History of Excellence Awards
The Engineering Excellence Awards is an annual design competition that recognizes engineering achievements demonstrating the highest degree of merit and ingenuity. For the past 30 years, the award has celebrated engineers' most innovative projects and studies. For a printable PDF version of the following information, click here.
2009 Engineering Excellence
October 24th – Wild Horse Pass Resort, Chandler
Grand Awards
Carollo Engineers, P.C.: Agua Viva Water Treatment Facility Final Phase, City of Yuma
GHD, Inc.: Downtown Scottsdale Booster Station, City of Scottsdale
J2 Engineering and Environmental Design: Water Tower Plaza, Town of Gilbert
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.: Isaac Middle School Pedestrian Bridge, City of Phoenix
Parsons Brinckerhoff: METRO Light Rail System, Valley Metro Rail, Inc.
Project Engineering Consultants, Ltd.: 35th Ave. & Peoria Pipe Bursting Project, City of Phoenix
Stanley Consultants: HOV Bridges, Arizona Department of Transportation
URS Corporation: United Verde Acid Rock Drainage Project, Freeport-McMoRan Corporation
Honor Awards
Carollo Engineers, P.C.: Agua Viva Water Treatment Facility Final Phase, City of Yuma
GHD, Inc.: Downtown Scottsdale Booster Station, City of Scottsdale
J2 Engineering and Environmental Design: Water Tower Plaza, Town of Gilbert
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.: Isaac Middle School Pedestrian Bridge, City of Phoenix
Parsons Brinckerhoff: METRO Light Rail System, Valley Metro Rail, Inc.
Project Engineering Consultants, Ltd.: 35th Ave. & Peoria Pipe Bursting Project, City of Phoenix
Stanley Consultants: HOV Bridges, Arizona Department of Transportation
URS Corporation: United Verde Acid Rock Drainage Project, Freeport-McMoRan Corporation
2008 Engineering Excellence
November 15th – La Paloma Resort, Tucson
Grand Awards
Black & Veatch Corporation: Glendale Oasis Water Campus, City of Glendale
Burns & McDonnell: Cholla Station Unit 4 AQCS Upgrade, Arizona Public Service and Pacificorp
Gannett Fleming, Inc.: Strengthening a Bridge, Connecting a City, City of Phoenix
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.: Glendale Park & Ride, City of Glendale Transit/Transportation Dept.
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants: Pervious Concrete Pavement, City of Phoenix
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.: Ironwood-Gantzel Roadway, Pinal Co. Dept. of Public Works
LSW Engineers Arizona, Inc.: Innovative Lab Strategies, Arizona State Health Lab and ADOA
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.: Scottsdale CAP GAC Facility, City of Scottsdale
Stanley Consultants, Inc.: Red Mountain Freeway, Arizona Department of Transportation
URS Corporation: Cooling Water Reservoirs, APS Palo Verde
Honor Awards
CMX, LLC: Parque de Santa Cruz, Barclay Creswin Tucson Spectrum, L.P. and City of Tucson
Engineering and Environmental Consultants, Inc.: Mt. Lemmon Watershed Study, Pima County
Engineering and Environmental Consultants, Inc.: Craycroft Road, Pima County DOT
Gannett Fleming, Inc.: Phoenix Pipe Bursting Project, City of Phoenix
Greeley & Hansen, LLC: Optimization Master Plan, Pima County Wastewater Reclamation Dept
HDR Engineering Inc.: James M. Tripp Reservoir, Metropolitan Domestic Water Improvement Dist.
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.: Downtown Pedestrian Enhancements, City of Glendale
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.: Runway and Taxiway Extension, City of Flagstaff
Kleinfelder, Inc.: ADAIR Park Brownfield Remediation, Yuma County Department of Public Works
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.: Cotton Lane MC85 to Estrella Parkway, Maricopa County
Psomas: Tangerine Farms Road Improvement District, Town of Marana
RBF Consulting: Cave Creek Water Upgrades, Town of Cave Creek
Stanley Consultants Inc.: Sonoqui Wash Channel, Flood Control District of Maricopa County
Structural Grace, Inc.: Stone Stacked Walls, DMB Associates, Inc.
T.Y. Lin International: Tempe Town Lake Light Rail Bridge, Valley Metro Rail
2007 Engineering Excellence
October 13th – Glendale Renaissance Hotel & Spa
Grand Awards
AZTEC Engineering: SR 260, MP 259-263 Wildlife Fencing, Arizona Department of Transportation
David Evans and Associates, Inc.: Low Distortion Projection, City of Surprise
Energy Systems Design, Inc.: Wells Fargo Data Center, Wells Fargo Tempe Operation Center
Engineering and Environmental Consultants, Inc.: CAP Basin Sports Complex, City of Scottsdale
Premier Engineering Corporation: Camelback Pedestrian Underpass, City of Phoenix
Structural Grace, Inc.: Tempe Town Lake Bridge, Valley Metro Rail
Honor Awards
AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.: 35th Avenue Bridge Over the Salt River, City of Phoenix
AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.: Drainage Design Manual, Flood Control Dist. of Maricopa Co.
