PROGRAMMING NOTE: July Conference to Award 2025 Project of the Year Winners

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(L-R) PDCA E.D. Frank Peters, Past Pres. Buck Darling, 2026 Pres. Chris Normand intoduce 2025 Project of the Year, Association Awards Program at Annual Conference in San Antonio
 
The April 10th deadline has come and gone for PDCA members aspiring to compete in the 2026 Project of the Year Awards program. It was another huge showing of submissions, resulting in several categories which are queued-up to be spirited contests. All projects submitted by the due date are now under review, and the PDCA judges panel will be returning their score sheets in coming weeks. If you submitted a project that eventually wins a 2026 award, you and your project team will be publicly introduced and celebrated for the first time in the August PileDriver magazine. Following the publication reveal of the 2026 Project of the Year Awards winners, you will be publicly awarded during a live, special ceremony at IFCEE 2027.

For those going to the 2026 PDCA Annual Conference & Expo taking place July 7-9 in Orlando, you are encouraged to attend the July 9th luncheon which will recognize the winners of the 2025 Project of the Year Awards program. PDCA urges all winning companies in last year's competition to send representatives to Orlando for a formal celebration of the inspiring driven pile work that your team performed. To remind you, the 2025 Project of the Year Awards winners are:
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  • Land Under $1M:Swire Temporary Business Center by ASAP Group LLC
  • Land $1M - $5M:  Union Pacific Railroad Santa Barbara Hub Bridge Replacement by Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company
  • Land Over $5M:LNG Canada Project Lode Line Trestle Construction by Pacific Pile & Marine
  • Marine Under $5M:Montville Bulkhead Replacement Project by Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman Inc.
  • Marine Over $5M:Port of Beaumont Main Street Terminal 1 by McCarthy Building Companies 
  • Earth Retention Under $5M:Vestal Environmental Sheet Pile Project by Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman Inc.
  • Associate/Engineering Affiliate:Oliktok STP Dock by PND Engineers, Inc.
In addition the project awards, the awards ceremony will also be an opportunity for PDCA to announce the 2026 Association Awards winners. The categories which will be recognized this summer are:
  • Presidential Award for Distinguished Service
  • Dr. Frank Rausche Engineering Award
  • Committee Member of the Year Award
  • Associate Member of the Year Award
  • Contractor Distinguished Service Award
  • John T. Parker Award
  • Lifetime Achievement Award
This Association does not happen without the member companies who choose to support the advancement of the driven pile industry. The representatives of those member companies who choose to volunteer their time, their expertise, and their passion, all in the name of pile driving, are considered for these awards, which are ultimately chosen by the PDCA Board of Directors. Plan to be there for the 2026 PDCA Annual Conference Awards Ceremony and luncheon, scheduled for 90 minutes on July 9th, to celebrate the 2025 Project of the Year Awards winners and the Association Awards winners.

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There's a New Look for the 2026 Project of the Year Awards Program

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The PDCA Project of the Year Awards Program showcases standout pile driving projects in Land, Marine, Earth Retention, Associate/Engineering Affiliate, and International categories each year. The winning entries are prominently featured in industry publications and contribute to greater recognition of driven pile-based, deep foundations solutions.

The 2026 program will open for entries on January 5, 2026; watch your inbox, the PDCA website (www.piledrivers.org), PDCA LinkedIn, and PDCA publications which will provide a link to the electronic entry form. Please be advised, ALL entries must include the following components:

  1. Completed entry form
  2. Project narrative written to publication standards
  3. At least six high-resolution project photos (minimum 300 dpi)

Past participants in the PDCA Project of the Year Awards Program will notice some changes in the 2026 competition. In order to keep the program compatible with an industry that has experienced increased construction costs in recent years, PDCA has adjusted the cost breaks in many of the project categories. See the following project categories which will be available in your 2026 entry form:

  • Land: Less than $3M
  • Land: $3M to $10M
  • Land: More than $10M
  • Marine: Less than $10M
  • Marine: More than $10M
  • Earth Retention: Less than $10M
  • Earth Retention: More than $10M
  • Associate/Engineering Affiliate
  • International

December is a great time to consider which pile driving projects your company will enter in the 2026 PDCA Project of Year Awards Program. The driven pile portion of your project must be complete by December 31, 2025 to be eligible.

The entry period will open on January 5, 2026, and all entries must be complete and submitted using an electronic file by April 10, 2026.

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Winners REVEALED! See the List of 2025 Projects of the Year

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(L) Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman wins TWO awards, pictured are Sr. Eng. Jim Dempsey and wife Deb; (R) PND Engineers wins Engineering Affiliate/Associate, VP Rian Johnson pictured 
 
Each August, the Pile Driving Contractors Association announces the winners of the annual PDCA Project of the Year Awards Program, exclusively in Issue #4 of PileDriver magazine. On Friday, August 1st, the digital edition of PileDriver magazine was delivered to industry inboxes through the A Pile of News e-newsletter, and readers got the first look at the companies and projects that are being honored for the best in pile driving for 2025.

Read the digital issue of PileDriver magazine - Issue #4, The Project of the Year Awards Edition.

Here, we will give you the Cliff's Notes of this year's PDCA Project of the Year Awards Program in the way of a list. The winning projects and the PDCA member company that performed its pile driving installation and/or design portion are:
 
And the Winners are...
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Land Under $1M:Swire Temporary Business Center by ASAP Group LLC
 
Land $1M - $5M:  Union Pacific Railroad Santa Barbara Hub Bridge Replacement by Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company
 
Land Over $5M:LNG Canada Project Lode Line Trestle Construction by Pacific Pile & Marine
 
Marine Under $5M:Montville Bulkhead Replacement Project by Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman Inc.
 
Marine Over $5M:Port of Beaumont Main Street Terminal 1 by McCarthy Building Companies 
 
Earth Retention Under $5M: Vestal Environmental Sheet Pile Project by Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman Inc.
 
Associate/Engineering Affiliate:Oliktok STP Dock by PND Engineers, Inc.


Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the PDCA Project of the Year Awards! A ceremony honoring them will take place during the 2026 PDCA Annual Conference at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando, scheduled for July 7-9, 2026. Read more about each of the projects listed above in PileDriver magazine - Issue #4, 2025.

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