The American Council of Engineering Companies of California’s annual Engineering Excellence Awards competition recognizes outstanding achievements in engineering and land surveying projects completed by California firms. The Engineering Excellence Awards program recognizes successfully completed projects that stand out based on the quality and complexity of the finished project. EEA is an opportunity to promote not only firms, but also professions through outstanding award-winning projects all throughout California! Attend the 2025 EEA Banquet on February 5, 2025, in Garden Grove, CA. The American Council of Engineering Companies, California (ACEC California) announced the 2025 recipients of its annual Engineering Excellence Awards. Read the 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards press release and the 2025 EEA Honor Award press release.

Entries are accepted into one of 12 project categories: studies, research and consulting engineering services; building/technology systems; structural systems; surveying and mapping technology; environmental; waste and storm water; water resources; transportation; special projects; small projects; energy; and industrial and manufacturing processes and facilities.

Honor Awards

National Park Service Scorpion Anchorage Pier Replacement in Channel Islands National Park, CA
Anchor QEA (ACEC California Bay Bridge Chapter)

1 / 17

Long Beach Airport (LGB) Terminal Area Improvements Airport Modernization Phase II in Long Beach, CA
Anser Advisory Management, LLC dba Anser Advisory part of Accenture (ACEC California Orange County Chapter)

2 / 17

San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) North First Avenue Bridge Over BNSF Railroad in Barstow, CA
Anser Advisory Management, LLC dba Anser Advisory part of Accenture (ACEC California Orange County Chapter)

3 / 17

Sterling Natural Resource Center in San Bernardino, CA
Arcadis U.S., Inc. (ACEC California Riverside-San Bernardino Chapter)

4 / 17

Gradient Canopy in Mountain View, CA
Arup (ACEC California Bay Bridge Chapter)

5 / 17

Delta Sky Way at LAX in Los Angeles, CA
Arup (ACEC California Los Angeles County Chapter)

6 / 17

Caltrans Inertial Certification Program, Stop-and-Go Inertial Profiler Implementation Effort in Sacramento, CA
Atlas Technical Consultants (ACEC California Sierra Chapter)

7 / 17

Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation in Santa Fe Springs, CA
Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. (ACEC California Orange County Chapter)

8 / 17

Brickyard Cove at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park in Berkeley, CA
BKF Engineers (ACEC California Peninsula Chapter)

9 / 17

Fireboat Station No.20 at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, CA
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., Mary McGrath Architects, P2S Engineering Inc., Cornerstone Structural Engineering Group (ACEC California Los Angeles County Chapter)

10 / 17

Boulder Creek Pipeline Replacement in Boulder Creek, CA
Kier + Wright and Schaaf & Wheeler (ACEC California East Bay Chapter)

11 / 17

SFCTA Yerba Buena Island I-80/Southgate Road & Interchange in San Francisco, CA
MNS Engineers, Inc. and HDR, Inc. (ACEC California Channel Coast Chapter)

12 / 17

La Jolla 69 kV Buried Cable Replacement Project in San Diego, CA
NV5 and SDG&E (ACEC California San Diego Chapter)

13 / 17

Interstate 80/Gilman Street Interchange Improvement Project Phase 1: Pedestrian and Bicycle Overcrossing in Berkeley, CA
Parsons Corporation (ACEC California Bay Bridge Chapter)

14 / 17

Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Phase 1 Project in Tulare County, CA
Stantec Consulting Services Inc. (ACEC California Sierra Chapter)

15 / 17

Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA
Walter P Moore (ACEC California San Diego Chapter)

16 / 17

Regional Surface Water Supply Project in City of Turlock, City of Ceres, CA
West Yost (ACEC California Sierra Chapter)

17 / 17

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Merit Awards

North Indio Regional Flood Control Project in Indio & Unincorporated Riverside County, CA

Albert A. Webb Associates (ACEC California Riverside-San Bernardino Chapter)

Superior Avenue Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge and Parking Lot in Newport Beach, CA

Ardurra Group, Inc. (ACEC California Orange County Chapter)

Orangewood Avenue Improvements from State College Boulevard to the Santa Ana River in Anaheim, CA

Ardurra Group, Inc. (ACEC California Orange County Chapter)

WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway Bridge Replacement and Track Overlay in Monterey, CA

Cornerstone Structural Engineering Group (ACEC California San Joaquin Valley Chapter)

Sepulveda Boulevard Bridge Widening Project in Manhattan Beach, CA

HDR (ACEC California Los Angeles County Chapter)

I-15/Railroad Canyon Road Interchange Reconstruction Project in Lake Elsinore, CA

HDR (ACEC California Riverside-San Bernardino Chapter)

US 101 / De La Cruz Blvd / Trimble Road Interchange Improvement in San Jose, CA

HMH Engineers (ACEC California Santa Clara Chapter)

