Nominations are open for the 2018 Inclusion Awards. These awards recognize the advancement of diversity and inclusion in the design and construction industry. Awards are presented for:
- Inclusion Champion
- Minority / Woman / Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
- Organizational Excellence for Inclusion
Nominations are due by January 26, 2018 to St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers, 180 Weidman Road, Suite 127, Manchester, MO 63021. Winners will be announced at the Annual Awards Gala program on Monday, March 5, 2018.
Inclusion Champion Criteria:
Your nominee could be a project manager, office staff, client, customer or other colleague who has made a significant contribution or effort to promote inclusion . . . perhaps a new idea, activity or program that promotes greater use of women or minorities on a project or enhances the use of women or minority owned firms. (You may nominate yourself or another person.)
Provide a summary of the nominee’s contributions or efforts (e.g. 1 page). How has the person promoted inclusion? What programs has the person supported and by what means (e.g. financially, personally …)?
Explain ways the person encourages inclusive participation. Provide metrics:
- Outreach
- Work force development
- Mentoring
- Retention
- Project with quantified results. What were they?
Why should this person be selected?
Minority / Woman / Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Criteria:
Nominate a Minority, Woman or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firm or supplier for excellence based on their understanding and efforts to apply one of the construction industry best practices. Currently 17 Best Practices validated by the Construction Industry Institute (CII)are:
- Advanced Work Packaging
- Alignment
- Benchmarking & Metrics
- Change Management
- Constructability
- Disputes Prevention & Resolution
- Front End Planning
- Implementation of CII Research
- Lessons Learned • Materials Management
- Partnering
- Planning for Modularization
- Planning for Startup
- Project Risk Assessment
- Quality Management
- Team Building
- Zero Accident Techniques
Organizational Excellence for Inclusion
Criteria:
Complete the nomination form to nominate a corporation, organization or other institution. Include responses on a separate page. You may supplement your nominations with photos, graphs and testimonials, but please attach no more that two (2) additional pages. You may nominate your own organization or another organization.
How has the organization promoted inclusion? What programs has the organization supported and by what means (e.g. financially, mentoring, other resources …)? Explain other ways the firm encourages inclusive participation. Provide metrics:
- Outreach
- Work force development
- Mentoring
- Retention
- Project with quantified results. What were they?