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2021 CALL FOR ENTRIES
2020 Best Panel Winner
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
I-95: Sections D10 and D20
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania’s (ACEC/PA’s) annual
Diamond Awards for Engineering Excellence recognizes engineering firms for projects that
demonstrate a high degree of achievement, value and innovation. The program is open to
consulting engineering firms practicing in Pennsylvania. Dues must be paid in full prior to
Sept. 30, 2020, to participate. Non-ACEC/PA members must call the ACEC/PA office at
(800) 651-1946 ext. 112 for more details.
Diamond Awards entries are accepted in one of 12 project categories: studies, research and consulting
engineering services; building/technology systems; structural systems; surveying and mapping
technology; environmental; waste and stormwater; water resources; transportation; special projects;
small projects; energy; and industrial and manufacturing processes and facilities.
A distinguished panel of judges is convened to critique the projects. These professionals have
backgrounds in engineering, architecture, state and federal government, media, academia,
and the military.
Projects from across the globe are rated based on uniqueness and originality; future value to the
engineering profession and perception by the public; social, economic and sustainable development
considerations; complexity; and successful fulfillment of client/owner needs, including
schedule and budget.
A special award — The Best Panel Design Award for Communication of Engineering Excellence
— recognizes the best photographic display panel submitted as an entry in the Diamond Awards
competition. The objective of the award is to promote communication of engineering excellence
by creating displays that are both visually exciting and stimulating to read, as well as promoting the
achievements of the engineering profession.
*A company that submits a Pennsylvania-based project will receive five bonus points.
NOTE: ACEC/PA is committed to being a sustainable organization. All award submissions materials will be
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electronic. The only exception is the photographic display panel. Please see Page 8 for more information.
WSP USA, Inc. Skelly and Loy, Inc. Philip Murray Bridge (South 10th Street Bridge) Building for Bats — South Valley Parkway Bat Main Cable Dehumidification Monitoring and Habitat Mitigation ELIGIBILITY Any engineering or surveying firm, which is a member in good standing with ACEC/PA, is eligible to enter the awards program. Non-ACEC/PA members may call the ACEC/PA office at (800) 651-1946 ext. 112 for more details. GENERAL CRITERIA 1. Research and Studies (Category A) or Surveying and Mapping projects (Category D) must have been publicly disclosed by the client between Nov. 1, 2018, and Oct. 1, 2020. Construction of projects (Categories B through L, except for Category D) must have been substantially completed and ready for use between Nov. 1, 2018, and Oct. 1, 2020. 2. ACEC/PA reserves the right to determine the eligibility and category classification for all entries. A project can only be submitted in one category. (Please note: All submission materials will be duplicated as-is and used for promotional purposes.) 3. Each entry must consist of the following three components: • Official electronic submission platform • Photographic display panel • Entry fee payment (See “Preparing Your Entry for the 2021 Diamond Awards for Engineering Excellence” on Page 4.) Please read the requirements thoroughly. Noncompliance with the rules will disqualify an entry. 4. ACEC/PA will not be responsible for any damage or loss to an entrant’s photographic display panel.
JUDGING
Entries will be judged based on:
• Overall engineering excellence in each of
the 12 categories listed on Page 5.
• The work performed by the entering firm only.
• The rating guidelines listed below.
AWARDS The EADS Group, Inc.
The panel of judges will select 13 awards at their discretion Diamond Park Renaissance Project
– 12 category winners and one Grand Conceptor. The
Grand Conceptor will be announced at the Gala as the 4. Complexity:
top winner selected by the judges, whose decisions on all •D id the entry successfully address complex
awards are final. Awards will be presented to the clients/ criteria or unique problems?
owners and entering firms submitting the winning entries.
• Were extraordinary problems of site,
location, hazardous conditions, project
RATING GUIDELINES FOR JUDGING requirements or similar elements present?
