The British Construction Industry Awards (BCI Awards or BCIA) were launched by New Civil Engineer magazine and Thomas Telford Ltd in 1998, at the time both owned by the Institution of Civil Engineers.
The awards seek to recognise outstanding achievement in the construction of buildings, taking account of a wide range of factors including architectural and engineering design, but also consideration of the construction process, delivery to time and budget, and client satisfaction.
In 2012, Network Rail chief executive Sir David Higgins was the chair of the British Construction Industry Awards judging panel which celebrated its 25th anniversary of rewarding excellence in UK construction delivery.
In June 2017 owners of New Civil Engineer, Ascential, sold the title to Metropolis International who now operate the BCIAs in association with the Institution of Civil Engineers.
The awards are typically held in October each year. In 2020, the British Construction Industry Awards will be held on the evening of Wednesday 28 October at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in London.
Award winners
2019 Award Company NameProject/Initiative TitleInitiative CategoriesPartnership Initiative of the YearA14 Integrated Delivery TeamProcurement & Supply Chain Management: Changing Industry BehavioursHealth, Safety & Wellbeing Initiative of the YearThames Estuary Asset Management 2100Thames Estuary Asset Management 2100 (TEAM2100)Community Engagement Initiative of the YearMorrisroe Group with Blue Sky BuildingHugh Myddelton Primary School Outdoor Learning Centre and Urban FarmDigital Transformation Initiative of the Year: BuildingsAtkinsDigital Construction: 3D Reinforcement Modelling for Major Civils Projects applied on Hinkley Point CDigital Transformation Initiative of the Year: Civil EngineeringA14 Integrated Delivery TeamThe A14’s Digital Blueprint for Successful Infrastructure DeliveryTemporary Works Initiative of the Year: BuildingsRobert Bird GroupBank Station Capacity Upgrade - Temporary Truss for London UndergroundTemporary Works Initiative of the Year: Civil EngineeringJBA BentleyThe Foss Barrier: Road to RecoveryEnvironment & Sustainability Initiative of the YearTidewayMore by river, applied on Thames Tideway TunnelProductivity Initiative of the YearA14 Integrated Delivery TeamSmart Permit to Dig (SPtD) – a Ground Breaking ProcessEquality, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the YearCostain Skanska JVImproving diversity across our whole workforce on HS2 Enabling works programme-area southProject CategoriesUtility Project of the YearJN BentleyNorth Wales Sludge StrategyCommercial Property Project of the Year HydrockUK Hydrographic Office, TauntonHousing Project of the YearAECOMHoxton Press, Colville Estate Social Infrastructure Project of the YearReiach & Hall ArchitectsThe Jack Copland Centre, EdinburghCultural & Leisure Project of the YearMarks Barfield ArchitectsCambridge Central MosqueOperations & Maintenance Project of the YearThames Water/MWH TreatmentKing's Scholars Pond Sewer RehabilitationTransport Project of the YearSunderland CouncilNorthern SpireClimate Resilience Project of the YearEnvironment AgencyShoreham Adur Tidal WallsSpecial AwardsInitiative of the Year AwardA14 Integrated Delivery TeamA14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme – A digital blueprint for successful infrastructure deliverySmall Project of the Year AwardArupGreener GrangetownProject of the Year AwardReiach & Hall ArchitectsThe Jack Copland Centre, Edinburgh
2018 Award Awarded toCompany nameInitiative TitleHealth, Safety & Wellbeing Initiative of the YearTideway in partnership with Active Training TeamEPICCommunity Engagement Initiative of the YearArupConnswater Community Greenway Phase 2Digital Transformation Initiative of the YearJacobs Thames Estuary Asset Management 2100Partnership Initiative of the YearMidland Metro AllianceTransforming the West Midlands by delivering light rail schemes through collaboration and alliancingTemporary Works Initiative of the Year (Building)Wentworth House PartnershipEarls Court Bridge 19 and Main Roof DeconstructionTemporary Works Initiative of the Year (Civil Engineering)Kilnbridge Construction Services Water Street Bridge – Canary Wharf Bridge Abutment LoweringCarbon Reduction Initiative of the YearGalliford TryTar-Bound Material Recycling - Muse Phases 2 & 3Productivity in Construction Initiative of the YearMace Rising factory on East Village Project Skills Impact Initiative of the YearTransport ScotlandA9 Dualling Programme - Academy9: Building a LegacyExporting Expertise Initiative of the YearMott MacDonald Dubai Roads & Transport Authority Strategic BIM ConsultancyProject CategoriesUtility Project of the YearLondon Power Tunnels ProjectCommercial Property Project of the YearWestgate OxfordHousing Project of the Year Roussillon Park - ChichesterSocial Infrastructure Project of the YearMarlborough Primary SchoolCultural & Leisure Project of the YearRoyal Academy of MusicInfrastructure Maintenance Project of the YearChapel Street Bridge Upgrade, SalfordTransport Project of the YearLondon Bridge Station RedevelopmentClimate Resilience Project of the Year Milford on Sea Beach Hut Replacement SchemeSmall Project of the Year HAR2 Kingsmoor Flood Alleviation SchemeSpecial AwardsThe Judges' Special AwardPrior's Court - The Seasons Children's HomesThe ICE 200 AwardLondon Bridge Station Redevelopment
