Louisiana Contractor's Best of 2001
Hotel Monaco restoration, NOCCA garner
top honors
By Sam Barnes
Louisiana Contractor's "Best of 2001" project awards program
voting was held in mid September and 20 winners were declared,
with two awarded the highest honor.
"Best Construction Project of 2001" honors were granted to
Brice Building Co. Inc., Metairie, for the renovation of Hotel
Monaco in New Orleans; while "Best Design Project of 2001"
honors were given to Mathes Brierre Architects, New Orleans,
for its design of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
in New Orleans.
This year's winners were derived from eight construction categories
and two design categories. Nominations were accepted from
the construction industry, at large, for three months prior
to the voting date.
Official recognition of the winners will be made during an
awards luncheon on Thurs., Jan. 31, 2002, at Boudreaux's in
Baton Rouge.
Voting for the "Best of 2001" Project Awards was conducted
at Embassy Suites, Baton Rouge, on Sept. 13 by the following
panel of judges: Dale Allen, Shell Chemical, Geismar; Doug
Ashe, Ashe, Broussard, Weinzettle Architects, Alexandria;
Jon Bidnick, Citgo, Lake Charles; Tara Brown, Unit Design,
Baton Rouge; Pat Johnson, O. S. Johnson, Natchitoches; Frank
Miller, F. Miller & Sons, Lake Charles; Jay Mueschke, Barras
Mueschke Architects, Lafayette; and Bill Temple, Louisiana
Department of Transportation and Development, Baton Rouge.
The judges based their decisions on the following criteria:
- quality of construction or design
- innovation
- a project's contribution to the industry
- a project's ability to overcome unique construction or
design challenges
- overall excellence
Winning projects were determined as follows:
- "Best Construction/Design Project of 2001" - One project
determined by the judges, following a discussion, to be
the best of all entries
- Best project in a category: The project with the highest
score in categories with three or more nominations
- Award of Excellence - All projects scoring 4.0 and above
(out of 5)
- Award of Merit - All projects scoring 3.5 to 4.0 (out
of 5)
Following are the winning projects for Louisiana Contractor's
Best of 2001 Awards program, as determined by the panel of
judges:
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 2001
Top Construction Project of the Year
Hotel Monaco Restoration, New Orleans
Contractor: Brice Building Co. Inc., Metairie Click
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2001
Top Design Project of the Year
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, New Orleans
Architect: The Mathes Group/Billes Manning Architects,
New Orleans Click
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Best
Industrial Project
Pure MDI Splitter Project, Rubicon Inc., Geismar
Contractor: Performance Contractors Inc., Baton Rouge
Click
Here >> |
Best
Infrastructure Project
The Whitney Avenue Project, New Orleans
Contractor: Barriere Construction Co., New Orleans Click
Here >> |
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Best
Mechanical/Electrical Project
Shell Chemical OIU & West Column Instrument Project,
Geismar
Contractor: Triad Electric & Controls Inc., Baton Rouge
Click
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Best
Private Building Project
Ochsner Hospital Lieselotte Tansey Breast Center, Jefferson
Contractor: Landis Construction Co., Jefferson Click
Here >>
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Best
Public Building Project
Baton Rouge Airport Expansion, Baton Rouge
Contractor: J. Caldarera & Co. Inc., Baton Rouge Click
Here >>
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Best
Transportation Project
Rehabilitation of Hwy. 11 Bridge, Orleans & St. Tammany
parishes
Contractor: Boh Bros. Construction, New Orleans Click
Here >>
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Best
Public Architecture
The Edith Garland Dupre Library, Lafayette
Architect: Architects Southwest, Lafayette Click
Here >>
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Award
of Excellence - Industrial
ECLA-W "C Furnace" Project, ExxonMobil, Baton Rouge
Contractor: Performance Contractors Inc., Baton Rouge
Click
Here >>
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Award
of Excellence - Public Building
Physical Fitness Center, Barksdale AFB, Bossier City
Contractor: Lincoln Builders, Ruston Click
Here >>
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Award
of Excellence - Renovation/Restoration
American Can Renewal Project, New Orleans
Contractor: Gibbs Construction, Harahan Click
Here >> |
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Award
of Merit - Industrial
Steam Line to Lyondell and Rental Boilers Project, PPG
Industries Inc., Westlake
Contractor: Turner Corp., Sulphur Click
Here >>
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Award
of Merit - Mechanical/Electrical
BASF EOE/EG Upgrade Project, Geismar
Contractor: Industrial Specialty Contractors, Baton
Rouge Click
Here >>
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Award
of Merit - Mechanical/Electrical
Motiva Power Systems Expansion, Phase One, Convent
Contractor: Industrial Specialty Contractors, Baton
Rouge Click
Here >>
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Award
of Merit - Private Architecture
Renovation of the Old Guaranty Bank, Hammond
Architect: Holly & Smith Architects, Hammond Click
Here >>
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Award
of Merit - Private Building
Children's Hospital, Research & Education Building,
New Orleans
Contractor: Brice Building Co. Inc., Metairie Click
Here >>
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Award
of Merit - Private Building
SpringHill Suites, New Orleans
Contractor: Brice Building Co. Inc., Metairie Click
Here >>
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Award
of Merit - Private Building
333 Girod Street Apartments, New Orleans
Contractor: Landis Construction Co., Jefferson Click
Here >>
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Award
of Merit - Private Building
ROMEX World Trade Center, Alexandria
Contractor: Ratcliff Construction Co., Alexandria Click
Here >>
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