MKD Electric Earns National Excellence in Construction Award from Associated Builders and Contractors

“ABC congratulates MKD Electric for its exceptional work on the Melt Furnace Upgrade,” said Kirk Pickerel, ABC president and CEO. “This project is an outstanding example of the innovation and commitment to superior craftsmanship that embody merit shop construction. It is a pleasure to honor this project with the association’s top construction excellence award.” 

The Excellence in Construction awards program is the industry’s leading competition, developed to honor innovative and high-quality merit shop construction projects and safety programs. The award honors all construction team members, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects, selected from entries submitted from across the nation, were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges overcome, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety and cost. 

This year's competition was open to all construction projects completed by ABC member firms by Oct. 31, 2009. 

Thanks to onsite craft and safety training on high-voltage and hazardous material exposure, MKD helped a 12-year customer upgrade its equipment and increase plant output capacity without logging any accidents. 

A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year's panel included representatives from the Design-Build Institute of America, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Surety & Fidelity Association of America, The American Institute of Architects and representatives from higher education, among others.