1. Uniqueness and/or innovative applications of new • Did the entry require the use of out-of-
or existing techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20% the-ordinary technology or ingenuity for
2. Future value to the engineering profession and achievement of the project’s goals?
perception by the public. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20% 5. Successful Fulfillment of Client/Owner Needs:
3. Social, economic and sustainable development • Did the engineer or entrant successfully
considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20% engage the client/owner in the overall
project development process?
4. Complexity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
• Was it an economical and cost-effective solution?
5. Successful fulfillment of client/owner needs. . . . . . . 20% • How did the final cost relate to the
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100% original budget estimate?
• How closely does the entrant’s solution meet
*A company that submits a Pennsylvania-based project the total goals of the client/owner?
will receive five bonus points.
• Did the entrant meet the client’s time schedule?
RATING GUIDELINE DEFINITIONS
1. Uniqueness and/or Innovative Applications of New PREPARING YOUR ENTRY
or Existing Techniques: This section describes all required submission
• Does the entry demonstrate the use of a new materials for entering the 2021 ACEC/PA Diamond
science or a breakthrough in the general knowledge Awards competition. All materials must be submitted
of engineering? exactly as designated below. Digital files must be
PC compatible and appropriate to the information
• Does the entry represent a unique application of being submitted (i.e., Microsoft Word for text, JPEGs
new or existing technology, techniques, materials for photos or other images, Adobe PDFs, etc.).
or equipment?
2. Future Value to the Engineering Profession If the submission does not meet the
and Perception by the Public: requirements listed, it will be disqualified.
• Will the entry redefine current engineering thinking?
• Does the entry advance a positive public If any part of an entry does not meet the requirements
image of engineering excellence? listed, that portion of the entry may not be
3. Social, Economic and Sustainable presented for judging. Extraneous materials will
Development Considerations: be discarded prior to the judging. Please follow
the guidelines; no extra pictures and no extra
• Do the solutions identified produce secondary materials are permitted. No reference to other
benefits of value to the community/environment? awards is permitted in your submitted materials.
• Does the entrant’s approach provide society with
social, economic or sustainable development benefits?
• Does the entrant’s contribution to the project
improve the health, safety, or welfare of
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the public or affected environment?
DATES TO REMEMBER
Oct. 2, 2020 by noon: Completed submission materials MUST BE
RECEIVED by ACEC/PA. Any materials received after this date
will NOT be accepted. All materials submitted for judging in the
competition become the property of ACEC/PA and may be used
in ACEC/PA publications. Panels may be used for displays or other
promotional or educational purposes. Electronically submitted
materials will NOT be returned.
Oct. 2, 2020: ACEC/PA will begin accepting nominations for
Client of Distinction, Award of Merit, and Diversity and Inclusion.
Nov. 6, 2020: Deadline to submit a nomination for Client of
Distinction, Award of Merit, and Diversity and Inclusion. Skelly and Loy, Inc.
Nominations must be received by noon. Modernizing a Process – I-83 North York
Widening Environmental Assessment
Jan. 28, 2021: Diamond Awards Presentations and Gala in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The following components must be submitted for each 2021 ACEC/PA Diamond Awards for
Engineering Excellence competition entry:
1. Member in good standing with ACEC/PA
2. Official electronic submission platform
3. Photographic display panel
4. Entry fee payment
NOTE: No QR Codes or embedded links are permitted in any portion of an award submission.
