Public Works Industry Awards

To recognize a team or organization for advancements made in their Asset Management (AM) System. The AM System refers to the global activities of the organization geared toward maximizing the value the community receives from infrastructure assets.
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Asset Management Award

Criteria

Asset Management will be judged on the overall positive effect it has made on the value their community receives as a result of the agency’s AM System. Applications should address the following specific criteria, which will be evaluated in the selection process: 

  • Balanced decision-making—Describe how the agency has determined appropriate levels of service for an asset and how they balance it against risks and cost
  • Strategic alignment—Describe how the agency has tied their AM policy to maximizing value and aligned it with the vision, mission, and goals of the organization
  • Organizational alignment—Describe how agency staff has tied their various operations protocols, level of service analysis, program and budget development and prioritization to maximize the value the community receives from their infrastructure assets 
  • Accountability—Describe the community and stakeholder engagement and public reporting component the agency provides to the community regarding how well the agency is doing to maximize value from their infrastructure assets.

To recognize an elected or appointed government service leader for far-reaching impact on local, state, or national public works programs, services, or policies through exemplary public service and commitment. This award particularly recognizes leadership in furthering the mission and goals of public works.
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Distinguished Service to Public Works Award

Criteria

Applications should address the following specific criteria, which will be evaluated in the selection process: 

  • Identify significant contributions to the public works field—provide specific information about the nominee’s involvement and services provided to further the mission and goals of public works 
  • Describe the nominee’s positive impact—provide specific information related to the nominee’s actions that created a positive impact on public works.

Recognizes individuals, teams, or organizations for developing and implementing innovative systems, programs, workforce strategies, or processes that significantly improve public works service delivery and sustainability.

Emphasis is placed on enhanced operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and service quality through creative ideas, program, process, or new management techniques that enhances the delivery and long-term commitment of public works services to the public.

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Management Innovation Award

Criteria

Innovations will be judged by the overall positive effect it has had on the agency, the public, and/or the community relative to the delivery of public works services that are new and creative methods and programs. These may include, but are not limited to, materials, design, equipment that improves efficiency, dissemination of information, education of the public and/or personnel, or creation of an innovative system for workforce training, recruitment, and retention. The innovations must be proven cost effective and sustainable. They must have been successfully implemented and demonstrate a significant advancement, rather than be the result of natural evolution of existing methods, common sense, or good practice.

The innovations must be well-documented and presented in a manner that describes the deficiency and/or challenge and the results of innovation implementation. Applications should address the following specific criteria, which will be evaluated in the selection process:

  • Describe the complexity of the innovation—provide specific information related to the challenge identified and the innovation utilized to address it
  • Explain the innovation’s positive impact—provide specific information related to the long-term benefits and operational efficiencies realized to public works
  • Describe the approach utilized to create the innovation—provide detailed information on the originality and approach utilized to create the management innovation

To recognize an individual, team, or organization for the development, management, and implementation of a creative idea, program, process, or system that enhances the delivery of public works services to the public. A technical innovation involves materials, design, and equipment such as pinch valves, a carbon fiber reinforced bridge, etc.
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Technical Innovation Award

Innovations will be judged on the overall positive effect it has made on the agency, the public, and/or the community relative to the delivery of public works services that are new and creative methods and programs. These may include, but are not limited to, materials, design, or equipment that improves efficiency, disseminates information, or educates the public and/or personnel.

The innovations must be proven cost effective and sustainable. They should not be the result of natural evolution of existing methods, common sense, or good practice, but rather a successful implementation that results in significant achievement.

The innovations must be well-documented and presented in a manner that describes the deficiency and/or challenge and the results of innovation implementation.

Applications should address the following specific criteria, which will be evaluated in the selection process:

  • Describe the complexity of the innovation—provide specific information related to the challenge identified and the innovation utilized to address
  • Explain the innovation’s positive impact—provide specific information related to the long-term benefits and operational efficiencies realized to public works 
  • Describe the approach utilized to create the innovation—provide detailed information on the originality and approach utilized to create the technical innovation.

 

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