Award of Merit Office/Retail/Mixed-Use: Caldwell

This 10-story, mixed-use high-rise built on the site of the old Spinney & Caldwell Shoe Factory was completed at budget, but it fell behind schedule amid COVID-19.

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Award of Merit Manufacturing: WEB Project Enterprise

The primary goal of this $17-million project was to construct and commission two large dry rooms in 15 weeks as part of an effort to make more than 2 million COVID-19 test kits per week. 

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Best K-12 Education: Saugus Middle-High School

The new school, which has 1,360 students, was designed to support a STEAM-based curriculum that includes “learning pods, flexible project areas, makerspaces and tech shops including a woodshop, broadcast studio, coding and web/graphic design lab and 3D design and computer-aided design labs,” according to the project team.

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Award of Merit Highway/Bridge: Bunker Creek ABC Bridge Replacement

While replacing the existing 15-ft-long concrete slab bridge for this $7.2-million project, the team faced challenges that included compressible soils and tidal conditions. Because a sealed cofferdam was not employed, all work was conducted during 8-ft tidal cycles.

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