The awards program is intended to recognize excellence in post-tensioning applications. Any structure constructed or rehabilitated in the last seven years that utilizes PT as a structural component is eligible. Entries are submitted by owners, architects, engineers, contractors, and post-tensioning suppliers. Awardees will be selected by a jury of industry professionals and projects are judged based on creativity, innovation, ingenuity, cost-effectiveness, functionality, constructability, and aesthetics.

1. 2013 PTI AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in Post-Tensioning Applications

2. 2013 PTI AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in Post-Tensioning Applications

3. 2013 PTI AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in Post-Tensioning Applications

4. Award of Merit
Bridges
Location: Toledo, OH
Submitted by: Figg Bridge Engineers, Inc.
(FIGG)
Owner: Ohio Department of Transportation,
District 2
Engineer: Figg Bridge Engineers, Inc. (FIGG)
Contractor: Fru-Con Construction Corporation
PT Supplier: DYWIDAG-Systems International
Other Contributors: Numerous other design
consultants, construction subcontractors, and
material suppliers.
I-280 Veterans’ Glass
City Skyway

5. Award of Merit
Bridges
Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia
Submitted by: T.Y. Lin International
Owner: West Virginia Department of Transportation,
Division of Highways
Architect(s): N/A
Engineer(s): T.Y. Lin International
Contractor: Brayman Construction Corporation
PT Supplier: VSL
Other Contributors: Concrete Supplier: Arrow
Concrete; Formwork for Cast-in-Place Segments:
STRUKTURAS; Bearings: R.J. Watson, Inc.; Expansion
Joints: Watson Bowman Acme Corporation;
Prepackaged Grout: BASF
I-64 Kanawha River
Bridge

6. Award of Excellence
Bridges
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Submitted by: MEXPRESA
Owner: Grupo Altiva, Mexico City
Engineer(s): MEXPRESA
Contractor: MEXPRESA
PT Supplier: MEXPRESA
Other Contributors: High-Performance Concrete:
Cemex; Epoxy-Coated Strand: Insteel Wire
Vidalta Bridge

7. 2013 PTI AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in Post-Tensioning Applications

8. Award of Merit
Buildings
Location: Seattle Washington
Submitted by: Cary Kopczynski & Co
Owner: Vulcan Real Estate
Architect(s): Callison Architecture
Engineer(s): Cary Kopczynski & Co.
Contractor: Sellen Construction
PT Supplier: PTC
2201 Westlake/Enso

9. Award of Merit
Buildings
Location: Honolulu, HI
Submitted by: Baldridge & Associates Structural
Engineering, Inc.
Owner: Irongate AZREP BW LLC
Architect(s): Benjamin Woo Architects LLC & Guerin
Glass Architects
Engineer(s): Baldridge & Associates Structural
Engineering, Inc.
Contractor: Kobayashi Kiewit Joint Venture
PT Supplier: Supplier: RPS Cable Inc; Installer:
Associated Steel Workers
Other Contributors: Wind Tunnel Study: RWDI
Trump International
Hotel & Tower

10. Award of Excellence
Buildings
Location: San Francisco, CA
Submitted by: Tipping Mar, Structural Engineering
Owner: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Architect(s): KMD Architects / Stevens Associates Architect
Engineer(s): Seismic Engineer: Tipping Mar, Structural
Engineering; Engineer –of-record: SOHA Engineers
Contractor: Webcor Builders Inc.
PT Supplier: AVAR Construction Systems, Inc.
Other Contributors: Mechanical engineer: ARUP; architectural
interiors: Tom Eliot Fisch; concrete vendor: Central Concrete
Supply Company; sustainability consultants: Simon and
Associates Inc.; curtain wall: Benson Industries LLC
San Francisco Public
Utilities Commission
Headquarters

11. 2013 PTI AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in Post-Tensioning Applications

12. Award of Merit
Parking Structures
Location: Columbus, Indiana
Submitted by: American Structurepoint, Inc.
Owner: Corporation Name Withheld by Request, Columbus,
Indiana
Architect(s): American Structurepoint, Inc. and KRJDA (Kevin
Roche John Dinkeloo Architects)
Engineer(s): American Structurepoint, Inc.
Contractor: F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co., Inc.
PT Supplier: AMSYSCO, Inc.
Other Contributors: GSky Plant Systems, Inc.
Green Screen Parking
Structure

13. Award of Excellence
Parking Structures
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Submitted by: Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering
(BASE)
Owner: City & County of Honolulu, Department of
Transportation Services
Architect(s): Anbe, Aruga & Ishizu, Architects, Inc.
Engineer(s): Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering, Inc.
(BASE)
Contractor: Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc.
PT Supplier: CMC Cable (Supplier)
Other Contributors: Associated Steel Workers (PT Installer)
Joint Traffic
Management Center
Parking Structure

14. 2013 PTI AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in Post-Tensioning Applications

15. Award of Merit
Industrial/Special Applications
Location: New York, NY
Submitted by: DYWIDAG-Systems International USA, Inc.
Owner: World Trade Center Memorial Foundation, USA
Architect(s): Handel Architects LLP, Davis Brody Bond, LLP
Engineer(s): Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
Contractor: E.E. Cruz/ Nicholson Constrcution Company, JV.
PT Supplier: DYWIDAG-Systems International USA, Inc.
Memorial Wall at
Ground Zero

