IPI John L. Martin Partnered Project of the Year Awards

Each year the International Partnering Institute recognizes the projects that exemplify the principles of Partnering. The projects are awarded with a Diamond (highest), Ruby (second highest) or Sapphire (third highest) level of award. Each of the following award-winning projects’ partnering sessions were facilitated by OrgMetrics.

Diamond Level

2023: Veterans Boulevard Interchange Project

Project of the Year & Diamond Level Winner
Owner: City of Fresno
Prime Contractor: Teichert Construction and MCM Construction
Designer: Mark Thomas
CM: NV5

2023: Steamboat Slough and Sacramento River Levee Repair Project

Owner: California Department of Water Resources
Prime Contractor: Sierra Mountain Construction Inc.
Designer: AECOM
CM: California Department of Water Resources

2022: San Jose International Airport Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Facility

Buildings & Public Infrastructure $25M-$250M
Owner: Mineta San Jose International Airport
Prime: Overaa Construction
Designer: MarJang Architecture

2022: SFPUC Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans

Buildings & Public Infrastructure $25M-$250M
Owner: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Prime Contractor: Charles Pankow Builders
Designer: San Francisco Department of Public Works
CM: The Allen Group LLC
Facilitator: OrgMetrics LLC

2021: BART Headquarters

Buildings & Infrastructure $25M-$250M
Owner: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Prime Contractor: Turner Construction Company
Designer: RIM Architects
Construction Manager: The Allen Group LLC

2021: SFO Field Lighting Building #1 Electrical System Upgrade

Buildings & Infrastructure Under $25M
Owner: City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission San Francisco International Airport
Prime: Schembri Construction Co., Inc
Designer: City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission San Francisco International
Airport Planning, Design & Construction
CM: City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission San Francisco International
Airport Planning, Design & Construction

2021: San Francisco Police Department Marine Unite Dock Replacement 2831

Buildings & Infrastructure Under $25M
Owner: Port of San Francisco, Division of Engineering
Prime Contractor: Power Engineering
Designer: Moffat & Nichol
CM: Port of San Francisco

2021: SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Program

Owner: City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission San Francisco International Airport

Boarding Area B

Prime Contractor: Austin Commercial & Webcor Builders Joint Venture
Designer: HKS | Woods Bagot | ED2 International | KYA
PMSS: WSP/Parsons Brinkerhoff | AGS

Terminal 1 Center

Prime Contractor: Hensel Phelps
Designer: Gensler/Kuth Ranieri
PMSS: AECOM & CPM Associates Joint Venture

2020: SFO International Boarding Area A Gate Enhancement

Buildings & Public Infrastructure $25M-$250M
Owner: City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission – San Francisco International Airport
Prime Contractor: Skanska USA Building Inc.
Designer: Corgan + LDA
Construction Manager: ITEP (A Joint Venture of AGS Inc. and ASL Inc.)

2019: SFO Runway 28L Reconstruction

Civil Under $25M
Owner: City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission
Prime Contractor: Golden Gate Constructors (a Joint Venture of DeSilva Gates Construction and Graniterock Construction)
Designer: San Francisco International Airport
PMSS: AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

2019: Mineta San Jose International Airport Interim Facility - 6 Gates

Civil Under $25M
Owner: Mineta San Jose International Airport & City of San Jose
Prime Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Company
Designer: Fentress Architects

2017: Mineta San Jose International Airport Security Perimeter Technology

Owner: Mineta San Jose International Airport
Civil Construction Under $25M
Prime Contractor: Central Sierra Electric
Designer: Gensler
Designer (Engineering): WSP
Construction Administration Manager: ASL, Program Management Consultants
Key Subcontractor: Ojo Technology
Key Subcontractor: Faith Group LLC

2015: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory-Science User and Support Building

Vertical Building Projects – $25M – $250M
Owner: Department of Energy/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Prime: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Designer: KMD Architects

2014: SFO Runways 1-19s RSA Improvements Project

Transportation Projects – $25 Million – $250 Million
Owner: City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission
Prime: Golden Gate Constructors (DeSilva Gates Construction & Graniterock JV)
Designer: AECOM with Lean Photometrics
CM: Parsons Brinckerhoff with assistance from Cooper Pugeda Management
Subcontractor: Royal Electric Company

2012: SFO Terminal 2/Boarding Area D Renovation

Owner: City and County of San Francisco – Airport Commission
Prime: Turner Construction Company
Designer: Gensler Architects
CM: T2 Partners

Ruby Level

2023: Woods Facility Bus Wash Replacement Project

Owner: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority (SFMTA).
Prime Contractor: Air & Lube Systems, Inc.

