Awards and Recognition

2013

  • Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For 2013Fortune

    Fortune magazine ranked DPR at #15 on its 2013 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. DPR, one of the smallest companies to make the list, has been ranked in Fortune's top 25 three years in a row.

    • #1 Telecommunications General Contractor in the NationEngineering News-Record

      Engineering News Record (ENR) ranked DPR as the #1 Telecommunications General Contractor in the nation. Telecommunications includes transmission lines and cabling, towers and antennae, data centers and web hotels, etc.

      • ENR Top 400 Contractors List 2013Engineering News-Record

        #24 General Contractor in the Nation
        #1 in Telecommunications
        #11 in Industrial
        #18 in Domestic General Building/Manufacturing
        #23 in New Contracts

        • #2 Top Commercial Construction Firm in AustinAustin Business Journal
          • #5 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area, 2013San Francisco Business Times

            DPR Construction, in 5th place among mid-sized Best Places to Work, has 380 employees in the Bay Area, and is based in Redwood City.

            • Modern Healthcare Largest Contractors List 2013Modern Healthcare

              DPR ranked #2 in the Largest Contractors list in the Healthcare industry.

              • AZRE RED Award for Most Challenging ProjectAZRE Magazine

                The Health Sciences Education Building Team was awarded AZRE’s Red Award for Most Challenging Project for exhibiting team commitment to lean construction, world-class quality and design during one of the most extreme economic downturns in history.

              • 2013 Training Magazine Top 125 OrganizationsTraining Magazine

                Listed as #17 on the list of 125 organizations that excel at employee development, up from #85 last year. See the whole list here.

                • 2013 ASHE Vista Award for RenovationASHE

                  The award was presented on February 25 during the Open Session of the ASHE International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction (PDC Summit) in San Francisco. The project team, which included Orcutt Winslow as the architect and ccrd as the engineer, renovated the third floor of the occupied John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. Working together for 10 months, the team designed and constructed a new 21,350-square-foot Med-Surg unit to serve the community during the busy winter season.

                • 2013 Facility of the Year Award for Facility IntegrationISPE, INTERPHEX, and Pharmaceutical Processing magazine

                  DPR's Biogen Idec Flexible Volume Manufacturing (FVM) Project in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is the winner of the 2013 Facility of the Year Award for Facility Integration.

                  • Top 20 Under 40 in the Mid-Atlantic, 2013ENR Southeast

                    DPR’S Christopher Gorthy in the D.C. office & Lisa Lingerfelt from the Richmond, VA office were named the top 20 professionals under 40 from the Southeast. 

                    2012

                    • Real Estate Deal of the Year, HealthcareSan Francisco Business Times

                      The award was presented to Sutter Health Eden Medical Center, a $320 million seismic rebuild using an unprecedented integrated project delivery (IPD) approach with 11 partners.

                    • 2012 O.C. Top Workplace, Midsize CompanyThe Orange County Register

                      Dave Seastrom is the regional manager of DPR in Newport Beach. DPR is the Register's Top Workplaces 2012 winner in the midsize company catetory.

                      • ENR National Best of the Best Projects 2012Engineering News-Record

                        Building upon their recognition by regional publications earlier this year, two DPR projects were selected as ENR Best of the Best Projects. The David & Lucile Packard Foundation Headquarters, Los Altos was selected as Best Green Project and Palomar Medical Center, Escondido was selected as Best Health Care Project.

                      • #5 Best Place to Work in Phoenix 2012Phoenix Business Journal

                        With 95 employees in Phoenix, some perks of working at DPR include: $5, 000 per child adoption assistance, kitchen stocked with food and beverages every day, locker rooms/showers in-house and accessible 24 hours per day, and tickets to sports, music and art events.

                        • ENR Southwest Project of the Year 2012ENR Southwest

                          DPR's Phoenix Regional Office was recognized as the Best Office and overal Project of the Year in ENR Southwest's Best Projects Awards.

                        • Corporate Culture AwardPhoenix Business Journal

                          Selected by a volunteerism advisory board comprised of community leaders and members of the Phoenix Business Journal newsroom, DPR was recognized for its “outstanding community relations program.” With no application process, the award came as a complete surprise; DPR was selected from the entire metropolitan Phoenix area based on word of mouth.

