The 2026 PDCA PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARDs program formally opens for entry on January 5, 2026. Your submission form is available here and contains all rules and requirements for entry.
The deadline to enter the 2026 program is by close of business (your time) on april 10th
winning entries are revealed in issue #4 of PileDriver magazine, coming in august.
Thinking about entering? Here's what YOU need to know:
Important Dates
Program opens for submissions: Jan. 2, 2026
ALL submissions due to PDCA by Apr. 10, 2026. (Electonic file submission required, PDCA will provide an empty file, upon request)
Why Enter?
It's FREE! A benefit of your PDCA membership
Because you did a terrific job on that LAND, MARINE, EARTH RETENTION, ENGINEERING/ASSOCIATE, or INTERNATIONAL project completed on or before December 31st of LAST YEAR
Why Not Enter?
You earn industry-wide recognition for unique design, problem solving, value engineering, cost savings, driven pile application, end-user benefits
Program celebrates ingenuity, hard work, commitment and ultimately signifies industry leadership
Winning Projects
Your work will be featured in the August issue of PileDriver magazine; many entries appear in subsequent issues
Awardees will be recognized during the next PDCA Annual Conference
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.
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...
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.
*Be sure to attend the 2026 PDCA Annual Conference coming to Orlando, FL, July 7-9, at the Four Seasons Orlando Walt Disney World Resort when the 2025 PDCA Project of the Year Awards winners (above) will be recognized during a ceremony celebrating the best in pile driving.
