Pavement Award Criteria & Scoring
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The Florida Pavement Excellence Awards are back for another exciting year, and we are excited to announce the opening of the 2025 awards season. This annual event, which has been recognizing and honoring the best in pavement construction in the state of Florida since 1979, is a highly anticipated occasion for the industry.
Applications for the awards will cost $250 each, and projects will be judged by Florida Department of Transportation district offices as well as in-house by the Asphalt Contractors Association of Florida, Inc. (ACAF) staff. The winners of the district and statewide awards will be announced at The 2025 ACAF Convention.

Projects submitted for consideration must have completed paving operations within the 2024 calendar year.
Florida Road Builder
New construction, reconstruction, or major overlay with 30,000 tons minimum. The project winning the statewide honors for this category will have honor of the project being named the A.P. Bolton Award for the Florida Road Builder of the Year.
The A.P. Bolton award, named in honor of one of the charter members who has done so much for the industry and whose reputation for quality work is his hallmark, is the Association’s highest award.
Urban Road Builder
10,000 tons minimum or the equivalent of 5 miles of 24’ roadway. Urban is defined as 51.0% or more of the project is in a curb and gutter section.
Rural Road Builder
10,000 tons minimum or equivalent of 5 miles of 24’ roadway. Rural is defined as 51.0% or more of the project has paved shoulders.
Roads & Streets
New construction, reconstruction, or overlay with a 5,000-ton minimum. Both FDOT and Non-FDOT projects are acceptable in their own categories.
Special Projects
Any project of a special or unique nature requiring specialized equipment, techniques, materials, time restrictions, or operating conditions. These projects
would not normally be eligible for any of the other ACAF Awards as listed above. Projects may include, but are not limited to: Port Terminal Paving, Heavy Duty Applications, Airfield Paving, Race Tracks, Landfill Liners, Reservoir Liners, and other special projects will be considered. There is no minimum tonnage requirement. A special committee will be formed to evaluate these applications.