The Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards celebration honors ABC New Jersey's most innovative and high-quality construction projects, as well as its world-class safety and high-achiever programs. 

2025 Important Dates and Deadlines

• Tuesday, August 12, 2025: Early Bird Registration
• Monday, September 1, 2025: Date by which construction of the submitted project must be completed
• Friday, September 5, 2025: Deadline to submit the final application. Applicants will have until 11:59 p.m. ET to finalize all applications.
• Friday, September 12, 2025: Judging Day for all submitted projects
• Week of September 15, 2025: Applicants will receive an email detailing the results.
• Thursday, November  6, 2025: Winners will be celebrated at the ABC New Jersey Excellence in Construction^® Awards Gala at The Liberty House, Jersey City.

Eligibility & Criteria

ABC New Jersey Membership Required:
Only ABC New Jersey contractor members are eligible to enter. Projects completed through a joint venture must include a document outlining the ownership percentage and responsibilities of each partner; include the document with the Project Information section. If the majority partner is an ABC member, but not all partners are ABC members, only the majority contractor is eligible to enter. If a joint venture completed your project and not all parties are ABC members, email dhart@abcnjc.org for eligibility requirements.

Safety Policy:
A company that experiences a safety-related fatality of a direct employee in the United States within the current program year (Sept.1, 2024- Sept 1, 2025) is not eligible for an Excellence in Construction award. If a subsidiary is a direct ABC member versus part of a larger holding company member, then the subsidiary with a safety-related fatality is not eligible, but another subsidiary of the same holding company may be.

Furthermore, all EIC award winners have a continuing duty to inform ABC of a safety-related fatality that occurred after the end of the current program year until the time of the awards program. Such a fatality will nullify the EIC award. After the judging process and before the awards program, ABC will request that an award winner confirm that a safety-related fatality did not occur. Failure to respond to the request will also nullify the EIC award.

No project that involves prime, multi-prime, or sub-trade contractors with a safety-related fatality is eligible to be considered for an award. 

How to Apply
All applications are submitted electronically following the steps below:
*Google Chrome is recommended to ensure program compatibility. 

1. Click Apply Now!
2. For first-time applicants, create a username and password to access the registration and application pages. If you have submitted previously, your username and password remain the same from year to year.
3. A confirmation email will be sent to you containing the link to continue to Phase II—The Application. You may save your information as you go and revisit the application as needed.
4. When ready, click Save and Finalize to submit the application. Once the application is finalized, you will no longer be able to make edits. A confirmation will be emailed to you.

Watch this six-minute tutorial to learn more about the application process.

Important note: The $175 application fee is non-refundable. Be sure to review the application criteria and eligibility prior to entering your submission.

For those who include project photographs from a third-party photographer, you must have the photographer sign this photography release agreement, then upload it in the Photographs section of the application.

Judging and Winner Notifications

The final judging will take place on September 12th, and applicants will be notified of the results via email during the week of September 15.