2014 Engineering Excellence Awards Special Category and Award
Significant Contribution on a Project by a Small Firm
About the Award
The intent of this special category is to provide small firms exposure to the awards competition
and the submission procedures. Small firms and prime consultants are encouraged to
collaborate to celebrate the successes of small firms and their major contributions to projects.
The small firm and the prime consultant on the project should work together to coordinate the
logistics and preparation of entry material.
Eligibility
Projects that qualify will have a scope, schedule and/or budget that were impacted positively by
contributions from a small firm. The project scope may fall within any of the ACEC WI 2014
Engineering Excellence Award categories as listed in the 2014 Call for Entries.
Please note the special eligibility requirements:
• Projects submitted into this category are not eligible for submission into the ACEC
National Engineering Excellence Awards competition. This is a special category in
Wisconsin.
• Projects may only be entered once into the Engineering Excellence Awards; i.e. a
project submitted into the Significant Contribution on a Project by a Small Firm category
may not be entered again into any other category.
• For the purpose of this award submission, a small firm is defined as a Wisconsin-based
professional engineering firm with 30 or fewer employees.
Small firms are also eligible to submit into standard Engineering Excellence Awards categories.
How to Submit
• Project must meet eligibility requirements as outlined in the Engineering Excellence
Awards 2014 Call for Entries.
• Submission requirements for the Significant Contribution on a Project by a Small Firm
Category must follow the submission requirements as outlined in the Engineering
Excellence Awards 2014 Call for Entries. However, a special Significant Contribution on
a Project by a Small Firm Entry Form is required. The required entry form is attached.
• All entry materials and fee are due to ACEC WI on October 9 by 4:00 p.m.
The Significant Contribution on a Project by a Small Firm Category will be judged as outlined in
the Engineering Excellence Awards Judging Criteria.
Recognition
Entry into this competition assists your marketing efforts and augments your firm’s business
development program. Each submission is featured in the ACEC WI Engineering Excellence
Awards magazine published by The Daily Reporter and distributed statewide to its subscribers.
Award recipients are recognized at the ACEC WI Annual Awards Banquet, through news
releases sent to the media throughout the state, in ACEC WI’s monthly e-newsletter and in the
Engineering Excellence Awards section of the ACEC WI website.
Fee
The entry fee must accompany the entry and be made payable to ACEC WI.
• ACEC WI Members $675
• Non-members $1,620
Fee Notes:
• The fee follows the Engineering Excellence Awards entry fee structure.
• Entry fee includes two award plaques: one for the small firm entrant and one for the
client. Additional plaques may be purchased to recognize other stakeholders.
• Reservations for the ACEC WI Awards Banquet are not included as part of the entry fee.
Questions
Please contact ACEC WI at 608-257-9223 or [email protected] with any questions.
2014 Engineering Excellence Awards
Significant Contribution on a Project by a Small Firm
Official Entry Form
Please furnish all information requested below. Firm(s), project name and client/owner name(s) should be typed as they
are to appear on the award. This entry form may be completed electronically. Electronic signatures are acceptable. Visit
www.acecwi.org to download the writable form. A fee of $675 for ACEC WI members or $1,620 for non-members must be
included with the entry. The deadline for submission is October 9, 2013, 4:00 p.m.
Name of Project (limit 45 characters)
Prime Consultant Approval
I have read this Engineering Excellence Awards competition entry
and believe it to be accurate.
Firm Name _____________________________________
Principal’s Name
Project Location (city/state)
Title
Signature
Address
Entering Firm Name (Small Firm Entrant)
City
State
Zip
State
Zip
State
Zip
Phone
Principal Approval (Small Firm Entrant)
I have read this Engineering Excellence Awards competition entry
and believe it to be accurate.
Email
Client
Name
Firm Name
Title
Address
Signature
City
Primary Contact (Small Firm Entrant)
Owner (if different from client)
Name
Firm Name
Title
Address
Address
City
City
State
Zip
Phone
Email
I currently believe the work of the consulting engineer meets
the intended uses and expectations for the project and hereby
grant permission to enter this project into the ACEC WI 2014
Engineering Excellence Awards competition and authorize
publication of its outstanding features, unique aspects or
innovations. I agree the project was substantially completed and
ready for use between November 1, 2011 and October 9, 2013.
Marketing Contact (optional)
Client Contact
Name
Name
Title
Title
Address
Signature
City
State
Zip
Owner Contact (if different from client)
Phone
Name
Email
Title
Signature
[2014 Official Small Firm Entry Form Page 1 of 2]
2014 Engineering Excellence Awards
Significant Contribution on a Project by a Small Firm
Official Entry Form
Completion/Use Dates
Scheduled completion
Actual completion
Budget Information
(all entries complete this section, excluding Category A)
If your firm was responsible for the entire project, then the
entrant’s portion of the total project construction budget
should be equal to the total project construction budget. If
your firm was not responsible for the entire project, then
the entrant’s portion of the total project construction budget
should be the amount of the project construction budget
your firm was responsible for.
Submission Due to ACEC WI
October 9, 2013 by 4:00 p.m.
Deliver/ship to:
ACEC WI
3 South Pinckney Street, Suite 800
Madison, WI 53703
Questions:
Contact ACEC WI at 608-257-9223 or
[email protected].
Total project budget
$
Entrant’s design portion of total project budget
$
Total project actual
$
Entrant’s design portion of total project actual
$
Category A Costs
(Category A projects only)
Budgeted
Actual
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