Bentley Systems announces finalists for annual awards

4019 Bentley Systems has announced the finalists in the Year in its Infrastructure 2019 Awards programme. The annual awards programme highlights excellence amongst Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. In all 12 independent jury panels of industry experts selected the 54 finalists from 571 nominations submitted by more than 440 organisations in more than 60 countries.

The finalists for Year in Infrastructure 2019 awards for going digital advancements in bridges are:

• Italferr SpA – The New Polcevera Viaduct – Genova, Liguria, Italy

• Pt 5207 Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk – Design and Build Harbour Road 2 Project – North Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

• Shenzhen Municipal Design & Research Institute Co, Ltd – BIM Design and Application in the Rapid Transformation Project of 4th Ring Road and Dahe Road in Zhengzhou – Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Road and Rail Asset Performance

• Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd – Pan Borneo Highway – Sarawak, Malaysia

• Main Roads Western Australia – Trafficmap Release Two – Perth, Western Australia, Australia

• 2387 Transport for London – Stratford Station- Maximising Capacity through Use of LEGION SpaceWorks – Stratford, London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Roads and Highways

• CCCC First Highway Consultants Company Limited – Application of BIM Design on the Expansion of JiHe Expressway – Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

• Chongqing Communications Planning Survey & Design Institute; Guizhou Communications Construction Group Co, Ltd – Integrated Application of BIM in Meitan-Shiqian Expressway – Guizhou, China

• Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC – Foth Transforms, Connects & Revitalizes Cedar Falls, Iowa Corridor – Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States

The finalists will present their projects as part of related infrastructure forums at Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2019 Conference, to be held this year, October 21st to 24th, in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Conference Center.

Chris Barron, Bentley Systems’ chief communications officer, said, “We are pleased to congratulate and celebrate this year’s awards program finalists for their excellent work using Bentley technology, and to provide conference attendees with opportunities to meet the finalists and watch their project presentations, which represent truly outstanding going digital advancements in infrastructure.”

The theme of the Year in Infrastructure 2019 Conference is Advancing BIM through Digital Twins. The agenda features:

• Keynote presentations by industry experts — Dr Ayesha Khanna, co-founder and CEO of ADDO AI and Keith Clarke, CBE, FREng, FICE, RIBA, chairman of Forum of the Future

• Digital Advancement Academies ― interactive learning sessions led by subject matter experts in BIM advancement, construction, constructioneering, digital advancement research, process industries, and reality modeling

• Technology demonstrations and discussions from Bentley’s strategic co-venturers — 2794 Microsoft, 1134 Siemens, and 342 Topcon

• Opportunities for attendees to watch awards finalists’ presentations and meet for one-on-one discussions

• Informative product masterclasses, industry forums, and panel discussions

• Awards ceremony and gala featuring announcement of the Year in Infrastructure Awards winners