(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:
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:
- 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:
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- 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
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