Idaho Business Review's Top Projects Awards Finalists -- The Waterfront at Snake River Landing

By Kim Burgess, IdahoBusinessReview.com July 30, 2018

As the fastest-growing state in the nation, Idaho is experiencing an incredible building boom. Exciting, innovative projects have sprouted up around the state, with new ones breaking ground regularly.

For a dozen years, the Idaho Business Review has been proud to honor the best of the state’s construction projects through its Top Projects program. In 2018, nearly 50 projects across Idaho are finalists — one of the largest groups of contenders we’ve seen.

To be considered, the projects must be built in Idaho; substantially completed by Dec. 31 in the previous year; and valued at more than $1 million in construction costs.

The finalists will be judged in five categories – Private, Public, Renovation, Transportation, Utility/Infrastructure – by a committee of 12 industry experts. They will scrutinize each project, grading them on a scale of 1 to 5 in four areas: 1) scope of work, or how the intentions of the project are fulfilled; 2) overcoming challenges and obstacles; 3) adherence to budget and time constraints; and 4) overall project quality.