Award Programs > Pinnacle Awards

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Nomination Process

The first step in the Pinnacle Awards process nomination is easy and free - complete a brief nomination form. Nominations are now open - Deadline for 2011 competition: September 30, 2011.

Member firms can be honored in two ways: for either their performance as a company in the past year, or for a specific project:

"Best Project" Categories	"Best Company" Categories
Best Building Project Best Highway-Heavy Project Best Utility Project	Best General Contractor Best Specialty Contractor Best Supplier/Service Co.

Who Can Nominate:
There is no cap on the number of entries a company or individual may submit.
(Note: CAGC does not disclose the identity of nominators. )

• For the 3 "best project" categories: any employee of a member firm can nominate a project - even someone who worked on it.
• For the 3 "best company" categories: any employee can nominate any firm, including his or her own employer.

Who Is Eligible to Compete:
Winners may not compete in the same category in two consecutive years.
For the 3 "best project" categories:

• All projects must be located in the Carolinas, and have been constructed by a current Carolinas AGC member firm.
• For joint ventures, all GC participants must be current member firms.
• The project must have been completed between 7/1/10 and 9/30/11.

What Comes Next?
Upon receiving a Pinnacle Award nomination, Carolinas AGC e-mails the candidate firm a comprehensive questionnaire about either the nominated project or the company itself, depending on the award category. For the 3 "best project" categories the primary questionnaire is sent to the CEO of the general/prime contractor, both JV entities or construction manager. Additional input is also gathered from the project designer/s & owner. The most successful entries are often those for which all parties contribute information.

Nominees submitting a completed questionnaire must include multiple references, who will be contacted by the independent panel of Pinnacle Award judges.

Winning firms will be contacted by telephone after January 1, 2012.

"Best Project" Categories	"Best Company" Categories
Best Building Project Best Highway-Heavy Project Best Utility Project	Best General Contractor Best Specialty Contractor Best Supplier/Service Co.