NAPA Recognizes Granite Construction with 86 Awards and Commendations

Granite (NYSE:GVA) has received 86 awards and commendations from the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), recognizing the company’s plant operations, paving operations, and adherence to best practices across the following six states: Alaska, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington state. The awards were presented at NAPA’s 68th annual meeting in Miami, Florida.

The Larry H. Lemon Quality in Construction Award - Granite’s Highway 20 Broaddus Creek Overlay Project

The prestigious Larry H. Lemon Quality in Construction Award recognizes the 10 highest-scoring projects of the 223 total applications submitted for a Quality in Construction Award in the General Paving (less than 50,000 tons) category. The award is named after Larry Lemon of Haskell Lemon Construction in Oklahoma City. Lemon served faithfully on the NAPA Awards Committee for 18 years, before serving as chairman of the association's board of directors in 2010 prior to his retirement. Lemon was instrumental in the creation of the rating system for the Quality in Construction Awards, which requires qualitative analysis using data and test results to determine the winners.

“Winning the Larry H. Lemon Quality in Construction Award for our Highway 20 Broaddus Creek Overlay project is a testament to the incredible work and value our teams provide to our clients,” said Granite VP of Regional Operations Brent Fogg. “Our team is honored to receive this award in recognition of their quality work.”

Diamond Commendations

The Diamond Commendation Program is a nationally recognized effort to document and promulgate best practices for asphalt plant operations, terminal operations, asphalt production, and paving. “Securing Diamond Commendations from NAPA is something we are very proud of,” said Granite President and CEO and NAPA Board member Kyle Larkin. “Our customers and partners can be assured that we always strive for excellence in safety, quality, sustainability, and integrity.” Granite received a total of 58 commendations in the following categories:

Diamond Achievement Commendation: 5

• This commendation emphasizes continuous improvement and covers plant and site operations. Factors include site appearance, operations, environmental practices, safety, permitting/regulatory compliance, and community relations.

Paving Commendations: 2

• This commendation recognizes extraordinary paving crews. It is based on training for supervisors and crews, utilization of paving best practices, and regulatory compliance.

Diamond Achievement with Sustainable Commendation: 29

• This commendation evaluates the social, economic, and environmental efforts of an asphalt facility. It analyzes how the facility implements sustainability and community engagement principles.

Diamond Quality Commendation: 22

• This commendation is based on several site operations. Factors include grading quality management, recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) and aggregate handling, asphalt storage, air quality, control rooms, silos, and truck scales.

Quality in Construction (QIC) Awards

NAPA’s Quality in Construction Award recognizes excellence in asphalt paving for three categories of projects: those under 50,000 tons of asphalt, those over 50,000 tons, and airport pavement projects. “It is an honor to have so many of our paving projects recognized by NAPA,” said Granite Director of Materials Quality and NAPA technical committee member Marty McNamara. “Our teams are focused on excellence in project execution, and it is gratifying to see our hard work acknowledged.” Granite received a total of 28 QIC awards.

• Airport Paving: 4
• General Paving (<50 tons): 22
• Highway Paving (>50 tons): 2

Diamond Program List:

Diamond Achievement

• California Group
  • Five Bridges Asphalt Plant, Central Region
  • Gardner Asphalt Plant, Central Region
  • Lee Vining Asphalt Plant, Central Region
  • Solari Asphalt Plant, South Coast Region

• Mountain Group
  • Anchorage Asphalt Plant, Alaska Region

Diamond Achievement with Sustainable Commendations

• California Group
  • Big Rock Hot Plant, South Coast Region
  • Bradshaw Asphalt Plant, Valley Region
  • Coalinga Asphalt Plant, Valley Region
  • Felton Asphalt Plant, Coastal Region
  • French Camp Asphalt Plant, Valley Region
  • Highway 175 Asphalt Plant, Coastal Region
  • James Road Asphalt Plant, Central Region
  • North State Street Asphalt Plant, Coastal Region
  • Pleasanton Asphalt Plant, Coastal Region
  • Salinas Asphalt Plant, Coastal Region
  • Santa Clara Asphalt Plant, Coastal Region
  • Ventura Hot-/Warm-Mix Plant, South Coast Region
  • Vernalis Asphalt Plant, Valley Region