2023: SFO 12KV Cable Replacement and System Upgrade Project

Owner:SFO Design & Construction
Prime Contractor: Schembri Construction
Designer: SFO Engineering

2023: SOMA Street Tree Nursery Site Improvement

Owner: San Francisco Public Works
Prime Contractor: Yerba Buena Engineering & Construction, Inc.

2023: Harrison Street Improvement Project

Owner: City and County of San Francisco, Public Works
Prime Contractor: A. Ruiz Construction

2023: SFO Rental Car Quick Turnaround Building Fire Sprinkler System Replacement Project

Owner: Airport Design & Construction
Prime Contractor: Schembri Construction

2022: SFO Storm Drain Pump Station 1C Outfall Structure

Civil Under $25M
Owner: San Francisco International Airport Planning, Design and Construction
Prime: Yerba Buena Engineering & Construction, Inc.
Designer: Pannu Larsen McCartney, Inc.
CM: San Francisco International Airport Planning, Design and Construction

2022: Port of San Francisco Heron's Head Shoreline Resilience

Civil Under $25M
Owner: Port of San Francisco
Prime: Dixon Marine Services
Designer: Environmental Science Associates
CM: SKS Engineering & Joe Hill Consulting Engineers

2022: SFO Runway 28R-10L Rehabilitation Project Phase 2

Civil $25M-$250M
Owner: San Francisco International Airport
Prime Contractor: Golden Gate Constructors
Designers: San Francisco International Airport and Lean Technology Corporation
Construction Manager: AECOM Technical Services

2021: San Francisco Public Works Bayview SAFE Navigation Center

Buildings & Infrastructure Under $25M
Owner: San Francisco Department of Public Works (SFDPW)
Prime Contractor: Charles Pankow Builders, LTD
Designer: The Office of Charles Blozsies
Construction Manager: San Francisco Department of Public Works (SFDPW)

2020: East Black Point Landscape Rehabilitation

Buildings & Public Infrastructure Under $25M
Owner: National Park Service
Prime Contractor: Yerba Buena Engineering & Construction, Inc.
Designer: Roth/LaMotte Landscape Architecture
Construction Manager: Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

2020: MAPS 3 Oklahoma City Lower Scissortail Park

Civil $25M-$250M
Owner: City of Oklahoma City
Prime Contractor: Wynn Construction
Designer: Hargreaves Jones
Project Manager: ADG | Blatt Architects

2020: MAPS 3 Oklahoma Convention Center Buildings & Public Infrastructure

Owner: City of Oklahoma City
Prime Contractor: Flintco, LLC
Designer: Populous
Construction Manager: ADG, PC

2019: San Francisco Recreation and Parks Golden Gate Park Oak Woodlands Trail Improvement

Civil Under $25M
Owner: San Francisco Recreation and Park Department
Prime Contractor: Yerba Buena Engineering and Construction
Designer: San Francisco Public Works Department
Subcontractor: Campbell Grading
Subcontractor: Capax Group

2019: San Francisquito Creek Flood Control

Civil $25M-$250M
Owner: San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority & Santa Clara Valley Water District
Prime Contractor: Teichert Construction
Construction Manager: Mott MacDonald

2019: SFO Long Term Parking Garage 2

Buildings & Public Infrastructure $25M-$250M
Owner: City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission
Prime Contractor: Nibbi Brothers General Contractors
Designer: DLR Group/FMG Joint Venture
Structural Engineer: Watry-Buehler Collaborative
Subcontractor: Bomel Construction
PMSS: The Allen Group and Cooper Pugeda Associates Joint Venture

