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MdQI Awards of Excellence: In May 1990, the State Highway Administration (SHA), in cooperation with the Maryland Highway Contractors Association (MHCA) and the Maryland Asphalt Association (MAA), initiated the Maryland with Pride Program to foster excellence in the quality of the Maryland Highway Program. Maryland with Pride Awards were presented at the annual MCHA/MAA dinner meeting. In 1993, SHA and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approached Highway Industry leaders in Maryland about transforming the annual dinner meeting into an MdQI annual conference with the Maryland with Pride Awards being presented at the conference banquet. The first annual MdQI conference was held in 1994. Since that time, the Awards of Excellence have been presented at the annual conference banquet. In 2008, the committee changed the annual awards process to recognize projects completed within a fiscal year instead of a calendar year. In 2009, the committee added new categories including "Green" projects. To be considered for awards, highway-related projects must be "Accepted For Maintenance" between October 1, and September 30 of the next year, with the exception of planning projects where a Record of Decision is required in the same time frame. 2011 Awards Information: In 2011 the MDQI Steering Committee made some revisions to the annual Awards of Excellence Program. In the past, there were many engineering and construction award categories. This year, there will be fewer categories and more input from the modal agencies on which projects are selected. To be eligible for an award, the project must have a date of substantial completion or acceptance for maintenance between October 1 and September of teh next calendar year. For the planning category, the project must have received a record of decision or the equivalent between the dates listed above. For instructions and a list of award categories, please use the Awards Program Description and Instructions The on-line version of the application form for all categories except Partnering is available on this link: http://www.mdae.org/mdqi2012/mdqi.html. Please follow the instructions to print copies and submit nominations on-line. For a .pdf version of the nomination form, use the 2011 Awards Nomination Form Please submit nominations and project photos to your Modal or CEAM representative. ______________________________ Annual MdQI Partnering Award MdQI's Partnering Subcommittee sponsors the annual Partnering Award for excellence in using the partnering process in project management. The subcommittee is accepting nominations for FY 2011 projects. The nomination form for the Partnering Award is available on http://www.mdae.org/mdqi2012/partnering.doc Please submit nominations for the Partnering Award to the Partnering Subcommittee. ______________________________ The Flanigan Award MdQI also sponsors the Flanigan Award in memory of the late Pierce J. Flanigan III, president of P. Flanigan and Sons, Inc. This award is presented to a transportation industry leader who meets the following qualifications: 1. A person who has worked in, or for, the transportation industry for more than 20 years 2. A person that has made significant contributions to the industry (examples: held a position of leadership in an industry related organization, served on industry advice boards, contributed to acceptance or development of innovative techniques, tools, etc. within the industry) 3. A person who has been involved in the transportation industry in the State of Maryland 4. A person that has been a supporter of the Maryland Quality Initiative. Nominations for this award are accepted throughout the year and may be submitted to the Awards Subcommittee Co-Chairs. ______________________________ Awards Sub-Committee Co-Chairs: (Awards of Excellence, Flanigan Award) Mr. Dana Knight Mr. James Folden Partnering Sub-Committee Co-Chair: (Partnering Award) Ms. Bridgid Seering
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