The entry period for the 2025 PDCA Project of the Year Awards Program closes in less than one-month. If you completed the pile driving portion of a noteworthy project before December 31, 2024 that you believe is worthy of entry in this PDCA, members-only competition, the time is now to prepare your submission. The deadline to submit is April 4, 2025; there is no cost for PDCA members to participate.

You will need to complete the entry form that is available when you click the button at the bottom of the page. Also, you are required to draft a project narrative explaining why the driven pile installation for your project is worthy of the premier award available through PDCA. Your narrative should be written in suitable format for possible publication in full, in PileDriver magazine. Finally, you need to provide a minimum of 4-6, high resolution photos of your project construction. All components should be provided to PDCA in an electronic file. If you need an e-file, PDCA will provide one to you upon your written request to matt@piledrivers.org.

The PDCA Project of the Year Awards program has become highly competitive in several categories in recent years. Winning entries from each category will be revealed in the August issue of PileDriver magazine; representatives of the winning projects will be recognized during an awards ceremony at the next PDCA Annual Conference in 2026.

More information on this popular program that PDCA has held for more than two decades is below; and to enter, please begin by clicking the button at the bottom of this page.

• Enter your unique project(s) in the categories of LAND, MARINE, EARTH RETENTION, ASSOCIATE/ENGINEERING AFFILIATE, OR INTERNATIONAL
• Participation is FREE, and exclusive to PDCA members; non-members may enroll before April 4th to become eligible for the 2025 competition
• Judges reward projects depicting unique design, problem-solving, value engineering, cost savings, driven pile application, end-user benefits
• Industry celebrates ingenuity, commitment, and hard work
• Winning entries will be featured in the August PileDriver magazine; runners-up may appear in subsequent issues.
• Awardees recognized during PDCA Annual Conference
• Entries open to any projects with driven pile installation which were completed by the end of 2024
• Submit your entry by April 4, 2025 using an electronic file-share to PDCA