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Our continued ability to outperform our competitors and exceed our customers' expectations is rooted in our company culture. With beliefs centered on customer service and total quality management, our customers trust that they'll be an active partner with us through project completion.
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IHC has been the recipient of numerous awards for quality, safety, environmental and project management over the years, earning the reputation as a leader in the industry.
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2020s
Construction Safety Excellence Award - 1st Place (<600k) - 2019
AGC of America
Below Average Incident Rate - Safety - 2019
Colorado Contractors Association
Military Airfield - 2019
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Commercial Service Airfield - 2019
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Concrete Pavement Restoration - Airfields - 2019
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Interstate Highways & Expressways - 2019
NCPA
Silver - Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2018
ACPA - National
Gold - County Roads - 2018
ACPA - National
Divided Highways - Rural - 2018
ACPA - AR Chapter
Construction Safety - 2018
Colorado Contractors Association
Municipal Streets & Intersections (<30k SY) - 2018
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2018
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
County Roads - 2018
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Gold - County Roads - 2017
ACPA - National
Top 10 Roads Projects - 6th Place - 2017
Roads & Bridges Magazine
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2017
ACPA - OK/AR Chapter
Construction Safety Excellence Award - 2nd Place (<800k) - 2017
AGC of America
Excellence in Concrete - Paving - 2017
ACI - Rocky Mountain Chapter
County Roads - 2017
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Concrete Pavement Restoration - Airports - 2017
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Intersections (> 30k SY) - 2017
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2017
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Award of Excellence On-the-Job Training Program - 2017
MI DOT
Environmental Excellence Award - 2017
Colorado Contractors Association
Interstate and Expressways - 2017
Nebraska Concrete Paving Association
Airports - 2017
Michigan Concrete Association
Construction Safety Excellence Award - 3rd Place (400k-1M) - 2016
AGC of America
Project Management - 2016
Colorado Contractors Association
Municipal Street & Intersections (<30k SY) - 2016
ACPA - NM Chapter
Silver - Divided Highways - Urban - 2016
ACPA - National
Concrete Pavement Restoration - Airports - 2016
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Urban - 2016
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Airports - 2016
Michigan Concrete Association
Gold - Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2015
ACPA - National
Gold - County Roads - 2015
ACPA - National
Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2015
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
County Roads - 2015
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Concrete Overlays - 2015
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 2015
ACPA - OK/AR Chapter
Airports - 2015
Michigan Concrete Association
Silver - Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2014
ACPA - National
Silver - County Roads - 2014
ACPA - National
Divided Highways - Rural - 2014
ACPA - OK/AR Chapter
Construction Safety Excellence Award - 2nd Place (300k-700k) - 2014
AGC of America
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2014
ACPA - OK/AR Chapter
Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2014
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
County Roads - 2014
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2014
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 2014
Michigan Concrete Association
Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2013
ACPA - National
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2013
ACPA - OK/AR Chapter
Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2013
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2013
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 2013
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Traveling Safety Award - Group III (100-400k hours) - 2013
Colorado Contractors Association
Divided Highways - Rural - 2012
Michigan Concrete Association
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2012
ACPA - MO/KS Chapter & KS DOT
Gold - Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2012
ACPA - National
Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2012
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Urban - 2012
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Project Management - 2012
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
Traveling Safety Award - Group III (100-400k hours) - 2012
Colorado Contractors Association
Reliever & General Aviation - Airports - 2012
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Overlays - Highways - 2012
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 2011
Michigan Concrete Association
Gold - Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2011
ACPA - National
Concrete Pavement Restoration - Airports - 2011
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Silver - County Roads - 2011
ACPA - National
County Roads - 2011
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 2011
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Sustainable Practices - 2011
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 2011
ACPA - OK/AR Chapter
Bronze Achiever Level - 2011
Environmental Leadership Program
Sustainable Practices - 2011
ACPA - National
Divided Highways - Urban - 2010
Michigan Concrete Association
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2010
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Silver - Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2010
ACPA - National
Urban Arterials & Collectors - 2010
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 2010
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Municipal Streets & Intersections - 2010
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
2010s
2000s
Divided Highways - Rural - 2009
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Overlays - Highways - 2009
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2009
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Gold - Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2009
ACPA - National
Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2009
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Urban - 2009
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 2009
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
Transportation & Outstanding Project of the Year - 2009
American Concrete Institute - Rocky Mountain Chapter
Silver Hard Hat - Transportation - 2009
Mountain States Construction Magazine
Divided Highways - Urban - 2009
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Gold - Divided Highways - Rural - 2009
ACPA - OK/AR Chapter
Silver - Overlays - 2009
ACPA - National
Gold - Overlays - 2009
ACPA - OK/AR Chapter
Contractor of the Year - DBE Program - 2009
Office of Business Development - MI DOT
Gold - Divided Highways - Urban - 2008
ACPA - National
