Can you top this?
By
Candy Doyle
Editor
We
don't think so, but if you can, our hats go off to you.
We've worked
long and hard on this special section, our first venture in listing
the top industry firms in the state, and we've pulled in all our
resources to do it, too.
We asked for
and received a great deal of guidance from Neva Sherman, one of
our data reporters, who culled from our internal database the
names of architectural, engineering and contracting firms awarded
the most public work during the first six months of this year.
She and our other data reporters - Keith Barber, Gary Below, Ann
Knoedler and Eve Tarachow - then took a closer look at those lists,
as well as a roster of top projects - to help ensure that every
firm and project worthy of mention received it.
We also reviewed
our editorial archives and asked for assistance from industry
expert Dick Snow to avoid omitting a key player or project.
But our work
didn't end there. The editorial staff stepped in and turned to
its only truly reliable source - you, industry members whose names
kept coming to the fore.
We called
each and every one of you to confirm our information and gather
even more to produce as accurate list as possible.
We decided
to rank architectural, engineering and contracting firms by the
number of jobs worked on in the first six months of the year;
we did that because so many companies were reluctant, for obvious
reasons, to reveal the dollar volume of work performed.
As for projects,
we ranked those based on the value of the job itself.
Do we think
we've overlooked anyone? Is there a major project we failed to
report on?
It's possible,
but not for a lack of trying. And if we did, we hope you bring
it to our attention. We promise to not make the same mistake next
year.
