On May 19th, 2016, IPI celebrated its 7th Annual Partnering Awards Ceremony.  Owners, Contractors, Facilitators, CMs, Designers, and other associated Construction professionals dedicated to construction culture change, gathered at the Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront to Celebrate the most collaborative organizations and Project Teams.

• 10/15: ratio of award winning projects with no recordables
• 80% of projects came in on time or early
• 10/15: ratio of award winning projects completed on or under budget

According to the project teams in 2015:  $1 spent on Partnering led to $114 Savings for the Project

The 2016 IPI Industry Awards go to…

Industry Awards honor Organizations and Individuals who have worked to make the industry more collaborative.

 

IPI Partnering Champion (IPI's Highest Honor):

DeSilva Gates

 

 

IPI Chairman's Award:

• Roddy Boggus
  

IPI Professional Facilitator Certifications

Master Level Facilitator (251 sessions)

• Cinda Bond, MIPI - Orgmetrics

Senior Level Facilitator (100 sessions)

• Clare Singleton, SIPI - Orgmetrics

Certified Professional Facilitator (54 sessions)

• Rob Reaugh, IPI - Orgmetrics
  

Partnering Pilots

• SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  
• City of Petaluma
  
• Port of Oakland

Partnering Ambassadors

• Hensel Phelps
• Ghilotti Bros, Inc.
• DeSilva Gates Construction
• WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

Congratulations to the 2016 Winners of the John L. Martin Partnered Project of the Year Awards (PPY)!

The PPY Awards honor Project Teams who have exhibited the highest levels of collaboration on projects completed in 2015.

Civil Construction Mega Projects - $250 Million Plus

RUBY LEVEL

Exposition Phase 2 Light Rail Project - Santa Monica, CA

Owner: LA Metro

Prime: Skanska – Rados Joint Venture

Designer: WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

Partnering Facilitator: Ventura Consulting Group

 

Civil Construction Projects-

$25 Million - $250 Million

SAPPHIRE LEVEL

I-80; Silver Creek to Wanship Project, Summit County, UT

Owner: Utah Department of Transportation

Prime: Geneva Rock Products

Facilitator: Intrepid Company

Partnering Facilitator: Penna Powers

 

Civil Construction Projects-

$25 Million - $250 Million

RUBY LEVEL   

SR-154; Bangerter at Redwood Road Interchange Project, Salt Lake City, UT

Owner: Utah Department of Transportation Region 2

Prime: Wadsworth Brothers Construction

Designer: Wilson & Company

Partnering Facilitator: Jacques & Associates

 

Civil Construction Projects-

$25 Million - $250 Million

RUBY LEVEL

Runway Safety Area Improvements
—North Field, Oakland International Airport, Oakland, CA

Owner: Port of Oakland

Prime: Gallagher & Burk, Inc.

Designer and CM: Kimley – Horn and Associates, Inc.

Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

Subcontractor: Royal Electric

Stakeholders: FAA – San Francisco Airports Districts Office, Air Traffic Organization NAVAIDS Engineering Center, Technical Services Program Operations Group

Civil Construction Projects- Under $25 Million

SAPPHIRE

San Francisco Int’l Airport, Taxiway Z1
Blast Deflector and Associated Improvements Project,
San Francisco International Airport

Owner: City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission

Prime: Gallagher & Burk, Inc.

Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

 

Civil Construction Projects- Under $25 Million

SAPPHIRE

Kingsbury Grade Reconstruction CMAR, Douglas County, NV

Owner: Nevada Department of Transportation

Prime: Q&D Construction, Inc.

Partnering Facilitator: Ventura Consulting Group

 

 

Civil Construction Projects- Under $25 Million

RUBY LEVEL

Avens Bridge Route 670 Project, Bristol District, VA

Owner: Virginia Department of Transportation

Prime: Orders Construction Company, Inc.

Designer: AECOM

Partnering Facilitator: James D. Phillips, PhD

 

 

Civil Construction Projects- Under $25 Million

RUBY LEVEL

Caltrans 08-OK2804, I-40 Rehabilitation Project,
San Bernardino County, CA

Owner: California Department of Transportation

Prime: Security Paving

Partnering Facilitator: Ventura Consulting Group

 

 

Civil Construction Projects-Under $25 Million

RUBY LEVEL

Meeks Bay, Lake Tahoe Project, South Lake Tahoe, CA

Owner: California Department of Transportation

Prime: Diablo Contractors, Inc.

Partnering Facilitator: Pinnacle Leadership Group

 

 

Civil Construction Projects-Under $25 Million

RUBY LEVEL

State Route 86 from Sells to Fresnal Improvement Project, Pima County, AZ

Owner: Arizona Department of Transportation

Prime: Combs Construction Company, Inc.

Designer: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Partnering Facilitator: Linda Ritter, Arizona Department of Transportation

 

Civil Construction Projects- Under $25 Million

DIAMOND LEVEL

PSHIA, Terminal 4 South Apron ASR Reconstruction,

Phoenix, AZ

Owner: City of Phoenix Aviation Department

Prime: J. Banicki Construction, Inc.

Designer: AECOM

Partnering Facilitator: Productivity Through People, Inc.

Buildings/Public Infrastructure Projects - $25M - $250M

SAPPHIRE LEVEL

San Francisco International Airport Replacement Airport Traffic Control Tower and Integrated Facilities,
San Francisco, CA

Owner: City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission

Prime: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.

Designer: Fentress Architects

Construction Manager: T2 Partners

Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

Buildings/Public Infrastructure Projects- $25M - $250M

DIAMOND LEVEL

SLAC  National Accelerator Laboratory-Science User and Support Building, Menlo Park, CA

Owner: Department of Energy/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Prime: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.

Designer: KMD Architects

Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

 

Buildings/Public Infrastructure Projects- Under $25 Million

SAPPHIRE LEVEL

East Washington Park—Phase 1, Petaluma, CA

Owner: City of Petaluma

Prime: Ghilotti Bros., Inc

Designer: GHD, Inc.

Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

Buildings/Public Infrastructure Projects- Under $25 Million

SAPPHIRE LEVEL

Pier 49 (J-1) Sewer Upgrade, San Francisco, CA

Owner: Port of San Francisco

Prime: Schembri Construction Inc.

Designer: San Francisco Department of Public Works Design and Engineering

Partnering Facilitator: JBRomm PhD Partnering Facilitation & Consulting Services

 

HONORABLE MENTION PROJECTS

I-40 Bridges Fast fix 8 Project, Nashville, TN

Owner: Tennessee Department of Transportation

Prime: Kiewit Infrastructure South Co.

Designer: Gresham, Smith and Partners

Partnering Facilitator: FMI Corporation

 

US 6 Bridges Design Build Project, Denver, CO

Owner: Colorado Department of Transportation

Prime: Kraemer North America, LLC

Designer: Felsburg Holt & Ullevig, Inc.

Partnering Facilitator: Productivity Through People, Inc.

 

 

You can check out all of the IPI Awards event photos here.
Photo credit: Jeff Rumans Photography

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