The Chicago Building Congress held its 60th Annual Merit Awards to recognize outstanding building projects in the Chicago area. Thirty-six finalists were recognized across nine categories. Winners included Amazon for Industrial Construction, W.B. Olson for Construction Under $15 Million, and Walsh Construction for Infrastructure Construction. The document provides details on each winning project, including the owners, architects, engineers, general contractors, and consultants involved.

1. Celebrating Chicago
Building At CBC’s 2016
Merit Awards
Hard Hat Hub recently had the pleasure of attending the Chicago Building Congress’s
(CBC) 60th Annual Merit Awards in downtown Chicago. The Merit Awards provide a
night to truly celebrate all of the effort put into the Chicago building industry by leading
companies since 1956. Thirty­six finalists to be recognized and only nine winning
projects receive Merit Awards through out the nine categories being judged. The nine
categories as as follow:
● New Construction Chicago – Over $55 Million
● New Construction Chicago – Under $55 Million

2. ● New Construction Suburbs
● Rehab Construction
● Construction Under $15 Million
● Infrastructure Construction
● Industrial Construction
● Interior Buildout
● CBC / COAA Owners’ Choice Award
Lavish networking prior to Merit Awards dinner.
The CBC board members singled out the nominated outstanding projects in each
category, while the judging took place of each recipient for each Merit Award. As if in

3. this moment you could que a drum roll… It is truly as they say the “academy awards” for
the building industry. The reviewing process completes and they announce the winners
who receive a hefty granite cornerstone Merit Award upon stage.
President of CBC, Paul Helmer, welcomes Merit Awards guests.
Hard Hat Hub is proud to have employer partners, ​The Walsh Group​ and ​W.B. Olson​,
presented with a Merit Award as a symbol of the lasting effect of the efforts they have
made on this great industry.

4. Congratulations to all of the 2016 finalists
on your outstanding contributions and see
below for the winning projects in the
following categories:
INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION:
AMAZON SORTATION & FULFILLMENT CENTER – Client/Owner: KTR WIS III LLC,
Architectural Firm: Ford & Associates Architects, Engineers: Pinnacle Engineering +
Smith/Roberts and Associates + Kraemer Consulting, ​General Contractor: Clayco,
Inc.​, Consultants: Harrington Group
CONSTRUCTION UNDER $15 MILLION
ROSEWOOD BEACH DEVELOPMENT – Client/Owner: Park District of Highland Park,
Architectural Firm: Woodhouse Tinucci Architects, Engineers: ENSPECT + WMA +
TERRA, ​General Contractor: W.B. Olson
INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION:
CHICAGO RIVERWALK, PHASE II – Client/Owner: City of Chicago, Architectural firm:
Ross Barney Architects, Engineers: Sasaki Associates + Jacobs Ryan Associates +

5. Benesch, ​General Contractor: Walsh Construction​, Consultants: Schuler Shook +
Infrastructure Engineers + Rubinos and Mesia + Delta Engineering
CBC/COAA OWNERS’ CHOICE AWARD:
CHICAGO CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER – Client/Owner: Chicago Children’s
Advocacy Center, Architectural Firm: Holabird & Root, Engineers: Tilton, Kelly & Bell +
CCJM Engineers + Site Design Group, ​General Contractor: IHC Construction
Companies​, Consultants: CCS International + TERRA + Weaver Boos + Primera
Engineers, Ltd.
REHAB CONSTRUCTION:
CHICAGO ATHLETIC HOTEL – Client/Owner: AJ Capital Partners, Architectural Firm:
Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, Engineers: Forefront Structural Engineers + JLL +
Roman & Williams, ​General Contractor: Bulley & Andrews​, Consultants: MacRostie
Historic Advisors + BAMR + Bourbon Tile + Bernhard Woodworking
NEW CONSTRUCTION CHICAGO, UNDER $55 MILLION:
CHINATOWN BRANCH, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY – Client/Owner: Chicago Public
Library, Architectural Firm: Wight & Company, Engineers: Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill
LLP + Site Design Group + TERRA, ​General Contractor: Wight Construction
Services​, Consultants: Drucker Zajdel Structural Engineers + Shen Milsom & Wilke
LLC, John Lyle & Associates, Pioneer EES

6. NEW CONSTRUCTION CHICAGO, OVER $55 MILLION:
NEWCITY – Client/Owner: Structured Development, Architectural Firm: OKW
Architects, Engineers: KJWW + Halvorson & Partners, ​General Contractor: Power
Construction,​ Consultants: Studio Outside
NEW CONSTRUCTION SUBURBS:
DUPAGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY CENTER – Client/Owner:
DuPage County Health Department, Architectural Firm: Wight & Company, Engineers:
Wight & Company,​ General Contractor: Wight Construction Services, ​Consultants:
Edge Associates, Inc. + Technical Design Services
INTERIOR BUILDOUT:
CONFIDENTIAL TECHNOLOGY PROJECT – Client/Owner: Confidential Technology
Company, Architectural Firm: VOA Associates, Engineers: Environmental Systems
Design + Shiner & Associates + ForeFront Structural Engineers, ​General Contractor:
Skender Construction,​ Consultants: Anne Kustner Lighting Design, CBRE, E.F.
Whitney, Inc.
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