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2013 MC&MCA Excellence Awards Winners

Words: Renae RogersForty seven projects were entered in this year’s Minnesota Concrete and Masonry Contractors (MC&MCA) Excellence Awards contest. A total of thirteen awards were presented by Greg Saterdalen and Tom Miller. The winners were:

Masonry

Residential and Mixed Use

MPHA Elders Community Center and Memory Care Center
Minneapolis
Axel H. Ohman, Inc.

Commercial–Office/Retail

Cobblestone Lake Retail Buildings B and C
Apple Valley
Axel H. Ohman, Inc.

Commercial–Public Use

Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum
Minneapolis
Grazzini Brothers & Company

Commercial–Set Stone

Whole Foods
Minnetonka
Northland Concrete & Masonry Company, LLC

Commercial–Cast Stone

Lord of Life Lutheran Church
Maple Grove
Donald R. Frantz Concrete Construction

Commercial–Interior

The Union Depot
St. Paul
American Masonry Restoration

Commercial–Restoration

Salem English Lutheran Church and Lyndale United Church of Christ
Minneapolis
Axel H. Ohman, Inc.

Commercial–Cityscapes

Phalen Park Stone Arch Bridge
St. Paul
American Masonry Restoration

Outstate Minnesota

Commercial–Set Stone

Deerwood Bank of Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids
Rice Lake Construction Group

Commercial–Restoration

Winona County History Center Embattlement Reconstruction
Winona
Building Restoration Corporation

Concrete

Residential–Decorative

Private Residence
St. Paul
Bulach Custom Rock, LLC

Commercial–Innovative & Decorative

Como Regional Park Pool
St. Paul
Bulach Custom Rock, LLC

Commercial–Functional/ Industrial/Structural

St. Cloud Waste Water Treatment Plant
St. Cloud
Knutson Construction

Thanks to the committee’s volunteers who worked so diligently to make the 2013 Awards a great success!

Committee members:
  • Greg Saterdalen, American Artstone (Co-Chair)
  • Tom Miller, Advanced Masonry Corporation (Co-Chair)
  • Heather Grazzini-Sims, Carciofini
  • Shawn Pratt, American Masonry Restoration
  • Barry Blazevic, ADB Construction
  • Cheri Nienkerk, The Brick Lady
  • Bill John, TK Products — Sierra Corporation
  • Jack Tucci, Construction Midwest, Inc.
  • Kirt O’Konek, Stoneworks Architectural Precast
  • Denver O’Brien, North Star Stone & Masonry
  • Tom Kromroy, Advanced Masonry Restoration
  • Dustin Sly, American Masonry Restoration
  • Will Leaf, Cobb Strecker Dunphy & Zimmerman, Inc.
  • Phil Deiss, Rice Lake Construction Group.
Planning for the 2014 Awards will begin this month. There are many opportunities to assist with the Awards program. If you are interested in helping out or would like more information, please contact the MC&MCA office.
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