Construction Excellence Awards
CAGC also presented Construc-
tion Excellence Awards to five con-
tractors for their work on what the
Pinnacle Award judges deemed to
be projects of distinction.
Cool Springs Volunteer Fire De-
partment, Statesville, NC:
D. R. Reynolds Company
The 24,000 sq. ft. structure
houses local fire, EMS, sheriff, and
rescue services. The project’s
unique and sustainable features in-
clude full height block and brick, 6
inch metal studs, LED lighting, and
mechanical units operating with
high efficiency 3-phase power.
complete renovation of 19 re-
strooms, door hardware replace-
ment/additions, and a new sprinkler
system including a new fire line to
the 135,000 sq. ft. project. Batson-
Cook shortened the original sched-
ule from two summers (with an
optional third summer) to just one
summer. Novant Health Charlotte Ortho-
pedic Hospital, Charlotte, NC:
Vannoy Construction
The project included a new
three-story, 90,000 sq. ft. tower ad-
dition with renovations to the exist-
ing hospital. The project’s three
major phases included relocation of
the main hospital entrance, con-
struction of the new hospital bed
tower addition, and renovation of
multiple departments on\existing
hospital’s three floors. The project
was performed within very tight
working conditions and limited con-
struction laydown in the urban
Charlotte location.
Express Design-Build Replace-
ment of Bridge #262 over Mill
Pond, Granite Falls, NC: R. E.
Burns & Sons Company, Inc.
The existing 400 ft. bridge, built
in 1949 using timber piles and short
spans to cross Old Mill Pond/Gun-
powder Creek in Granite Falls, was
in dire need of replacement. To de-
liver the project early, R. E. Burns
doubled the crews, extended work
hours and worked weekends. Set-
backs included flooding and a tor-
nado. The contractor completed
the project on time, within budget
and without lost time incidents.
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Cary/Apex Raw Water Pump Sta-
tion and Intake Improvements,
Apex, NC: Crowder Construction
Company The pump station provides drink-
ing water to more than 250,000
people in the greater Triangle area.
All components were upgraded.
This project had with its share of
challenges, including site con-
straints, low-to-no lake water visibil-
ity, and a very aggressive schedule.
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Applied Technology Center –
Package B, Rock Hill, SC:
Batson-Cook Company
Work on the three-building, sin-
gle-story Applied Technology Cen-
ter included heating, ventilation,
and air conditioning replacement,
acoustical ceiling tile replacement,
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