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Project of the Year Guidelines & Committee

The annual WES Presidential Project Awards competition seeks to recognize excellence in engineering and surveying projects utilized by and benefiting the people of the State of Wyoming.  Separate awards are bestowed under the categories of engineering projects and surveying projects.  Applications are not restricted to constructed projects but can include studies and computer applications.

All display panels will be posted on the award program site, noting winners for each category.

The WES Presidential Project Award Committee rewards project excellence:

Keith Fulton, Chairman

(307) 286-0790 ~ bridgeczar@gmail.com

Committee members:

 Duane Klamm ~ Edward Scott ~ Mike Robinson

Shelby Carlson ~ Keith Fulton

The deadline for submitting applications for the 2026 competition is December 18, 2026.  Projects substantially completed in calendar year 2026 are eligible for the competition.  Applications shall consist of a notebook and a display panel.  Guidelines for preparation of applications can be obtained by contacting Committee Chairman Keith Fulton, or by download:


2025 Winners

The annual WES Presidential Project Awards competition seeks to recognize excellence in engineering and surveying projects utilized by and benefiting the people of the State of Wyoming.  Separate awards are bestowed under the categories of engineering projects (Small Project - less than $5M and Large project - greater than $5M) and surveying projects.  This year WES recognized the following at the 2025 WES convention.

Surveying Project

Grand Award

Hoback Club Condominiums Plat

Entrant: Jorgensen Associates, Inc.

Owner:  DDRM Partners

Other Entities: Jorgensen – Surveyor, IBI Group – Architect, The Land Group - Civil Engineer, Layton Construction/SMC Construction - General Contractor, Cirque Consulting – Planner, Wylie-Baker Law - Legal Counsel, StudioMX - Point cloud drafting support

Project Overview:

  • Project Intent: Platting and development of a premier condominium community in Teton Village.
  • The Hoback Club is a over 250,000 ft2 private, ski-in/ski-out residence club in Teton Village at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort with a cost of over $400M (one of the largest and most expensive buildings ever constructed in the state of Wyoming)
  • Jorgensen started in August 2023 to develop a condominium plat and over the next two years, the building interior and exterior were scanned and drafted to complete the plat map which was recorded in August 2025.
  • Utilized the architectural drawings as a basemap
  • Measured each condominium unit with a Trimble X7 laser scanner.
  • Allowed the collection of all potential data needed without having to revisit
  • Used software to quickly and accurately turn point clouds into AutoCAD drawings
  • Measurement of the condominium units resulted in more than 2,000 individual scans, totaling approximately 117 GB of raw scan data.


Small Engineering Project

Grand Award

Sheridan County Brooks Street Greenspace Project

Entrant: Morrison-Maierle

Owner: Sheridan County

Other Entities: Morrison-Maierle – Engineer, Steiner Thuesen - Landscape Architecture, QC10 Architects – Architect, American Engineering Testing (AET) – Geotechnical

Project Overview:

  • Project Intent – To provide a safe and attractive walking alternative to the previous steep road next to the Sheridan County Courthouse
  • Project was completed summer of 2025 for a cost of $2.3M
  • Brooks Street, adjacent to the Sheridan County Courthouse, was closed due to a 13% grade and accidents
  • Residents and government agencies worked together to develop a plan to create a series of walking paths and landscaped areas that can be enjoyed year-round.
  • Navigating challenging terrain/grades including building soldier pile and segmental block retaining walls
  • Replacing Waterlines/services to the Courthouse
  • Installing a heated sidewalk system
  • Installing low-maintenance landscaping, lighting, and other amenities

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Honorable Mention

Sheridan Pilots 307 Aircraft Hangar

Entrant: WWC Engineering

Owner: Sheridan Pilots 307

Other Entities: WWC Engineering – Engineer, Mountain Modern Builders - General Contractor, Mountain View Engineering - Structural Engineering, Sunward Steel Buildings - Prefabricated Steel Hangar Supplier, ZM Construction - Steel Structure Erection, Norco Industrial Door Systems - Hangar Sliding Doors System, Rapid Fire Protection - Fire Protection System Design and Installation, L.J.S. Concrete & Excavating - Earthwork and Underground Utility Installation, Mike's Electric - Electrical Contractor, Glenn's Plumbing - Plumbing Contractor, Roetech Inc. - Construction Materials Testing and Quality Assurance, Sheridan County Airport - Facility Coordination and Access, Wyoming State Fire Marshall - Code Review and System Inspection, City of Sheridan - Permitting and Utility Coordination

Project Overview:

  • Project Intent - A new hangar at the Sheridan County Airport to support its expanding flight training program. 
  • Project was completed in July 2025 for a cost of $2.8M
  • The completed hangar spans 16,800 square feet, with an additional 12,000-square-foot concrete apron connecting to the adjacent taxiway.
  • Project included:
  • 3,000 cubic yards of structural fill were placed, compacted and graded.
  • A large concrete pour (over 1,000 cubic yards) and the precise placement of anchor bolts across a 105’ x 160’ footprint.
  • Anchor bolts were required to be installed within ±3/16" accuracy. To achieve this, a robotic total station for high-precision layout and verification was used
  • o   Construction took place within an active commercial airfield



