Any firm engaged in the private practice of consulting engineering or surveying maintaining an office in the state of Indiana is eligible to enter the awards program whether or not the firm is an ACEC IN member.

For a project to be eligible, a substantial/leadership role must have been completed by personnel in the Indiana office. Projects may have been executed anywhere in the world.

Construction of a distinct phase or a completed project (Categories B through L, with the exception of D) must have been substantially completed and ready for use between November 1, 2024, and October 31, 2026. Studies and research (Category A) or surveying and mapping projects (Category D) must have been publicly disclosed by the client between November 1, 2024, and October 31, 2026.

Wednesday, October, 28, 2026 at midnight. 

Please contact Shelby Dunn, sdunn@acecindiana.org

After judging is concluded, firms will be notified via email (to the firm representative and marketing contact listed on the official entry
form) of their award level by the middle of December. There are three award levels: State Finalist, Merit and Honor. The Grand Award Winner
will be kept confidential and announced during the April 13, 2026 ceremony.  reception.

Firms can issue press releases immediately upon
notification of winning in December 2026 – please refer to the program as the ACEC Indiana Engineering Excellence Awards, as ACEC
National has its own awards program.

October 28, 2026 at midnight

Submission Deadline

November 2- December 2, 2026

Judging Occurs

Mid-December 2026

Award Selections made and recipients notified

January 6, 2027

National EEA Submission Deadline

April 13, 2027

ACEC Indiana EEA Luncheon

As a generally defined term in a contract, substantially complete and ready for use means that the owner can use the project as intended and only minor punch-list-type work remains to be completed. However, you must decide
the best time to submit your project within the two-year eligibility period provided. Consider your client’s level of support, quality of project photography, time available to complete the entry and any other issues that may affect your submittal’s overall success.

Budgeted and/or actual costs may not apply to some studies in Category A and some projects in Category D. 

With the exception of Category A and some Category D projects, costs reflected below are always construction costs and are NOT ENGINEERING FEES. If your firm was responsible for the entire engineering-design of the project, then the Entrant’s Portion of the Total Construction Budget amount and the Entrant’s Portion of the Total Construction Actual Cost amount will be the same as the Total Construction Budget amount and Total Construction Actual Cost amount. 

 If your firm was not responsible for the entire engineering-design of the project, then the Entrant’s Portion of the Total Construction Budget amount and the Entrant’s Portion of the Total Construction Actual Cost amount should be the part of total project construction cost your firm was responsible for. (i.e. a mechanical engineering firm was responsible for $12M of a total Construction budget of $40M. $12M is the Entrant’s Portion of the Total Construction Budget. $40M is the Total Construction Budget.) 

Your firm may not make payment for any INDOT attendees, per the INDOT ethical requirements. You must submit names (up to 2) to Shelby Dunn to submit to INDOT for formal approval/ethics waiver in order to attend the luncheon.