Black & Veatch/McCarthy Construction Joint Venture: Lake Pleasant Water Treatment Plant D/B
Brown and Caldwell: Gravity Belt Thickener, Pima County Wastewater Management Department
Carollo Engineers, P.C./Brown and Caldwell: Greenfield Water Reclamation Plant, City of
Mesa/Town of Gilbert/Town of Queen Creek
CH2M Hill: Arsenic Treatment at Site 115, City of Scottsdale Water Resources Department
CH2M Hill: Glendale Water Safety System, City of Glendale
Coe & Van Loo Consultants, Inc.: White Tank Alluvial Fan 37A, Lennar Communities Development
Damon S. Williams Associates, LLC: Scottsdale Water Campus Phase III, City of Scottsdale
Entellus, Inc.: Pima Road Design, City of Scottsdale
Entellus, Inc.: Pinal County – Area Drainage Master Plan Phase A & B, Pinal County
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.: Ports of Entry Planning & Design Guidance Manual, ADOT, Motor Vehicle Div.
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.: Grand & 59th Intersection, Arizona Department of Transportation
Stanley Consultants, Inc.: Lake Pleasant 78” Water Main, City of Phoenix
Z & H Engineering, Inc.: Large Aircraft Apron, Marana Regional Airport
2006 Engineering Excellence
October 14th – The Phoenix Country Club
Grand Awards
AZTEC Engineering: Rockfall Containment and Safety, Arizona Department of Transportation
Black & Veatch: Chaparral Water Treatment Plant, City of Scottsdale
Brown and Caldwell: Val Vista Transmission Main, City of Phoenix
J2 Engineering and Environmental Design, LLC: Gilbert Basin Parks Project, Town of Gilbert
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.: Rental Car Center ATIS, Maricopa County DOT
Nabar Stanley Brown, Inc.: Rental Car Center, Client TranSystems Corporation,
Owner City of Phoenix Aviation Dept.
Premier Engineering Corporation/Jaber Engineering Consulting: I-40 Sunshine BNSFRR – OP WB
Deck Replacement, Arizona Department of Transportation
TranSystems Corporation: Maryland Avenue Pedestrian & Bicycle Bridge over I-17, City of Phoenix
Honor Awards
AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.: McMicken Dam, Flood Control District of Maricopa County
Brown and Caldwell: Innovative Mapping Solution, City of Phoenix
Carollo Engineers: Tonopah Desert Recharge, Central Arizona Water Conservation District
Damon S. Williams Associates, LLC: Gold Canyon WRF Expansion, Algonquin Water Services
Entellus, Inc.: 83rd Avenue Lift Station, City of Glendale Utilities Department
HDR Engineering: Phoenix North Transfer Station/MRF, City of Phoenix Public Works Department
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.: US 60 Truck Escape Ramp, ADOT – Globe District
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.: CAP WTP Expansion, City of Scottsdale
MMLA Psomas: Gates Pass Road Safety Improvement, Pima County, Traffic Engineering Division
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.: Fourth Street Railroad Crossing, City of Flagstaff
PBS&J: Agua Fria Linear Recharge, City of Phoenix Water Services Department
RBF Consulting: Sundance Arsenic Treatment Plant, Meritage Homes and Town of Buckeye
Stanley Consultants, Inc.: Anthem, Arizona; Pulte Home Corporation
Stantec Consulting Inc.: El Rio Watercourse Master Plan, Flood Control District of Maricopa County
Structural Grace, Inc.: Bridge Aesthetic Design Study, Maricopa County DOT
Tetra Tech, Inc.: Kino Environmental Restoration, US Army Corp of Engineers and Pima County
TranSystems Corporation: Hereford Road Bridge Replacement, Cochise County
URS Corporation: US 93 Burro Creek Bridge, ADOT – Kingman District
Wilson & Company, Inc.: Kyrene Reclamation Plant, City of Tempe Water Utilities Department
2005 Engineering Excellence
October 15th – The Heard Museum
Grand Awards
CH2M Hill: Rio Salado Environment Restoration Project
Carollo Engineers, PC: City of Yuma Desert Dunes WRF
Energy Systems Design, Inc.: Sky High Challenge: Central Plant Replacement
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants: State-of-the-Art SCADA System
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.: SR 51 HOV Lanes, I-10 to Shea Blvd.