                          • ENR California Best Projects 2012ENR California

                            Two DPR projects were selected as part of ENR California's Best Projects Awards. The David & Lucile Packard Foundation Headquarters, Los Altos was selected as Best Green Project and Palomar Medical Center, Escondido was selected as Best Health Care Project. The Sutter Health Eden Medical Center, Castro Valley project received the award of merit in the Best Health Care Project category.

                          • Center for the Built Environment 2012 Livable Buildings AwardCenter for the Built Environment

                            A jury of Center for the Built Environment (CBE) Industry Partners selected the Clif Bar & Company Headquarters in Emeryville, California, as the winner of the 2012 Livable Buildings Award. The project meets the highest standards for providing healthy and productive indoor environments, and represents best practices for sustainability and overall design.

                          • ENR Top 400 Contractors List 2012Engineering News-Record

                            #24 General Contractor in the Nation
                            #11 Green General Contractor in the Nation
                            #3 in Data Centers
                            #3 in Pharmaceuticals
                            #11 in Commercial Offices
                            #10 in Healthcare
                            #7 in Industrial
                            #4 in Green Manufacturing & Industrial
                            #2 in Telecommunications
                            #22 in New Contracts
                            #21 in Domestic General Building
                            #50 in Working Abroad

                            • Modern Healthcare Largest Contractors List 2012Modern Healthcare

                              DPR ranked #7 in the Largest Contractors in the Healthcare industry.

                              • 2012 Training Magazine Top 125 OrganizationsTraining Magazine

                                Listed as #85 on the list of 125 organizations that excel at employee development. See the whole list here.

                                • ENR California 2012 Top 20 Under 40ENR California

                                  Zach Murphy was recognized by ENR for his professional contributions and accomplishments in the A/E/C industry. 

                                  • Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For 2012Fortune

                                    Fortune magazine ranked DPR at #13 on its 2012 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. DPR, one of the smallest companies to make the list, was also featured on several other sub-lists including:
                                    #3 in Sabbaticals
                                    #6 in Work-life balance
                                    #10 in Low turnover
                                    #12 in Big pay (hourly)
                                    #64 in Big pay (salaried)

                                    2011

                                    • NAIOP Best of 2011 - BMDACC

                                      Medical Office Development of the Year - Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

                                    • NAIOP Best of 2011 - NOV

                                      Industrial Build to Suit of the Year - NOV Goodyear Modular Data Center

                                    • NAIOP Best of 2011 - DPR Phoenix

                                      Redevelopment Office or Industrial of the Year - DPR Construction Phoenix Regional Office

                                    • DBIA 2011 National Design-Build AwardsDesign-Build Institute of America

                                      The UCSF Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building project won top honors at DBIA's 2011 National Awards in the category of Industrial/Process/Research as well as top honors in a brand new category for Excellence in Design.

                                    • 2011 Best in Leadership Development ProgramsLeadership Excellence

                                      DPR is listed as #22 of list of excellent leadership development programs for “large organizations.”  We join companies such as General Mills, Ritz-Carlton, GE, IBM, Qualcomm and Yahoo! in the Top 25. DPR is the highest ranked construction company on the list.

                                      • SCUP Excellence AwardsThe Society for College and University Planning

                                        Merit Award for the University of California, San Francisco for the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building with Rafael Vinoly Architects, SmithGroup and Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc.

                                      • ENR Top 400 Contractors List: Sourcebook 2011Engineering News-Record

                                        #33 General Contractor in the Nation
                                        #3 in Pharmaceuticals
                                        #3 in Data Centers
                                        #3 in Telecommunications
                                        #8 in Industrial Process
                                        #19 in Green Construction

                                        • BD+C Giants 300Building Design and Construction

                                          #10 in Top Contractors
                                          #13 in BIM Contractors
                                          #65 in Government Contractors
                                          #16 in Green Contractors
                                          #12 in Healthcare Contractors
                                          #53 in K-12 Contractors
                                          #9 in LEED AP Contractors
                                          #19 in Office Contractors
                                          #18 in Reconstruction Contractors
                                          #25 in University Contractors

                                          • ENR Southwest Contractor of the Year 2011ENR Southwest

                                            DPR was named General Contractor of the Year by ENR Southwest magazine.

