The organising committee for the 2011 Governor’s Award for Design and Construction Excellence are pleased to announce the extension of the deadline for projects to be nominated to Monday 21 November – 12 noon.

The Office of His Excellency the Governor of the Cayman Islands in liaison with the Cayman Society of Architects, Surveyors and Engineers (CASE) and the Cayman Contractors Association (CCA) are promoting the Governor’s Award for Design and Construction Excellence in the Cayman Islands which is made on an annual basis by the Governor to encourage, foster and maintain innovation, sustainability and excellence in the Cayman Islands construction industry.

The Governor’s Award programme is a great opportunity to raise the profile of organisations in the construction and development industry as well as acknowledging the hard work and commitment of involved project teams.

The Governor’s Award programme welcomes entries for commercial, industrial and residential developments, houses and renovations completed in the Cayman Islands. A project may be nominated for either the Residential Project or the Commercial Project categories.

Submissions for the Governor’s Award will be judged by a Panel of Judges convened by the Governor on whether and to what extent, the design and construction of the nominated project displays the attributes of Design Excellence, Creativity and Innovation, Sustainability and the Environment, Value, Buildability, Cultural Response

The Award function, announcing the winners of the Governor’s Award in each of the nominating categories, is to be held at the Governor’s Residence on Wednesday 30th November 2011 and will be attended by representatives of entrant project teams, architects, engineers, developers, building contractors, specialist subcontractors and the media.

One of the award joint winners last year was our publisher, Joan Wilson, for her submission on Elmslie Memorial Church.