{"id":5836,"date":"2021-07-21T11:21:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T17:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/?p=5836"},"modified":"2021-07-21T11:32:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T17:32:20","slug":"twice-as-nice-pair-of-flatiron-projects-take-home-prestigious-ipi-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/news\/twice-as-nice-pair-of-flatiron-projects-take-home-prestigious-ipi-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Twice as Nice: Pair of Flatiron Projects Take Home Prestigious IPI Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Peace River Bridge<\/em><\/p>\n Flatiron projects in Alberta and California won the John L. Martin Partnered Project of the Year Award, given out by the International Partnering Institute (IPI).<\/p>\n The accolades went to the Peace River Bridge \u2013 Highway 2 Twinning Project at Peace River, Alberta and the I-710 Project in Los Angeles, California. <\/span>Both projects earned a Sapphire Level Partnered Project of the Year award in Civil Category 2 – $25 million to $250 million.<\/p>\n The John L. Martin Partnered Project of the Year Awards are presented annually to recognize teams who distinguish themselves by implementing IPI\u2019s best practices for an integrated partnering program and exemplify a high-trust working relationship in their projects. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n From the start, the owner Caltrans and Flatiron collaborated on the $88 million Route I-710 Project. The 3.5-mile work area was located in a congested urban location providing access to downtown Los Angeles. A portion of the project was located inside a busy BNSF railyard as well. However, that spirit of robust communication paid off. The project opened 18 months early and within the Caltrans budget. \u201cThis success was a direct result of the entire team\u2019s commitment to the partnering process, and to timely issue resolution with a \u2018project first\u2019 mentality,\u201d said Flatiron Vice President and District Manager Ural Yal.<\/p>\n I-710 finished up work in February.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5838″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n