16. Award of Excellence
Industrial/Special Applications
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Submitted by: AMSYSCO, Inc.
Owner: Minnesota Ballpark Authority
Architect(s): Populous and HGA
Engineer(s): Walter P. Moore
Contractor: Mortenson Construction
PT Supplier: AMSYSCO, Inc.
Target Field

17. 2013 PTI AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in Post-Tensioning Applications

18. Award of Merit
Repair, Rehabilitation, and Strengthening
Location: Over Raritan River, Keasbey, NJ
Submitted by: DYWIDAG Systems International USA, Inc. (DSI)
Owner: New Jersey Highway Authority, NJ, USA
Architect(s):
Engineer(s): URS-Greiner JV, and the DSI engineering staff
Contractor: Conti Enterprises, South Plainfield, NJ, USA
PT Supplier: DYWIDAG Systems International USA, Inc. (DSI)
Reinforcement of
Driscoll Bridge

19. Award of Merit
Repair, Rehabilitation, and Strengthening
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Submitted by: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Owner: Northwestern Mutual
Engineer(s): Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Contractor: General Contractor- Structurewerks; PT
Subcontractor- STRUCTURAL
PT Supplier: VSL
Rehabilitation of a Parking
Structure in Downtown
Milwaukee, WI

20. Award of Excellence
Repair, Rehabilitation, and Strengthening
Location: RDU Airport, North Carolina
Submitted by: Walker Parking Consultants/Walker Restoration
Consultants
Owner: Raleigh Durham Airport Authority
Architect(s): Walker Parking Consultants/Walker Restoration
Consultants
Engineer(s): Walker Parking Consultants/Walker Restoration
Consultants
Contractor: Archer Western Contractors
PT Supplier: DYWIDAG-Systems International, Inc.
Raleigh-Durham
International Airport –
PG-1 Structural
Modifications

21. 2013 PTI AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in Post-Tensioning Applications

22. Award of Excellence
Slab-on-Ground
Location: Camp Ripley at Little Falls, MN
Submitted by: AMSYSCO, Inc.
Owner: U.S. Army
Architect(s): URS
Engineer(s): URS
Contractor: Donlar Construction
PT Supplier: AMSYSCO, Inc.
Other Contributors: Pawan Gupta; High Strength Cement:
Edward K. Rice, CTS Cement
Emergency Vehicle
Operator Course

23. 2013 PTI AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in Post-Tensioning Applications

24. Project of the Year
Bridges
Location: Chicago, IL
Submitted by: Alfred Benesch & Company
Owner: Chicago Department of Transportation
Engineer(s): Alfred Benesch & Company; T.Y. Lin International
Group
Contractor(s): James McHugh Construction Co; F.H. Paschen
Construction
PT Supplier: DYWIDAG-Systems International USA, Inc.; VSL
International Ltd.
Other Contributors: Transystems Corporation; Parsons
Brinkerhoff; Burns & McDonnell; Omega & Associates
Wacker Drive Viaduct
Reconstruction

25. 2013 PTI AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in Post-Tensioning Applications

27. Congress Parkway to Randolph S
Wacker Drive Reconstruction

28. Wacker Drive Reconstruction
Project Team Members:

29. Wacker Drive Reconstruction

30.  Viaduct and 7 cross streets see over 300,000
users a day (ped and vehicles)
 Viaduct dimensions = 2900’ long by 140’ wide
(over 9 acres)
 15 total deck segments, and 2 tunnels
 Approximately 3.0 million linear feet of 0.6” post-
tensioning strand
Fast Facts:
Wacker Drive Reconstruction

31.  Improve Clearance
 Reduce weight of structure
 Accommodate adjacent buildings
 Extend Service Life
 Support heavy loads associated with planters
and additional parkland
Post-Tensioning was the key element
to the project’s success:
Wacker Drive Reconstruction

32. Improve
Clearance
and reduce
weight
Wacker Drive Reconstruction

33. Wacker Drive Viaduct – Post Tensioning Ducts at corner
Accommodat
e Adjacent
Buildings
Wacker Drive Reconstruction

34. Extend Service Life - Dead Load
Stresses
Wacker Drive Reconstruction

35. Wacker Drive Reconstruction
Extend Service Life – PT Stresses

36. Wacker Drive Reconstruction
Extend Service Life – Net Stresses

37. Support heavy loads:
Wacker Drive Reconstruction

38. Viaduct – Post Tensioning Ducts
Wacker Drive Reconstruction

39. Viaduct – Post Tensioning Ducts
Wacker Drive Reconstruction

40. Viaduct – Section 2 Concrete Pour
Wacker Drive Reconstruction

41. Wacker Drive Reconstruction
Deck Pour #4

42. Wacker Drive Reconstruction
Viaduct – Section 2 Concrete Pour

44. 2013 PTI AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in Post-Tensioning Applications

45. 2013 PTI AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in Post-Tensioning Applications

46. 2013 PTI AWARDS
Recognizing Excellence in Post-Tensioning Applications