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The Associated General Contractors of Maine recognized construction companies and their employees with the 2025 Build Maine Awards for five projects.
“Each day our contractors and their teams are building Maine one project at a time, and it is an honor to present them with these awards,” said Kelly Flagg, AGC Maine’s executive director.
Katahdin visitor center
Wright-Ryan Construction, of Portland, took top honors for the Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, a visitors center for Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
The project minimizes the use of steel and concrete, while maximizing the application of forest products and mass timber, including 165 custom-built structural laminated columns. The building is designed to operate as a thermal battery off the electrical power grid with mainly passive utilities — including a 36.75-kilowatt remote solar array for electrical service and a propane generator for backup.
In addition to shading and ventilation design details, a thermal mass floor system will provide passive heating in cold months in conjunction with a type of passive solar structure called a trombe wall.
Reed & Reed Inc., of Woolwich, was cited for construction of the Madawaska-Edmundston International Bridge, which replaced a century-old span that crossed the St. John River.
Turner Construction, of New York City, was cited for construction of Maine Medical Center’s 300,000-square-foot, Malone Family Tower, a $378 million, eight-story addition increasing the Portland hospital's capacity to care for patients and including 96 private patient rooms, 10 operating rooms, nine procedure rooms and 40 pre- and post-procedure beds.
Consigli Construction Co.'s Portland office was cited for its work on the Thompson Block at 121 Middle St. in Portland’s Old Port. The four-story brick building was constructed for commercial use in 1867 after Portland’s Great Fire, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and is now part of Portland real estate firm East Brown Cow Management and Kentucky-based hotel operator Commonwealth Hotels’ Docent’s Collection of properties offering hotel hospitality in a luxury residence setting.
N.S. Giles Foundations Inc., a Bangor firm, was cited for its subcontracting work on the Back Cove Storage facility in Portland.
Annual award winners are selected through a competitive, confidential process where they are evaluated by representatives of design, engineering, construction, and owner perspectives. Judgment criteria include safety, innovation and construction techniques/materials, contribution to the community, meeting the challenge of a difficult job, environmental sensitivity and responsiveness to client needs and customer satisfaction.
The awards ceremony is scheduled for April 23 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
Chartered in 1951, AGC Maine is headquartered in Augusta and has members statewide that include contractors, subcontractors, service providers, suppliers and developers.
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