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Cover Story - December 2003

Louisiana Contractor's Best of 2003 confers top honors to Children's Hospital expansion, LSU Academic Center

By Sam Barnes

Louisiana Contractor's "Best of 2003" project awards program voting was held in mid September and 21 winners were declared, with two awarded the highest honor.

"Best of 2003 Judges Award - Construction" honors were given to Brice Building Co. of New Orleans for the construction of the Children's Hospital ER/OR in New Orleans; and the "Best of 2003 Judges Award - Design" honors were given to Trahan Architects of Baton Rouge for the design of the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes at LSU in Baton Rouge.

This year's winners were derived from six construction categories and two design categories. Nominations were accepted from the construction industry, at large.
Official recognition of the winners will be made during an awards luncheon on Thurs., Dec. 11, 2003, at the New Orleans Airport Hilton. The Concrete and Aggregates Association of Louisiana is sponsoring the event.

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Voting for the "Best of 2003" Project Awards was conducted at the Radisson in Baton Rouge on Sept. 24 by the following panel of judges: Mike Ricca, Department of Transportation and Development of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge; Bill Temple, DOTD, Baton Rouge; Chris Town, Arkel Constructors Inc. Baton Rouge; Ann Ellis, Milton J. Womack Inc. of Baton Rouge; Don Matherne, Percy J. Matherne Contractor Inc. of Baton Rouge; Jeff Zagone, Dow Chemical of Plaquemine; Ray Polito, BASF of Geismar; Tom Sofranko, LSU School of Architecture of Baton Rouge; Gordon Brooks, College of Art & Design, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; and David Cronrath, LSU School of Architecture of Baton Rouge.

The judges based their decisions on the following criteria:

  • quality of construction or design
  • innovation
  • a project's contribution to the industry
  • a project's ability to overcome unique construction or design challenges
  • overall excellence

Winning projects were determined as follows:

  • Best of 2003 Judges Award in Construction or Design - One project determined by the judges, following a discussion, to be the best of all entries
  • Best project in a category: The project with the highest score in categories with three or more nominations
  • Award of Excellence - All projects averaging 4.0 and above (out of 5)
  • Award of Merit - All projects averaging 3.5 to 4.0 (out of 5)

Following are the winning projects for Louisiana Contractor's Best of 2003 awards program, as determined by the panel of judges:

Best of 2003 Judges Award in Construction
Children's Hospital ER/OR, New Orleans
Contractor: Brice Building Co. Inc., New Orleans | more>>

Best of 2003 Judges Award in Design
Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes,
LSU, Baton Rouge.
Architect: Trahan Architects, Baton Rouge | more>>

Best Private Building Project
New Orleans Saints Training Facility, New Orleans
Contractor: Carl E. Woodward LLC, New Orleans | more>>

Best Public Building Project
St. Tammany Parish Justice Center, Mandeville
Contractor: Brice Building Co. Inc., Metairie | more>>

Best Renovation/Restoration Project
Renaissance Arts Hotel, New Orleans
Contractor: Gibbs Construction, New Orleans | more>>

Best Transportation Project
Interstate 10 at Louisiana Avenue &
Evangeline Thruway Widening, Lafayette
Contractor: James Construction Group, Baton Rouge | more>>

Best Industrial Project (TIE)
FCCU Expansion, Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, Garyville
Contractor: Performance Contractors Inc., Baton Rouge | more>>

SM1 Modernization Project, Chevron Phillips Chemical, St. James
Contractor: Performance Contractors Inc., Baton Rouge | more>>

Best Public Architecture Project
Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium, Lafayette
Architect: Architects Southwest, Lafayette | more>>

Best Private Architecture Project
St. Martha Catholic Church, Harvey
Architect: Eskew + Dumez + Ripple, New Orleans | more>>

Awards of Excellence -

Renovation/Restoration - Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes, LSU, Baton Rouge
Contractor: The Lemoine Co. LLC, Lafayette | more>>

Electrical/Instrumentation - OxyChem DCS Project, Taft
Contractor: Triad Electric & Controls, Baton Rouge | more>>

Industrial - ExxonMobil Low-Sulfur Mogas Project, Baton Rouge
Contractor: Performance Contractors Inc., Baton Rouge | more>>

Public Architecture - Pennington Planetarium, Baton Rouge
Architect: STBP Architects, Baton Rouge | more>>

Awards of Merit -

Private Building - St. Martha's Catholic Church, Harvey
Contractor: F. H. Myers Construction, Harahan | more>>

Private Building - West Jefferson Medical Center, Oakwood Wellness Complex, Metairie
Contractor: Landis Construction Co. LLC, New Orleans | more>>

Private Building - Junior Achievement Expansion, Delgado College, New Orleans
Contractor: Broadmoor LLC, New Orleans | more>>

Public Building - Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans
Contractor: J. Caldarera & Co., New Orleans | more>>

Transportation - Cane River Bridge & Approaches, Bossier Parish
Contractor: James Construction Group, Baton Rouge | more>>

Industrial - ExxonMobil Multi-Purpose Building, Baton Rouge
Contractor: Moore Construction Inc., Baton Rouge | more>>

Industrial - 25-ton Fluid Bed Dryer Erection Project, Formosa Chemical Corp., Baton Rouge
Contractor: Harmony LLC, Baton Rouge | more>>

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