Holder-Hunt-Russell-Moody Joint Venture Wins Associated General Contractors of America鈥檚 Construction Risk Partners Build America Grand Award as Well as Top Prize for the Best Building Project Over $100 Million
NEW ORLEANS 鈥 Atlanta鈥檚 Mercedes-Benz Stadium was the most significant construction project of 2017, the Associated General Contractors of America announced today. As a result, the project鈥檚 contractor, a joint venture of Holder-Hunt-Russell-Moody, received the association鈥檚 Construction Risk Partners Build America Grand Award, as well as the award for the best building project over $100 million.
鈥淭hese awards epitomize the latest and greatest projects the construction industry has to offer,鈥 said Art Daniel, the association鈥檚 president and president of AR Daniel Construction Services in Cedar Hill, Texas. 鈥淭he construction firms recognized have utilized outstanding skill, collaboration and innovation to complete some of America鈥檚 most complex and ambitious projects of 2017.鈥
This new stadium provides up to 72,000 seats for National Football League and Major League Soccer games, expandable to 80,000 seats for marquee events and features a 59-foot high digital halo video board and a first-of-its-kind aperture style roof, which required more than 30 steel fabricators from across the globe. Using a variety of industry-leading practices, including owner management, BIM, virtual design and construction, laser scanning and reality capture, drones, and mobile onsite technologies, and in collaboration with the owner and more than 40 design firms, the team managed the ongoing design releases to enable just-in-time construction per the compressed schedule.
鈥淭he Construction Risk Partners Build America Awards recipients represent the perfect integration of creative design, construction mastery and flawless execution which is inspiring to us all鈥, said Rob Rapp of Construction Risk Partners. 鈥淐RP and JLT would like to congratulate all of the award winners and nominees for their amazing ingenuity, perseverance and accomplishment on their respective projects.鈥
The Construction Risk Partners Build America Awards highlight the nation鈥檚 most significant construction projects. A panel of judges, representing all areas of construction, evaluated an impressive number of submissions this year, assessing each project鈥檚 complexity, use of innovative construction techniques and client satisfaction, among other criteria. The awards, which were announced during the association鈥檚 annual convention in New Orleans, are considered by many to be the most prestigious recognition of construction accomplishments in the U.S.
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