2023 Awards Winners

Awards were presented at the annual conference 

on February 8, 2024

Planning Award

Project: Dundalk Marine Terminal Water System Renewal Plan

Agency: Maryland Port Administration (MPA)

Scope: Update MPA’s GIS Mapping of 21 miles of water lines, evaluate which should be abandoned, and develop a renewal plan. 

Location: Dundalk Marine Terminal 

Bid Cost: $100,000

County/City: Baltimore County

Firm: RK&K - Baltimore, MD

Green/Sustainability/Environmental

Project: US 301 Nice/Middleton Memorial Bridge Replacement Project

Agency: Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) 

Scope: Replacement of Existing 1.9-mile Bridge over the Potomac River

Location: US 301 from Virginia to the Maryland Shoreline

Bid Cost: $460 million 

County/City: Charles County

Firms:  AECOM - Baltimore, MD

WBCM a Division of Transystems - Towson, MD

KCI Technologies - Sparks, MD

Skanska - Rockville, MD

Kokosing - Annapolis Junction, MD

  McLean - Glen Burnie, MD

Innovation

Project: I-695/I-70 “Triple Bridges” Interchange Project Bridge Builder

Agency: State Highway Administration (SHA) 

Scope: Innovative Community Outreach Tool using Interactive and Dynamic Features

Location: I-695/I-70 “Triple Bridges” Interchange

Bid Cost: $70,000 

County/City: Baltimore County

Firm: McCormick Taylor - Baltimore, MD

MBE/WBE (Engineering)

Project: US 301 Nice-Middleton Memorial Bridge Replacement Project

Agency: MDTA 

Scope: Replacement of existing 1.9-mile bridge over the Potomac River

Location: From the Virginia shoreline to the Maryland shoreline

Bid Cost: $460 million 

County/City: King George County, VA to Charles County, MD

Firm: icivil - Woodstock, MD

Sub-Contractor (Construction) 

Project: I-95 Express Toll Lanes Northbound Extension - Abingdon Road Overpass Replacement

Agency: MDTA 

Scope: Construction of a longer raised two-span bridge over I-95

Location: I-95 (John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway) at Abingdon Road

Bid Cost: $6.6 million 

County/City: Harford County

Firm: Rommel Infrastructure - Linthicum Heights, MD

Partnering – Project Under $5 Million 

Project: MD 56 (Big Pool Road) Bridge over Toms Run – Bridge Replacement

Agencies: SHA 

Scope: Replace small bridge structure over Toms Creek

Location: MD 56 at Toms Creek

Bid Cost: $1.4 Million

County/City: Washington County 

Firm: Gannett Fleming - Baltimore, MD

C. William Hetzer - Hagerstown, MD

Partnering – Project Over $10 Million

Project:US 50/301 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Automated Lane Closure System 

Agency: MDTA 

Scope: Construction of several ITS sub-systems integrated together to perform frequent lane closures on the Bay Bridge and its approaches. 

Location: Chesapeake Bay Bridge (William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge)

Bid Cost: $15.3 million

County/City: Anne Arundel County

Firms: WRA - Baltimore, MD

            WSP - Baltimore, MD

  Aldridge Group - Libertyville, IL

Modal Awards – Projects Under $5 Million

Baltimore City DOT (BCDOT)

Project: Greenmount Avenue Streetscape

Agency: BCDOT 

Scope:1.25-mile project to improve pedestrian access and safety through improvements to ADA compliant pedestrian ramps, sidewalks, and crosswalks

Location: Greenmount Avenue from 29th Street to 43rd Street

Bid Cost: $4.7 million

County/City: Baltimore City

Firms: WRA - Baltimore, MD

    J. Villa Construction - Jessup, MD

County Engineers Association of Maryland (CEAM)

Project: Rehabilitation of Stafford Road Bridge over Deer Creek

Agency: CEAM and Harford County DPW

Scope: Rehabilitation of 226 ft. long steel beam bridge

Location: Stafford Road over Deer Creek

Bid Cost: $3.0 million

County/City: Harford County

Firms: WBCM a Division of Transystems - Towson, MD

    The Six-M Company - Delta, PA

Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA)

Project: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport - Terminal Crosswalks Phase 2 

Agency: MAA 

Scope: Improve pedestrian and vehicular safety at various areas around the airport 

Location: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport

Bid Cost: $660,000

County/City: Anne Arundel County

Firms: ADCI - Ellicott City, MD

            Hill International - Washington DC

    Baltimore Contractors Inc. - Glen Burnie, MD

Maryland Port Administration (MPA)

