• The nomination period is from Monday 1st May until Monday 31st July, which is the final date by which a project should be practically completed, and the nomination form received by our committee.
• Nominations are welcome from all, including the public and peers, and are to be made online only via the website: www.guernseyconstructionawards.com.
• All nominees will then be contacted by Karen Solway and asked to complete an official entry form with supporting evidence.
• All official entry forms should be forwarded to the Judging Panel on an appropriate form for each category.

• The official entry form will require the details of how each criterion has been met, which is what the judges will score against. It will be a requirement that all the detail are entered on thisform, where text will be limited to 500 words in each criteria, additional information will be accepted as an appendix to this form.

Industry Supplier Of The Year

Guernsey’s property and construction industry relies on local and non-local suppliers to provide the products and services necessary to allow the industry to be both productive and innovative. This award seeks to recognise suppliers that consistently demonstrate their commitment and professionalism in servicing the industry.

We welcome nominations for candidates in all industry spheres, from design to construction, front-line services to supporting activities and suppliers at every level of the business.

Submissions will cover the following judging criteria:

• A company ethos that embodies a sense of being a team player with a “can do, will do” attitude and an understanding of the client’s needs and expectations.
• Able to evidence high work standards across a range of products/projects under various conditions and timescales.
• Able to draw on training, skills and personal attributes to successfully overcome various challenges.
• Able to demonstrate success and their involvement in that success.
• Committed to the long-term future of the industry, its clients, employees and the wider community.

Landscaping Project Of The Year

This category focuses on an outstanding leisure space creation that may incorporate all land and hardscaping skills and designs. Entries are encouraged from local garden designers, landscaping and hardscaping contractors, gardening professionals and architects.

This award will demonstrate the fantastic landscaping and horticultural projects regularly undertaken in Guernsey and showcase the many companies and individuals striving to produce outstanding work within our local community.

Key elements that qualify for ‘Garden Project of the Year’ would include the following:

• Demonstrating quality workmanship would show the vast scope of different tasks involving landscaping and hardscaping.
• An emphasis on the maintenance and protection of the local environment.
• Highlighting the implementation of native trees and plants and promoting wildlife-friendly planting
• Practically demonstrates environmentally friendly practices, including the use of local and reclaimed materials.
• A clear illustration of collaboration and teamwork to achieve the best project outcomes.

This award is designed for domestic gardens and commercial projects completed in the Bailiwick of Guernsey from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2024.

Internal Commercial of the Year

Nominations are welcomed for projects of internal renovations and conversions or fit-outs in commercial premises.

This category considers applications for a project that was completed from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2024.

Nominations can be made by anyone involved in the project, whether they are client, consultant, contractor, sub-contractor or supplier – but this must be with the client’s prior express permission. This award is not about design alone.

We welcome nominations in this category for projects that meet the following criteria:

• Recognition and demonstration of team effort. Illustrating the team working through the supply chain and sub-contractors. The winner will have demonstrated teamwork from parties such as the client, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors or suppliers.
  Nominations must include information on the type of procurement used and the project timescale.
• Prominent in submissions will be details of Health & Safety and an overall achievement of excellence in the relevant field.
• Demonstrate the procurement of local resources through the supply chain and professional services.
• Demonstrate quality control procedures for the project.

Best Use of Innovation

The construction industry is constantly delivering projects which are more and more demanding. The industry constantly embraces this challenge and employs new and innovative solutions to deliver these projects.

This award category acknowledges the innovation of the industry across all areas. From the planning and design of the project, the contract procurement and management, the use of new products, off-site construction, frontline and back office support, and the application of construction methods to the monitoring of the final performance of the building. This can be a people award, system or process that has provided innovation to your business or project.

Nominations can be made by an individual or business involved in the project or the supply chain, whether they are clients, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors or suppliers. However, submissions must demonstrate how innovation has been developed to fit local needs and not simply use another organisation’s technology.

To establish boundaries under which innovation can be marked is a paradox, the independent panel of judges will score each submission on its own merits but will be looking for the affect the solution has on the delivery of the project and the benefit it brings to the industry, clients and community.

The following headings offer guidance under which the submission will be judged, but the submission can demonstrate specific areas of innovation to be considered by the judges.

We welcome nominations into this category that follow the following criteria:

• Demonstrate a clear and significant improvement in approach or technology.
• Overcome a major technical challenge that leads to progress.
• Successfully develop processes, products or services.
• Develop employees to help it gain a competitive advantage.
• Takes an existing idea and develops it for the local benefit.
• Demonstrate the benefits to the local and wider construction industry, the clients, end users and the environment.

Best Single Residential Project

Nominations are welcomed for new-build projects for a single dwelling. This category considers applications for a project that was completed from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2024.

Nominations can be made by anyone involved in the project, whether they are client, consultant, contractor, sub-contractor or supplier – but this must be with the client’s prior express permission. This award is not about design alone. renovations (commercial and residential) and conversions.

Applications may be submitted by one of the involved parties on behalf of the project as a whole –it is not necessary for multiple submissions to be made for the same project, provided all relevant parties are listed in the submission.

Recognition and demonstration of team effort. Illustrating the team working through the supply chain and sub-contractors. The winner will have demonstrated teamwork from parties such as the client, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors or suppliers.

We welcome nominations in this category for projects that meet the following criteria:

• Recognition and demonstration of team effort. Illustrating the team working through the supply chain and sub-contractors. The winner will have demonstrated teamwork from parties such as the client, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors or suppliers.
• Nominations must include information on the type of procurement used and the project timescale.
• Prominent in submissions will be details of Health & Safety and an overall achievement of excellence in the relevant field.
• Demonstrate the procurement of local resources through the supply chain and professional services.
• Demonstrate quality control procedures for the project.

Best Large Project

This category considers applications from architects, builders, developers or investors who wish to submit a project that was completed from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2024

Nominations are welcomed for new-build projects, renovations and conversions.

• Nominations need to demonstrate the teamwork involved between all involved parties, such as the client, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers.
• Nominations must include information on the type of procurement used, the completed value of the project, and the project timescale.
• Demonstrate the procurement of local resources through the supply chain and professional services.
• Demonstrate quality control procedures for the project.
• Demonstrate the environmental considerations and achievements for the project.
• Applications may be submitted by one of the involved parties, on behalf of the project as a whole –it is not necessary for multiple submissions to be made for the same project, providing all relevant parties are listed in the submission.