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Overview
The annual Pinnacle Awards are the most prestigious recognition in the Carolinas construction industry. Member firms can be honored for either their performance as a company in the past year, or for a specific project: 
| “Best Project”
Best Building Project
Best Highway-Heavy Project
Best Utility Project
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“Best Company”
Best General Contractor
Best Subcontractor
Best Supplier/Service Co. |
The presentation of the Pinnacle Awards is celebrated during the Carolinas AGC Annual Convention every January, attended by about 500 guests.
Nominations open each June, and are publicized on our web site home page, in the Carolinas AGC Weekly NewsBreak, and in our printed Quarterly NewsBreak.
Eligibility:
For the 3 “best project” categories: any employee of a member firm can nominate a project—even someone who worked on it. All projects must be located in the Carolinas, and be built by a Carolinas AGC member firm. For joint ventures, all general contractors must be member firms.
For the 3 “best company” categories: any employee of a member firm can nominate another firm; you cannot nominate your own firm in these categories.
Winners may not compete in the same category in two consecutive years.
Judging:
The volunteer judging panel (12-14 judges) represents a cross-section of the Carolinas AGC membership: general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and service companies. They devote the equivalent of two business days to the judging effort.
The judging process is facilitated by our long-time Pinnacle Award co-sponsors: Greer & Walker, CPA's, and the law firm of Johnston, Allison & Hord. Both are based in Charlotte.
The judges’ time together is preceded by several hours of calling references on each candidate, some provided by the candidate, some not. In addition to the material provided by the nominee firms, written input is also solicited from architects/ engineers and sometimes owners on the competing projects.
The judges have the freedom to give no awards in a given category if they feel it has no truly exceptional candidates in that year (no grading on the curve).
It truly is an honor to be recognized by one’s own peers in the industry.
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