Awards

Awards for South Arizona Avenue Corridor Improvements Project:

> AWARD OF MERIT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE - SITE DEVELOPMENT AND LANDSCAPE (PUBLIC SECTOR CATEGORY)
 Valley Forward Association

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Project was among many that contributed to the
 CRESCORDIA AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE - LIVABLE COMMUNITIES (PUBLIC POLICY/PLANS CATEGORY)
 Valley Forward Association

> BUILD ARIZONA AWARD
 Associated General Contractors,
 Arizona Chapter

> ARIZONA PUBLIC WORKS
 PROJECT OF THE YEAR 
American Public Works Association, 
Arizona Chapter

> GENERAL DESIGN AWARD 
American Society of Landscape Architects, Arizona Chapter

> MAKING ARIZONA COMPETITIVE
IN THE 21st CENTURY
 American Planning Association,
 Arizona Chapter

> PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS 
MERIT AWARD
 International Downtown Association

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AWARD OF MERIT - BEST LANDSCAPE/HARDSCAPE/URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 
Engineering News-Record Southwest
 

 Awards for Glendale Onboard Transportation Program Infrastructure/Street Improvements Phase I Project:

> 2010 Build Arizona Award (Municipal/Utilities Construction Project less than $10 Million) from the Arizona Chapter Associated General Contractors

Awards for Arizona Falls Canal Bank Enhancement Project:

> 2003 President's Award as Top Environmental Project from Valley Forward

> 2003 Best Renovation Project Under $5 million from Southwest Contractor

> 2004 Project of the Year for Environment $2 million to $10 million - Arizona Chapter American Public Works Association 

2011 and 2010 Jet Pull Champions

> Achen-Gardner Construction Wins 2011 Charity Jet Pull!

> Achen-Gardner Construction Wins 2010 Charity Jet Pull!

2009 Arizona Chapter of
Associated General Contractors (AGC)
Softball Challenge Champions

Press

Achen-Gardner was ranked #43 on the list of 2011 Southwest Top Contractors in the Engineering News Record (ENR) Southwest Region magazine. The list is based on 2010 revenue from general contracting firms in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. We improved our overall ranking of #44 in 2010.

View the full list of 2011 Southwest Top Contractors on the ENR website.

For more than 70 years, Southwest Contractor has been at the forefront of reporting news, trends, and intelligence on the growing engineering and construction market, and we remain the local leader today, covering all sectors of the industry. We gather, refine and deliver local news and local information on the people, projects and products that shape construction in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. In a market that is constantly changing and facing new challenges and opportunities, Southwest Contractor understands the urgent need for timely and independent reporting that can be trusted by project owners and construction professionals who make crucial business and buying decisions.

Achen-Gardner ranked #4 in the 2010 Ranking Arizona: The Best of Arizona Business "Construction Companies: Heavy" category. We were ranked #8 in 2009. Notable projects in this year's Ranking Arizona Magazine were improvements in Scottsdale on Indian School Road and the Silverstone development, improvements in Chandler on Gilbert Road, and improvements in Gilbert on Val Vista Drive.

Ranking Arizona is based purely on voters’ opinion. Participants vote based on quality of product, service and who they would recommend doing business with. The responses are then assembled and ”ranked” according to their total number of votes. Ranking Arizona Magazine is published annually and consists of controlled mailed distribution to primarily upper management executives, presidents, principals and small business owners.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
Helping save the Gilbert Days Parade
An article in The Arizona Republic explains the funding issues surrounding the Gilbert Days Parade and the Gilbert Days Rodeo, and how a sizeable donation from Achen-Gardner helped make this year’s events a reality. Click here to read the full article on AzCentral.com. Achen-Gardner was also presented with a plaque, signed by John Lewis, Mayor of the Town of Gilbert, and a bronze statue that recognizes our contribution to continuting the historical Gilbert Days Parade.

SEPTEMBER 2009
Project spotlight and company highlights in Construction Today Magazine article
Achen-Gardner was featured in the September 2009 issue of Construction Today Magazine for our work on the Central Arizona Project Waterline to the South Water Treatment Plant project.

Some firms subcontract out their work, but Achen-Gardner Engineering LLC prefers to do most of its projects on its own. In fact, Vice President and Director of Special Projects Dan Spitza says that the company typically self-performs 85 percent of its projects. “That, in itself, is one of our biggest strengths,” he says, explaining that this self-reliance gives Achen-Gardner a greater hold on quality and project schedules.

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