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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 26, 2017
(MANHEIM, PA.) The Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) recognized local member contractor firms for both top safety efforts and work performed on area construction projects during the 28th annual ABC Excellence in Construction Awards Gala. The Gala was held October 25, 2017, at the Eden Resort & Suites, Lancaster.
The EIC Overall Safety Awards Competition is open exclusively to STEP Award recipients who have achieved Gold level or higher. The awards recognize companies who exhibit a continued commitment to jobsite safety and whose safety performance and programs are judged to be exemplary.
The 2017 Overall Safety Awards recipients – listed in alpha order – included:
Company
Benchmark Construction Co., Inc. (Brownstown, PA)
Category: General Contractor – Over 50 Employees
Frey Lutz Corp. (Lancaster, PA)
Category: Specialty Contractor – Over 50 Employees
RLS Construction Group (Mechanicsburg, PA)
Category: General Contractor – Under 50 Employees
An element of surprise was included in this year’s awards program when the Project of the Year was announced. The criteria for this award were its subjective ‘WOW’ factor in the following areas (in no particular order):
- Community impact
- Client satisfaction
- Design features
- Positive notoriety or high-profile of the project
The 2017 Project of the Year was awarded to The Witmer Group for their project Burnside Bridge. The Keystone Chapter congratulates The Witmer Group., Mount Joy, for their Excellence Award submittal of this project in the Public Works/Infrastructure category. The Witmer Group, through Witmer Restoration, Inc., undertook the comprehensive restoration of the Burnside Bridge – built in 1836 – located at the Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland. Under the pressure of the National Park Service’s highest-quality standards, Witmer was bound to dismantle, repair, prep and re-assemble a national
historical landmark so that the final product was virtually indiscernible from the original. They devised an innovative system of portioning the bridge into sections, tracing each stone onto poly sheets and assigning a number to each stone. A replica map was made to place extracted stones while the under-layer work was completed. The Witmer team’s skills, innovation and determination were integral in a successful restoration of this Civil War era treasure.
This year, our Project of the Year Award finalists – listed in alpha order – included:
Company
Conewago Enterprises, Inc. (Hanover, PA)
Project: Saint Katharine Drexel Parish Church (Frederick, MD)
Category – Institutional: $2-$10 Million
Flyway Excavating, Inc. (Lititz, PA)
Project: West Lake Spillway Reconstruction & Dredging Westtown School (West Chester, PA)
Category – Public Works/Infrastructure
Frey Lutz Corp. (Lancaster, PA)
Project: Franklin & Marshall Co-Generation Project HVAC (Lancaster, PA)
Category – HVAC: $250,000 – $1 Million
Warfel Construction Company (East Petersburg, PA) with Paramount Contracting, Inc. (Lancaster, PA)
Project: Water Street Rescue Mission Makeover (Lancaster, PA)
Category – Community/Public Service
The Witmer Group (Mt. Joy, PA)
Project: Burnside Bridge (Sharpsburg, MD)
Category – Public Works/Infrastructure
Wohlsen Construction Company (Lancaster, PA)
Project: Martin Commons Dining Room and CHP Building (Mechanicsburg, PA)
Category – Institutional: $2-$10 Million
The Awards Gala was SOLD OUT with over 350 contractors, project owners, design professionals and guests in attendance to celebrate.
This year’s program featured 69 entries, judged using specific criteria regarding the quality of construction and workmanship by a panel of construction design professionals.
- The Excellence Award, the top honor, was given to the highest scoring project in each category, providing it earned at least 85 points.
- The Merit Award, second place, was given to all other projects within each category that scored 80 or more points.
