FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 2011

Pinkard Construction Company Receives Excellence Award From Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)

Lakewood, CO - Pinkard Construction Company and RNL accepted a Design-Build Excellence Award from DBIA during the National Design-Build Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida on October 20, 2011. Central Platte Campus for the City and County of Denver’s Public Works Department was honored for effective design-build teaming that exceeded the owner’s needs. A jury of design-build experts met at DBIA’s Washington, DC, headquarters in June to review the submissions. Although the awards program received over 100 submissions in 11 categories only 21 projects were honored by DBIA with an award.

The Denver Central Platte Campus was a $28-million fixed-price design-build competition for the Denver Public Works Department. A collaborative design-build process was successfully employed to achieve optimal efficiency and a compelling design aesthetic. The Central Platte facility exhibits the seamless coupling of sustainable design with superior functionality, while establishing a well-organized circulation plan for the 18-acre campus. At 105,000 square feet, the Denver Central Platte Campus achieved LEED-NC Gold.

President and CEO Jim Pinkard: “Pinkard has always been a client focused design-builder. National recognition from the Design-Build Institute of America helps to reinforce that we are progressing in our goal to provide the best preconstruction and design-build services in our region We are very honored to receive this national award.”

Team members sharing in this award include, RNL architects, Maintenance Design Group (MDG) (maintenance/equipment design), Ambient Energy (sustainability consultant), MKK Consulting Engineers, Inc. (mechanical and electrical engineering), Lund Partnership, Inc. (civil engineering), and Zeiler-Pennock, Inc. (structural engineering)

Three years substantial design-build work experience is an additional prerequisite for Designated Design-Build Professional™ certification. Maintaining the credential requires a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education credit every two years.

Design-build is an integrated approach that delivers design and construction services under one contract with a single point of responsibility. Owners select design-build to achieve best value while meeting schedule, cost and quality goals.

ABOUT PINKARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY: Pinkard Construction Company allies with exceptional firms along the Colorado Front Range to provide a complete suite of design-build and CM/GC services.

ABOUT DBIA: Established in 1993, the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) is the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build project delivery. DBIA’s national office is located in Washington, DC, and its work is supported by 14 regions across the United States. Visit www.dbia.org to learn more.