CCAEA Public Project of Excellence Awards.
Colleagues in Public Service, it’s time to celebrate!
Greetings!
Everyone enjoys the completion of a successful project. It is time to celebrate county public projects that enrich our communities and help the county government meet its mission, and to celebrate the county staff that helps deliver these projects to the people of California. The California Counties Architects and Engineers Association invites your county to participate in the Fifth Annual CCAEA Public Project of Excellence Awards Program. This is a great opportunity to acknowledge your hard-working staff in the work they do by submitting a project; after all, it’s free!
The process is simple—we encourage all counties to participate by submitting a nomination packet for each project you would like considered; in the case of multiple submissions by a single county, the best example from your county will be determined by a Jury Panel. The winning entries will be featured on the CCAEA website and the Grand Award will be featured in next year’s solicitations.
Make plans to attend the County General Services Association Conference. For more information please visit the CGSA Website.
CCAEA Awards Director
Robert Ooley, FAIA, County Architect, retired
Santa Barbara County
If you are a member of CCAEA and are interested in serving on this committee, please send an email.
Awards Program Criteria
Three criteria are used to evaluate projects submitted for consideration. They include: A) Project Benefits, B)Project Design, and C) Project Complexity. The Submission Categories are; Large County, Medium County, and Small County projects. The Awards are in two areas: Projects of the Year; Grand Award. The Jury has the option to bestow the Jury’s Award for a project among those submitted that stood out.
Award Timeline
January – submissions due
February, all submissions screened for criteria compliance and sent to the Jury
March, results available
April , presentation at CGSA Conference
Call for Entries and Nomination Form
2025 Call coming soon.
Previous Year Award Winners
With the 8th year of the awards program completed, we want to keep everyone informed about prior year recipients. Below you’ll find links to prior year projects and the awardees.
* 2014 Winners…click here.
* 2015 Winners…click here.
* 2016 Winners…click here.
* 2017 Winners…click here.
* 2018 Winners…click here.
* 2019 Winners…click here.
* 2020 Awards Program was canceled.
* 2021 Winners…click here.
* 2022 No Program Participants.
* 2023 Winners…click here.
* 2024 No Program Participants