Mobile, AL –  Doster Construction Company is proud to announce that the Van Antwerp Building Renovation has been selected as the Eagle winner in ABC’s Excellence in Construction Awards competition for the General Contractor > Historical Restoration / Renovation > Historical – Over $10 million category! Doster served as the Construction Manager for the Retirement Systems of Alabama on the renovation of the historic 12-story Van Antwerp building in Mobile, Alabama. The renovation redeveloped the building into corporate office and mixed use space and a Bank Lobby on the first floor. The Van Antwerp Building, known as the first skyscraper in the Southeast, was originally constructed in 1907 in downtown Mobile.

The $31 million project encompasses a complete interior renovation to  the facility, including all new architectural and interior design, new mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems, along with new elevators and life safety improvements. With much of the original terra cotta exterior skin intact, Doster restored the original building skin to return it to its original character.

Representatives from the Doster received the award March 2 during ABC’s 26th annual Excellence in Construction® Awards celebration in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

“Associated Builders and Contractors is honored to recognize Doster Construction Company with a well-deserved Excellence in Construction® Eagle Award for their commitment to high quality construction, innovation and safety in their work on the Van Antwerp Building Renovation,” said 2016 ABC National Chair David Chapin, president of Willmar Electric Service, Lincoln, Neb. “Doster’s performance is a great example of the impressive work Associated Builders and Contractors’ member companies produce and we are happy to claim this project for the merit shop construction industry.”

The Excellence in Construction® Awards program is the industry’s leading competition, developed to honor innovative and high-quality merit shop construction projects with eagle awards presented to the top project in each category. The award honors all construction team members, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects, selected from entries submitted from across the nation, were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges overcome, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety and cost.

A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year’s panel included representatives from the Design-Build Institute of America, Engineering News-Record, the Construction Users Roundtable, and the National Association of Women in Construction, and representatives from higher education,

among others.

Read more about the project at Business Alabama.