2024-2025 CAF Contractor of the Year

Construction Advancement Foundation
CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR
Award Nomination Form

Dear CAF Contributor:

We are pleased to announce that again this year we will co-host the Annual Awards Banquet with the Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable. At this banquet, the CAF will present contractor and project of the year awards and the Roundtable will present their annual safety awards. Last year, the banquet drew over 700 industry leaders and project owners and we are expecting another great turn out this year. The banquet will be held May 8th, 2025 at the Avalon Banquet Center in Merrillville.

You will soon receive an invitation to the banquet. We hope you will join us. Below, you will find a copy of nomination forms for our annual contractor awards. Nomination applications must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m. March 14, 2025. Projects eligible for nomination must be substantially completed by the award due date.

Hope you will join us on May 8th.

Sincerely,
Dewey Pearman
Executive Director

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Construction Advancement Foundation
CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR
Award Nomination Form

This is the official nomination form for the 2024-2025 Construction Advancement Foundation awards program. Completed nominations must be submitted to CAF by 4:00 p.m. on March 14, 2025.

ELIGIBILITY:
Nominations may be submitted by any CAF contributor. Nominations may be submitted by the nominated company, a project owner for whom the company has worked in the past twelve months, or a sub-contractor who has worked for the contractor during the past twelve months.

Award Categories:
(Please, check the appropriate category)

Contractor of the Year *

Commercial/Institutional	Industrial
Specialty Contractor (including Maintenance/Service)	Professional & Engineering Services
Heavy Civil/Highway

Nominee Information:

Company Name *

CEO *

Address: *

City *

State *

Zip *

Phone *

E-mail *

Contractor of the Year Information:

List of Northwest Indiana projects completed between January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025.

Project Name *

Dollar Amount of Contract *

Project Name

Dollar Amount of Contract

Project Name

Dollar Amount of Contract

Do you have any additional projects you'd like to add? *

Project Name

Dollar Amount of Contract

Project Name

Dollar Amount of Contract

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CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR

Award Nomination Form

Please, provide a brief description of each of the above projects.

Attach a separate sheet for each project providing a brief description of the project and how the project meets the criteria of workmanship, exceptional teamwork, safety, quality and project management. Pictures of the projects may be submitted.

Discuss the following areas and discuss how the contractor meets or exceeds excellence in each area:

• Safety. *

• Excellence in partnering and teamwork. *

• Quality in project management. *

• Innovation and uniqueness in construction techniques. *

• Sympathy for the environment and its surroundings. *

• Support of the community/industry. *

• Supervisory training and education in the last year. *

Provide a minimum of 3 photos or videos that demonstrate how the project meets, or exceeds the award criteria. *

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