2018 ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS COMPETITION - B3

ACHIEVING NATIONAL RECOGNITION
ACEC's 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards competition showcases the year's best engineering achievements to
a national audience of clients' industry leaders and decision-makers. All National Recognition Award Winners are
recognized, and the top 36 winning projects are highlighted at the annual EEA Gala, the black-tie event known
as the "Academy Awards" of the engineering industry. This event will be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at the
Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C.
More than 700 members, guests, and dignitaries - an all-time record - attended the 2017 Engineering Excellence
Awards Gala, on April 25 in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the program's 50th anniversary. Comedian and actor
Kevin Nealon hosted the event.

ELIGIBILITY
Any engineering or surveying firm is
eligible to enter the awards program,
regardless of whether the firm is a
member of ACEC.

GENERAL CRITERIA

Both member and non-member
firm entries must be submitted
to the ACEC national competition
through an ACEC state Member
Organization (MO).

Each entry should be submitted to
the state MO in accordance with
local entry rules. Contact your state
ACEC MO office for details. Entries
submitted to the ACEC national
competition must be electronically
submitted in accordance with the rules
and requirements outlined in
this brochure.

Each state MO may submit 10
entries from its membership, plus
one member entry for every five, above
10 that were submitted. A state MO
may submit any non-member entries
judged to be legitimate candidates for
entry in the national competition.
Such non-member submittals will

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not be counted against the member
submittal limitations outlined here.

Engineering or surveying projects
that have won awards in other
state or national organizations'
programs are welcome in the ACEC
EEA competition.

Projects entered in the
competition may have been
executed anywhere in the world.
Studies and Research (Category A)
or Surveying and Mapping projects
(Category D) must have been publicly
disclosed by the client between Nov. 1,
2015 and Oct. 31, 2017. Construction
of projects (Categories B through L -
with the exception of D) must have
been substantially completed and ready
for use between Nov. 1, 2015 and Oct.
31, 2017.
See "award categories" section for the
full listing of all eligible categories.

Entries in the national competition
may be placed in any one of the
12 categories. The entering firm must
select the one category that is most
appropriate. A project may be entered
only once in any category. However,

after a project entered in Category A
has been constructed, it may be entered
in a different category - B through L -
in the year when eligible.

Each entry must consist of three
components:

nnOfficial electronic entry
nnUSB flash drive containing

submission materials

nnPhotographic display panel

Non-compliance with the rules may
disqualify an entry. Please read the
requirements thoroughly.
Note: See "Preparing Your Entry" for
the Engineering Excellence Awards.

ACEC will not be responsible
for any damages to or loss of an
entrant's official electronic entry,
USB flash drive or photographic
display panel.

The ACEC Engineering
Excellence Awards Committee
reserves the right to determine, and
change if necessary, the eligibility and
category classification of any entry.

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