Divided Highways - Rural - 2008
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Gold - Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2008
ACPA - National
National Design-Build - Transportation (>$50M) - 2008
Design-Build Institute of America
TRANNY Award for Project of the Year - Aviation - 2008
California Transportation Foundation
Gold - Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2008
ACPA - National
Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2008
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Gold - Divided Highways - Rural - 2008
ACPA - National
Divided Highways - Rural - 2008
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Quality in Construction Award for Airports - 2008
National Asphalt Pavement Association
Group Achievement - 2008
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Divided Highways - Rural - 2007
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Gold - Concrete Pavement Restoration (CPR) - 2007
ACPA - National
Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2007
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Gold - State Roads - 2007
ACPA - National
State Roads - 2007
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Urban - 2007
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 2007
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
Gold - State Roads - 2007
ACPA - OK/AR Chapter
Third Place - Safety Excellence - 2007
Wyoming Contractors Association
Top Colorado Projects - Infrastructure &
Sitework - 2006
Colorado Construction Magazine
Silver - Commercial Service & Militiary Airports - 2006
ACPA - National
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2006
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Honorable Mention - 2006
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2006
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 2006
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 2006
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
Reliever & General Aviation Airports - 2006
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 2005
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Bronze Hard Hat - Outstanding Heavy / Highway - 2005
Colorado Construction Magazine
Silver - Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2005
ACPA - National
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2005
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Bronze Hard Hat - Outstanding Water / Wastewater - 2005
Colorado Construction Magazine
State Roads - 2005
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Silver - Municipal Streets & Intersections (>30k SY) - 2005
ACPA - National
Urban Arterials & Collectors / Traffic Management - 2005
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 2005
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
Silver Hard Hat - Outstanding Heavy/Highway - 2005
Colorado Construction Magazine
Divided Highways - Rural - 2005
ACPA - OK/AR Chapter
Safety - Group 3 - Heavy Division - 2005
Colorado Contractors Association
Concrete Pavement Restoration - 2004
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Reliever & General Aviation Airports - 2004
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 2004
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
State Roads - 2004
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Urban Arterials & Collectors - 2004
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 2004
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
Divided Highways - Rural - 2004
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Safety - 2nd Place - Heavy/Highway Division (<25k Manhours Worked) - 2004
Wyoming Contractors Association
Industrial Roads and Parking Lots - 2003
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2003
ACPA - National
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 2003
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Project Achievement Award - 2003
Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)
Divided Highways - Rural - 2003
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Finalist - County Roads - 2003
ACPA - National
County Roads - 2003
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Finalist - Urban Arterials & Collectors - 2003
ACPA - National
Urban Arterials & Collectors / Traffic Management - 2003
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Municipal Streets & Intersections (<15k SY) - 2003
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Urban Arterials & Collectors - 2002
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 2002
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Project Management - 2002
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
Divided Highways - Urban / Traffic Management - 2002
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
County Roads - 2002
ACPA - National
County Roads - 2002
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Safety - Heavy Division - 2002
Colorado Contractors Association
Divided Highways - Rural - 2001
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Overlays & Traffic Management - 2001
ACPA - National
Urban Arterials & Collectors / Overlays / Traffic Management - 2001
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 2001
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
Municipal Streets & Intersections (>30k SY) - 2001
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 2001
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Municipal Streets & Intersections (<30k SY) - 2001
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Safety - Heavy Division - 2001
Colorado Contractors Association
EEO - Transportation Partner - 2001
CDOT
Rural Interstate - 2000
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Award - 2000
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Finalist - Urban Arterials & Collectors - 2000
ACPA - National
Urban Arterials & Collectors - 2000
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 2000
Presenter
Merit - 2000
American Council of Engineering Companies
Finalist - State Roads - 2000
ACPA - National
Divided Highways - Urban - 2000
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 2000
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
County Roads - 2000
ACPA - National
County Roads - 2000
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Smoothness - 2000
ACPA - NM Chaper
Divided Highways - Urban - 2000
ACPA - NM Chaper
National Quality Initiative - 2000
AASHTO
Honorable Mention - Transportation - 2000
American Concrete Institute - NM
Zero Incidence Rate 50k Work Hours and Over - Safety - Heavy / Industrial Division - 2000
Associated General Contractors
Zero Incidence Rate - Group 3 - Safety - Heavy Division - 2000
Colorado Contractors Association
Overlays - 1999
ACPA - National
Divided Trunk Highway - Rural - 1999
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 1999
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Finalist - State Roads - 1999
ACPA - National
State Roads - 1999
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Urban Arterials & Collectors - 1999
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 1999
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Merit - Engineering Excellence - 1999
American Consulting Engineers Council of Colorado
Zero Incidence Rate Over 100,000 Hours - Safety - Highway Division - 1999
Colorado Contractors Association
Outstanding Safety Performance - 1999
Lockton Companies of Colorado, Inc.