The winners at the Keystone Chapter level are now eligible to enter at the National level, and compete against the best in the industry from all 70 ABC chapters, nationwide. Here are this year’s winners:
Company
|
Company Location | Project Name Category |
Project Location |
Award Level |
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Health Pavilion Expansion and Renovation Healthcare: $10-$25 Million |
Ephrata, PA | Excellence |
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Triode Media Office Renovation Renovation: Under $1 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Human Resources at Burle Industries Renovation: $1-$5 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Cross Keys Village Memory Support Residence Residential: New Multi-Unit |
New Oxford, PA | Merit |
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Luther Acres Personal Care and Independent Living Renovations Residential: Renovation Multi-Unit |
Lititz, PA | Merit |
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | E.G. Smith Corporate Office Pre-Engineered Buildings |
Sinking Spring, PA | Merit |
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Luther Acres Community Center Renovation Commercial: $2-$10 Million |
Lititz, PA | Merit |
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Fulton Theatre HVAC Replacement HVAC: $1-$5 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
CCS Building Group | Willow Street, PA | Four Seasons Restaurant at Spring Run Renovation: Under $1 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
CCS Building Group | Willow Street, PA | Penrose Carriage Homes at Dunwoody Village Residential: New Multi-Unit |
Newtown Square, PA | Merit |
CLARK, Inc. | Paradise, PA | Freedom Ranger Hatchery HVAC: Under $250,000 |
Reinholds, PA | Certificate |
CLARK, Inc. | Paradise, PA | Fulton Bank Administrative Service Center Electrical: $250,000 – $1 Million |
East Petersburg, PA | Certificate |
CLARK, Inc. | Paradise, PA | WellSpan Internal Medicine at Yorktown Medical Center HVAC: Under $250,000 |
York, PA | Excellence |
Conewago Enterprises, Inc. |
Hanover, PA | Mercersburg Academy Field House Institutional: $2-$10 Million |
Mercersburg, PA | Excellence |
Conewago Enterprises, Inc. |
Hanover, PA | St. Katharine Drexel Parish Church Institutional: $2-$10 Million |
Frederick, MD | Excellence |
James Craft & Son, Inc. | York Haven, PA | Independent Living Apartment Building, The “Lodge” at Homewood at Willow Ponds HVAC: Over $5 Million |
Frederick, MD | Excellence |
Flyway Excavating, Inc. | Lititz, PA | City of Lancaster Downtown Streetscapes Phase III Public Works/Infrastructure |
Lancaster, PA | Certificate |
Flyway Excavating, Inc. | Lititz, PA | West Lake Spillway Reconstruction and Dredging Westtown School Public Works/Infrastructure |
West Chester, PA | Excellence |
Frey Lutz Corp | Lancaster, PA | Franklin and Marshall College Co-Generation Project HVAC HVAC: $250,000 – $1 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Frey Lutz Corp | Lancaster, PA | PA College of Health Sciences Plumbing Plumbing: $1-$5 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Frey Lutz Corp | Lancaster, PA | PA College of Health Sciences HVAC HVAC: $1-$5 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
High Construction Company | Lancaster, PA | Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Institutional: $25-$50 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
High Construction Company | Lancaster, PA | Zook Ash Yoder Bridge Public Works/Infrastructure |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
Horst Construction | Lancaster, PA | Charles Frey Academic Center Institutional: $2-$10 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
Keystruct Construction, Inc. |
York, PA | Warehouse Services, Inc. Industrial: Under $2 Million |
Glen Rock, PA | Excellence |
Keystruct |
York, PA |
Penn Waste Truck Maintenance Facility Renovation: $1-$5 Million |
York, PA |
Excellence |
Keystruct Construction, Inc. |
York, PA | Susquehanna Logistics Center Industrial: $10-$25 Million |
Glen Rock, PA | Excellence |
Kinsley Construction, Inc. | York, PA | York Country Day School STEAM Facility Addition and Renovation Institutional: $10-$25 Million |
York, PA | Excellence |
B.R. Kreider & Son, Inc. | Manheim, PA | Sheetz – Bethel Sitework: Over $250,000 |
Bethel, PA | Excellence |
Legacy Electrical Services, Inc. |
Manheim, PA | FedEx Ground MAPA Fit-Out at LVC Building 1 Electrical: $250,000 – $1 Million |
Macungie, PA | Certificate |
Legacy Electrical Services, Inc. |
Manheim, PA | Kreider Farms Corporate Office Electrical: Under $250,000 |
Manheim, PA | Certificate |
Paramount Contracting, Inc. |
Lancaster, PA | Water Street Rescue Mission Makeover – Interior Finishes Interior Finishes: Under $150,000 |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Paramount Contracting, Inc. |
Lancaster, PA | Water Street Rescue Mission Makeover – Community Service Community/Public Service |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Paramount Contracting, Inc. |
Lancaster, PA | iFly Indoor Skydiving Moisture/Thermal: Over $150,000 |
King of Prussia, PA | Excellence |
Poole Anderson Construction |
Harrisburg, PA | Weis Markets Store #225 Commercial: $2-$10 Million |
Enola, PA | Excellence |