RBF Consulting: Maricopa Geodetic Densification & Cadastral Survey
R S Engineering: General Hitchcock Highway
Structural Grace, Inc.: DC Ranch Development
Honor Awards
AMEC Infrastructure: Sewer Improvement District #2
AZTEC Engineering: Realigned Greenfield Road
AZTEC Engineering: SuperRedTan TI, Phase 1
Brown and Caldwell: Arizona’s Largest Assessment
Brown and Caldwell: PV Fire Flow Capacity Study
Carollo Engineers, PC: Casa Grande WRF Phase 2 Exp
Dibble & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.: Well 8 Water Production Plant
Entellus, Inc.: Ironwood-Gantzel Roadway
HDR Engineering: Cholla Water Treatment Plant
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.: SR 87 Reconfiguration
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.: SR95, Lake Havasu City
Wilson & Company, Inc.: Jomax Water Reclamation Facility
2004 Engineering Excellence
October 23rd – Wigwam Resort
Grand Awards
Aztec Engineering: Peoria Railway Underpass
Brown and Caldwell: 91st Avenue Solids Thickening
CSA Engineering, Inc.: 91st Avenue WWTP Chlorine Design
Entellus: Wittmann Area Drainage Master Study Update
EEC: RCRA Closure – OB/OD Pits
Jacobs Civil, Inc.: US60/SR79 Florence Junction TI
LSW Engineers Arizona, Inc.: Phoenix Fire Station 50
SVR, Inc.: Kyrene Monte Vista Pedestrian Bridge
Honor Awards
Aztec Engineering: Happy Valley Road 35th to I-17
Brooks Engineers/Dibble Engineering: Doubletree Ranch Road
Carollo Engineers, P.C.: Hayden Road Pump Station
Carollo Engineers, P.C.: 4MG Reservoir Design-Build
Carollo Engineers, P.C.: Integrated Master Plan
CDM: Gilbert Sewer Rehabilitation
Coe & Van Loo Consultants: Verrado Water Infrastructure Projects
DMJM+Harris, Inc.: Bethany Home/Grand Canal
Greeley and Hanson LLC: A Model Makeover for WWTP
Jacobs Civil, Inc.: SR 260 Christopher Creek
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.: Rio Salado Town Lake Marina
Narasimhan Consulting Services, Inc.: Well 280 Arsenic Treatment Facility
RBF Consulting: City of Surprise Water Master Plan
Stanley Consultants, Inc.: Santan/Price Freeway TI
Stanley Consultants, Inc.: Pinewood Wastewater Plant
Structural Grace, Inc.: Verrado Way Over Lost Creek
TranSystems Corporation: Patriot’s Bridge
2003 Engineering Excellence
October 4th – Scottsdale Conference Center
Grand Awards
Carollo Engineers, P.C.: Gilbert Water Treatment Plant Expansion, Phase 2, Town of Gilbert
Grommes-Meade Engineering, Inc.: DHL AMIS Data Center, DHL Express
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.: Acrylic Copolymers at PIR, Phoenix Speedway Corp.
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.: APS RSG Transportation Project, Arizona Public Service
Nabar Stanley Brown, Inc. Consulting Structural Engineers: Terminal 4 Parking Expansion,
City of Phoenix Aviation Department
Parsons: US 60 Design Build Project, Arizona Department of Transportation
T.Y. Lin International: Diamondback Bridge, City of Tucson Department of Transportation
Honor Awards
AZTEC Engineering: Gateway to Verrado, ADOT
AZTEC Engineering: SR 51, Bell Road to Pima Freeway, ADOT
Brown and Caldwell: Unlined Sewer Assessment, City of Phoenix/Sub-Regional Operating Group
Brown and Caldwell: NBC Corridor Infrastructure, City of Phoenix
Burgess & Niple, Inc.: Hidden Manor Subdivision, City of Glendale
Damon S. Williams Associates: Anthem MFWTP Expansion, AZ American Water Co.
Entellus: Broadway Road Improvements, City of Mesa
Entranco: I-19 and Valencia Road, T.I., ADOT
HDR: Duncan Gila River Bridge, ADOT
Kimley-Horn: Reconstruction of Center Roadway, City of Phoenix Aviation Dept.
Kirkham-Michael: Happy Valley Road, City of Phoenix Street Transportation Dept.
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.: Clearwater Recharge Facility, Tucson Water
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas: SR 260, Preacher Canyon, ADOT
Primatech: Glendale Zone Split & PRV Installation, City of Glendale
RBF Consulting: Storm Water Management Plan, City of Peoria
Stanley Consultants: Laveen Lift Station, City of Phoenix
Stanley Consultants: Scottsdale Pump Station, City of Scottsdale
URS Corporation: US 60 Intermediate Traffic Interchange, ADOT
Wilbur Smith Associates: Nogales CyberPort Project, ADOT
For a complete history of winners dating back to 1981, please click here.