Civil Contractors New South Wales 2007 Earth Award winners
Heavy traffic conditions, innovation and challenging environmental conditions and the need to work in harmony with an existing environment were features of the Civil Contractors Federation New South Wales Earth Awards, announced in Sydney on June 22.
The section winners covered construction contracts ranging from $500,000 to more than $40 million.
The New South Wales awards are the second in a series of state-based awards which will culminate with the National Awards in Alice Springs in October.
The Civil Contractors Federation Earth Awards, Australia’s premier civil construction industry awards, have undergone the most significant restructure in their 14-year history.
The awards, which are for excellence in civil construction, have been re-named The Earth Awards for Excellence in Civil Construction and have a new major sponsor with a panel of supporting sponsors and revised categories.
The Earth Awards are designed to highlight excellence in:
- Construction technique
- Environmental management
- Project management
Projects are split into a range of categories which reflect the main break-up of work done in the civil construction sector:
- Category one – project value up to $1 million
- Category two – $1 million to $5 million
- Category three – $5 million to $20 million
- Category four – $20 million to $75 million
- Category five – more than $75 million
The category winners for New South Wales are:
- Category 1 – Design and construction of Woy Woy pedestrian bridge $500,000 +
- Category 2 – The Summit – Coffs Harbour terraced living site $2m +
- Category 3 – Glebe foreshore Stage 2 $19m +
- Category 4 – Five Islands road upgrade $41m +
Each of these category winners has fulfilled the major environmental and construction requirements to qualify for “contractor of the year” in each of their categories. The winners are Waeger Group, JK Williams Contracting, Ford Civil Contracting and RTA/Theiss.
25-Jun-2007