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PWABC AWARDS

HELP! You can honor good people and also help make PWABC a more dynamic and better known organization by submitting nominations for the various awards. Refer to the list of the awards available on this page and then submit an e-mail to David Sparanese with your nomination. Please supply your name and phone number in the e-mail so that we can follow up with additional information if necessary. Please participate.

Nominations must be submitted by July 22 in order to be considered.

AWARDS TO INDIVIDUALS

DEDICATED SERVICE AWARD

  • to be awarded to the PWABC member who has, in the opinion of the Executive, contributed significantly to the furthering of the interests of Public Works in B.C.

MSA MEMBER DEDICATED SERVICE AWARD

  • to be awarded to the MSA member who has, in the opinion of the Executive, contributed significantly to the furthering of the interests of Public Works in B.C.

PWABC MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD

  • to be awarded to the manager/supervisor who, in the opinion of the Executive, best exemplifies the spirit and professionalism of the Association.

  • based on nomination by at least one member and endorsement by several staff of the candidate

  • factors taken into consideration for selection
    • number of years in public works
    • technical accomplishments - design and/or coordination of major infrastructure projects
    • managerial accomplishments /initiatives /innovation
    • professional involvement
    • publications or presentations to conferences
    • community service
    • support of public works education efforts
    • PWABC member, active in year of award

IDEAS AND GADGETS AWARD

  • to be awarded to the municipality which, in the opinion of the Executive, has developed the most original, imaginative and useful idea for public works or utility operations
  • factors taken into consideration for selection
  • originality
  • usefulness
  • simplicity
  • adaptability to other municipalities

Ideas and Gadgets

 

$500 in Prizes and the Pride of the Award

 

1st place - $300           2nd place - $125           3rd place - $75

 

The Public Works Association of British Columbia (PWABC) recognizes that staff in municipalities are actively developing and inventing creative and better ways to get the job done.  This attitude is essential to the way we improve the business and accomplish our goals, as well as “doing more with less.”

 

PWABC will be awarding $500 in prizes to individual(s) with the best idea or gadget related to public works developed in 2006-2007.  Ideas and gadgets will be judged based on originality, potential for use in other municipalities, and value (return on investment).

 

Cash prizes will go directly to the staff persons involved and named on the winning submissions.  A plaque (1st place only) will be presented at one of the municipality’s Council meetings or at the annual Public Works conference.  All winning submissions will be displayed at the conference so everyone can benefit from the ingenuity and innovation.  (The winning submissions will be asked to provide a display board).

 

Click here for Submission forms …

 

Please submit your ideas or gadgets by August 15, 2008 to:

 

Andrew Wood, MEng., PEng.

Municipal Engineer

District of Maple Ridge

11995 Haney Place

Maple Ridge  BC  V2X 6A9

Tel:  604-467-7339  Fax:  604-467-7425

awood@mapleridge.org

AWARDS TO A MUNICIPALITY

PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT OF THE YEAR

  • to be awarded to the municipality which, in the opinion of the Executive, commissions, engineers and constructs a major and complex public works or utilities project which deserves special merit because of its unique features or complexity relative to the resources of the community
  • based on nomination by at least one member and support by the community, the consultant and the contractor
  • factors taken into consideration for selection
  • of significant benefit to the community
  • completed substantially by the year of the award
  • on time and budget
  • provides an environmental or social benefit
  • innovation in design
  • success of public participation program
  • safety record
  • financing complexity
  • environmental protection measures taken
  • quality of final works
  • complexity

Note: With the exception of the Ideas and Gadgets Award, these awards may not be awarded every year, depending on whether or not there are suitable candidates nominated.