• Mountain Group
  • Baker Flats Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Cottonwood Asphalt Plant, Utah Region
  • Ellensburg 9X Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Hanford Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Hermiston Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Lockwood Gencor 600 Hot Plant: Nevada Region
  • Martin Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Moses Lake Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Selah Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Singer Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Smith Island Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Sparks Hot Plant, Nevada Region
  • Vancouver Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • West Haven Asphalt Plant, Utah Region

• Central Group
  • Swan Asphalt Plant, Arizona Region
  • Tangerine Asphalt Plant, Arizona Region

Diamond Quality Commendations

• California Group
  • Big Rock Asphalt Plant, South Coast Region
  • Bradshaw Asphalt Plant, Valley Region
  • Coalinga Asphalt Plant, Valley Region
  • Fiver Bridges Asphalt Plant, Central Region
  • French Camp Asphalt Plant, Valley Region
  • Gardner Asphalt Plant, Central Region
  • James Road Asphalt Plant, Central Region
  • Lee Vining Asphalt Plant, Central Region
  • Solari Asphalt Plant, Central Region
  • Ventura Hot-/Warm-Mix Plant, South Coast Region
  • Vernalis Asphalt Plant, Valley Region

• Mountain Group
  • Dallesport Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Ellensburg Hot Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Hanford Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Hermiston Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Martin Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Moses Lake Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Omak Hot Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Selah Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Singer Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Smith Island Asphalt, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Vancouver Asphalt Plant, Pacific Northwest Region

Diamond Paving Commendations

• Mountain Group
  • Everett Paving Crew, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Vancouver Paving Crew, Pacific Northwest Region

QIC Awards List:

• Airport Paving – Mountain Group
  • ANC Taxiways K, G1, and J Improvements, Alaska Region
  • ANC Terminal Loop Road Improvements, Alaska Region
  • Ogden Airport, Utah Region
  • Tooele Valley Airport, Utah Region

• Highway Paving (>50,000 Tons) – California Group
  • Various Roads in Chowchilla, Valley Region
  • I-5 Mendota, Valley Region

• General Paving (<50,000 tons) – California Group
  • 52^nd Avenue Resurfacing and Calhoun Street Reconstruction, Desert Cities Region
  • 90th St. East in Lancaster and Palmdale, South Coast Region
  • Cosumnes Bridge Replacement in Elk Grove, Valley Region
  • Google Stierlin Ct Bike/Bus Improvement, Coastal Region
  • Hwy. 198 in Kings County, Valley Region
  • Hwy. 20 in Willits, Coastal Region
  • Old Stage Road in Monterey County, Coastal Region
  • Presidio of Monterey in Monterey, Coastal Region
  • Santa Barbara Countywide Pavement Rehabilitation, Central Region
  • SR 33/166 in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, Central Region
  • SR 58 in McKittrick, Central Region

• General Paving (<50 tons) – Mountain Group
  • BNSF Portland Intermodal Facility Repairs and Site Improvements, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Booker Road in Othello, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Intersection of SR 9 and SR 204 in Lake Stevens, Pacific Northwest Region
  • McDonald Becker Intersection Improvements, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Reeve Blvd. in Anchorage, Alaska Region
  • S. Lake Stevens Rd. Intersection in Lake Stevens, Pacific Northwest Region
  • SR 9 and Bickford Ave. Intersection in Snohomish, Pacific Northwest Region
  • Sunnyside Road Paving in Clackamas, Pacific Northwest Region
  • US 89 in Salt Lake City, Utah Region
  • US-89 in Farmington, Utah Region
  • Various Roads in Clark County, Pacific Northwest Region

About NAPA

The National Asphalt Pavement Association is the only trade association that exclusively represents the interests of the asphalt pavement material producer/contractor on the national level with Congress, government agencies, and other national trade and business organizations. NAPA supports an active research program designed to improve the quality of asphalt pavements and paving techniques used in the construction of roads, streets, highways, parking lots, airports, and environmental and recreational facilities. The association provides technical, educational, and marketing materials and information to its members; supplies product information to users and specifiers of paving materials; and conducts training courses. The association, which counts more than 1,200 companies as its members, was founded in 1955.

About Granite

Granite is America’s Infrastructure Company™. Incorporated in 1922, Granite (NYSE:GVA) is one of the largest diversified construction and construction materials companies in the United States as well as a full-suite civil construction provider. Granite’s Code of Conduct and strong Core Values guide the Company and its employees to uphold the highest ethical standards. Granite is an industry leader in safety and an award-winning firm in quality and sustainability. For more information, visit the Granite website, graniteconstruction.com, and connect with Granite on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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