2017 Award Awarded toApplication and Innovation CategoriesHealth, Safety & Wellbeing Initiative of the YearAlford Technologies Community Engagement Initiative of the YearCarillion Morgan Sindall Joint VentureApplication of Technology AwardNomenca Innovation in Product Design and TechnologyBam, Ferrovial, Kier Joint Venture Partnership Initiative of the YearNetwork Rail, Siemens, AmeySersa and SkanskaBAM Temporary Works AwardNorthern HubProject CategoriesCivil Engineering Project of the Year (up to £10m) Tower Bridge - Bascule Re-decking and Approach Viaduct Waterproofing Civil Engineering Project of the Year (£10m to £50m)Hampstead Heath Ponds Project Major Civil Engineering Project of the Year (over £50m)Tottenham Court Road station UpgradeBuilding Project of the Year (up to £10m) Maggie's at the Robert Parfett Building Building Project of the Year (£10m to £50m)ORIAM - Scotland's Sports Performance CentreMajor Building Project of the Year (over £50m)City of Glasgow College - City CampusInternational Project of the YearMass Transit Railway (MTR) South Island Line (East), Hong KongCarbon Reduction Project of the Year Award Grafham ResilienceEconomic Infrastructure Project of the Year Award Heysham to M6 Link Road Social Infrastructure Project of the Year Award The WordSpecial AwardsAward for Natural and Cultural HeritageRemembrance Centre at the National Memorial ArboretumThe Judges' Special AwardBritish Airways i360Outstanding Individual Contribution to the Construction Industry Award Roger Harding, Director of Real Estate Development, Metropolitan Police ServiceThe Prime Minister's Award for Better Public BuildingNew Scotland YardThe BCIA 30th Anniversary AwardPeter AyresThe BCIA Lifetime Achievement AwardHugh Ferguson
2016 Award Awarded toApplication and Innovation CategoriesApplication of Technology AwardA1(M) Leeming to Barton, Yorkshire, Carillion Morgan Sindall Joint VentureProduct Design Innovation AwardBrick Slip Masonry Support Systems, IG Masonry Support SystemsBest Practice InitiativeSupply Chain Sustainability School, Action SustainabilityTemporary Works Award (Building)Paddington Station Spans 1-3 Roof Refurbishment, LondonTemporary Works Award (Civil Engineering)Paddington Crossrail station, LondonProject CategoriesBuilding Project of the Year (up to £10m)Royal Court Theatre, LiverpoolBuilding Project of the Year (£10m to £50m)City of Glasgow College, Riverside CampusMajor Building Project of the Year (over £50m)Sainsbury Welcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour at UCL, LondonCivil Engineering Project of the Year (up to £10m) West Rhyl Coastal Defence Phase 3Civil Engineering Project of the Year (£10m to £50m)London Underground: Baker Street to Bond Street Tunnel Remediation Project VDCMajor Civil Engineering Project of the Year (over £50m)Thames Water Lee Tunnel, LondonInternational Project of the YearIMEC FAB 3, BelgiumSpecial AwardsHealth, Safety & Wellbeing AwardLondon Underground: Baker Street to Bond Street Tunnel Remediation Project VDCLow Carbon Construction AwardHebburn Central, NewcastleAward for Natural and Cultural HeritageGloucester ServicesCommunity Engagement AwardSouth Devon HighwayJudges Special AwardSacred Heart Cathedral of Kericho Diocese, KenyaThe Prime Ministers Better Public Building AwardAlder Hey Children's Health Park, Liverpool
2015 Award Awarded toApplication and Innovation CategoriesBIM Project Application Award – BuildingBalfour Beatty - National Graphene Institute, The University of ManchesterBIM Project Application Award - Civil EngineeringCrossrail - Moving London and BIM ForwardProduct Design Innovation Award - BuildingProCure21+ - Repeatable Rooms: Improving Patient Outcomes and Delivering Cost Reduction through StandardisationProduct Design Innovation Award - BuildingSafetybankProduct Design Innovation Award - Civil EngineeringBBMV (Balfour Beatty, BeMo Tunnelling, Morgan Sindall, Vinci Joint Venture) - Crossrail C510 Liverpool Street and Whitechapel Station TunnelsProject Management AwardEdmond Shipway - Center Parcs Woburn Forest Holiday VillageTemporary Works AwardJackson Civil Engineering - QEII Bridge Joint Replacement ProjectProject CategoriesBuilding Project of the Year (up to £10m)Lancaster University Engineering Building, John McAslan and PartnersBuilding Project of the Year (£10m to £50m)Aloft Hotel, Liverpool, Balfour BeattyMajor Building Project of the Year (over £50m)National Graphene Institute, RambollCivil Engineering Project of the Year (up to £10m)Church Bridge Reconstruction, Frampton Cotterell, South Gloucestershire, AtkinsCivil Engineering Project of the Year (£10m to £50m)Suffolk Energy from Waste, Lagan Construction GroupMajor Civil Engineering Project of the Year (over £50m)Manchester Metrolink Phase 3 - Airport Line, Laing O'RourkeSpecial AwardsBest Practice AwardFive Pancras Square, Kier Construction - Major ProjectsHealth & Safety AwardFive Pancras Square, Kier Construction - Major ProjectsSustainability AwardHerne Hill Flood Alleviation Scheme, Southwark CouncilInternational Project AwardFulton Center, New York, Metropolitan Transport Authority Capital Construction/New York City TransitOutstanding Contribution AwardJennie Coombs, LBBD, William Street Quarter and Courtyard HousingJudges' Special AwardDawlish Sea Wall Emergency Works, BAM NuttallPrime Minister's Better Public Building AwardFive Pancras Square, Kier Construction - Major Projects
2014