Award Programs > Pinnacle Awards

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Overview

Welcome to Carolinas AGC's Pinnacle Awards, the most prestigious recognition in the Carolinas construction industry!

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

The presentation of the Pinnacle Awards is celebrated during the Carolinas AGC Annual Convention, attended by several hundred guests.

Nominations open each July, and are publicized on our web site home page, in the Carolinas AGC Weekly NewsBreak, and in email invitations to the CAGC membership.
Deadline: September 30, 2011.

Eligibility:

• For the 3 "best project" categories: any employee of a member firm can nominate a project - even someone who worked on it. All projects must be located in the Carolinas, and be built by a Carolinas AGC member firm. For joint ventures, all general contractors must be member firms during construction and at present. The project must have been completed between 7/1/10 and 9/30/11. There is no cap on the number of projects a company or individual may nominate.
• For the 3 "best company" categories: any employee can nominate any firm, including his or her own employer. There is no cap on the number of companies you may nominate.
• Winners may not compete in the same category in two consecutive years.

Criteria:

"Best Project" candidates are evaluated on:

• Unique Aspects
• Special Values
• Special Challenges
• Project Management
• Budget/Schedule
• Safety Performance

"Best Company" candidates are evaluated on:

• References (Owner, Designer, GC, Specialty Contractor)
• Safety Program
• Employee Relations
• Contributions to Industry/Community
• Company Achievements

Judging:

The volunteer judging panel of 10-12 independent judges devote the equivalent of two business days to the judging effort.

The judging process is facilitated by our long-time Pinnacle Award co-sponsors: Greer & Walker, CPA's, and the law firm of Johnston, Allison & Hord. Both are based in Charlotte.

The judges' time together is preceded by several hours of calling references on each candidate, some provided by the candidate, some not. In addition to the material provided by the nominee firms, written input is also solicited from architects/ engineers and sometimes owners.

The judges have the freedom to give no awards in a given category if they feel it has no truly exceptional candidates in that year (no grading on the curve). It truly is an honor to be recognized by one's own peers in the industry.