2011 Excellence In Partnering Award Ceremony
On April 27, 2011 at the Excellence in Partnering Award Ceremony, Nine projects were recognized for successfully incorporating Partnering into their projects and choosing Partnering as a way of doing business. The teams on these projects followed the model for partnering with great results. Below are the nine winners.
- Partnering Success Stories From the 2011 Excellence in Partnering Award Ceremony
- Rahim Akhondzadeh - Caltrans RE - Route 76 Improvements
- Saeid Asgari - Caltrans Deputy Director - Construction D-12
- Dennis Erikson - ATI Systems - Route ISO Rainbow
- Dennis Green - Green Communications - Route 15 Mountain Pass
- Sam Hassoun - Leadership Alliance - Route 205 Widening
- James Marsolino - Granite Construction Co. - Route 76 Improvements
- Shane Moore - Granite Construction Co. - Route 40 Pavemcnt Rehab
- Phil Zink - Caltrans RE - Caleb Juve - Granite PM - Route 80 Rainbow Concrete
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| ~GOLD LEVEL~ | ~GOLD LEVEL~ |
| Route 15 Mountain Pass Project District 8, San Bernardino County |
Route 40 Pavement Rehabilitation Project District 8, San Bernardino County |
| RE: Michael Yuen PM: Jim Witt, Las Vegas Paving Corp. Facilitator: Dennis Green, Green Communications |
RE: Shaine Shahidi PM: Shane Moore, Granite Construction Co. Facilitator: Sue Dyer, OrgMetrics |
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| ~GOLD LEVEL~ | ~GOLD LEVEL~ |
| Route 205 Widening Project District 10, San Joaquin County |
Route 238 Widening and Rehabilitation District 4, Alameda County |
| RE: Pamela Marquez PM: Darren Hiatt, O.C. Jones & Sons / C.C. Myers Facilitator: Sam Hassoun, Global Leadership Alliance |
RE: Bharat Patel PM: Robert Ferrouge, Flatiron Facilitator: Larry Bonine, Pinnacle Leadership Inc. |
| ~SILVER LEVEL~ | ~SILVER LEVEL~ |
| Route 80, Rainbow Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Project District 3, Placer County |
Route 10 Construct HOV Lane Project District 7, Los Angeles County |
| RE: Phil Zink PM: Caleb Juve , Granite Construction Co. Facilitator: Dennis Erikson, ATI Systems |
RE: Simon Wang PM:Charlie Pessa, Griffith Company Facilitator: Neal Flesner, Ventura Consulting Group |
| ~SILVER LEVEL~ | ~SILVER LEVEL~ |
| Route 80 Construct HOV Lane Project District 4, Solano Counties |
Route 76 Improvements Project District 11, San Diego County |
| RE: Martin Mercado PM: Mike Lovelace, O. C. Jones & Sons, Inc. Facilitator: Sam Hassoun, Global Leadership Alliance |
RE: Rahim Akhondzadeh PM: James Marolino, Granite Construction Co. Facilitator: Sue Dyer, OrgMetrics |
| ~Bronze LEVEL~ | |
| Route 4-Construct Highway and Bridges Project District 10, Calaveres County |
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| RE: Shivinder Sing PM: Rual Ortiz, Teichert Construction Facilitator: Renee Hoekstra, RH and Associates |