2018: I-580/I-80 Central Ave. Operational Improvements Project

Civil Construction Under $25M
Owner: Contra Costa Transportation Authority
Prime Contractor: Ghilotti Bros., Inc.
Designer: WSP
Construction Manager: Ghirardelli Associates

2018: SFO High Speed Gate Checkpoint Installation Project

Buildings & Public Infrastructure Under $25M
Owner: San Francisco International Airport Design and Construction
Prime Contractor: Schembri Construction
Designer: Telamon Engineering Consultants
Construction Manager: Chaves and Associates
PMSS: Faith Group LLC

2017: SFO Fire House #3 & South Field Checkpoint Relocation

Buildings & Public Infrastructure $25M-$250M
Owner: San Francisco International Airport
Prime Contractor: C. Overaa Construction
Designer: Shah Kawasaki Architects/YamaMar Architecture, JV
Construction Manager: WSP

2017: SFO Taxilanes H&M Realignment

Civil Construction $25M-$250M
Owner: San Francisco International Airport
Prime Contractor: Golden Gate Constructors (a Joint Venture of DeSilva Gates Construction and Graniterock Construction)
Designer: Richard Low
Construction Manager: HNTB Corporation
Electrical Subcontractor: Royal Electric
Electrical Design and Project Manager: Lean Engineering

2017: SFO Runway 10R-28L Overlay and Reconstruction & Taxiways F2 and S

Civil Construction $25M-$250M
Owner: San Francisco International Airport
Prime Contractor: Golden Gate Constructors (a Joint Venture of DeSilva Gates Construction and Graniterock Construction)
Construction Manager: AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
Electrical Subcontractor: Royal Electric
Electrical Design and Project Manager: Lean Engineering

2015: OAK Runway Safety Area Improvements —North Field

Transportation Projects-$25 Million – $250 Million
Owner: Port of Oakland
Prime: Gallagher & Burk, Inc.
Designer and CM: Kimley – Horn and Associates, Inc.
Subcontractor: Royal Electric
Stakeholders: FAA – San Francisco Airports Districts Office, Air Traffic Organization NAVAIDS
Engineering Center, Technical Services Program Operations Group

2014: DeWitt Nelson Correction Annex Project

Owner: CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Prime: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Designer: Helmuth, Obata + Kassabaum
CM: URS / Lend Lease

2014: SFO West Field Cargo Redevelopment Project

Owner: San Francisco Airport Commission
Prime: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc
Designer: Kwan Henmi Architecture and Planning, Inc.
CM: The Allen Group, LLC

2014: Highway 65 Lincoln Bypass Project

Owner: State of California Department of Transportation
Prime: DeSilva Gates FCI, Joint Venture

2013: SFO Boarding Area E Improvements Terminal 3 Project

Owner: San Francisco International Airport
Prime: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Designer: Gensler Designer: The KPA Group
CM: PGH Wong Engineering, Inc.
End User: United Airlines

2013: SFPUC Sunnydale Auxiliary Sewer Tunnel

Owner: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Prime: Super Excavators, Inc.
Designer: San Francisco Public Works & Jacobs Associates
CM: Jacob Engineering

2013: South Region 7 Elementary School 10

Owner: Los Angeles Unified School District
Prime: Taisei Construction
Designer: Dougherty + Dougherty Architects, LLP
CM: Cumming Corporation

2010: State Route 76

Owner: Granite Construction Co
Prime: Sukut Construction
Designer: URS Corporation
CM: Caltrans

2010: I-880 Fruitvale Overcrossing

Owner: Caltrans
Prime: California Engineering Contractors, Inc.

2010: Connecticut College Fitness Center

Owner: Connecticut College
Designer: Einhorm Yaffee
Prescott Architects and Engineers
CM: KBE Building Corporation

2010: Connecticut College Asset Reinvestment 2008

Owner: Connecticut College
CM: KBE Building Corp

2010: Sacramento City Hall

Owner: City of Sacramento
Prime: Hensel Phelps Construction
Designer: Fentress Bradburn Architects
CM: David S. Taylor Interests, Inc.

