Description

The General Contractors Association of Hawaii (GCA) Build Hawaii Awards recognizes the best of the best construction projects of the prior year. A panel of judges will review each nominated entry and allocate a score based on how the project met each of eight criteria. All of the judges' scores are tabulated to determine the Award of Excellence winner in each of the 18 categories.

REQUIREMENTS:

• NOMINATED PROJECTS MUST HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN 2023.
  
  
• EARLY BIRD ENTRY FORM AND $250 FEE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 5:00PM ON APRIL 26, 2024. THE ENTRY FEE AFTER APRIL 26, 2024 WILL BE $350.
  
  
• ENTRIES must be RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5:00PM ON MAY 22, 2023.
• NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED by principals or officers of firms, or with their permission.
  
  
• Different phases or elements of the same project may be entered independently, but not combined as another total project entry.

ALL ENTRIES MUST INCLUDE:

1. The completed Entry Form.
   
   
2. A maximum 75-word summary to be used for promotional materials and read at the Build Hawaii Awards program.
   
   
3. A narrative explaining how the entry meets each of the following criteria.
   • Meeting the challenge of a difficult job (20 points)
   • Excellence in project management (20 points)
   • Innovation in construction techniques or materials/value engineering (10 points)
   • Quality (10 points)
   • Sensitivity to environment and surroundings (20 points)
   • Excellence in client service (10 points)
   • Contractor's contribution to the community (10 points)
   • Safety (20 points)
     
     
4. Company logo and up to 15 high resolution photos of the project. Photos should highlight the construction process, as well as the finished project. Files should be in EPS or TIFF format and 300 dpi at minimum. This will ensure that we can scale the image as necessary while maintaining the best quality and sharpest image. Each photo should be renamed in such a way as to identify the company and project (e.g. "GCA_building01.tiff"). This will help to ensure that your photo is correctly identified and placed. Please send the logo and photos to Gladys Hagemann via email at gladys@gcahawaii.org.
   
   
5. Any supplementary materials available, including letters of commendation, press clippings from the project, programs from special events related to the project (ground breakings, ribbon cuttings, etc.) or other related material.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

The competition is open to all GCA member general contractors and specialty contractors in good-standing.