CALL FOR ENTRIES – CATEGORIES
Category A: Category B: Category C: Category D: Category E: Category F:
Studies, Research and Consulting Building/Technology Systems Structural Systems Surveying and Environmental Waste and Stormwater
Nondesign services, projects not involving • Mechanical/electrical/ • Foundations Mapping Technology • Hazardous waste • Wastewater
the preparation of construction documents plumbing • Tunnels • Geometrics, ALTA, • Solid waste collection/treatment
consisting of but not limited to the following • Computer/technology • Buildings land title and rights • Restoration/ and disposal
types of projects: • Communications • Seismic design surveys reclamation/ • Residuals
• New products, materials and technologies • Acoustics • Towers • Control, GPS, remediation management and
• Expert testimony • Software systems • Bridges monitoring or • Air quality reuse
• Basic research and studies • Sustainability or carbon • Stadiums construction • Noise • Graywater systems
• Computer/software technology neutrality surveying • Recycling • CSOs
• Technical papers • Efficiency certification • Survey mapping, • Waste pond • Mine tailings
• Public outreach/involvement standards, e.g., LEED GIS/LIS management • Agricultural
• Water conservation • Energy efficiency – photogrammetry • Carbon • Stormwater
• Security plans new and retrofit sequestration and management
• Project feasibility studies/economic/risk • Secure facilities (military, trading • Erosion control
• Value engineering research, correctional) • Mitigation
Category G: Category H: Category I: Category J: Category K: Category L:
Water Resources Transportation Special Projects Small Projects Energy Industrial and
• Hydraulics, hydrology • Highways • Safety and security • Total project • Transmission and Manufacturing
• Surface and groundwater supply • Rail • Corrosion protection/ construction budget distribution Processes and
development • Airports cathodic protection does not exceed • Power generation Facilities
• Treatment • Marine/ports • Program and $2.5 million (At the • Renewable energy • Petrochemical
• Transmission, distribution & storage • Public transit construction entrant’s discretion, • Cogeneration • Biotech
• Watershed management • Intermodal facilities management except for entries in • Energy storage • Manufacturing
• Water use reduction • Land development Category A, projects technologies • Heavy industry
• Flood risk management • Trenchless under $2.5 million • Energy usage • Industrial waste
• Climate adaptation technologies/ are not limited to reduction • Materials handling
• Coastal and ecosystem restoration directional boring this category.) programs • Mining, metallurgy,
• Locks/dams/water control structures • Recreational facilities • Demand-side mineralogy
• Irrigation • Subsurface engineering management
OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
All project information shall be submitted
electronically. Additional materials may be c) ENTRANT’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT
required for entry in the ACEC National Describe the firm’s contribution addressing:
competition if selected to enter. The electronic • Uniqueness and/or innovative application
submission must contain all of the following items: of new or existing techniques;
• Future value to the engineering profession
1. PROJECT SUBMISSION ENTRY FORM must be and perception by the public;
completed via the ACEC/PA electronic submission
platform. Information provided on the entry form • Social, economic and sustainable
must be accurate and complete. Project owner and development considerations;
submitting firm’s client may be different. Name • Complexity; and
your project exactly as you would like it to appear • Successful fulfillment of client/owner needs.
on the projection screen, in the program book and
etched on an award. Ensure everything is accurately d) SUMMARY Describe in layman’s terms why
spelled and each entity is accurately represented this project is worthy of recognition. Explain all
as they are to appear in formal print. All ACEC/ factors that compose the project’s uniqueness
PA member companies must match the names and complexity, such as innovative engineering,
that appear on the ACEC/PA member webpage. challenges faced and overall social impact.
2. CLIENT/OWNER LETTER (One page max.)
Endorsement/release letter with signature of the e) PROJECT COST/DATE Include total project
client/owner on organization letterhead describing budgeted cost, total project actual cost, entrant’s
the relationship the client/owner had with the entrant portion of the budgeted cost, entrant’s portion
in developing the project and how it exceeded the of the actual cost, and scheduled and actual
client/owner needs. Specifications: PDF; 8.5” x 11”; date of completion in the electronic
1” side margins; single-spaced text; 12 pt. font size. submission. Specifications: PDF; 8.5” x 11”; 1”
side margins; single-spaced text; 12 pt. font size.
