38th Annual Excellence in Concrete Project Award Winners Announced

Salem, OR – April 27, 2018  A crowd of over 325 people gathered to celebrate Oregon’s best concrete projects at the 38th Annual Excellence in Concrete Awards celebration at the Salem Convention Center.

Winning projects in sixteen unique categories were judged best in class from over 60 submitted entries.

Projects and companies are recognized for their exemplary use of concrete in building design, construction, and landscaping projects completed within the past two years in Oregon and SW Washington.

he following projects and companies are recognized for their exemplary use of concrete in building design, construction,

• Bridges    OR 18: Newberg – Dundee Bypass (Phase 1E) Newberg, OR
• Bridges Overcrossing  Peter Courtney Minto Island Bicycle & Pedestrian Bridge Salem, OR
• Commercial Porsche Beaverton Beaverton, OR
• Craftsmanship Hannah Mason Pump Station Portland, OR
• Education Kalapuya Ilihi Residence Hall Eugene, OR
• Institution Sky Lakes Medical Center Parking Garage Klamath Falls, OR
• Mixed Use Slate Portland, OR
• Office Building Crane Shed Commons Bend, OR
• Paving West Eugene EmX Extension Eugene, OR
• Precast Oakway Building Eugene, OR
• Recreation 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Eastside Bend, OR
• Residential Multi Family Couch 9 Portland, OR
• Residential Single Family Scariano Pool and Party Decks Albany, OR
• Tilt-up Majestic Brookwood Building 7 Hillsboro, OR
• Utility Lake Oswego Tigard Water Treatment Plant Expansion Lake Oswego, OR
• Warehouse Portland Bulk Terminal Portland, OR

 See More Details on Who Won 

Winners List 

The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2018 was Brad Moyes PE, SE, of
KPFF Consulting EngineersA Judge’s Choice Award was given to Hannah Mason Pump Station, Portland, Oregon.

Brad was raised in Redmond, Oregon. Brad is an OSU grad. He joined KPFF in Portland in 1974. He’s registered in 20 states. He’s a past president of ACI and SEAO. He’s a past board member of the NCSEA, National Council of Structural Engineering Associations. He’s a member of AISC, CSI, ASCE. He has been involved with the Excellence in Concrete program for more than 20 years. He has worked on and been principal in charge of countless projects with every type of material and construction ranging from the very small to the skyline altering projects out our windows in Portland. Over the years he has been a thoughtful mentor, manager, co-worker and friend. The industry will lose a significant resource when he retires.

A Judge’s Choice Award was given to Hannah Mason Pump Station, Portland, Oregon. See image below.

About the Awards Program

The Excellence in Concrete Awards program is produced by the Oregon Concrete & Aggregate Producers Association (OCAPA) and the Oregon Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (OACI).

This year’s Platinum Sponsors include: Anchor Insurance & Surety, Ash Grove Cement, BASF, Business Tribune, Cadman Materials, CalPortland, Contech Services, Inc., DJC Oregon, GCP Applied Technologies, Hooker Creek Companies, Knife River Corporation, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Lafarge, LaRusso Concrete, Lehigh Cement, Marion Construction Company, Masons Supply, Pence/Kelly Concrete, Inc., RiverBend Materials, A CRH Company, Ross Island Sand & Gravel, Whitaker/Ellis, and Wildish.

Gold Sponsors for the 2018 Excellence in Concrete Awards include:  Aggregate Resource Industries, Baker Rock Resources West, LLC, Brundage Bone Concrete Pumping,  David Evans & Associates, Inc., Gresham Transfer, Peterson Cat, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Smith Monroe Gray Engineers, Inc., Turner Construction Co.,  Walsh Construction Co., Wilsonville Concrete Products, and  Windsor Rock Products.

The Excellence In Concrete Awards program began 38 years ago, and continues today, as a way to recognize Oregon projects that use concrete in extensive or innovative ways.

It is a co-presentation of volunteer effort by the Oregon Concrete & Aggregate Producers Association and Oregon Chapter of the American Concrete Institute. Each year, the Excellence in Concrete Committee works to categorize, judge, and present all the entries.

Event photos are available here:  https://www.willabbottphoto.com/Events/EIC2018/