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2024 Submission Timeline

6/10: Registration and Intent to Compete Open
6/14: Submissions Open
7/31: 2024 STEP Applications due* (STEP membership is a scoring factor in ABC Chapter and National EIC Awards)
8/30: Submissions Due by 5pm
9/1: Judging Period Begins
9/15: End of Judging
9/17: Winners Notified

November 21st, 2024
Award Ceremony & Gala
Briscoe Western Arts Museum

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The 32nd Annual Excellence in Construction Awards Gala celebrates the best in merit shop construction, honoring the most outstanding construction projects in South Texas. ABC South Texas invites your company to showcase your work in the Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards program. This program recognizes and publicizes the outstanding work performed by our members.

Entering your projects in the EIC Award program is a great way to market your company’s high-quality work and gain public recognition for the project owner and your team who put it all together. Projects are judged on a variety of criteria such as safety, personnel management, quality control, scheduling, and degree of difficulty. Winners at the Chapter level are eligible to move on and enter their projects in the National Excellence in Construction Awards.

To begin the process of registering your company’s Intent to Complete and Project Data Submission, please use the Online Application Platform link below.

Online Application Platform

For project entry requirements and questions, please see the EIC Application Guide or contact [email protected]

The EIC Application Guide (above) includes:

  • Program Overview
  • Entry Requirements
  • Overview of Award Categories
  • Requirements
  • Opportunities
  • Social Media & Entry Samples
  • Project Award Categories (General and Specialty)
  • Project Entry Qualifications, Rights and Agreement

Enhance Your EIC Application

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Established in 1989, the Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) is a valuable tool for ABC members to consistently build upon their safety programs and gain recognition for their outstanding efforts. The program was developed and written by contractors for contractors. It provides your company with the following benefits:

  • Structured approach to examine and further develop your company’s safety and loss prevention program.
  • Clear, legitimate, and objective methods to measure your company’s safety program improvements.

Learn More About STEP   STEP Submissions Portal