Burlington, VT – The Associated General Contractors of Vermont (AGC/VT) held its annual meeting and Best Builder Awards on Dec. 5-6. The first day of the event was held virtually with Vermont State Senator Peter Welch kicking off the meeting with a keynote speech. The second day was held in-person at the Hilton Burlington Lake Champlain in Burlington.
The DEW Construction team accepted their award from Richard Wobby, Jr., executive vice president of AGC Vermont (center). / Photos courtesy of AGC/VT
The Best Builder Awards Banquet closed out the two-day meeting with Vermont Governor Phil Scott, a former president of AGC Vermont, giving a speech. Also in attendance were Vermont state representatives, senators and lobbyists.
James G. Murphy, founder of ADA Traffic Control, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award. Maynard “Mac” McLaughlin, former owner and president of Bread Loaf Corporation, was honored with a posthumous winged hammer award.
Best Builder Award recipients included:
New Construction Innovation & Design
Bread Loaf Corporation – Killington K1 Base Lodge
Army Mountain Warfare School
Outstanding Innovation & Excellence
DEW Construction – Army Mountain Warfare School
Innovation – Specialty Construction
HP Cummings – Twin Farms Treehouses
Civil Highway Renovation & Rehabilitation
J.A. Macdonald, Inc. – Waterbury Main Street
McDonald Hall at Champlain College in Burlington, Vt.
Specialty Aquatic – New Construction
Kingsbury Companies LLC – Sugarbush Snowmaking Dam
Outstanding Quality of Work & Effort
Kirk Fenoff and Son Excavation, LLC – Morgan STP Culv
Academia – Historical Reconstruction
Neagley & Chase Construction Corporation – Champlain College: McDonald Hall
Intramodal Renovation & Rehabilitation
SD Ireland Brothers Corporation – July 2023 Rain Storm Repairs
