2020 Excellence in Engineering Awards 

Call for nominations for the 2020 Excellence in Engineering Awards!

NOW IS THE TIME TO ENTER YOUR GREAT PROJECT OR NOMINATE SOMEONE YOU THINK DESERVES THE HONOR

Call for Entries

DEADLINE: January 20, 2020

WHO MAY ENTER

Persons, agencies, consultants, contractors and water utilities (hereafter referred to as Nominees) who will soon or have recently completed a water supply, treatment, storage, or conveyance project or planning study in Idaho, Oregon, or Washington. Nominees must be members in good standing with PNWS-AWWA. All projects must be in some way related to drinking water and demonstrate “Excellence in Engineering.”

 Each Nominee is limited to two entries.

WHAT TO ENTER

Outstanding drinking water related Engineering projects which have led to overall cost savings to the water using community, provided enhanced safety to the public and/or water resources, resulted in extended asset service life, integrated a cutting-edge technology in the design, or other criteria that is representative of "Excellence in Engineering". The following criteria are required for all entries:

• Projects must be submitted within 2 years of final acceptance of construction (or within 2 years of final deliverable for planning projects).
• Projects shall not have been previously submitted for consideration for this award. (Submitting a project multiple years for consideration is not allowed.)

Awards will be given in three categories:

• Best Large Engineering Works Project (construction cost over $5,000,000)
• Best Small Engineering Works Project (construction cost of less than $5,000,000)
• Best Engineering Planning Project

HOW TO ENTER

Submit an electronic nomination packet which includes the following:

1. Fill out online nomination form.
2. Project narrative (see box at left).  Narrative shall not exceed three single-sided pages, not including supporting material.
3. Supporting material such as:
   • Project drawings/select plan sheets
   • Maps, figures, or charts
   • Newspaper articles
   • Letters
   • Photographs
   • Visual aids
   • Other relevant information

A $100 entry fee must be received prior to the Entry Deadline for a project to be considered.

Project narrative and supporting materials shall be emailed to Joelle Bennett in .pdf format.  Contact Joelle at 503-941-4577 for a secure dropbox for uploading files that exceed email size restrictions.

JUDGING CRITERIA

The Engineering Committee will be looking for outstanding water related projects for consideration for the 2020 award which have shown the following:

•  Creativity and innovation in planning or design,
• Overall cost savings to the water using community,
• Enhanced safety to the public and/or water resources,
• Extended asset service life,
• Integration of cutting edge technology, and
• Sustainability.

WHO JUDGES THE ENTRIES?

An independent panel of professionals from the engineering industry will judge the entries. Nominations for awards will be reviewed by a jury of three or more independent judges including members of the PNWS-AWWA Engineering Committee and at least one outside judge.

ENTRY DEADLINE

All entries must be received on or before January 20, 2020 to be considered. Judging will take place during late January 2020.

WINNING NOMINEES

Nominees will be notified of judged results by February 14, 2020. The winning nominees will be announced during the Best Tasting Water results at the PNWS-AWWA Conference in Spokane, WA.

Each winning team will receive one award plaque at the Conference. Additional plaques may be purchased by the winning teams at a cost of $100 per plaque. 

Each winner will also be provided an opportunity to create a poster describing their project that will be prominently displaced during the entire conference.

Online Nomination Form