Large Engineering Project

Grand Award

University of Wyoming Residence & Dining Halls

Entrant: Martin/Martin Wyoming, Inc

Owner: University of Wyoming

Other Entities: Martin/Martin Wyoming, Inc. – Engineer, Alm2s - Architect of Record, Mackey Mitchell Architects - Design Architect, Plan One Architects - Associate Architect, JE Dunn - Construction Manager

Project overview:

  • Project Intent – First phase of a broader initiative to replace aging residence halls
  • North Hall - six-story building, 410 beds and a two-level dining facility for approximately 850 people – completed in July 2025
  • South Hall - five-story structure, 540 beds – completed in December 2025
  • Cost of $268M
  • Both buildings utilize a non-combustible cold-formed steel framing system
  • The floor system consists of a 6-inch concrete slab supported by longspan dovetail decking, spanning from exterior walls to interior corridor walls.
  • Allows for flexible future renovations - walls can be relocated without compromising structural integrity.
  • Load-bearing walls rest on a 24-inch cast-in-place concrete podium slab supported by 24-inch by 24-inch concrete columns.
  • Mechanical systems are located in attic spaces, HVAC units and ductwork distribute heating and cooling to individual residential rooms.
  • Engineered aggregate piers were utilized to strengthen the existing soil for spread footing foundations.
  • The design team was able to maintain the historic look of many of the buildings on campus, while providing a modern-age building.

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Honorable Mention

Snake River Sporting Club - Astoria Bridge Replacement

Entrant: Jorgensen Associates, Inc.

Owner: Snake River Sporting Club Improvement Service District (SRSCISD)

Other Entities: Jorgensen Associates, Inc. - Civil Engineer, Surveyor, and Owner's Representative, Consor Engineers, LLC - Design lead and sub-structure design, Contech Engineered Solutions, LLC -  Superstructure design and Fabrication, BGC Engineering USA / Jorgensen Geotechnical - Bridge foundation investigation and design, Biota Research & Consulting - Environmental and permitting through the US Forest Service and US Army Corps of Engineers, Reiman Construction - CM/GC

Project overview:

  • Project Intent – Design and construction of a new bridge spanning the Snake River to replace a damaged and failing historic bridge.
  • Completed September 2025 for a cost of $11.1M
  • The original Astoria Bridge was created in early 1960 when two through-truss spans from the decommissioned Snake River Bridge (built in 1915) carrying Wyoming Highway 22 were relocated to this site.
  • Over-height vehicle impacts damaged the truss beyond the point of repair
  • To replace the damaged bridge as quickly as possible, a modular fabricated bridge design and Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) contracting method were selected
  • Construction challenges
  • Narrow corridor, limited alternative access routes
  • In-water work restrictions
  • Complex geologic and geothermal conditions
  • Drilling in geothermal conditions has a risk of encountering toxic hydrogen sulfide gas. Workers wore monitors - threshold levels were never detected.
  • The new Astoria Bridge consists of a 100-foot-long modular rolled girder approach span at each end with a 173-foot-long vehicular truss main span.
  • The new bridge can accommodate two-way traffic

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Honorable Mention

High Plains Business Park - Phase I

Entrant: AVI Professional Services

Owner: Cheyenne Leads

Other Entities: AVI Professional Corporation – Engineer, Reiman Contractors - Earthwork and Utilities, Aztec Construction - Sanitary Sewer, Mechanical Systems Incorporated - Water Main, Connell Resources - Storm Sewer, Road Base and Asphalt Paving, Platte Valley Construction – Earthwork, Advanced Electrical Contracting - Traffic Signal, JB Engineering - Geotechnical Engineering & Materials Testing, Kimley Horn - Transportation Impact Study & Traffic Signal Design, City of Cheyenne - High Plains Road & Parsley Blvd, Laramie County - 24" Sanitary Sewer, Cheyenne BOPU - Water & Sewer, WYDOT - US 85 Turn Lanes and Terry Ranch Rd Turn Lanes

Project Overview:

  • Project Intent – To create infrastructure to support High Plains Business Park and META data center in south Cheyenne.
  • Completed December 2025 for a cost of $24.3M
  • High Plains Business Park is a developing commercial business park located on the southern side of Cheyenne between US85 and I-25
  • The global technology company Meta is building in the business park on roughly 950 acres of previously undeveloped land
  • Nearly 5 miles of new roadway construction and adding turns lanes to existing US 85 were completed.  The new roads crossed several floodplains.
  • New traffic signal system was added at the High Plains Road and US 85 intersection
  • 2.90 miles of 24” sanitary sewer main and 3.73 miles of 16” water main installed.
  • The roadway designs included stormwater considerations that required various sizes of RCP culverts, box culverts, as well as a livestock underpass.



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