a:26:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2009-04-17 01:12 PM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:2:{i:0;s:1:"4";i:1;s:2:"50";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:31:"ASA Midwest Honors \"Best GCs\"";s:9:"url_title";s:27:"asa_midwest_honors_best_gcs";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:31:"ASA Midwest Honors \"Best GCs\"";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:113:"Local subcontractors held their annual celebratory gala on April 4 to honor the best contractors in the business.";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:0:"";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:3111:"<p>ASA Midwest Council Hosts 16th Annual Awards Gala<br /><br />Local subcontractors held their annual celebratory gala on April 4 to honor the best contractors in the business. The American Subcontractors Association-Midwest Council hosted the 16th Annual Awards Gala at the Hilton Ballpark.&nbsp; <br /><br />ASA members nominate and vote for the best general contractor in three categories based on the size of the business. Past winners of the general contractor awards nominate and vote for the best subcontractors.<br /><br />The criteria for best general contractors are: Bid Ethics Practice, Equitable Contract Provisions, Safety Policy &amp; Practice, Payment Practices, Jobsite Supervision, Scheduling Coordination, Subcontractor Relations and Administrative Procedures.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />The yardsticks for best subcontractors are: Bid Ethics Practice, Safety Policy &amp; Practices, Jobsite Supervision, Communication, Scheduling Coordination, Project Relations, Administrative Procedures and Quality Workmanship.&nbsp; <br /><br />All voting is kept confidential until the awards ceremony.&nbsp; <br /><br />The winners of the 2008 Awards Gala were: <br />&bull; Best General Contractor Category A (above $50 million in gross revenues)&mdash;Alberici Constructors, Inc., <br />&bull; Best General Contractor Category B ($20 - $50 million in gross revenues)&mdash;Kadean Construction Company, <br />&bull; Best General Contractor Category C (under $20 million in gross revenues)&mdash;Landco Construction. <br />&bull; Best MEP Subcontractor Category A (above $11.5 million in gross revenues)&mdash;Kaemmerlen Electric, <br />&bull; Best MEP Subcontractor Category B (under $11.5 million in gross revenues)&mdash;Duct Systems, Inc., <br />&bull; Best Specialty Subcontractor Category A (above $11.5 million in gross revenues)&mdash;Flooring Systems, Inc. and <br />&bull; Best Specialty Subcontractor Category B (under $11.5 million in gross revenues)&mdash;Bazan Painting Company.<br /><br />Other awards given at the gala were:<br />&bull; Best General Contractor Field Employee&mdash;Cal Barton, McCarthy Building Companies, <br />&bull; Best General Contractor Office Employee&mdash;Diane York, Kadean Construction Company&nbsp; <br />&bull; Best Engineer Award was given to Warren Kohm of Ross &amp; Baruzzini, Inc.&nbsp; <br /><br />ASA Member Safety Awards were given to: <br />&bull; Division I (over 1,000,000 man hours)&mdash; Sachs Electric Company, <br />&bull; Division II (500,000 &ndash; 1,000,000 man hours)&mdash;PayneCrest Electric &amp; Communications, <br />&bull; Division III (200,000 &ndash; 500,000 man hours)&mdash;Midwest Service Group, <br />&bull; Division IV (100,000 &ndash; 200,000 man hours)&mdash;ACME Constructors, <br />&bull; Division V (50,000 &ndash; 100,000 man hours)&mdash;Construction Services 2000, Inc., Grant Contracting, Parkway Construction Services, and Swanson Masonry, Inc., and <br />&bull; Division VI (under 50,000 man hours)&mdash;American Steel Fabrication, Inc., Freeman Contracting, Lindberg Waterproofing, Inc. and Oreo &amp; Botta</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"4";s:10:"category_1";s:2:"50";}