Suffolk Construction Company has received the 2010 Project of the Year award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center project.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL, November 9, 2010 - The award, given by the Florida East Coast Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), goes to the construction process and resulting building that embodies the greatest combination of quality, safety, design, problem-solving and relationship management.

Rex B. Kirby, president and general manager of Suffolk’s Southeast Region, was reported stating that the Project of the Year award is the highest honour that the East Coast Chapter of ABC bestows.

In addition to the Project of the Year award, Suffolk’s projects were selected as winners in the “Commercial Buildings over $125 Million”, “Mixed Use Buildings from $30 Million to $75 Million”, “Institutional Buildings from $30 Million to $74 Million” and the “Public Works $5 Million to $15 Million” categories for the following projects: Met 2 Office Building; Fifth and Alton Vertical Retail Center; Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies; and Aventura Arts and Cultural Center.