                                            • Founders House AwardRebuilding Together Orange County

                                              DPR received the Founders House Award from Rebuilding Together Orange County, for the work completed at the Boys & Girls Club of Huntington Beach/Huntington Valley.

                                              • ENR Top 400 Contractors List 2011Engineering News-Record

                                                #33 General Contractor in the Nation
                                                #8 in Industrial
                                                #3 in Telecommunications
                                                #19 in New Contracts
                                                #26 in Domestic General Building

                                                • Best Places to Work in the Bay Area (101-500 Employees) 2011The Silicon Valley Business Journal and the San Francisco Business Times

                                                  DPR Construction ranked the 4th best company to work for in the Bay Area. DPR was ranked highest among general contractors and this was its highest ranking to date.

                                                  • Fiatech CETI Award (Celebration of Engineering and Technology Innovation): Scenario-Based Project Planning CategoryFiatech

                                                    The project team on the Alta Bates Summit Medical Campus project in Oakland, California was the winner for the use of integrated project delivery approach and the latest BIM tools to continually coordinate the multitude of disciplines needed in a state-of-the-art healthcare facility.

                                                  • Modern Healthcare Largest Contractors ListModern Healthcare

                                                    DPR ranked #4 in the Largest Contractors in the Healthcare industry.

                                                    • ENR Best of the Best 2011Engineering News-Record

                                                      Facebook Prineville Data Center was selected as Editors' Choice & Green Project of the Year

                                                      • Construction Employers Associate Excellence in Safety 2011CEA

                                                        DPR received an Excellence in Safety award from the Construction Employers Association (CEA). In addition to this award, DPR received the President's Safety Award for the fourth straight year.

                                                        • Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For 2011Fortune

                                                          Fortune magazine ranked DPR at #22 on its 2011 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. DPR, one of the smallest companies to make the list, was also featured on several other sub-lists including:
                                                          #4 in Unusual perks
                                                          #7 in Sabbaticals
                                                          #2 in Low turnover
                                                          #65 in Big pay (salaried)
                                                          #21 in Big pay (hourly)

                                                          2010

                                                          • Sustainable San Mateo County Green Building Award for Commercial Project 2010
                                                          • CMAA 2010 Project Achievement Winner
                                                          • Tekla Global BIM Awards Competition 2010Tekla

                                                            DPR's Sutter Medical Center Castro Valley project is the 2010 winner of the BIM project category, as well as the public vote, of the Tekla BIM Awards Competition 2010. The project's unique 11-party cross-organizational IPD team has been working together since 2008 to create a completely coordinated and constructable 3D model that will eventually get passed onto the building owner for facilities management use.  “The winner of the BIM category, Sutter Medical Center, has been carried through on stringent schedule and costs with outstanding results,” said the jury. “Building information modeling was used in an exemplary way of maximized collaboration. The project was managed based on the model with all disciplines utilizing the modeled building information and fitting in a huge amount of HVAC pipes and equipment needed for a hospital to function.”

                                                          • 2010 Best in Leadership Development ProgramsLeadership Excellence

                                                            Listed as #4 on list of “Best in Leadership Development” for “small to medium organizations.”

                                                            • ENR Top 400 Contractors List: Sourcebook 2010Engineering News-Record

                                                              #43 General Contractor in the Nation
                                                              #4 in Pharmaceuticals
                                                              #6 in Data Centers
                                                              #7 in Telecommunications
                                                              #10 in Industrial Process
                                                              #19 in Healthcare
                                                              #22 in Green Construction
                                                              #5 in Green Manufacturing and Industrial
                                                              #37 in General Building

                                                              • San Diego Architectural Foundation Orchid for Sustainable Design

                                                                DPR was honored for exemplary design and construction for its San Diego regional office building and presented with an “Orchid for Sustainable Design.”

                                                              • California Construction 2010 Best of the Best Green Project in Southern CaliforniaCalifornia Construction
                                                              • OC Metro 10 Best Companies to Work For 2010OC Metro

                                                                OC Metro magazine ranked DPR Construction one of the 10 best companies to work for in Orange County.

