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17th annual Award Winners

ON April 30TH, 2026, IPI CELEBRATED THE 17TH ANNUAL JOHN L. MARTIN PARTNERED PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARDS

THE ROI OF PARTNERING

For every $1 invested in Partnering, $164 was saved

THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 AWARDS JUDGES

Julia Voight, ADOT

Justin Kunert, Caltrans

Denis Henmi, DLR Group

Josh Patterson, Flintco, LLC

Paul Cooper, Ghilotti Bros., Inc.

George Delano, Granite

Darrin Lambrigger, HDR

George Dyckes, Kitchell

David Todd, Oklahoma City MAPS

Cinda Bond, MIPI, OrgMetrics LLC

Kate Stewart, PIPI, OrgMetrics LLC

Eric Sanderson, MIPI, Red Rock Advisors


Justin Erickson, SFO

Julia Laue, San Francisco Public Works

Susan Hou, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Hilbert Silva, Teichert Construction

Monica Born, Consultant

Jim Pappas, Retired – Hensel Phelps

THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 AWARDS COMMITTEE

Randy Fessler, Cinda Bond, and Jim Pappas

COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS OF THE YEAR AWARDS

The Collaborative Project Award is for projects that have achieved exceptional results through innovative tools and processes and outstanding team collaboration but did not follow a traditional structured partnering process.

CIVIL CONSTRUCTION (UNDER $25M)

Bronze

CMAR Runway 12R-30L Reconstruction Phase I

Owner: Mesa Gateway Airport Authority
Prime Contractor: Pulice – A FlatironDragados Company
Designer: Kimley-Horn

HONORABLE MENTION


Port of Oakland - Berths 55-59 Wharf Upgrades

Owner: Port of Oakland
Prime Contractor: California Engineering Contractors, Inc.
Designer: Moffatt & Nichols

BUILDINGS/PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTION ($25M - $250M)

GOLD


Next Generation Fare Gates

Owner: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Prime Contractor: STraffic America, LLC
Designer: The Allen Group, LLC


CIVIL CONSTRUCTION ($25M - $250M)

BRONZE


SR-71/91 Interchange Project

Owner: Riverside County Transportation Commission
Prime Contractor: Skanska USA Civil West
Designer: CHA

CIVIL CONSTRUCTION ($250M AND ABOVE)

HONORABLE MENTION


NC 540 Triangle Expressway Southeast Extension

Owner: North Carolina Department of Transportation
Prime Contractor: FlatironDragados-Branch Joint Venture
Designer: Gannett Fleming, HDR
Construction Manager: North Carolina Turnpike Authority


JOHN L. MARTIN PARTNERED PROJECTS OF THE YEAR AWARDS

BUILDINGS/PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE (UNDER $25M)

GOLD

822 Geary and 629 Hyde Crisis Stabilization Unit

Owner: San Francisco Department of Public Health
Prime Contractor: W.E. Lyons Construction Co.
Project Manager: San Francisco Public Works – Bureau of Architecture
Construction Manager: San Francisco Public Works
Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

SILVER

 

SFO BA/TRTS 12KV Power Distribution Replacement PH1

Owner: San Francisco International Airport
Prime Contractor: Schembri Construction
Designer: SFO Electrical Engineering
Construction Manager: SFO Planning, Design, & Construction Division
Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC


CIVIL CONSTRUCTION (UNDER $25M)


GOLD

Chipps Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project Phase 2C

Owner: California Department of Water Resources
Prime Contractor: Dixon Marine Services, Inc.
Designer/Construction Manager: California Department of Water Resources
Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

GOLD

 

Wharf J9 Replacement Project — Float & Gangway

Owner: Port of San Francisco
Prime Contractor: Yerba Buena Engineering & Construction, Inc.
Designer: Moffatt & Nichol
Construction Manager: San Francisco Public Works
Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

SILVER

O'Shaughnessy Dam New Bulkhead System

Owner: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Prime Contractor: Alltech Engineering Corp.
Designer: Barr Engineering Co.
Construction Manager: SFPUC
Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

SILVER

San Joaquin Pipeline Valve and Safe Entry Improvements: Phase 3 – Tesla Surge Tower

Owner: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Prime Contractor: Mountain Cascade, Inc.
Designer: AECOM
Construction Manager: SFPUC CMB
Partnering Facilitator: Creative Alliance Group

BRONZE

 

I-40 Essex Bridge Replacements

Owner: Caltrans
Prime Contractor: Skanska USA Civil West
Designer/Construction Manager: Caltrans
Partnering Facilitator: Global Leadership Alliance

BRONZE

2025 Pavement Preservation Program Full Depth Recycling and Overlays

Owner: Sonoma County Public Infrastructure
Prime Contractor: Ghilotti Bros., Inc.
Designer: Sonoma County Public Infrastructure
Construction Manager: Green Valley Consulting Engineers
Partnering Facilitator: Velo Group

BRONZE

Presidio Trust Pavement Rehab Plus

Owner: The Presidio Trust
Prime Contractor: Ghilotti Bros., Inc.
Designer: NCE
Partnering Facilitator: Pinnacle Leadership Group, Inc.


