Revealed: Winners of the Big Project Middle East Awards
A night to celebrate excellence as 25 winners take home trophies during the outdoor extravaganza at the Ritz Carlton JBR in Dubai
The latest edition of the Big Project ME Awards was held on January 26, 2021 at the Ritz Carlton JBR in Dubai, with 25 winners from the contracting, subcontracting, supplier and developer segments of the industry.
Amongst the big winners on the night were ALEC, The Red Sea Development Company, Voltas Limited, ASGC, China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East, DUBOX by Amana, and ACCIONA, amongst others from across the construction industry.
More than 140 nominations were submitted across 25 categories by companies with operations across the GCC, with the first round of eliminations seeing the judging panel presented with around 100 nominations for consideration.
The winners and short-listed nominees were decided at a closed-door, socially-distanced meeting between the judging panel, which consisted of leading experts from the region’s construction industry.
This year’s panel consisted of:
• Allison Wicks – Managing Partner, Qualitaz
• Alex Albani – Professor of Architecture, American University of Dubai
• Gavin Davids – Editor, Big Project ME
• Jason Saundalkar – Editor, ME Consultant
• Marcus Taylor – CEO, FifthEdge
• Nithin Thomas – Chief Technology Officer, BIM ++
• Peter Westeng – Managing Director, Omnium International
• Sam Alcock – Director – Dubai, Tenable Fire Engineering Consultancy
The partners for the Big Project ME Awards 2020 were: Gold Sponsors – ALEC and ASGC; Platinum Energy Partners: KiloWatt Labs, Infusion Solar Energy Systems, and Perco; Silver Sponsors – Driver Trett, Tenable Fire Engineering Consultancy, and Voltas Limited; Bronze Sponsors – 12D Model, Global Construction Solutions, and TENDERD.
The complete list of winners at the Big Project ME Awards 2020 are:
Big Project ME Under-30 Champion of the Year
Winner: Don Sibe – KIER Group
Nominee: Drew Gilbert – OBMI Architecture
Big Project ME Professional of the Year
Winner: Rade Miljanovic –ALEC
Nominees: Cheng Qianli – China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East, Pierre Roman – Total Solar Middle East
Big Project ME Executive of the Year
Winner: Sean McQue – ALEC
Nominee: Jesus Sancho – ACCIONA
Skills Development Programme of the Year
Winner: Serco Middle East for the Serco Middle East Graduate Programme
Nominee: ALEC for their Performance Leadership Academy
Sustainable Government Department of the Year
Winner: Ras Al Khaimah Wastewater Authority
Innovation in Building Materials
Winner: Hadley Group for their Steel Framing System
Nominee: PermAlert for their Smart Fluid Watch
Excellence in Health and Employee Safety
Winner: The Red Sea Development Company for their COVID-19 Health and Safety Plan
Nominees: ASGC for their Target Zero Campaign, Multiplex for the Worker Welfare Management System
Excellence in Fire and Life Safety Innovation
Winner: Joule Group
Nominees: Gulf Duct Industries, Liberty Fire and Safety
Construction Technology Innovation of the Year
Winner: Hydro CIRCAL
Nominees: Ares Prism, TENDERD
Excellence in BIM Implementation
Winner: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East
Nominee: ASGC
Digital Transformation Champion of the Year
Winner: Dubai Municipality
Nominees: ASGC, Voltas
Developer of the Year
Winner: The Red Sea Development Company
Nominees: Al Barakah International Investments, Azizi Developments
Fit-Out Contractor of the Year
Winner: ISG
Nominee: ALEC FITOUT
MEP Contractor of the Year
Winner: Voltas Limited
Nominee: ALEMCO
Multi-Discipline Contractor of the Year
Winner: ALEC
Nominees: ASGC, Multiplex
MEP Project of the Year
Winner: Conference and Exhibition Centre – EXPO 2020 – Voltas Limited
Nominee: The Residences at Marina Gate I & II and Jumeirah Living Gate – ALEMCO
Fit-Out Project of the Year
Winner: Dubai International Airport – ASGC
Nominees: The Address Fountain Views – Depa Interiors, Waldorf Astoria Hotel – ALEC Fitout
Sustainability Project of the Year
Winner: Coastal Village Residential Buildings, The Red Sea Development – DUBOX by Amana
Nominees: Jebel Ali SWRO Plant – ACCIONA, One Za’abeel – Ithra Dubai
Energy Project of the Year
Winner: Royal Grammar School Guilford – Multiplex
Nominees: Alpha Sweet Water Project – Grundfos, Camelicious Solar PV Plant Project – Total Solar Distributed Generation Middle East
HSE Project of the Year
Winner: House of Wisdom, Sharjah – McLaren
Nominee: Creek Horizon, Dubai Creek Harbour Island District – AF Construction
Smart Project of the Year
Winner: Enterprise Command and Control Centre – Roads and Transport Authority
BIM Project of the Year
Winner: Address Jumeirah Gate – Multiplex
Nominees: Ras Tanura Refinery – Global Construction Solutions, The Storm Coaster by Emaar Entertainment – ALEC
Infrastructure Project of the Year
Winner: Dubai Metro Route 2020 – ACCIONA
Nominees: Dubai International Airport Improvement Works – ASGC, R1086 DHE Mall Access Infrastructure and Umm Suqeim Street Upgrade – China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East
Big Project ME Mixed-Use Project of the Year
Winner: Deira Enrichment Project – Ithra Dubai
Project of the Year
Winner: Mobility Pavilion, EXPO 2020 – ALEC
Nominees: Al Qana Waterfront – Al Barakah International Investments, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library – ASGC
