THE CCF
2012 CCF
2015 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Why Enter The Awards?
This is an ideal opportunity to present your company’s
capabilities to the industry, your clients and prospective clients.
Be recognised as a Finalist or Category Winner at Branch and
National levels for your company’s innovation and excellence
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in the Civil Construction Industry.
The CCF Earth Awards recognise Civil Construction
companies who have recently been involved in a project which
has excelled in;
• Construction technique
• Environmental and social management
• Project management
Award Categories
Projects are split into the following contract value categories:
• Category 1 – project value up to $2 million
• Category 2 – $2 million to $10 million
• Category 3 – $10 million to $30 million
• Category 4 – $30 million to $75 million
• Category 5 – $75 million to $150 million
• Category 6 – more than $150 million
Judging Criteria
Submissions will be assessed against the following criteria:
1. Construction Management
a. Construction excellence and industry best practice
b. Innovation in concept and implementation
c. Interface with other project parties
d. Technical complexity
2. Environmental and Social Management
a. Management of environmental constraints and enhancement
b. Resource recycling/re-use
c. Improvement in environmental amenity
d. Community consultation, interface and benefits
3. Project Management
a. Project planning and management
b. Quality control and Work Health and Safety
c. Workplace training
d. Achieving timing and budget targets
Who Can Enter?
The awards are open to all Australian Civil Construction companies.
Entries are welcome for projects involving either:
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• Single Contractor; or
• Joint Entry; involving Contractor / Client / Consultant / Designer;
or
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• Overseas Aid Projects - CCF members only in the Asia/Pacific
region (companies entering such projects will be required to assist
in travel costs for judging).
Eligibility
A project is eligible for the Earth Awards if it has been completed in the
12 months to 31 March 2015 or has reached “practical completion
stage” (Ref. AS4000-1997) at 31 March 2015.
What ’s Involved?
Step 1:
Fill out this EOI form and send to your local Branch or lodge
electronicaly at www.ccfvic.com.au/ccf-earth-awards-2015/
This formalises your interest in nominating your project. A copy of
the Earth Awards submission pack, including templates will be sent
to you.Your local Branch representative will also be able to assist
you in any queries you may have.
Step 2:
Complete your submission ensuring that you address all of the
judging criteria (See Checklist attached). Each submission requires
a minimum of 20 high resolution images. Please provide 2 sets of
images on a separate USB or discs as well as a soft copy of your
submission.
Step 3:
Send 4 hard copy and one electronic copy of your submission, 2
discs of photographs with a copy of your EOI form to your local
CCF Branch by 30 April, 2015.
Step 4:
Attend your state Branch Awards Function.
Go to www.earthawards.com.au to find out the date and venue
of your Branch event.
All the Branch Category winners automatically become
National Finalists. National winners will be presented at the
National Earth Awards Dinner held as apart of our CCF National
Conference in Melbourne on Friday 17 October 2015.
2015 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Simply complete your details below and submit this form to
your local state ccf branch.
Refer to www.earthawards.com.au for Branch contact details.
Entrant Names (As it is to appear on an awards certificate)
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___________________________________________ Project Name
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PPlease select which category you wish to enter
Entry Fees (inc GST)
Payable to your CCF Branch
Category 1 - $300
Category 2 - $600
Category 3 - $1,200
Category 4 - $1,800
Category 5 - $2,300
Category 6 - $2,600
Category One – project value up to $2 million
Category Two – $2 million to $10 million
Category Three – $10 million to $30 million
Category Four – $30 million to $75 million
Category Five – $75 million to $150 million
Category Six – more than $150 million
Contact Details
Your Name:
Company:
Position:
Phone Number:
Mobile Number:
Email Address:
Postal Address:
State:
Postcode:
Please send your Expression of Interest back to your local CCF State Branch by email or post. Refer to
www.earthawards.com.au for Branch contact details.
Project Nomination Procedure for
Earth Awards Entrants
Expression of Interest form lodged with your relevant
CCF Branch.
Prepare your Earth Awards Submission.
Earth Awards Submission is checked against the
Submission Criteria.
Prepare 4 hard copy versions of your submission, 1
electronic copy (e.g. on USB), and 2 copies of project
photographs and videos (e.g. on USB).
Attach a copy of your Expression of Interest form to your
Project Submissions.
Lodge your project submission (electronic and hard
copies) with your relevant CCF Branch by 30th April 2015.
Project Nomination Procedure for
Earth Awards Entrants Checklist
Before you make your final project submission to the 2015
CCF Earth Awards, place a tick in the box to ensure you have:
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Included the full contact details of contact person;
The names of all company entrants or alliance partners if applicable;
The project title and address; and
The project category it belongs in.
Tick box when completed:
Verified that all Earth Awards judging criteria have been addressed in
your submission...
1.
Construction Management:
a.
Construction excellence and industry best practice
b.
Innovation in concept and implementation
c.
Interface with other project parties
d. Technical complexity
Tick box when completed:
2.
Environmental and Social Management:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Management of environmental constraints and enhancement
Resource recycling/re-use
Improvement in environmental amenity
Community consultation, interface and benefits
Tick box when completed:
3.
Project Management:
a.
b.
c. d.
Project planning and management
Quality control and Work Health and Safety
Workplace training
Achieving timing and budget targets
Tick box when completed:
Submitted two (2) copies of a CD or USB containing a minimum of 20
high resolution digital photographs of the project and any relevant video
footage.
Quantity of photographs: __________________
Attached a copy of your Expression of Interest form to each respective
project submission.
Tick box when completed:
Attached a copy of this checklist to each respective project submission.
Tick box when completed:
Forward your Earth Awards submission in sufficient time to reach your
local CCF Branch by 30 April 2015.
Tick box when completed:
Responsible project representative sign and date:
Name: ________________________________
Signature:_____________________________
Date:
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Privacy and confidentiality of your information:
By lodging your entry for the Earth Awards with the Civil Contractors Federation (CCF), you agree to the use of the
documents and information you provide to CCF (your Earth Awards entry) as follows.
In assessing and judging entries for the Earth Awards, CCF will provide your Earth Awards entry on a confidential basis
to:
• CCF staff who manage the Earth Awards; and
• External industry experts who have been appointed by CCF to judge the Earth Awards.
If you are selected as a finalist or as the winner of an Earth Award, CCF may reproduce or publish your Earth Awards
entry or any part of it including images and video recordings for the purposes and promotion of the Earth Awards.
However:
• Your Earth Awards entry may contain personal information. CCF deals with any personal information it receives
strictly in accordance with CCF’s Privacy Policy, available at www.ccfvic.com.au/privacy/
• Your Earth Awards entry may contain confidential information or trade secrets. If so, you must notify CCF that
the information is confidential by marking the relevant part of your Earth Awards entry “Confidential – not for
publication”. CCF will not publish or reproduce information marked in this way without your consent.
Any liability CCF or its officers may have in relation to the Earth Awards is hereby excluded, to the extent permitted by
law.