2023 Construction Excellence Awards

ABC held our annual Construction Excellence Awards gala at the historic Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown, New York. More than 200 people attended the all-day event dedicated to helping contractors connect with colleagues and acknowledge the projects built by the merit/open shop construction community.

This year, the Chapter handed out more than 20 awards that covered projects across the state. Those projects totaled more than $2B in construction value, with the smallest project being just under $100,000 and the largest at over $400M. The diversity of the work was also on display as awards were given for projects in the commercial, residential, mixed-use, environmental, and infrastructure categories.

2023 Award Recipients

New Line Structures
Winner
$400M Mega Project Residential
&
Winner
General Contractor Residential

Triton Construction
Runner Up
$400M Mega Project Residential

Northland Associates, Inc.
Winner
Federal Government

Hudson Meridian Construction Group
Winner
Mega Project Residential
&
Under $50M Public Work Environmental

Leeding Builders Group
Winner
Mega Project Mixed Use
&
Winner
General Contractor Commercial

L&M Builders Group
Winner
Mega Project Affordable Housing

The Rinaldi Group
Winner
Mega Project Commercial

WM Schultz Heavy Civil Construction
Winner
Over $50M Public Work

The Hayner Hoyt Corp.
Winner
General Contractor Commercial
&
Winner
General Contractor
Historical Restoration

CM Richey Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Winner
Specialty Contractor
Electrical Commercial

Power & Construction Group, Inc.
Winner
Utilities
&
Winner
Specialty Construction
Electrical Industrial

Villager Construction, Inc.
Winner
Infrastructure - Heavy

LoDuca Associates
Winner
Under $5M General Contractor
Historic Restoration

Hi-Lume Corp.
Winner
Specialty Contractor
Commercial

diSalvo Interiors
Winner
Specialty Contractor
Interiors

North East Fire Protection Systems, Inc.
Winner
Specialty Contractor
Fire Protection

Schimenti Construction
Winner
General Contractor Commercial
&
Winner
General Contractor Historic Restoration

L.C.D. Elevator, Inc.
Winner
Specialty Contractor - Elevator

Vertical Transportation Experts
Runner Up
Specialty Contractor Elevator

2023 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

ABC was proud to welcome our 6th member of the Chapter's Hall of Hame at the event!

The process for the Hall of Fame is that each year, the six regions across the state will nominate one person for consideration. Those nominations are then reviewed and scored against each other by our committee. The top nominees, or nominees, are then formally inducted into the ABC Empire State Chapter Hall of Fame at this event.

Jeff Luck - Luck Brothers Construction, Inc.

54 years of experience in the family business
2x Service on ABC Board of Directors
10+ years of service on the executive committee
ABC PAC Trustee
Led campaign to refill ABC’s Legal Defense Fund
Devoted Husband, Father, Grandfather and holds a blackbelt in karate

Here's What Else You Missed

The gala isn't only an award ceremony!

It starts with networking that includes a golf outing for some while others enjoy a local tasting of craft beer, wine, and distilling paired nicely with local cuisine prepared by the culinary team at the Otesaga. In the evening, everyone gathered on the back deck for a cocktail hour before the ceremony began.