ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE
WHAT IS ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE?
ACEC Oregon's annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) competition recognizes engineering firms for projects that demonstrate an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement and value.
Projects from all across the world are rated on the basis of: uniqueness and/or innovative application of new or existing techniques; future value to the engineering profession and enhanced public awareness of and enthusiasm for the role of engineering; social, economic and sustainable development considerations; complexity; and successful fulfillment of client/owner's needs, including schedule and budget.
- Call for Entries booklet with detailed instructions
- Intent to Enter form
- Online submission portal (submit all the required entry materials through the portal--except for the Intent to Enter form)
- ACEC EEA logo (for photographic digital panel)
Click here: https://www.acec.org/resource/eea-logo/.
From there you can download the official EEA logo in vector, jpg, and PSD file formats HERE. - Award Form (fillable PDF to upload via submission portal)
- Slideshow of all the 2025 entries featuring each project’s photographic digital panel: 2025 slideshow of projects
- Watch videos of the 2025 project entries: 2025 ACEC Oregon Engineering Excellence Awards on Vimeo
- Past EEA winners may be viewed here: Past Engineering Excellence Winners
2025
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
David Evans and Associates - Oregon Department of Transportation
Portland I-5 Over SW 26th Ave. Bridge Replacement
More about DEA's winning project (executive summary) - 2025 Engineering Excellence
DJC magazine - 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards
Winners list (one page) - 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards
Slideshow featuring each project's display panel - 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards
VIDEOS of the 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards project entries
ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
--Aristotle
ENTER YOUR FIRM'S PROJECT(s) FOR 2026!
Bring public attention to the outstanding work performed by engineering and land surveying firms through services to clients, state and society by entering ACEC Oregon's Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) competition.
ELIGIBILITY: Any firm engaged in the private practice of consulting engineering or surveying is eligible to enter the awards program whether or not the firm is an ACEC or ACEC Oregon member.
Projects entered in the competition may have been executed anywhere in the world. Entries must have been ready for use (or publicly disclosed) between November 1, 2023 and October 31, 2025.
ACEC Oregon
ENTRY DEADLINES & DATES TO REMEMBER for EEA 2026
Monday, October 6, 2025
Intent to Enter deadline
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Final Entry deadline
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Judging of Entries
Monday, January 12, 2026
Video deadline (entrants will be notified of length of video after the judging)
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Awards Dinner, Embassy Suites Washington Square, Tigard
Entry Fees:
- $825 members
- $2700 non-members
Questions?
Contact Kim Todd at ktodd@acecoregon.org
or Todd Schooley at tschooley@acecoregon.org or call (503) 292-2348
ACEC NATIONAL
EEA ENTRIES
For more info about the
ACEC National EEA competition,
click here.
