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2024 Award Winners:
Join us in congratulating our winners!
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARDS:
There are 5 Categories and we had a winner for each category:
- Structures
- Transportation
- Environment
- Historical Restoration / Preservation
- Disaster or Emergency Construction / Repair
• Environment: Less Than $5 Million
Sugar Creek Restoration Project
Managing Agency: Elmhurst Park District and the Village of Villa Park
Consultant: Living Waters Consultant
Contractor: Semper Fi Land Services, Inc
• Environment: $5 Million to $25 Million
Central Avenue Reconstruction & Sewer Separation Improvement
Managing Agency: Village of Western Springs
Consultant: V3 Companies
Contractor: Berger Contractors
• Environment: $25 Million to $75 Million
North Side Interceptor Sewer
Managing Agency: Wheaton Sanitary District
Consultant: Baxter and Woodman, Inc
Contractor: Benchmark Construction
• Transportation: Less Than $5 Million
Patriot Boulevard at Costco Access Road Roundabout Improvement
Managing Agency: Village of Glenview
Consultant: Baxter and Woodman, Inc
Contractor: Chicagoland Paving Contractors, Inc
• Structures: Less Than $5 Million
Parking Garage Rehabilitation Program
Managing Agency: Village of Arlington Heights
Consultant: Walker Consultants
Contractor: Hammer Construction
• Disaster or Emergency Construction / Repair: Less Than $5 Million
American Lane Culvert Emergency Repair & Rehabilitation
Managing Agency: Village of Schaumburg
Consultant: Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly, Inc (CMT)
Contractor: Municipal & Contracting Sealing Products
• Historical Restoration / Preservation: Less Than $5 Million
Hidden Lakes Bridge Restoration and Rehabilitation
Managing Agency: Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Consultant: Lochner
Contractor: Alliance Contractors Inc
Restoration: Bach Ornamental and Structural Steel, Inc
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
• Service Improvement Award
(This award is given to a community or department that has initiated a new community service or improved an existing service)
Traffic Data Collection
Managing Agency: Village of Arlington Heights
• Asset Management Award
(Recognize a team or organization for advancements in their Asset Management System)
Village of Arlington Heights
Managing Agency: Village of Arlington Heights
• Excellence in Education Award
(Recognizes outstanding achievements for work in delivering educational opportunities for all levels of individuals engaged in the delivery of public works services)
Community Education and Outreach
Managing Agency: Village of Arlington Heights
• Professional Manager of the Year: Public Rights of Way
(This award recognizes outstanding achievements in the area of public right of ways management within the public works field and to inspire excellence leadership and dedication to the public good)
Steve Mullany
Managing Agency: Village of Arlington Heights
• Samuel Greeley Award
(This award recognizes dedicated and continued service to a local public agency who has been employed for over 30 years by a local agency and a member of APWA for over 15 years)
Michael Nystrand
Managing Agency: Village of Northfield
2024 Suburban Branch Committee
Officers:
President: Kent Johnson City of Elmhurst
Vice President: Scott Rodseth Michael Baker International
Treasurer: Ted Sianis Village of Buffalo Grove
Secretary: Matt Cesario BLA
Committee Chairs:
Audit: Jim Maczko Village of Bensenville
Awards: Matt Cesario BLA
Corey Van Dyke Baxter & Woodman
Bylaws & History: Zach Matyja RJN
Community Outreach/ Alicia Cooley ADS
Diversity: Adam Kucharski Kimley-Horn
Education: Luke Foresman Village of Mount Prospect
Brian Southey Village of Elk Grove Village
Golf Outing: Kent Johnson City of Elmhurst
Tiffany Schmoker Village of Arlington Heights
Governmental Affairs: Reid Magner Bravo Company
Jill Hayes Benesch & Associates
Membership: Ron Raphael Village of Elk Grove Village
Nominating: Matt Moffitt Baxter & Woodman
Public Relations: Kristin Kalitowski Civiltech
Networking: Ryan Rivard City of Rolling Meadows
Scholarship: Matt Santeford Transystems
Kyle Duffy Transystems
Liasons:
Chapter Programs Liaison (PWX): Matt Moffitt B&W
Chapter Programs Liaison (Expo): Bob Kolar Ardmore Roderick
Chapter Programs Liaison (Roadeo): Bob Kolar Ardmore Roderick
Chapter Programs Liaison (YP) : Dayvohn Braxton B&W
2023 Suburban Scholarship Application
Last Updated: April 12, 2024