The India Chapter of ACI [IC-ACI] successfully conducted its 2022 Edition of the Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, in April, 2022. There were a total of 16 projects small and large from across the length and breadth of India participating in this years awards. The projects featuring concrete as the main construction material, considered innovations in concrete, the engineering challenges encountered, architectural features as well as  sustainability while deciding the winning projects. These awards are a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators. The Entries were evaluated by an independent panel of industry professionals comprising of Ar. Prem Nath, Er. Atul Bhobe, and Er. Ashwin Moghe.

Projects were submitted across seven categories namely Lower Rise Structures, Mid Rise Structures, High Rise Structures, Infrastructure, Decorative Concrete, Repair and Restoration, and Concrete Flatwork. Two projects were awarded in each category, The event received interesting, technologically challenging and innovative entries, spanning a range of construction and structure types.

The First Place Winners include:

S.NO.	CATEGORIES	PROJECT NAMES	COMPANIES NAMES
1	Low Rise Structure	Terminal Building” LEH Airport, Ladakh	Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.
2	Mid Rise Structure	Phase 1 & Phase 2 of “Oracle Tech Hub	Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Ltd, Bengaluru.
3	High Rise Structure	Prestige Jindal City Project (Phase 1)	Larsen and Tubro Ltd, Bangalore
4	Infrastructure	Kanpur Metro Priority Corridor Project	Afcons Infrastructure Ltd., Mumbai
5	Repairs & Restoration	Reinforced Lime Concrete Chajja at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi Phase 1	Sanrachana Structural Strengthening Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
6	Decorative Concrete	Aquatics Gallery at Gujarat Science City	Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Pvt. Ltd., Gujarat
7	Concrete Flatwork	MSPT Proving Ground Facility and Supporting Infrastructure (Test Track Works) at SIPCOT, Cheyyar, Thiruvanamalai Dist. Tamil Nadu	Larsen and Toubro Limited,Chennai.

The Second Place winners include:

S.NO.	CATEGORIES	PROJECT NAMES	COMPANIES NAMES
1	Low Rise Structure	Podar International School, Bihar	Siddharth Associates,Bihar.
2	Mid Rise Structure	L&T Tech Park-1 Project	Larsen and Toubro Ltd., Bangalore
3	High Rise Structure	Trump Tower	Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
4	Infrastructure	Elevated viaduct of 7.218 Km (Approx.) length and 7 numbers of Elevated Metro Stations of Bangalore Metro Rail Project, Phase-2, Bangalore,	ITD CEMINDIA J V
5	Decorative Concrete	The Ferrocement Restaurant	Deep Ferro Tech, Nagpur.
6	Concrete Flatwork	IKEA Retail Store- Bengaluru	Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore.

These entries were executed and submitted by some of India’s top Construction companies such as Shapoorji-Pallonji Construction Private Limited, L&T Construction Private Limited, Afcons Infrastructures, ITD CEMINDIA J V, and also by specialty companies such as Deep Ferro Tech, Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd, Siddharth Associates, Sanrachana Structural Strengthening Pvt Ltd, and National Capital Region Transport Corporation.

The First Place Award winners, have been endorsed to compete at the 2022 “Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards” organised by ACI-USA.

India Chapter would like to thank the following Media Partners for their support in publishing this “Awards” Competition news:

1. Informa Markets India Pvt. Ltd.
2. NBM&CW
3. Constrofacilitator

The awards were conducted under the guidance of the IC-ACI President, Mr. Sunny Surlaker, and was spearheaded by IC-ACI Director, Dr. Yogini Deshpande as Convener, with the support of the Board of Direction of IC-ACI.

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