Posted on October 18, 2023
Bentley Systems revealed the winners of the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The selection was made by 12 independent jury panels for separate award categories, which picked the 36 finalists from over 300 nominations submitted by 235 different companies in 51 countries.
The judges picked the winners in each category at Bentley’s annual Year in Infrastructure event held in Singapore. Winners were announced at a black-tie gala dinner at the Marina Bay Sands on October 12, 2023.
Following are all the finalists and winners in each category.
Bridges and Tunnels
China Railway Changjiang Transport Design Group Co., Ltd., Road & Bridge International Co., Ltd., Chongqing Expressway Group Co., Ltd.—Comprehensive Application of BIM-Based Digital and Intelligent Design and Construction for the Liaozi Grand Bridge at Chongqing City, China. Image: China Railway Changjiang Transport Design Group Co., Ltd.
Collins Engineers, Inc.—Digital Twins and AI for Historic Robert Street Bridge Rehabilitation, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Image: Collins Engineers, Inc.
And the winner is..
WSP Australia Pty Ltd—for the Parkdale level crossing removal project, which is part of the Victorian government’s initiative to remove 110 level crossings throughout Melbourne by 2030 to improve community safety, reduce traffic congestion, and support sustainable transport.
Construction
Dura Vermeer Infra Landelijke Projecten, Mobilis, Gemeente Amsterdam—Bruggen en Straten Oranje Loper, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Image: Collins Engineers, Inc.
Laing O’Rourke—New Everton Stadium Project, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom. Image: Dura Vermeer Infra Landelijke Projecten, Mobilis, Gemeente Amsterdam.
And the winner is:
Laing O’Rourke—SEPA Surrey Hills Level Crossing Removal Project, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Enterprise Engineering
Arcadis—RSAS – Carstairs, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Image: Arcadis.
Phocaz, Inc.—CAD Assets to GIS—A CLIP Update, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Image: Phocaz, Inc.
And the winner is…
And the winner is…Mott MacDonald—Standardizing Delivery of Phosphorus Removal Schemes for the UK Water Industry, United Kingdom, Image: Mott MacDonald.
Facilities, Campuses, and Cities
Clarion Housing Group—Twins: Creating a Golden Thread Across Digital Estates, London, United Kingdom. Image: Clarion Housing Group.
Port Authority of New South Wales—Port Authority of New South Wales: A Case Study in Digital Transformation, New South Wales, Australia. Image: Port Authority of New South Wales.
And the winner is…
vrame Consult GmbH—Siemensstadt Square – Digital Campus Twin in Berlin, Germany.
Process and Power Generation
Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.—Digital Asset Management of Hydropower Projects Based on Digital Twins, Liangshan, Yibin, and Zhaotong, Sichuan and Yunnan, China. Image: Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.
MCC Capital Engineering & Research Incorporation Limited—Green and Digital Plant Construction Project of Linyi 2.7 Million Tons of High-Quality Special Steel Base, Linyi, Shandong, China. Image: MCC Capital Engineering & Research Incorporation Limited.
And the winner is…
Shenyang Aluminum & Magnesium Engineering & Research Institute Co., Ltd.—Digital Twin Application Project of Electrolytic Aluminum Engineering of Chinalco China Resources, Lüliang, Shanxi, China. Image: Shenyang Aluminum & Magnesium Engineering & Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Rail and Transit
IDOM—Value Engineering Stage for Detailed Design & Supervision of the Rail Baltica Project, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. Image: AECOM Perunding Sdn Bhd.
Italferr S.p.A.—New High-Speed Line Salerno – Reggio Calabria, Battipaglia, Campania, Italy. Image: Italferr S.p.A.
And the winner is…
AECOM Perunding Sdn Bhd—Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System Link, Malaysia and Singapore. Image: AECOM Perunding Sdn Bhd.
Roads and Highways
Hunan Provincial Communications Planning, Survey & Design Institute Co., Ltd.—Hengyang-Yongzhou Expressway in Hunan Province, Hengyang and Yongzhou, Hunan, China. Image: Hunan Provincial Communications Planning, Survey & Design Institute Co., Ltd.
SMEC South Africa—N4 Montrose Interchange, Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Image: SMEC South Africa.
And the winner is…
Atkins—I-70 Floyd Hill to Veterans Memorial Tunnels Project, Idaho Springs, Colorado, United States. Image: Atkins.
Structural Engineering
L&T Construction—Construction of 318 MLD (70 MGD) Wastewater Treatment Plant at Coronation Pillar, New Delhi, India. Image: L&T Construction.
RISE Structural Design, Inc.—Dhaka Metro Rail Line 1, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Image: RISE Structural Design, Inc.
And the winner is…
Hyundai Engineering—Automated Design of Civil and Architectural Structures with STAAD API, Seoul, South Korea. Image: Hyundai Engineering.
Subsurface Modeling and Analysis
OceanaGold—Validation of Digital Management Tools for OceanaGold’s Waihi Tailings Storage Facility, Waihi, Waikato, New Zealand. Image: OceanaGold.
Prof. Quick und Kollegen GmbH—Deutsche Bahn Neubaustrecke Gelnhausen – Fulda, Gelnhausen, Hessen, Germany. Image: Prof. Quick und Kollegen GmbH.
And the winner is…
Arcadis—South Dock Bridge, London, United Kingdom. Image: Arcadis.
Surveying and Monitoring
Avineon India Pvt Ltd.—Provision of Services on the Generation of CityGML Models of Kowloon East for the Lands Department, Hong Kong SAR, China. Image: Avineon India P Ltd.
UAB IT logika (DRONETEAM)—DBOX M2, Vilnius, Lithuania. Image: UAB IT logika (DRONETEAM).
And the winner is…
Italferr S.p.A.—The Digital Twin for Structural Monitoring of St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. Image: Italferr S.p.A.
Transmission and Distribution
Elia—Digital Transformation and Connected iTwins in Smart Substation Design, Brussels, Belgium. Image: Elia.
Qinghai Kexin Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd.—110kV Transmission and Transformation Project in Deerwen, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China, Gande County, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China. Image: Qinghai Kexin Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd.
And the winner is…
PowerChina Hubei Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.—Full Life-cycle Digital Application on Xianning Chibi 500kV Substation Project, Xianning, Hubei, China. Image: PowerChina Hubei Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.; Qinghai Kexin Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd.
Water and Wastewater
Geoinfo Services—Achieving Drink from Tap 24×7 Water Supply System for Emerging Economies, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. Image: Geoinfo Services.
L&T Construction—Rajghat Multi Village Rural Water Supply Scheme, Ashok Nagar and Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India. Image: L&T Construction.
And the winner is…
Project Controls Cubed LLC—EchoWater Project, Sacramento, California, United States. Image: Project Controls Cubed LLC.
