<p>The Associated General Contractors of St. Louis (AGC) has announced the&nbsp; 29 finalists for the 2008 Construction Keystone Awards. Finalists included office buildings, residential complexes, healthcare facilities, entertainment and hospitality establishments and infrastructure projects.</p>
<p>The Construction Keystone Awards are sponsored by the AGC of St. Louis.</p>
<p>The submissions include 10 categories and represent the highest level of craftsmanship and quality in the local construction industry. The projects were accepted from a diverse group of area general contractors and specialty contractors and consist of a variety of projects. A distinguished panel of judges from the St. Louis area selected the finalists from 42 submissions on June 16, 2008.</p>
<p><img alt="Keystone Awards Logo" class="image-left" height="252" src="/images/uploads/keystone-inside.jpg" style="float: left;" width="260" />The Keystone Awards honor the achievements of St. Louis construction firms for efforts to deliver high-quality projects on time and within budget. The 2008 Keystone Awards mark only the second year in the awards' eleven-year history that the work of a promising new contractor will be recognized with the Emerging Contractor award. Emerging contractors can only be considered an emerging contractor for three years, thus limiting the projects available for submission.</p>
<p>The 2008 Keystone Awards ceremony is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 3, at the Millenium Hotel.<br />"Every year it is inspiring to see how these local companies take advances in technology and building procedures and use them to construct such fabulous examples of industry excellence," said Leonard Toenjes, AGC president. <br />The judges of the 2008 Keystone Awards include the following: Ed Alizadeh, ACEC-MO chapter officer; Dan Esarey, IFMA-St. Louis chapter officer and retired from the St. Louis Art Museum; James Freeman, ASA Midwest chapter officer; Steve Gantner, CSI chapter officer; Dr. Eric Showalter, UMR; Kevin Stover, Mo. DED and Sara Tetley, AIA-St. Louis chapter officer.<br /><br /><strong>2008 KEYSTONE AWARD FINALISTS</strong><br /><strong><br />General Contractor or Construction Manager, Building Construction Project Under $5 Million</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: Helmkamp Construction Company:&nbsp; Project: G. Building Patio ADA Improvements, Owner: Monsanto Company<br /><br />2.) Contractor:The Lawrence Group Projects, LLC; Project: Kirberg Companies Headquarters Complex; Owner: DCE Properties LLC<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />3.) Contractor: Paric Corporation; Project: Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark; Owner: Lodging HospitalityManagement<br /><br /><br /><strong>General Contractor or Construction Manager, Building Construction Project $5-$20 Million</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: HBD Contracting, Inc; Project:.Franklin School Apartments; Owner:Franklin Partners, L.P.<br /><br />2. Contractor:Paric Corporation; Project: Tudor Building; Owner:Tudor Development, LP/Tudor Retail Partners, LLC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />3. Owner:Volk Construction Company; Project:Washington University New Data Center for Genome Sequencing Center; Owner: Washington University School of&nbsp; Medicine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br /><br /><strong>General Contractor or Construction Manager, Building Construction Project $20 Million Or More</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: Alberici Constructors, Inc.; Project SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center Surgery Expansion; Owner SSM Health Care&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />2.) Contractor: Alberici Constructors, Inc.; Project:St. Louis Children's Hospital East Expansion, Owner: BJC Healthcare&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />3.) Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies; Project: Lumiere Place; Owner: Pinnacle Entertainment<br /><br /><strong>General Contractor or Construction Manager, Industrial/Infrastructure Construction Under $15 Million</strong><br />&nbsp;<br />1.) Contractor: Helmkamp Construction Company; Project:Char Ash System for Sioux Char Ash Upgrade project; Owner: Ameren&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />2.) Contractor: Kozeny-Wagner, Inc.; Project: Dougherty Ferry Bridge Over I-270: Owner:MoDOT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />3.) Contractor: Volk Construction Company; Project Washington University School of Medicine Replacement of Two Boilers; Owner: Washington University School of Medicine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br /><strong>General Contractor or Construction Manager, Industrial/Infrastructure Construction $15 Million Or More</strong><br /><br />1. Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies; Project Holcim Silos; Owner: Holcim (US) Inc.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />2.) Contractor: Tarlton Corporation; Project: Chesterfield Village Site, Utility Master Plan (CVSUMP); Owner: Pfizer Inc.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><br />Interior Build Out</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor Helmkamp Construction Company; Project,&nbsp; AB Law, William H. Webster Faculty Commons; Owner: Washington University in St. Louis<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />2.) Contractor: Interface Construction&nbsp; Corporation; Project: St. Mary's Health Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fourth Floor Renovation; Owner: SSM Health Care <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />3.) Contractor: The Lawrence Group Projects, LLC; Project: Lawrence Group Offices; Owner: Security Building Partners LLC<br /><br /><br /><strong>Specialty Contractor, Building Construction Project Under $2 Million</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: ACME Constructors &amp; Erectors; Project: Anheuser-Busch Law Building Renovation; Owner: Washington University in St. Louis<br /><br />2.) Contractor:Drilling Service Company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ; Project: Roberts Tower Drilled Shaft Construction; Owner: SMR Tower Investments, LLC<br /><br />3.) Contractor: Murphy Co., Mechanical Contractors &amp; Engineers; Project: Harrah's "Eat-Up" Buffet; Owner:Harrah's Casino <br /><br /><br /><strong>Specialty Contractor, Building Construction Project $2 Million Or More</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: Murphy Co., Mechanical Contractors &amp; Engineers; Project: F Building West Office Renovation; Owner: Monsanto Company<br /><br /><br />2.) Contractor: PayneCrest Electric, Inc;.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Project: Lumiere Place Casino; Pinnacle Entertainment and Hotel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />3.) Contractor: Subsurface Constructors, Inc.; Project: Pinnacle Casino Foundations and Earth Retention Systems; Owner: Pinnacle Entertainment<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><strong>Specialty Contractor Industrial/Infrastructure Construction</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: ACME Constructors &amp; Erectors; Project: Lange-Stegmann/Agrotain International, LLC Production and Distribution Facility; Owner:Lange-Stegmann/Agrotain<br />International, LLC<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />2.) Contractor: PayneCrest Electric, Inc.; Project: Chrysler S - RT Body Shop; Owner: DaimlerChrysler<br /><br />3.) Contractor: PayneCrest Electric, Inc.: Project: CVSUMP Generator and and Power Distribution; Owner:Pfizer Global Research and Development<br /><strong><br />Emerging Contractor</strong><br /><br />1.) Contractor: Ability Building and Restoration, LLC; Project: Lumiere Place Casino&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ; Owner: Pinnacle Entertainment<br /><br />2.) Contractor: Boyer Fire Protection; Project: Confluence Academy; Owner:Edison Schools<br /><br />3.) Griffonetti Concrete Cutting, LLC; Project: Grand Glaize WasteWater Improvements; Owner: Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />&nbsp;</p>