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Aerial view of the Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, 2026 Grand Conceptor Award project

Engineering Excellence Awards

The Engineering Excellence Awards honor engineering projects that demonstrate technical mastery, innovation, complexity, and public benefit. Consulting engineering firms submit their work for independent evaluation by a cross-sector panel representing public agencies, academia, construction, utilities, and private industry.

Award recipients advance to the national ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards competition, placing Minnesota firms alongside the strongest engineering programs in the country.

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2027 · 60th annual

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Award Recipients by Year

Each year's Grand Conceptor Award goes to the highest-scoring project in the state.

Award-Winning Projects

A selection of recent Engineering Excellence Award recipients from across Minnesota.

Stone Arch Bridge Preservation by LHB
Stone Arch Bridge Preservation LHB
Highland Bridge Redevelopment by Barr / Kimley-Horn
Highland Bridge Redevelopment Barr / Kimley-Horn
I-35W Underground Stormwater Storage by Barr
I-35W Underground Stormwater Storage Barr
3rd Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation by HNTB
3rd Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation HNTB
Dayton's Project by Meyer Borgman Johnson
Dayton's Project Meyer Borgman Johnson
METRO B Line by Kimley-Horn
METRO B Line Kimley-Horn
Grassy Point – Kingsbury Bay Habitat Restoration by Barr
Kingsbury Bay Habitat Restoration Barr
Redhead Mountain Bike Park, Chisholm by Barr
Redhead Mountain Bike Park Barr
TH 61 Bridge by Sambatek
TH 61 Bridge Sambatek
Glenwood Overpass by HDR
Glenwood Overpass HDR
St. Paul Skyway by TKDA
Saint Paul Skyway TKDA
Sturgeon Lake Road by Kimley-Horn
Sturgeon Lake Road Kimley-Horn
Nobles County Windfarm by Barr
Nobles County Windfarm Barr
Bemidji PFAS Mitigation by Barr
Bemidji PFAS Mitigation Barr
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