Eden Prairie, MN.  – The Minnesota/North Dakota Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) honored recently completed member projects at the 2017 Excellence In Construction Banquet at The Metropolitan in Minneapolis, MN.

Larson Building, Inc., Buffalo, MN received a top award from the Minnesota/North Dakota Associated Builders and Contractors for its Holly Hoglund Klein Sales & Service Center in the category of Commercial Construction – 1-5 Million. 

ABC’s awards program is designed to publicly recognize the quality and innovation of merit shop construction and to honor all the members of the construction team, including the contractor, the owner and the design team responsible for the project. The winning projects were selected from entries submitted across the state and were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unusual challenges, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety, and budget.

Larson Building, Inc. acted as the design build contractor that built this state of the art commercial vehicle sales and service facility. The project entailed managing the design and permitting process along with scheduling and managing the construction work on site. In the end, this project was both functional and aesthetically pleasing raising the bar in commercial transportation sales and service facilities in the Midwest. Larson Building, Inc. completed the project on time and on budget with zero lost time for injuries.

“This project is a clear example of the high-quality work merit shop contractors perform every day,” 2018 MN ABC Chairman Mike Obraske said at the awards event.

The MN/ND Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors is part of a national association representing more than 21,000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms in 70 chapters across the United States. ABC is dedicated to providing legislative representation, networking, safety, and education opportunities for professionals in the construction industry. For more information, contact the ABC Office at (952) 941-8693, email jeni@mnabc.com, or visit www.mnabc.com.