Project: The World Trade Center Baltimore - Air Handling Unit Rehabilitation 

Agency: MPA 

Scope: Renovation of two air handling units in the World Trade Center Baltimore 

Location: World Trade Center 

Bid Cost: $1.1 million

County/City: Baltimore City

Firms: JMT - Hunt Valley, MD

            MECCO - Jessup, MD

Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)

Project: Baltimore Light Rail - Timonium Business Park Grade Crossing 

Agency: MTA 

Scope: Replace the existing grade crossing with a precast panel crossing system 

Location: Light Rail Crossing at Business Park Drive in Timonium

Bid Cost: $640,000

County/City: Baltimore County

Firms: STV - Owings Mills, MD

            Brawner Builders - Hunt Valley, MD

Modal Awards – Project Over $5 Million

BCDOT

Project: Central Avenue Streetscape and Harbor Point Connector Bridge

Agency: BCDOT

Scope: Urban building front to building front restoration including new bridge over tidal waters 

Location: Harbor Point to E. Fayette Steet

Bid Cost: $61 million

County/City: Baltimore City

Firms: JMT - Hunt Valley, MD

  Allan Myers - Worcester, PA

CEAM (County Engineers Association of MD)

Project: White Flint Workaround

Agency: CEAM and Montgomery County 

Scope: Reconstruction of existing roads to promote a safe, and more pedestrian friendly, grid- type roadway network 

Location: Roadway Network in White Flint

Bid Cost: $74 million

County/City: Montgomery County

Firms: Stantec - Towson, MD

            Kokosing - Annapolis Junction, MD

MAA

Project: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport - HVAC Upgrades for Concourses DX & DY

Agency: MAA

Scope: Systematic HVAC improvements for Concourses DX/DY 

Location: BWI Airport 

Bid Cost: $18.7 million

County/City: Anne Arundel County 

Firms: JMT - Hunt Valley, MD

            Jacobs - Baltimore, MD

  Hill International – Washington, DC

    Towson Mechanical - Towson, MD

MDTA

Project: US 301 Nice/Middleton Memorial Bridge Replacement Project

Agency: MDTA 

Scope: Replacement of 1.9-mile bridge over the Potomac River

Location: US 301 from the Virginia shoreline to the Maryland shoreline

Bid Cost: $460 million 

County/City: King George County, VA to Charles County, MD

Firms: AECOM - Baltimore, MD

    JMT - Hunt Valley, MD

  WSP - Baltimore, MD

  Skanska - Rockville, MD

  Kokosing - Annapolis Junction, MD

           McLean - Glen Burnie, MD

MPA

Project: Reconstruction of Berths 1-6, Phase 3 - Berth 3

Agency: MPA

Scope: Demolition, removal, and replacement of 650 feet of wharf 

Location: Dundalk Marine Terminal 

Bid Cost: $34.0 million

County/City: Baltimore County 

Firms: Moffatt and Nichol- Baltimore, MD

            WRA- Baltimore, MD

  Cianbro- Baltimore, MD 

MTA

Project: MARC Riverside Heavy Rail Maintenance Facility

Agency: MTA

Scope: Construct new 32,000 sq. ft. Heavy Rail Maintenance Facility  

Location: Ludlow Street 

Bid Cost: $43.4 million

County/City: Baltimore City 

Firms: STV - Owings Mills, MD

            Clark Construction - Baltimore, MD

MdQI Project of the Year - Under $5 Million

Project: Greenmount Avenue Streetscape

Agency: BCDOT 

Scope: 1.25-mile project to improve pedestrian access and safety through improvements to ADA compliant pedestrian ramps, sidewalks, and crosswalks

Location: Greenmount Avenue from 29th Street to 43rd Street

Bid Cost: $4.7 million

County/City: Baltimore City

Firms: WRA - Baltimore, MD

    J. Villa Construction - Jessup, MD

MdQI Project of the Year - Over $5 Million

Project: US 301 Nice/Middleton Memorial Bridge Replacement Project

Agency: MDTA 

Scope: Replacement of 1.9-mile bridge over the Potomac River

Location: US 301 from the Virginia shoreline to the Maryland shoreline

Bid Cost: $460 million 

County/City: King George County, VA to Charles County, MD

Firms: AECOM - Baltimore, MD

    JMT - Hunt Valley, MD

  WSP - Baltimore, MD

  Skanska - Rockville, MD

  Kokosing - Annapolis Junction, MD

 McLean - Glen Burnie, MD