ABC Announces Award-Winning Construction Projects of 2021

iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC Receives National Excellence in Construction Award From Associated Builders and Contractors for the Space Battalion Readiness Center

iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC - March 16th announced work on the Space Battalion Readiness Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado has earned a national Excellence in Construction® Pyramid Award, presented during ABC Convention 2022 in San Antonio, on March 16. The EIC awards are the construction industry’s leading national competition that honors general and specialty contractors for world-class, safe and innovative construction projects from across the nation.

“iiCON Construction is honored to have been nominated by our peers and to have received the National Excellence in Construction Diamond Award for the Space Battalion Readiness Center project,” said Greg Collier, President, iiCON Construction. “This award was made possible by maintaining our zero incident safety program, and practicing our core values; creative solutions, customer service, quality results, stewardship, leadership, and teamwork.”

The 38,441 sf Space Battalion Readiness Center is located on a newly developed 15-acre site, designed to protect the US against potential space threats. The facility is constructed with the highest level of security, supporting the National Guard with their training efforts, and the building achieving LEED Gold Certification.

“For over years, ABC has been honored to award outstanding construction projects like the Space Battalion Readiness Center by iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC,” said 2022 National Chair of the ABC Board of Directors Stephanie Schmidt, president, Poole Anderson Construction, State College, Pennsylvania. “Through hard work on this project, iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC shows the value of teamwork, overcoming challenges and creativity on the jobsite.”

The EIC award honors all construction team members, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects are judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges overcome, completion time, workmanship, innovation and safety.

A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year’s judges included representatives from the Smithsonian Facilities Construction Division, Construction Management Association of America, Engineering News-Record, Design-Build Institute of America, University Research Institute and various construction-related firms nationwide.

A full list of EIC winners is available on ABC’s website. https://www.abc.org/News-Media/News-Releases/entryid/19292/abc-announces-award-winning-construction-projects-of-2021

iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC Achieves World-Class Safety Standards Through Diamond ABC STEP Program

Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 16, 2021—iiCON Construction today announced it has achieved Diamond in Associated Builders and Contractor’s STEP Safety Management System, meaning the company is 655% safer than the industry average. Founded more than three decades ago, STEP has evolved into a world-class safety program that dramatically improves safety performance among construction industry participants.

iiCON Construction is committed to continually raising the bar when it comes to safety performance and the total human health of their employees.  iiCON was awarded STEP Gold in 2019 and STEP Platinum in 2020.

STEP participants measure their safety processes and policies on key components through a detailed questionnaire with the goal of implementing or enhancing safety programs that reduce jobsite incidents. iiCON is dedicated to a top-down, bottom-up approach to safety, which is reflected in our STEP diamond status.

“Safety is a journey, and that journey is possible because of systems like STEP, which enables ABC member contractors like iiCON Construction to have a safer and more productive jobsite,´ said Greg Sizemore, ABC vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce development. “Committing to total human health is essential to ensure both the physical and mental health and safety of our workforce, and I commend iiCON Construction for consistently fulfilling those commitments to raising the bar of safety performance.”

According to ABC’s annual Safety Performance Report, STEP participants, regardless of company size or type of work, can reduce recordable incidents up to 85%, making the best performing companies more than eight times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average. Ratings range from Diamond, the highest, to Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Participant.

To learn more about the STEP program, visit abcstep.org.

To learn more about iiCON Construction, Colorado LLC, visit iiconcc.com.

Great Teams Build Great Projects ®

Founded in 2014, iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC, is a commercial general contractor based in Colorado Springs, CO.  With more than 35 years of industry experience, they have completed more than $1 Billion in commercial construction projects ranging from government contracts to education.