Sapphire Level

2020: SFO Taxiway B5 Rehabilitation

Civil Category Under $25M
Owner: City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission – San Francisco International Airport
Prime Contractor: Golden Gate Constructors (Joint Venture of DeSilva Gates Construction and Graniterock Construction)
Construction Manager: AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

2020: SFPUC San Andreas Pipeline No. 2 Replacement (WD-2829R)

Civil Category $25M-$250M
Owner: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Prime Contractor: Ranger Pipelines, Inc.
Designer: SFPUC/Kennedy Jenks
Construction Manager: SFPUC Construction Management Bureau

2018: Construction of Rail Infrastructure at the Maritime Support Center (MSC)

Civil Construction Under $25M
Owner: Port of Oakland
Prime Contractor: Gallagher & Burk
Key Subcontractor: H&H Engineering Construction
Key Subcontractor: St. Francis Electric
Designer: TranSystems

2017: OAK Runway 12-30 Rehabilitation South Field

Civil Construction $25M-$250M
Owner: Port of Oakland
Prime Contractor: DeSilva Gates Construction
Designer: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Construction Manager: Orion Engineers and Associates
Electrical Subcontractor: Royal Electric
Electrical Design and Project Manager: Lean Engineering

2017: San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport New Terminal

Buildings & Public Infrastructure $25M-$250M
Owner: County of San Luis Obispo Department of Airports
Prime Contractor: Q&D Construction
Designer: RS&H, Inc.
Construction Manager: Arcadis

2016: Sapphire Level with Special

Willits Bypass
Civil Construction $25M-$250M
Owner: Caltrans
Prime Contractor: DeSilva Gates – Flatiron West, A Joint Venture

2015: SFO Taxiway Z1 - Blast Deflector and Associated Improvements Project

Transportation Projects – Under $25 Million
Owner: City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission
Prime: Gallagher & Burk, Inc.

2015: SFO Replacement Airport Traffic Control Tower and Integrated Facilities

Vertical Building Projects – $25M – $250M
Owner: City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission
Prime: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Designer: Fentress Architects
Construction Manager: T2 Partners

2015: East Washington Park—Phase 1, Petaluma, CA

Vertical Building Projects – Under $25 Million
Owner: City of Petaluma
Prime: Ghilotti Bros., Inc.
Designer: GHD, Inc.

2014: Buskirk Ave. Widening

Owner: City of Pleasant Hill
Prime: Ghilotti Bros., Inc.
Designer: T.Y. Lin International
CM: Ghirardelli Associates, Inc.

2014: Highway 101 North Atherton

Owner: Caltrans
Partnering Agency: Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM)
Prime: Ghilotti Bros., Inc. / RM Harris Co JV
Designer: B.K.F.

2014: San Francisco Public Works 2142J Pedestrian Countdown Signals

Owner: San Francisco Public Works
Prime: Bay Area Lightworks, Inc.

2013: Highway 101 Overlay - Golden Gate Bridge to Corte Madera Creek

Owner: Caltrans
Prime: Ghilotti Brothers, Inc.

2013: SFO RSA Runway 10R Paving & Lighting

Owner: City and County of San Francisco – Airport Commission
Prime: Gallagher & Burk, Inc.

2013: San Francisco Public Works Parking Guidance Systems and Pavement Renovation Project

Owner: City and County of San Francisco Department of Public Works
Prime: Ghilotti Bros., Inc.

2013: Buchanan Field Airport and Runway 10-19R Rehabilitation

Owner: Contra Costa County Public Works Department – Airports Division
Prime: Ghilotti Bros. Inc.
Designer: Mead & Hunt, Inc.
CM: Ghirardelli Associates, Inc

2010: Happy Hollow Park and Zoo

Owner: City of San Jose
Prime: West Bay Builders, Inc.
Designer: The Portico Group
CM: Gilbane Building Co

Caltrans Awards

Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Excellence In Partnering

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) recognizes its premier partnered projects with gold, silver, and bronze level awards. The following award winning projects’ partnering sessions were facilitated by OrgMetrics.

Caltrans Partnering Success In Motion Award recognizes projects for their partnering successes that were underway at the time of recognition. Projects with this award are marked by an asterisk.