Builders Exchange of Northwest Michigan

Builders Exchange of Northwest Michigan

Proudly serving the construction industry since 1959

2024 Awards of Excellence

2024 Awards of Excellence Project Winners and Top Scoring Projects

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Above view of road and stream

Architecture, Engineering & Design- WINNER

Gourdie-Fraser, Inc.
N. Long Lake Shore Dr. over Wycamp Creek
Stream Crossing Replacement

Outside view of warehouse building with empty parking lot

Concrete - WINNER

Kent Companies

Project Northstar – Amazon Distribution Center

Indoor room with large plumbing and valve installation for fire suppression system
Large indoor warehouse and garage showing bus shuttle vehicles parked showcasing fire suppression system on ceiling

Fire Suppression - WINNER

Total Fire Protection
BATA Headquarters and Transfer Station

Outisde view of new transportation building with large sets of windows showing lawn and landscaping.
Indoor work area with sliding glass doors with glazed glass

Glazing, Windows and Doors - WINNER

Northern Michigan Glass

BATA Headquarters and Transfer Station

Looking up view in a school with tear drop shaped panels for acoustics
View of large tear dop shaped acoustic panels on the ceiling at a school

Drywall, Acoustical & EIFS - WINNER

Ritsema Associates

Cadillac Area Public High School

Large room for orchestra practice with wood floor and acoustic ceiling tiles

Drywall, Acoustical & EIFS - Top Scoring

Ritsema Associates

Traverse Symphony Orchestra

Goats eating grass in a field next to large solar panel installation

Electrical - WINNER

Large solar panel installation in field

Windemuller, Inc.

Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
Mitchell Creek Meadows Nature Preserve

Electrical - Top Scoring

Windemuller, Inc.

State Savings Bank

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Indoor seating area at a bar with barstools, wood trim and tile floor up against carpet
Large fireplace with cherry wood trim and woodwork with tile border and herringbone tile inside

Flooring - WINNER

Ritsema Associates

Traverse City Golf & Country Club

Flooring - Top Scoring

Ritsema Associates

Traverse Symphony Orchestra

Indoor large warehouse area with large amount of duct work on the ceiling with large vents
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Plumbing & Mechanical - WINNER

Team Bob’s Heating, Cooling & Plumbing

The Northstar Project – Amazon Distrubution Center

Plumbing & Mechanical - Top Scoring

D&W Mechanical

Blair Township EMS

Specialties: Signage - WINNER

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City of Traverse City Parks

Specialties: Signage - Top Scoring

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Blair Township EMS and BATA Headquarters & Transfer Station

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Specialties: Millwork - WINNER

Strata Design

Conservation Center at Mitchell Creek Meadows

Workers putting up large sign for philharmonic center outside on a large scaffold machine

General Contractor: 2M to 5M - WINNER

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Traverse City Philharmonic

General Contractor: 2M to 5M - Top Scoring

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Traverse City Golf & Country Club

Large outdoor building with evergreen trees in background, concrete outdoor area
Outdoor building with blue sky and green trees in background with a concrete walkway and a parked bike.
Close up of wood trim for outside of building at a nature center with green trees in background and cement strucutre of walls

General Contractor: Over 5M - WINNER

Spence Brothers

Milliken Nature Center at Arch Rock

General Contractor: Over 5M - Top Scoring

Team Elmer’s

US-31/M-72/Front St./Grandview Parkway

General Contractor: Over 5M - Top Scoring

Miller-Davis Company

Traverse City Area Public Schools

New Montessori School

General Contractor: Over 5M - Top Scoring

The Christman Company
BATA Operations Center

2024 Awards of Excellence Individual Award Winners

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Rising Star Award

Mike Farese

Assistant Project Superintendent

Miller-Davis Company

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Industry Person of the Year

Jennifer Graham

Director of Engineering

Gourdie-Fraser, Inc.

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Legacy Award

Tom Brown

Warehouse Manager

Strata Design

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Volunteer of the Year

Jarot Karcher

MacAllister Rentals

Excellence in Safety

HighPoint Electric