The Palmetto award is given to the firm that scored highest by our judges. This project is an ACEC finalist. S&ME, Inc. was awarded the Palmetto Award for the project in Structural Systems over $10 million Category for the Vought - Global Aeronautica Aircraft Facility. The facility will build the fuselage section of Boeing Aircraft's revolutionary new 787 Dreamliner passenger jet.
The following are ACEC-SC Finalist that have a chance to compete in the national competition:
- Dennis Corporation, Fairfield County Road Improvement Program
- EnSafe Inc. , Macalloy NPL Site Remediation
- GWA, Inc., High Voltage Power Station Replacement
- THE LPA GROUP INCORPORATED/TranSystems , SPUI-The Single Point for Reducing Traffic
- TranSystems, I-385/ Max Heller Gateway
The following won Engineering Excellence Awards:
- American Engineering Consultants, Inc., Effluent Diffuser-Dilution is the Solution
- Civil Engineering Consulting Services, Carolina Bays Parkway Extension Feasibility Study
- Davis & Floyd, Inc., Daniel Island School
- S&ME, Inc. , Geotechnical Services, Grant Forest Products
- URS Corporation, Mulberry Street
- Wilbur Smith Associates, U.S. 521 Design-Build Bridge Project
- Wilbur Smith Associates, South Carolina Aviation Economic Impact Study
These firms were given an Honor Award for their Entries:
- Civil Engineering Consulting Services, SC-101 Widening From S-63 to US-221
- Earth Tech, Inc., Summerville CPW Cannibal Sludge Project
- Florence & Hutcheson, Inc., SC-45 Bridge Replacement
- Wilbur Smith Associates, New Access for Eastman Chemical/Voridian
- Wilbur Smith Associates, I-85 Access Improvements Design-Build