3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (250 words max.) and
SCRIPT/PROGRAM SUMMARY (100 words 5. KEY PARTICIPANTS List the key participants on the
max.) Describe the problem and the solution in project. Provide firm name, address, phone number
layman’s terms. Project title and entry category and website of each participant. Include contractors,
MUST appear at the top of the page. subcontractors, other engineers, architects and
other designers involved in the project. All company
NOTE: Summaries will provide the basis for all names of ACEC/PA members must match exactly to
ACEC/PA publicity of the project, will be used the company names listed on the ACEC/PA website.
verbatim in the program book and will be used to
create spoken scripts for winning projects. Please NOTE: If key participant or additional firms
be as clear and simple as possible, as the intended are listed within any part of the submission, the
audience is the general public. No abbreviations submission must list the legal company name,
can be used in either summary without clarification which can be found on the ACEC/PA website here.
of the abbreviation first. All ACEC/PA member
companies must match the names that appear 6. P
HOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY PANEL Electronic
on the ACEC/PA member webpage here. copy of the photographic display panel (Page
8). Specifications: JPEG; 300dpi. Display board
4. P
ROJECT DESCRIPTION (Three pages max.) CANNOT be larger, smaller, thinner or thicker
Tell the story of the project by addressing than specifications or it will not be accepted.
the following items: a, b, c, d and e. Footer
MUST include company name, project title, 7. S
UPPLEMENTARY REPORT Must contain
category and page number on each page. the findings portrayed with texts, graphs
or photos, as needed. This report is ONLY
a) ROLE OF THE FIRM IN THE PROJECT required for Category A submissions.
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b) ROLE OF OTHER CONSULTANTS
OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (continued)
8. P
ROJECT PHOTOGRAPHS Six photos (five project
photos and one display panel) with supporting
captions are required. Captions shall begin with:
photo 1, photo 2, etc. Upload photos and the photo
captions document. Listings should match the
exact order in which the photos were uploaded.
Specifications: PDF; 8.5” x 11”; 1” side margins;
single-spaced text; 12 pt. font size. The last photo
MUST contain the photographic display panel and
match the physical panel exactly. This presentation
will be used by the judges as part of their evaluation.
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
NOTE: ACEC/PA member dues must be paid Pikes Creek Dam Rehabilitation
in full by Sept. 30, 2020. Entry fee of $300
and photographic display panel must be in the
possession of ACEC/PA by noon on Oct. 2, 2020.
PHOTOGRAPH GUIDELINES:
Photographs will be projected on a large screen
during the Diamond Awards Gala; therefore, it is
extremely important to submit high-quality, high-
resolution images. Captions cannot be embedded
in the photos/graphics. Two of the photographs
should show the completed project and provide
the highest level of visual impact for publicity. Three
of the photographs should display the planning,
startup and/or construction phases of the project.
9. MEDIA LIST (OPTIONAL) Excel file containing Burns Engineering, Inc.
your firm’s list of media contacts. This will be used Power Capacity Enhancements for the
by ACEC/PA staff if your submission is recognized as Philadelphia Navy Yard
a 2021 Diamond Awards Winner. Submission of a media
list is optional and does not impact judging
of project submission.
NOTE: If key participant or additional firms are
listed within any part of the submission, the submission
must list the legal company name, which can be
found on the ACEC/PA website. This is for
ACEC/PA members only and found here.
Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
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Photographic Display Panel
Every project submission must include a photographic
display panel. Panel text and photos should
demonstrate the challenges, solutions, innovation,
complexity and unique aspects of key project elements.
The panel should be prepared with high-quality photos
and graphics with minimal text and mounted on foam
board for display at the Diamond Awards Gala.
The photographic display panel should meet the
following requirements:
1. P
ANEL SIZE: 30”x30” square, foam-core board, KCI Technologies, Inc.
laminated front and a matte finish. Total thickness of Catch It Early GIS Web Application
foam board panel should be between 15-18 mm.
