Key Dates
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November 16, 2026
Intent to Submit Due
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November 17, 2026
Submissions Open
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February 1, 2027
Submissions Due
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April 22, 2027
Celebration Gala
Project Categories
The Awards for Engineering Excellence demonstrate the value ACEC-BC member firms offer to clients as they celebrate technical excellence and recognize innovation in engineering that is simply a cut above the rest.
Project awards are presented in the following categories:
π Bridges
Engineering related to the design, construction, or rehabilitation of bridges.
π’Β Buildings
Engineering related to buildings such as electrical, mechanical, structural, foundations and related systems engineering including systems to control heating, lighting, and energy management.
β‘ Energy & Industry
Engineering related to mining, metallurgy, petrochemical, geology, geophysics, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, power and transmission, industrial and related systems engineering.
π‘ Municipal & Civil Infrastructure
Engineering related to water supply, wastewater, drainage, solid waste, municipal and systems engineering related to municipal infrastructure, but excludes transportation related projects.
π² Natural Resource & Habitat
Engineering related to the protection or enhancement of natural resources and habitat.
π‘ Small Firm Projects
This category celebrates outstanding engineering projects delivered by Small Firms. These are privately owned companies with fewer than 100 employees, as defined by the ACEC-BC Small Firms Council.
π» Soft Engineering
Engineering for non-construction projects such as training projects, computer software, research and development, geomatics, pilot projects, development of instrumentation, studies, and reports.
π Transportation
Engineering related to transportation projects including roads, rail, tunnels, airports, transit systems, ports and marine engineering.
Ready to put your project forward?
Let us know which projects you plan to enter. The Intent to Submit takes about a minute and helps our team prepare for judging.

