4-CUI Project, Norco
Contractor: Protherm Services Group LLC, Baton Rouge

Best Private Architecture Project
Cox Communications New Headquarters, Baton Rouge
Architect: Chenevert Architects, Baton Rouge

Best Public Architecture Project
Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans
Architect: Ledbetter Fullerton Architects, New Orleans

Awards of Excellence

Industrial/Manufacturing
Atlantis Project, Morgan City
Contractor: J. Ray McDermott Inc., Houston

Private Building
The Baton Rouge Neuromedical Hospital and Medical Office Building
Contractor: The Lemoine Co. LLC, Lafayette

Renovation/Restoration
Ford Building Restoration, Phases 1 & 2, Crowley
Contractor: E. L. Habetz Builders Inc., Crowley

Specialty Construction
Valero Alky Expansion & Turnaround Project, Norco
Contractor: Triad Electric & Controls Inc., Baton Rouge

Transportation
US 167, Jackson Parish Line - Junction LA 3061, Jackson Parish
Contractor: James Construction Group LLC, Baton Rouge

Awards of Merit

Private Building
L'Auberge du Lac Hotel, Casino and Resort, Lake Charles
Contractor: Manhattan Construction Co., Houston

Public Building
Jennings High School, Jennings
Contractor: Bessette Development Corp., Lake Charles

Public Building
Magnolia Library and Performing Arts Pavilion, Baton Rouge
Contractor: Milton J. Womack, Baton Rouge

Renovation/Restoration
St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church Renovation, New Orleans
Contractor: DonahueFavret Contractors Inc., Mandeville

Specialty Construction
Valero Dock 5 Replacement Project, Norco
Contractor: Triad Electric & Controls Inc., Baton Rouge

Public Architecture
Baton Rouge River Center Expansion
Architect: Post Architects & WHL Architecture, Joint Venture, Baton Rouge

Public Architecture
South Louisiana Community College, Lafayette
Architect: Architects Southwest, Lafayette

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