Byrne Receives Excellence in Construction Honors

01/25/2005
Fort Worth, Texas - Fort Worth-based general contractor Thos. S. Byrne, Ltd. has been named as the recipient of the Associated Builders and Contractors National Excellence in Construction Award for the JPS Health Center for Women. Byrne was also named as the recipient of a Merit Award for 2004 National Safety Excellence. Awards will be presented on February 21 at the Associated Builders and Contractors National Convention in Orlando, Florida.

Prior to the national competition, the North Texas chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors recognized local projects. Byrne received regional Excellence in Construction Awards for the Keller Pointe Recreation and Aquatics Center, The Art Station, Pier 1 Imports Corporate Headquarters, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation's offices and the Robert Neylan/Jim Nagle Translucens Residential Project.

The EIC Award Program is a prestigious recognition program that publicly recognizes the top merit commercial construction projects in the country, and also honors all of the members of the construction team, including the contractor, owner and the design team. This year's competition was open to all construction projects completed during the past year by ABC member firms. The winning projects were selected from entries submitted and were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges overcome, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety and cost.

"Byrne is very proud to have been the construction manager for the JPS Health Center for Women, and to be the recipient of the Associated Builders and Contractors National Excellence in Construction Award for this project," said John Avila, President and CEO of Thos. S. Byrne, Ltd., General Contractors.

"The JPS Health Center for Women is so much more than just a healthcare construction project: It brought together the best of the JPS, Byrne and FSB/Texas teams, with a focus on bringing the women of Tarrant County a desperately needed, world class women's health facility." The JPS Health Center for Women is a 51,800 square foot facility located on Main Street in Fort Worth, just north of JPS Hospital. Byrne completed the Health Center for Women in early 2004, on schedule and under the projected budget.

Thos. S. Byrne, Ltd. is a professional general contracting and construction management firm celebrating over 80 years of providing quality construction services to Texas, with offices in Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. Current and recent projects include Dallas County's "Old Red" Courthouse, DFW International Airport PeopleMover, Texas Wesleyan University's new Law Library, the El Paso Plaza Theater Restoration/Renovation, the New Mexico State History Museum, and San Antonio's new Toyota manufacturing facility.

An Eagle Award will be presented to Thos. S. Byrne, Ltd. at the
Associated Builders and Contractors annual convention in Orlando, Florida,
in mid-February to recognize Excellence in Construction for the
JPS Health Center for Women in Fort Worth, Texas.