Excellence Awards

The NECA Excellence Awards are open to all current members of the Association.

These Awards provide a rare opportunity for members to showcase their best projects to their peers, to industry and government and to the wider community. They are the ultimate platform for the best in electrical and communications projects in Australia, highlighting the winners’ technical innovation, safety record and management expertise in bringing home the job on-time and on-budget, and above the client’s expectations.

2009 winners and their projects

About the Awards

Nominations are firstly entered into the relevant NECA State Excellence Awards. The winners of the State Excellence Awards are presented at functions held in each state, on various dates from July through to September each year.

The winners of the State Excellence Awards are then automatically eligible to win the National Excellence Award in their category. The National Excellence Awards gala dinner to announce the national winners is held in November each year, alternating between Sydney and Melbourne. In 2010, the event will be held in Sydney.

Categories

1 Domestic Residence
A single residence project in the domestic sector where the applicant's contract value is less than $1 million.

2 Small Contracting Business
A small contractor, employing less than 10 technical employees, demonstrating a wide range of skills.

3 Environment and Energy Efficiency
A project where the design, product selection, lighting, processes or technologies are considered to preserve a site's natural environment and/or to create an energy efficient and sustainable installation.

4 Occupational Health and Safety
A business, individual or project that has demonstrated commitment to achieving an optimal occupational health and safety environment.

5 Industrial Project
An industrial project which may include, but is not limited to, undertakings of a civil, mining, high voltage, manufacturing or process nature.

6 Voice/Data - Small Project
A voice or data project where the applicant's contract value is less than $500,000.

7 Voice/Data - Large Project
A voice or data project where the applicant's contract value is greater than $500,000.

8 Commercial - Small Project
A commercial project where the applicant's contract value is less than $500,000.

9 Commercial - Medium Project
A commercial project where the applicant's contract value is more than $500,000 and less than $2 million.

10 Commercial - Large Project
A commercial project where the applicant's contract value is greater than $2 million.

Criteria

A detailed guide to the criteria, which the judges will consider for each category is available each year from your NECA State Chapter.

We strongly suggest that all applicants refer to these criteria before making a submission.

Conditions of entry

Applicants must be current NECA contractor members.

The nominated projects or business venture must be completed within the relevant time period as stipulated, with the exception of Category 4 – Occupational Health and Safety, for which dates are not relevant.

The applicant must obtain assurance of the owner's permission and cooperation in regard to access for judging and filming.

Submissions by a previous winner in Category 4, Occupational Health and Safety, must have new evidence of meeting the criteria.

A member can enter no more than two projects per category.

Submissions by a previous winner in Category 2, Small Contracting Business, must have new evidence of meeting the criteria.

Judging

Entries are initially assessed on the information submitted in the application. It is important that applicants provide sufficient information at this stage to enable their entry to be considered for a site visit.

The judging panels have expert knowledge and experience in all sectors of the industry. The panels comprise representatives of:

• Clients
• Industry
• Government
• Specifiers.

The judges reserve the right to transfer entries into the category they deem appropriate. Neither the judges nor NECA will enter into any correspondence regarding the judging process. The judges and NECA reserve the right to withhold an award in a category. NECA reserves the right to discount incomplete applications.

Contact your NECA State Chapter for further information.