                                                                • ENR Top 100 CM-at-Risk Firms 2010Engineering News-Record

                                                                  DPR ranked #19 of ENR's Top 100 CM-at-Risk firms.

                                                                  • ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms 2010Engineering News-Record

                                                                    DPR ranked #85 of ENR's Top 100 Design-Build firms

                                                                    • Best Places to Work in the Bay Area (101-500 Employees) 2010Silicon Valley Business Journal and the San Francisco Business Times

                                                                      The Silicon Valley Business Journal and the San Francisco Business Times ranked DPR Construction the 8th best company to work for in the Bay Area.

                                                                      • California Construction Top Green Contractors 2010California Construction

                                                                        DPR Construction ranked #4 on the Top Green Contractors list by green revenue and #2 on the list by number of accredited professionals on staff.

                                                                        • ENR Top 400 Contractors List 2010Engineering News-Record

                                                                          #43 General Contractor in the Nation
                                                                          #37 in Domestic General Building
                                                                          #32 by New Contacts
                                                                          #7 in Telecommunications

                                                                          • DBIA Projects In Progress Award 2010Design-Build Institute of America Western Pacific Region

                                                                            DPR's UCSF Regeneration Medicine Building received the DBIA Western Pacific Region's 2010 Projects In Progress Award

                                                                          • California Construction Top Contractors 2010California Construction

                                                                            DPR Construction ranked #4 on the Top Contractors in California list. Additional rankings are as follows:
                                                                            #9 in Educational Facilities
                                                                            #4 in Healthcare and Hospitals
                                                                            #7 in Commercial Building
                                                                            #13 in Sports/Recreation
                                                                            #12 in Entertainment
                                                                            #15 in CM-at-Risk
                                                                            #16 in Design/Build (Construction Portion)
                                                                            #14 in Public Work
                                                                            #4 in Private Work

                                                                            • Fiatech CETI Award 2010: Integrated, Automated Procurement and Supply Network CategoryFiatech

                                                                              DPR won for real-time supply chain management using virtual design and construction and lean on the University of California, Santa Cruz Porter B College project. DPR used field mobility software, tablet computers and BIM to manage all aspects of Door, Frame and Hardware process, resulting in a time savings of 50 to 80 percent and an overall 20 percent improvement in work productivity.

                                                                              • 2010 Training Magazine Top 125 OrganizationsTraining Magazine

                                                                                Listed as #121 on the list of 125 organizations that excel at employee development.

                                                                                • Modern Healthcare Largest Contractors List 2010Modern Healthcare

                                                                                  DPR ranked #6 in the Largest Contractors in the Healthcare industry.

                                                                                  • Construction Employers Associate Excellence in Safety 2010CEA

                                                                                    DPR received an Excellence in Safety award from the Construction Employers Association (CEA). Having received this award for the past several years, DPR was among 40 contractors to receive the award this year.  In addition to this award, DPR received the President's Safety Award for the third straight year and was among nine Northern California contractor's honored.

                                                                                    • Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For 2010Fortune

                                                                                      Fortune Magazine ranked DPR at #57 on its 2010 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. DPR, one of the smallest companies to make the list, was also featured on several other sub-lists including:
                                                                                      #3 in Unusual perks
                                                                                      #6 in Work/life balance
                                                                                      #10 in Sabbaticals
                                                                                      #15 in Low turnover
                                                                                      #20 in Big pay (salaried)
                                                                                      #32 in Big pay (hourly)

                                                                                      • AIA SF Honor Award for Integrated Practice 2010American Institute of Architects San Francisco

                                                                                        DPR's UCSF Regeneration Medicine Building received the AIA/SF 2010 Honor Award for Integrated Practice

                                                                                      2009

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                                                                                      2005

                                                                                      • Construction Employers Associate Excellence in Safety 2005CEA

                                                                                        DPR received an Excellence in Safety award from the Construction Employers Association (CEA).

                                                                                        2004

                                                                                        • Best of 2004 Merit Award for HealthcareTexas Construction Magazine