Quality Buildings, LLC | Lancaster, PA | Northwood Gardens at Kirkland Village Woodworking: Over $150,000 |
Bethlehem, PA | Certificate |
Quality Buildings, LLC | Lancaster, PA | Worthington Building C Woodworking: Over $150,000 |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
Reynolds Enterprises, Inc. | Harrisburg, PA | Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory at Hershey Gardens Commercial: $2-$10 Million |
Hershey, PA | Merit |
Paul Risk Construction | Quarryville, PA | A Beacon on the Hill Miscellaneous/Special Projects |
New Holland, PA | Excellence |
Paul Risk Construction | Quarryville, PA | The Rehab at Shannondell Institutional: $25-$50 Million |
Audubon, PA | Merit |
Smucker Company | Smoketown, PA | PA College of Health Sciences Offices, New Classroom, Laboratories & Training Areas Interior Finishes: Over $150,000 |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Smucker Company | Smoketown, PA | York Country Day School Additions & Renovations Interior Finishes: Over $150,000 |
York, PA | Excellence |
Smucker Company | Smoketown, PA | Frey Center for Lancaster Bible College Metal Work: Over $150,000 |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Smucker Company | Smoketown, PA | Shannondell Meadows II Building Metal Work: Over $150,000 |
Audubon, PA | Merit |
Wagman Construction, Inc. |
York, PA | Homewood at Willow Ponds Residential: New Multi-Unit |
Frederick, MD | Merit |
Wagman Construction, Inc. |
York, PA | Asbury/Bethany Village Richard D. Rife Center Commercial: $2-$10 Million |
Mechanicsburg, PA | Merit |
Wagman Construction, Inc. |
York, PA | Whitetail Resort Expansion Institutional: $2-$10 Million |
Mercersburg, PA | Merit |
Warfel Construction Company |
East Petersburg, PA | Hess Bros. Fruit Company Packaging and Distribution Center Renovation: Over $5 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Warfel Construction Company |
East Petersburg, PA | Woodcrest Villa VIVA Centre Commercial: $10-$25 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Warfel Construction Company |
East Petersburg, PA | Mission Makeover Community/Public Service |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Warfel Construction Company |
East Petersburg, PA | Village Center Bistro Renovations Renovation: $1-$5 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
Warfel Construction Company |
East Petersburg, PA | Artman Renovations Residential: Renovation Multi-Unit |
Ambler, PA | Merit |
Warfel Construction Company |
East Petersburg, PA | Athletic and Recreation Pavilion Institutional: $10-$25 Million |
Radnor, PA | Merit |
H.L. Wiker, Inc. | Lancaster, PA | Longwood Gardens Overflow Parking Facility Sitework: Over $250,000 |
Kennett Square, PA | Excellence |
The Witmer Group | Mount Joy, PA | Burnside Bridge Public Works/Infrastructure |
Sharpsburg, MD | Excellence & Project of the Year |
The Witmer Group | Mount Joy, PA | Reading Hospital – 7th Avenue Building Masonry: Over $250,000 |
Reading, PA | Excellence |
Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Lancaster Regional Medical Center – Outpatient Center Healthcare: $2-$10 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Grand Lodge Canopy & Wellness Center – Woodworking Woodworking: Over $150,000 |
Elizabethtown, PA | Excellence |
Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Signature Senior Living – Personal Care and Memory Support Community Woodworking: Over $150,000 |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Signature Senior Living – Personal Care and Memory Support Community Residential: New Multi-Unit |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Freemasons Personal Care Renovation Residential: Renovation Multi-Unit |
Elizabethtown, PA | Excellence |
Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Lancaster Farm Fresh – Packaging Facility Pre-Engineered Buildings |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Martin Commons Dining Room and CHP Building Institutional: $2-$10 Million |
Mechanicsburg, PA | Excellence |
Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Grand Lodge Canopy Concrete: Under $250,000 |
Elizabethtown, PA | Excellence |
Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Rooster’s Corner Woodworking Shop Community/Public Service |
Elizabethtown, PA | Excellence |
Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Yorktowne Pulmonary Rehabilitation Renovation Medical Renovations: Under $1 Million |
York, PA | Excellence |
Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Lebanon Valley Advanced Care Center Medical Renovation: Over $5 Million |
Annville, PA | Excellence |
Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Grand Lodge Wellness and Canopy Renovation: $1-$5 Million |
Elizabethtown, PA | Merit |
Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Clinics Building Renovations Commercial: $2-$10 Million |
Elizabethtown, PA | Merit |
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The Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) is a construction trade association based out of Manheim, Pennsylvania, representing nearly 600 construction-related firms. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC and its 70 chapters help members win work and deliver that work safely, ethically, and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which they work. Visit us at abckeystone.org.