Divided Highways - Rural - 1998
ACPA - National
Divided Highways - Rural - 1998
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Quality Management - 1998
AASHTO
Gold - National Quality Initiative - 1998
AASHTO
Merit - Engineering Excellence - 1998
American Consulting Engineers Council of Colorado
Finalist - State Roads - 1998
ACPA - National
State Roads - 1998
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Finalist - Divided Highways - Urban - 1998
ACPA - National
Divided Highways - Urban - 1998
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
0.62 Experience Modifier - Safety - 1998
Lockton Companies of Colorado, Inc.
25% Below Division Incidence - Safety - Highway Division - 1998
Colorado Contractors Association
Zero Incidence Rate Over 300k Hours - Safety - Highway Division - 1998
Colorado Contractors Association
Exemplary Accident Prevention Record Over 10k Manhours - Safety - Highway Division - 1998
Colorado Contractors Association
NQI Colorado Quality Management - Internal Quality Management Program - 1998
AASHTO
Finalist - Divided Highways - Rural - 1997
ACPA - National
Divided Highways - Rural - 1997
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 1997
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 1997
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
Finalist - Commercial Service & Military Airports - 1997
ACPA - National
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 1997
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
National Quality Initiative - 1997
AASHTO
Workmen's Compensation Claims 25% Below Average Incidence Rate Over 100k Manhours - Safety - Highway Division - 1997
Colorado Contractors Association
Safety - Workforce Development - 1997
Colorado Contractors Association
Loss Control Safety Award - 1997
USF&G
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 1996
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
State Roads - 1996
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
State Roads - 1996
FHWA - Region 8
Finalist - Commercial Service & Military Airports - 1996
ACPA - National
Overlays - 1995
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 1995
ACPA - National
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 1995
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways - Rural - 1995
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Silver - Divided Highways - Rural - 1995
FHWA - Region 8
25% Below Average Incidence Rate Over 100,000 Hours - Safety - Highway Division - 1995
Colorado Contractors Association
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 1994
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
Runner-Up - General Aviation Airports - 1994
ACPA - National
General Aviation Airports - 1994
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Divided Highways & Tollways - 1993
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
CB Laird Excellence - Caterory A - State Projects (>100k SY) - 1993
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 1993
ACPA - National
Commercial Service & Military Airports - 1993
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Parking Lots - 1993
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Marvin M. Black Partnering Award - 1993
AGC - National
State & Primary Roads - 1992
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
State & Primary Roads - 1992
FHWA - Region 8
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 1992
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
CB Laird Excellence - Category A - State Projects (>45k SY) - 1992
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Interstate Highways & Tollways - 1992
ACPA - National
Interstate Highways & Tollways - 1992
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Interstate Highways & Tollways - 1992
FHWA - Region 8
Interstate Highways & Tollways - 1991
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Award - 1991
FHWA - Region 8
CB Laird Excellence - Class A - State Projects (>45k SY) - 1990
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Finalist - Interstate Highways & Tollways - 1990
ACPA - National
Interstate Highways & Tollways - 1990
ACPA - CO/WY Chapter
Excellence of Concrete Pavement Design - 1990
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
1990s
CB Laird Excellence - State Highways - 1988
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
CB Laird Excellence - State Highways - 1987
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Chairman's Award for Excellence - 1987
Ralph C. Wilson Enterprises, Inc.
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 1986
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
Joint Co-Operative - Project Management - 1985
Colorado Contractors Association & CDOT
CB Laird Excellence - State Highways - 1980
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
CB Laird Excellence - State Highways - 1979
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Award of Excellence - 1978
American Concrete Institute - Rocky Mountain Chapter
Hard Hat - Contractor of the Year - 1978
American Public Works Association - CO Chapter
CB Laird Excellence - State Highways - 1978
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Build America Award - 1977
AGC - National
CB Laird Excellence - State Highways - 1977
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
CB Laird Excellence - State Highways - 1976
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
CB Laird Excellence - State Highways - 1975
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Excellence - Best 8-Hour Day - 1974
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
CB Laird Excellence - County Roads - 1973
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
CB Laird Excellence - State Highways - 1973
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
CB Laird Excellence - State Highways - 1972
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
CB Laird Excellence - State Highways - 1971
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
CB Laird Excellence - County Roads - 1971
ACPA - MCPA Chapter
Outstanding Achievement - "Pave In Team" - 1971
ACPA - National
Two Miles - Mile-A-Day Paving Club - 1970
ACPA - National
One Mile - Mile-A-Day Paving Club - 1969
ACPA - National
Special Achievement - 1969
ACPA - MCPA Chapter