4. R
EQUIRED ELEMENTS: The front of the panel shall
NOTE: Boards smaller or larger than these specs will also include the ACEC/PA logo (download from the
not be accepted. Framed panels will NOT be ACEC/PA website), title and location of the study
accepted; however, gator board is acceptable. or project, client/owner’s name and location, and
entering firm’s name and location. Font size must be
2. P
HOTOS/GRAPHICS: Maximum of six photos and/or between 28-32 pt.
graphics shall be used on the panel. Each image shall
be a minimum of 7”x5” or 35 square inches in area. 5. BACK OF PANEL LABEL: Add a label to the back
A background photo is not considered a photograph. of the panel with the name of the entrant’s firm,
the firm’s address, the project name and the entry
3. TEXT/FONTS: Keep text on panel minimal. Font size category.
must be between 28-32 pt.
NOTE: If key participant or additional firms are listed
within any part of the submission, the submission
must list the legal company name, which can be
found on the ACEC/PA website. This is for ACEC/PA
members only and found here.
How Your Firm Can Benefit
Firms of all sizes and disciplines have recognized the public relations and marketing value of participation in the
ACEC/PA Diamond Awards for Engineering Excellence Program. The activities of these firms have underscored
the direct business promotion that firms have achieved and can be enhanced through feature stories, brochures
and firm newsletters.
The program includes projects that provide a benefit by the solutions you have created. Past participants have
reported the recognition received contributed directly to obtaining new project assignments — a win/win
prospect for every entry.
NOTE: All photographic display panels must be collected immediately following the Gala. If a member of your firm
does not attend the Gala, ACEC/PA will store your panel in its office until Feb. 26, 2021.
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ACEC/PA will have a special award for the Best Panel. This special award
recognizes the best photographic display panel submitted as an entry in
the Diamond Awards for Engineering Excellence.
THE BEST PANEL AWARD
The annual Diamond Awards for Engineering Excellence celebrates, with pride
and elegance, the outstanding achievements of the engineering profession.
The Best Panel Award is given to the firm that creates the best display panel.
The objective of the award is to promote the communication of engineering
excellence by creating displays that are both visually exciting and stimulating to
read, as well as promoting the achievements of the engineering profession.
A panel of communication professionals will determine the winner of the award. All panels
will be eligible. Non-ACEC/PA members must call the ACEC/PA office for further details.
Remember the deadline to enter the 2021 competition is just around the corner.
All entries must be received in the ACEC/PA office by noon on Oct. 2, 2020.
SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
OFFICIAL PROJECT SUBMISSION ENTRY FORM
Have ACEC/PA membership dues been paid in full?
Does the project completion or disclosure date fall within the range of Nov. 1, 2018, and
Oct. 1, 2020?
DO I HAVE ENTRY FEE PAYMENT of $300 for ACEC/PA member organizations?
CLIENT/OWNER LETTER with client/owner signature?
E
XECUTIVE SUMMARY limited to 250 words and SCRIPT/PROGRAM SUMMARY limited to
100 words? Specifications: PDF; 8.5” x 11”; 1” side margins; single-spaced text; 12 pt. font size?
P
ROJECTDESCRIPTION limited to three pages? Specifications: PDF; 8.5” x 11”; 1” side margins;
single-spaced text; 12 pt. font size?
(Please note: All submission materials will be duplicated as-is and be used for promotional purposes.)
KEY PARTICIPANTS on the project?
NOTE: If key participant or additional firms are listed within any part of the submission, the
submission must list the legal company name, which can be found on the ACEC/PA website.
This is for ACEC/PA members only and found here.
P
HOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY PANEL electronic file uploaded and physical panel for display, properly
labeled and accurately sized (see Page 8)?
SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT included if this is a Category A submission?
PHOTOS
Did I include five different color photos or graphics?
Do they have captions that are not embedded?
Did I include three photographs of the
planning, startup and/or construction
phase of the project?
Did I include two photographs of the
completed project?
M
EDIA LIST (optional) containing your firm’s
media contacts?
D
ID I COMPLETE THE ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSION containing my entire submission?
*A company that submits a Pennsylvania-based
project will receive five bonus points.
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