2026 Awards
DISASTER OR EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION/REPAIR CATEGORY
Less than $5 Million
US 60 Emergency Repairs
Owner: Arizona Department of Transportation
Contractor: Ames Construction
Lead Designer: Lorna
$25 Million - $75 Million
Rawhide Wash Flood Hazard Mitigation CMAR
Owner: Maricopa County Flood Control District
Contractor: Rummel Construction, Inc.
Lead Designer: JE Fuller
More than $75 Million
Schultz/Pipeline Post-Wildfire Flood Mitigation System
Owner: Coconino County Flood Control District
Contractor: Tiffany Construction Company
Lead Designer: Civiltec Engineering, Inc.
ENVIRONMENT CATEGORY
Less than $5 Million
Santa Cruz River Wildlife Ramp
Owner: Pima County Flood Control District
Contractor: Borderland Construction Company, Inc.
Lead Designer: Solis Engineering Co.
$5 Million - $25 Million
Detroit Basin/Gazelle Meadows Park Storm System and Associated Improvements CMAR
Owner: City of Chandler Public Works & Utilities, Capital Projects
Contractor: Achen-Gardner Construction
Lead Designer: Entellus, Inc.
$25 Million - $75 Million
27th Avenue Materials Recycling Facility Upgrades Project
Owner: City of Phoenix Public Works Department & Vertical Project Management
Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies
Lead Designer: GFT Infrastructure, Inc.
More than $75 Million
Central Mesa Reuse Pipeline Project
Owner: City of Mesa – Engineering Department
Contractor: Garney
Lead Designer: Dibble
STRUCTURES CATEGORY
Less than $5 Million
ASU Nelson Fine Arts Center Music Plaza Redevelopment
Owner: Arizona State University Facilities Development and Management
Contractor: Skanska
Lead Designer: CVL Consultants
$5 Million - $25 Million
Tumbleweed Park Pickleball Facility
Owner: City of Chandler Community Services
Contractor: Hunter Contracting Co.
Lead Designer: Dig Studio
$25 Million - $75 Million
Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner
Owner: Pima County Project Design & Construction
Contractor: Kitchell
Lead Designer: SmithGroup
$25 Million - $75 Million
Yuma County Administration Services Building
Owner: Yuma County Engineering Department
Contractor: Pilkington Construction
Lead Designer: Kitchell
More than $75 Million
City of Tempe Municipal Operations Center
Owner: City of Tempe Engineering
Contractor: Haydon Building Corporation
Lead Designer: Kitchell
TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY
Less than $5 Million
91st Avenue Reconstruction, Grand Avenue to Cactus Road
Owner: City of Peoria Public Works
Contractor: Nesbitt Contracting Co.
Lead Designer: N/A
$5 Million - $25 Million
Combs Road and Kenworthy Road Improvements
Owner: Pinal County Development Services Public Works Department
Contractor: Sunland Asphalt & Construction, LLC
Lead Designer: TRACE/Dibble
$25 Million - $75 Million
Twin Peaks Rattlesnake Pass Widening
Owner: Town of Marana Public Works
Contractor: Hunter Contracting Co.
Lead Designer: SCE Engineering
More than $75 Million
South Central Extension/Downtown Hub
Owner: Valley Metro
Contractor: Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.
Lead Designer: AECOM
SMALL CITIES/RURAL COMMUNITIES CATEGORY
Transportation
Main and 10th Street Roundabout
Owner: City of Cottonwood
Contractor: Combs Construction Company, Inc.
Lead Designer: Point Engineers
BEST IN SHOW
To Be Revealed at the Awards Ceremony
National Award Winners
DISASTER OR EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION/REPAIR CATEGORY: $25 Million - $75 Million
Rawhide Wash Flood Hazard Mitigation CMAR
Owner: Maricopa County Flood Control District
Contractor: Rummel Construction, Inc.
Lead Designer: JE Fuller
ENVIRONMENT CATEGORY: Less than $5 Million
Santa Cruz River Wildlife Ramp
Owner: Pima County Flood Control District
Contractor: Borderland Construction Company, Inc.
Lead Designer: Solis Engineering Co.
TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY: $5 Million - $25 Million
Combs Road and Kenworthy Road Improvements
Owner: Pinal County Development Services Public Works Department
Contractor: Sunland Asphalt & Construction, LLC
Lead Designer: TRACE/Dibble