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I. OFFICIAL ENTRY NOTEBOOK (black, 3-ring, 1/2” binder) Notebook must include ONE COPY of the following: (These copies are in addition to those that must be included in the envelope): n Official entry form (with entry fee attached) n Signed letter from the client/owner n Executive summary n Project description n Six different photos or graphics (w/ captions and labeled: n n n n include the information requested in item e listed below. a) Role of entrant’s firm in the project, b) Role of other consultants participating in project, c) Brief description of the entrant’s contribution to the project addressing each of the following rating guidelines: techniques n Original or innovative application of new or existing n Future value to the engineering profession n Social, economic and sustainable design considerations n Complexity n Exceeding client/owner needs. Include total project Photo 1, Photo 2, etc.) Photographic display panel (small version) CD-ROM Supplemental report – mandatory for Category A only (insert inside back cover) Entry fee: A check for $975 for ACEC members and $3,000 for non-ACEC members must be attached to the official entry form in notebook submitted to the ACEC competition. Refer to your MO for local competition fees. budgeted cost, total project actual cost, entrant’s portion of the budgeted cost, entrant’s portion of the actual cost, scheduled and actual date of completion information from the official entry form. project is unique. d) Describe in 50 words or less and in layman’s terms why this e) Provide a list of key participants on the project. Provide II. ENVELOPE CONTAINING SUBMISSION MATERIALS firm name, address, phone number, website and email address of each participant. Key participants should include contractors, subcontractors, other engineers, architects and other designers involved in the project. The large envelope must have a label affixed to the outside, which indicates the firm name, the project name, and the category in which it shall be judged. The envelope must be large enough to contain originals and copies as indicated below: 5 1 2 3 4 Original and 10 copies of a completed official entry form. The engineer or surveyor and client/owner all must sign the original official entry form stating that the submitted project was substantially completed and ready for use between Nov. 1, 2005 and Oct. 31, 2007 (include on CD-ROM). Original and 10 copies of a one-page signed client/owner letter, addressed to ACEC, describing the relationship the client/owner had with the entrant in the development of the project and how it exceeded the client/owner needs (include on CD-ROM). Original and 10 copies of an executive summary – one page; 8.5” x 11” with 1” side margins; double-spaced (minimum 12 pt. type) – describing the problem and solution. Project title and entry category must appear at the top of the page (include on CD-ROM). Original and 10 compiled copies of a project description, not to exceed five pages – 8.5” x 11”, 1” side margins – addressing items a, b, c, and d as listed below. Project title, category and page number must appear at the top of each page. Entrants may use text (minimum 12 pt.), photos, graphs, etc. An additional page at the back of the project description shall 6 Three copies each of six different photos or graphics (18 total) of high quality 8” x 10” printed from digital files. All photographs or graphics must have captions (describe what the photo or graph illustrates) on the back and labeled: Photo 1, Photo 2, etc. (include on CD-ROM: the required photos or graphics must be prepared as JPEGs, RGB, 300 dpi, sized to 7.5” x 10”; captions do not need to be included on the CD-ROM). PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDELINES: a) Photographs will be projected on a large screen during the EEA gala. Therefore, it is extremely important to submit high-quality, high-resolution images. b) Three of the photographs must be of the completed project and provide the highest level of visual impact for publicity. up, and/or construction phases of the project. c) Three of the photographs should display the planning, startd) One enlarged, unmounted glossy photograph will be requested from each of the 24 national winners at a later time for ACEC’s Engineering Excellence Awards display wall in Washington, D.C. The photograph will be selected from those submitted with the entry. 6 Forty-five copies of the photographic display panel (guidelines below) – sized to 8” x 8” color photographs or to 8.5 x 11” high-quality color laser prints (include on CD-ROM as Adobe PDF, 600 dpi, sized to 8” x 8”). ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS

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