Regional Environmental Sewer Conveyance Upgrades (RESCU) in Redwood City, CA

Kennedy Jenks Consultants (KJ) (ACEC California Santa Clara Chapter)

Vine Transit Maintenance Facility in Napa, CA

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (ACEC California Santa Clara Chapter)

Rocklin Road/Pacific Street Roundabout Design Services in Rocklin, CA

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (ACEC California Sierra Chapter)

LADOT Safe Routes to School Shatto Place Redesign Quick Build Project in Los Angeles, CA

KOA Corporation (ACEC California Los Angeles County Chapter)

Southeastern Live Well Center in San Diego, CA

Michael Baker International (ACEC California San Diego Chapter)

Pasajero Groundwater Recharge Facility Project in Western Fresno County, CA

MKN & Associates, Inc. (ACEC California San Joaquin Valley Chapter)

Santa Claus Lane Class 1 Bike Path in Carpinteria, CA

MNS Engineers, Inc. (ACEC California Channel Coast Chapter)

Veteran's Boulevard Interchange Project in City of Fresno - State Route 99/Veteran's Boulevard, CA

NV5, Inc. (ACEC California San Joaquin Valley Chapter)

California State University, Northridge Maple Hall in Northridge, CA

P2S LP (ACEC California Los Angeles County Chapter)

Silicon Valley Clean Water- Front of Plant Project in Redwood City, CA

Parsons Corporation (ACEC California Los Angeles County Chapter)

Okieville Recharge Basin Project in Tulare County, CA

Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group (ACEC California San Joaquin Valley Chapter)

Supernal in Fremont, CA

Syska Hennessy Group, RMW Architecture & Interiors, GCI General Contractors, KPFF Consulting Engineers (Non-member submittal)

PS&E for I-5 Improvement project from Oso Parkway to Alicia Parkway in Orange County, CA

TranSystems (ACEC California Orange County Chapter)

Elkhorn Boulevard Extension Project in Sacramento County, CA

TRC Companies (ACEC California Sierra Chapter)

Ontario Ranch Road Bridge over Cucamonga Creek in Ontario, CA

Verdantas Inc. and Kimley-Horn (ACEC California Riverside-San Bernardino Chapter)

Delta Sky Way Terminal 3 Modernization Program in Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, CA

Wagner Engineering & Survey, Inc. (ACEC California Los Angeles County Chapter)

Congressman Alan Lowenthal Global Trade and Education Center in Long Beach, CA

WSP USA (ACEC California Los Angeles County Chapter)

Commendation Awards

Golden Gate National Recreation Area - China Beach Parking and Beach Access in San Francisco, CA; AtkinsRéalis (ACEC California Bay Bridge Chapter)

Pico Rivera Regional Bikeway in Pico Rivera, CA; BKF Engineers (ACEC California Peninsula Chapter)

Lookout Slough Tidal Habitat Restoration and Flood Improvement Project in Solana and Yolo County, CA; Blackburn Consulting (ACEC California Sierra Chapter)

Third Street Rehabilitation & Safety in San Rafael, CA; CSW Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group Inc. dba CSWST2 (ACEC California Marin Chapter)

Golden Hill Road / Union Road Roundabout in Paso Robles, CA; Earth Systems (ACEC California San Luis Chapter)

Santa Monica 20th Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Connection in City of Santa Monica, CA; General Technologies and Solutions (GTS) (ACEC California Los Angeles County Chapter)

Ventura River Trail Improvements Project in Ventura, CA ; Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.  (ACEC California Los Angeles County Chapter)

City of Pleasant Hill Taylor Boulevard Improvements Project in City of Pleasant Hill, CA Taylor Blvd from Civic Dr to Ruth Dr; LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc (ACEC California East Bay Chapter)

Lafayette Community Center Playground Renovation in Lafayette, CA; LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc. (ACEC California East Bay Chapter)

El Centro Courthouse in El Centro, CA; Michael Baker International (ACEC California San Diego Chapter)

Powerhouse Park Tot Lot Renovation in Del Mar, CA ; Michael Baker International (ACEC California San Diego Chapter)

Cross Valley Canal Pool No 8 Lining Project in Kern County, CA; Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group (ACEC California San Joaquin Valley Chapter)

Vine Street Mobility Hub in Riverside, CA; Psomas (ACEC California Riverside-San Bernardino Chapter)

Rio Bravo-Greeley Union School District Nitrate Removal in Bakersfield, CA; Quad Knopf, Inc. dba QK (ACEC California San Joaquin Valley Chapter)

Centralized Groundwater Treatment System (CGTS) in City of Monterey Park, CA; SA Associates (ACEC California Los Angeles County Chapter)

Market Street Canopies and Escalators in San Francisco, CA; STV (ACEC California Bay Bridge Chapter)