About The Excellence In Construction (EIC) Awards

The Excellence In Construction (EIC) Awards Program spotlights quality construction and celebrates the outstanding successes achieved in the industry. Recognizing excellence in projects built by merit shop contractors who are committed to maintaining high performance standards.

ABC San Diego Chapter Contractors of all sizes and specialties are encouraged to submit their best work to be recognized for exceptional innovation and design, technical ability, safety, project management, and quality of construction.

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2025 Call for Entries Now Open

Early Bird Submission Deadline: Saturday, March 1, 2025

General Submission Dates: Monday, March 3, 2025 – Friday, March 28, 2025

Entry Fees

Please refer to the chart below to calculate your entry fees.

Early Bird Entry Rate Submitted online by 3/1/25*	General Entry Rate Submitted after 3/1/25 but no later than 3/28/25*
$500 first entry	$550 first entry
$300 additional entry	$350 additional entry

*All project submissions includes two guest tickets

Registering your project, payment, and completing your project submission is required for your submission to be complete. All submissions must be completed by Friday, March 28, 2025. Register your project now through the link below.

This year’s Excellence in Construction Awards Reception will be hosted by ABC San Diego on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at Tom Ham’s Lighthouse. The awards ceremony will feature a multimedia presentation highlighting all submissions and announcing our 2025 award winners.

Construction Workforce Awards

ABC San Diego Chapter will feature the 2025 Construction Workforce Awards finalist and announce the winners at this year’s ceremony. The categories include:

Project Manager of the Year
Superintendent of the Year
Tradesperson of the Year
Young Professional of the Year

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How to Submit Your Project for the EIC Awards

STEP 1: Reserve Your Place

To reserve your place, complete Project Submission payment.

Early Bird Submission: November 11, 2024 – March 1, 2025

First Project – $500
Additional Project – $300

General Submission: March 3, 2025 – March 28, 2025

First Project – $550
Additional Project – $350

STEP 2: Register Your Project

Use this form to complete your project submission. Please answer all questions thoroughly. You will be given the opportunity to submit and upload photographs and supporting documentation directly through the website or you may email your documentation directly to our team at, events@abcsd.org. All submissions must be completed including photographs and all supporting documentation by Saturday, March 1, 2025 for early bird submissions and Friday, March 28, 2025 for general submissions. Winners will be announced at ABCSD’s Excellence in Construction Awards on Thursday, May 1, 2025, hosted at Tom Ham’s Lighthouse, 2150 Harbor Island Dr, San Diego, CA 92101.

PLEASE NOTE:

A project is not eligible for submission if any of the prime, multi-prime, or sub-trade contractors on this project had a safety-related fatality on the specified project.

An applying member company is not eligible for project submissions if it has had a safety-related fatality within the current program period (June 30, 2023 & December 31, 2024).

If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact our team at events@abcsd.org or 858.513.4700.

PROJECT SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED

STEP 3: Complete Project Submission

After your project is registered, your actual project submissions will be due no later than Saturday, March 1, 2025 for early bird submissions, and Friday, March 28, 2025 for general submissions.

Some questions are specific to general contractors and some are specific to subcontractors. Please type “n/a” if the space is not applicable to your contractor type.

If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact our team at events@abcsd.org or 858.513.4700

PLEASE NOTE:

A project is not eligible for submission if any of the prime, multi-prime, or sub-trade contractors on this project has a safety-related fatality on the specified project within the current program period (June 30, 2023 – December 31, 2024.)

PROJECT SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED

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2024 Excellence In Construction Winners

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