Guidelines

GENERAL RULES

• All projects entered other than GB & Republic of Ireland entries must be located in Northern Ireland.
• All Full and Associate members of the Construction Employers Federation can enter the Awards. 
• All members of MPA Northern Ireland and ICE can enter the Awards.
• Projects must not have been entered for a Construction Excellence Award previously.
• All non-housing projects must be fully completed within the last 2 years.
• Written approval is required from the client/developer to submit the scheme.
• All shortlisted finalists will have a judging visit during August 2026. Entrants will be notified in writing of the judging date.
• The judges must be allowed reasonable access to inspect the project.
• Shortlisted finalists in the GB & Republic of Ireland Construction Awards ONLY will not have a site visit. Instead they will have a 20 minute interview with judges in the Federation offices, 143 Malone Road, Belfast. Finalists will also be required to submit a schematic and a video of the project. This video will last no longer than 15 minutes. Videos must be received at least 3 working days prior to the judging interview and failure to do so will result in the entry being removed from the shortlist.  Dates for interviews in August 2026 will be confirmed once shortlisting is complete - dates and timings will be strictly adhered to. 
• The judges’ decision shall be absolutely final and no discussion or correspondence relating to any of the judges’ decisions will be entered into.
• Companies that enter into administration or an insolvency process after they have submitted an entry will be automatically removed from the process. 
• All information regarding the results will be embargoed for publication at the discretion of the organisers.
• A construction project can be entered into more than one specific category. Additionally, a project entered into a specific category may also be used to demonstrate a commitment to quality performance in Health, Safety and Wellbeing/Training/ Social Value/Energy Efficiency/Sustainable Company.
• A company may submit more than one entry into a particular category.
• Copyright approval must be obtained for all material submitted.

LAUNCH DATE - Monday 30th March 2026

DEADLINES

1) FRIDAY 29 May - WHY YOU SHOULD WIN FORM AND FIVE HIGH RESOLUTION DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS

• When we receive your Registration of Entry we will send you out a Why You Should Win Form. You are required to enter the details of how your entry meets some or all of the judging criteria for each category that you are entering
• Each entry must comprise a 200 word description and a 500 word statement for your project. Five high resolution digital images MUST accompany the text.
• On the basis of this information the judges will select the shortlisted finalists. 
• The Why You Should Win Form and the five high resolution digital images should be returned via email or Dropbox to Tracy Windrim, [email protected]

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