Call For Entries 2026: Project Team Awards (PTA)

Description

CBC is looking for outstanding design and construction projects including new construction and renovations that exemplify project team excellence and represent the best practices in teamwork by project owners, architects, engineers, constructors, tradespeople, suppliers and service providers. 

CALL FOR ENTRIES

2026 CBC Project Team Awards

Call for Entry Payment & Commitment Period: 

March 9, 2026 - March 27, 2026

PTA Application Requirements

1. SMALL and LARGE Projects located in Connecticut substantially completed between the January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2025 period.
   
   
2. Outstanding design and construction achievements and the team members who, through close collaboration, have met or surpassed goals and achieved higher project quality.

• Landscape Architecture / Public Spaces 
• Senior Living
• Multi-Family / Mixed Use 
• Civic
• Civil/Structural / Utilities 
• Commercial / Industrial 
• Environmental
• Healthcare
• Higher Education
• K-12 Schools
• Power and Energy
• Transportation

Judging Criteria

A diverse panel of judges representing the spectrum of project team members, such as owners, architects, engineers, industry consultants, suppliers, contractors, subcontractors, and educators from locations primarily outside of Connecticut will judge the entries based on the following:

• Completed Project Team Spreadsheet (20%)
• Documented team cooperation & collaboration from conceptual design through project completion (30%)
• Team’s approach to the project’s unique challenges (30%)
• Meeting the owner’s budget and schedule constraints (10%)
• Project’s social, DEI, economic, or sustainable design considerations (10%)

Download the PTA Categories document to review which project categories are eligible for submission.

Ready to commit?  Register and pay to secure an application entry slot. The PTA Application Submission site will be accessible once entry payment is received. 

PTA Application Open Submission Period: 

March 16, 2026 - March 27, 2026 (12PM)

PTA Application Schedule:

• Entry Payment & Commitment deadline - March 16, 2026 at 5:00 pm
  
  
• PTA Application Submission deadline March 27 at 12:00pm
  
  
• Winners notified and posted on website on or before April 24, 2026
  
  (Note: Project Team of the Year will not be announced until the PTA awards ceremony day)