Projects at Union Station, Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. and Ballpark Village are among the 2014 Keystone Award winners from Associated General Contractors of St. Louis.
Rather than recognizing beauty, the annual awards to go contractors successful in overcoming challenges. Judges chose the winners from among nearly 30 finalists in the construction of educational and medical facilities, entertainment venues, laboratories, power plants and factories.
AGC of St. Louis represents nearly 400 commercial, industrial, heavy and highway contractors, industry partners and related firms. The organization’s 17th annual Keystone Awards ceremony was held Thursday night at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis. Also recognized were First Place Specialty Contractors in 11 disciplines and Specialty Contractor of the Year.
The 2014 awards:
General Contractor/Construction Manager/
Prime Contractor
Project Under $10 million
Paric Corp.
Project • Union Station Grand Hall and Market
Owner • USH LLC
General Contractor/Construction Manager/
Prime Contractor
Project Over $10 million
BSI Constructors Inc.
Project • STEM + C4C Building
Owner • Mary Institute and St. Louis County Day School (MICDS)
General Contractor/Construction Manager/
Prime Contractor
Industrial / Infrastructure
Tarlton Corp.
Project • High Speed Balance Facility Addition
Owner • Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis (MD&A)
Interior Build-Out
Project $1 million to $5 million
H.B.D. Construction Inc.
Project • Urban Chestnut Brewing Co.
Owner • Green Street Manchester Investors LLC
Interior Build Out
Project Over $5 million
Alberici Healthcare
Project • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit & Bob Costas Cancer Center
Owner • Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center
Specialty Contractor/Subcontractor
Industrial / Infrastructure
ACME Constructors Inc.
Project • Checked Baggage Inspection System, Terminals 1 and 2
Owner • Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
Specialty Contractor/Subcontractor
Building Construction
Project Under $1 million
Hayward Baker Inc.
Project • Blessing Hospital Patient Tower Expansion
Owner • Blessing Hospital, Quincy, Ill.
Specialty Contractor/Subcontractor
Building Construction
Project $1 million to $5 million
icon Mechanical Construction and Engineering LLC
Project • Wexford @4240 core and shell historic restoration
Owner • Wexford Science and Technology
Specialty Contractor/Subcontractor
Building Construction
Project Over $5 million
Guarantee Electrical Co.
Project • Ballpark Village
Owner • The Cordish Cos.
Sustainable Construction
PayneCrest Electric Inc.
Project • Solana Concentrated Solar Power Plant
Owner • Abengoa Solar Inc.
2014 Specialty Contractor
of the Year Awards
First Place Awards, by discipline
Concrete/ Paving: Byrne & Jones Construction
Earthwork and utilities: Budrovich Excavating & Contracting
Electrical: Kaemmerlen Electric Co.
Environmental remediation and demolition: Spirtas Wrecking Co.
Finishes, openings and fixtures: T. J. Wies Contracting Inc.
HVAC/piping: Rock Hill Mechanical Corp.
Masonry: Grant Masonry Contracting Co. Inc.
Plumbing and fire protection: Ahern Fire Protection, Division of J.F. Ahern Co.
Structural and finish carpentry: Waterhout Construction, Inc.
Structural and finish metals: ACME Erectors Inc.
Thermal and moisture protection: Kirberg Co.
Specialty contractor of the year: Grant Masonry Contracting Inc.