Distinguished Design-Build Leadership Award

DBIA invites you to nominate industry leaders for the Distinguished Design-Build Leadership Awards. These awards are presented to individuals who have demonstrated leadership in the advancement of best design-build practices and promotion of design-build as the project delivery method of choice. Nominees need not hold DBIA membership. Nominations can be submitted by DBIA members, by other practitioners or the nominees themselves.

Award Categories

Awards may be presented in the following categories.

Category Criteria

Public and private sector owner nominees are judged by the overall impact of their professional work. They are evaluated in terms of their achievements in furthering design-build as a delivery method as demonstrated in one or more of the following areas.

• A strong and well-documented commitment to design-build and single-source responsibility contracting through repeated use.
• Use of design-build in a new or emerging application, such as D-BOT or D-BOM, a new project type or the development and use of a new technology.
• Active participation on the design-build team by attending meetings and making decisions in a timely manner.
• A strong involvement in the design-build industry through DBIA or other organizations.
• Vocal and written advocacy of design-build and design-build best practices.
• Commitment to the use of design-build best practices.

Industry professional nominees are judged by the overall impact of their professional work. They are evaluated in terms of their achievements in advancing design-build as a delivery method as demonstrated in one or more of the following areas.

• A strong and well-documented commitment to design-build and single-source responsibility contracting through repeated use.
• Use of design-build in a new application, such as D-BOT or D-BOM, a new project type or the development and use of a new technology.
• Active participation on the design-build team by attending meetings and making decisions in a timely manner.
• A strong involvement in the design-build industry through DBIA or other organizations.
• Vocal and written advocacy of design-build and design-build best practices.
• Commitment to the use of design-build best practices.

National, state and local legislator nominees are judged by the overall impact of their legislative careers. They are evaluated in terms of their achievements in furthering design-build as a delivery method as demonstrated in one or more of the following areas.

• A strong and well-documented commitment to alternative delivery strategies, including design-build project delivery.
• Sponsorship or co-sponsorship of design-build enabling legislation on the federal, state or local level.
• Vocal and written advocacy of design-build and design-build best practices for use in public agencies or departments.

Faculty nominees are judged by the overall impact of their research and teaching careers. They are evaluated in terms of their achievements in furthering design-build as a delivery method as demonstrated in one or more of the following areas.

• Development of a series of courses or a curriculum on design-build; or use of DBIA curriculum through DBIA’s University Program.
• Research and development in the promotion of design-build and design-build best practices.
• Involvement in the design-build industry.
• Mentoring students in design-build.
• Encouragement and active involvement in DBIA student chapters.
• Vocal and written advocacy of design-build.

Student nominees are judged by the overall direction and impact of their student careers. They are evaluated in terms of their achievements in furthering design-build as a delivery method as demonstrated in one or more of the following areas.

• Enrollment in a series of courses or a curriculum on design-build.
• Contact with and mentoring by design-build professionals.
• Articulation of design-build issues to other students and faculty. 
  Completion of papers, theses or dissertations on items relating to design-build.
• Participation in design-build competitions.
• Participation in national or regional DBIA events (conferences, seminars, etc.).
• Founding/leadership role in DBIA student chapter*.
  *Only applicable if a DBIA student chapter currently exists on campus

Nominations

There is no entry fee for nominating an individual for the Design-Build Leadership Awards. Nominations must be formatted in Microsoft Word and submitted via e-mail to Susan Hines at shines@dbia.org . Nominations may not be submitted via fax. All nominations must be received by DBIA National no later than May 16, 2011.

In the nomination submission, include the following:

Cover Page

• The text - “2011 Distinguished Leadership Awards”
• Nominee’s name, position, company/organization and contact information (mailing address, e-mail and phone number(s)). If the nominee is a student, please be sure to include where he/she may be reached during the summer months.
• Contact information of the person submitting the nomination (name, organization, mailing address, e-mail and phone number(s)).

Inside Pages

Include the following:

• Provide a detailed description answering how the nominee meets the award criteria.
• Visual aids may be included if supportive of the nomination. They should not exceed 8.5” x 11” in size and should be included within the nomination document. Videocassettes and DVDs will not be accepted.

Signed Agreement

• The following statement must be included at the end of the nomination:

“I understand that the contents of this entry become the property of DBIA and will not be returned. I further understand that DBIA shall have the right to make all text and photos, if any, available for publication without compensation, real or implied, and without claim by nominees against the jury, DBIA or its staff, or individual DBIA members.” (Include either an electronic signature or your initials and the date, as agreement to this statement.)

Provide a line with the signature, the signer's name printed, the signer's title and the date.
 

Complete details regarding the category descriptions and criteria and nomination requirements are available in PDF format.

Questions? Contact Susan Hines at shines@dbia.org.

2010 Award Recipients