BUILDINGS/PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE ($25M - $250M)

DIAMOND

DGS Gregory Bateson Building Renovation

Owner: State of California Department of General Services
Prime Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Designer: CannonDesign
Construction Manager: AECOM
Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

GOLD

UCSF Parnassus Heights (PH) Health Sciences Instruction & Research (HSIR) Improvements Program

Owner: University of California, San Francisco
Prime Contractor: Webcor
Designer: Perkins&Will
Construction Manager: Jacobs Project Management Co.
Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

GOLD

 

OG&E Coliseum

Owner: City of Oklahoma City MAPS
Prime Contractor: Flintco, LLC
Designer: Populous
Construction Manager: ADG Blatt
Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

BRONZE

Cal Poly Kennedy Library Transformation

Owner: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Prime Contractor: Hensel Phelps
Designer: Miller Hull
Partnering Facilitator: Velo Group

CIVIL CONSTRUCTION ($25M - $250M)

GOLD

 

P-224 Causeway, Boat Channel and Turning Basin & P-226 Ammunition Pier, NAVWPNSTA Seal Beach

Owner: NAVFAC Southwest
Prime Contractor: Manson-Connolly Seal Beach Joint Venture
Designer: Moffatt & Nichol
Partnering Facilitator: Velo Group

GOLD

SFO Taxiway Z Rehabilitation Project

Owner: San Francisco International Airport
Prime Contractor: Granite Construction Company
Designer: Lean Technology Corp.
Construction Manager: AtkinsRealis Group Inc.
Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

SILVER

FY21 Special Project RM14-1420 – Repair Lima Wharf, Naval Base Guam

Owner: NAVFAC Marianas
Prime Contractor: H2O Guam JV
Designer: Moffatt & Nichol
Construction Manager: NAVFAC Marianas
Partnering Facilitator: Velo Group

SILVER

IVGID Effluent Export Pipeline CMAR

Owner: Incline Village General Improvement District
Prime Contractor/Construction Manager: Granite Construction Company
Designer: HDR
Partnering Facilitator: Velo Group

SILVER

Highway 101 HOV Padaro, Segment 4B CMGC

Owner: California Department of Transportation, District 5
Prime Contractor: Granite Construction Company
Designer/Construction Manager: Caltrans, District 5
Partnering Facilitator: Streamline Consulting

BRONZE

FY19 MCON Project P-735 Machine Gun Range, US Naval Support Activity, Andersen, Guam

Owner: OICC Marine Corps Marianas
Prime Contractor: Black Construction Corporation
Designer: Setiadi Architects Partner I ASMD JV
Construction Manager: OICC Marine Corps Marianas
Partnering Facilitator: Velo Group

BRONZE

SMART Petaluma North Station

Owner: Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)
Prime Contractor: Stacy Witbeck-Ghilotti Bros Joint Venture
Designer: CSW ST2
Partnering Facilitator: Creative Alliance Group

BUILDINGS/PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE ($250M AND ABOVE)

GOLD


SFO Courtyard 3 Connector

Owner: San Francisco International Airport
Prime Contractor: Hensel Phelps
Designer: HOK
Construction Manager: PGH Wong Engineering, Inc.
Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

GOLD


The Resources Building Renovation

Owner: State of California, Department of General Services
Prime Contractor: Turner Construction Company
Designer: AC Martin
Construction Manager: Gilbane-Cypress
Partnering Facilitator: Velo Group

SILVER


ECC South Airfield Military Construction (MILCON) Projects, Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, CA

Owner: Resident Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
Prime Contractor: ECC
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps
Partnering Facilitator: Velo Group

BRONZE


Midfield Satellite Concourse South

Owner: Los Angeles World Airports
Prime Contractor/Construction Manager: W.E. O’Neil Construction
Designer: Woods Bagot
Partnering Facilitator: Construction Accelerator

CIVIL CONSTRUCTION OVER $250M

GOLD


City of Sherman - South Wastewater Treatment Plant - MBR

Owner: City of Sherman
Prime Contractor: Kiewit Water Facilities South, Co.
Designer: Plummer Associates, Inc.
Construction Manager: Pape-Dawson Engineers
Partnering Facilitator: Paradyne Consulting Works

SILVER


South Central Extension/Downtown Hub

Owner: Valley Metro
Prime Contractor: Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.
Designer: AECOM
General Contractor: Hill International Inc.
Partnering Facilitator: Velo Group

SILVER


Mountain View Corridor-Porter Rockwell Blvd. to 2011 North

Owner: Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)
Prime Contractor: Jordan Narrows Constructors (Joint Venture)
Designer: WSP
Construction Manager: Ames Construction
Partnering Facilitator: Next Level Leadership

SILVER


Federal Way Link Extension

Owner: Sound Transit
Prime Contractor/Designer: Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.
Construction Manager: South County Transit Partners
Partnering Facilitator: Velo Group

SILVER


Downtown Redmond Link Extension

Owner: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
Prime Contractor: Stacy Witbeck/Kuney, a Joint Venture
Designer: Jacobs
Construction Manager: WSP
Partnering Facilitator: Velo Group

2026 IPI INDUSTRY AWARDS


2026 DIAMOND PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD



DGS Gregory Bateson Building Renovation

Owner: State of California Department of General Services
Prime Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Designer: CannonDesign
Construction Manager: AECOM
Partnering Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC



2026 SUE DYER INNOVATION AWARDS

The Innovation Awards are given to those teams who implemented innovative and creative ideas on their projects that could be considered a “best practice” to other collaborative partnering teams.

O'Shaughnessy Dam New Bulkhead System



2026 PRESIDENT'S AWARD


Darrin Lambrigger
HDR


Jon Swartzentruber
Paradyne Consulting Works LLC

2026 PARTNERING CHAMPION

IPI's Industry Awards honor Organizations and Individuals who have worked to make the industry more collaborative.


Flintco, LLC

2026 STRATEGIC PARTNERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

San Diego International Airport Concessions Partnering Program



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