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Bentley Announces Winners of 2006 BE Awards of Excellence


    At this gathering of more than 2,000 attendees, Bentley
    Systems, Incorporated today announced the winners of the 2006 BE
    Awards of Excellence, which honor the extraordinary work of Bentley
    users improving the world's infrastructure.
    Twenty-nine projects in the professional portion of the program
    received BE Awards during the BE Conference in Charlotte. These
    projects set benchmarks for their industries, and showcase the
    imagination and technical mastery of the organizations that created
    them. In addition, for the first time, a BE Award was presented for
    Lifetime Achievement. In the academic portion of the program, BE
    Awards went to the Educator of the Year and to the top three student
    designs.
    The winners were announced last night during a dinner and ceremony
    hosted by Peter Sagal of the National Public Radio program "Wait
    Wait... Don't Tell Me!," and co-sponsored by McGraw-Hill Construction,
    publisher of Engineering News-Record. The independent panel of BE
    Awards jurors, which included accomplished Bentley users and
    distinguished industry experts, selected the winning projects from
    more than 260 nominations.
    "Speaking on behalf of our company and the professions that we
    serve, we offer heartfelt congratulations to these winners," said CEO
    Greg Bentley. "They've shown that they stand above all others in their
    vision and application of technology in improving the world's
    infrastructure."
    "Once again, we had a record number of nominations," continued Mr.
    Bentley. "My congratulations extend to all of them, each of which is
    deserving of acknowledgement."

    The Winners of the 2006 BE Awards of Excellence

    This year's BE Awards of Excellence winners are as follows:

    Building

    -- BIM for Architecture: NBBJ - Providence Park Hospital

    -- BIM for Building Engineering: Arup - Facade for Westfield
    Parramatta Transport Interchange

    -- BIM for Multiple Disciplines: Building Design Partnership Ltd.
    - Bridge Academy, Hackney

    -- BIM for Simulation and Visualization: NBBJ - i21 Intervention
    Suite for the 21st Century

    -- Building Managed Environment: Capita Percy Thomas - St. Helens
    & Knowsley Hospital

    -- Building New Technology Adoption: Ghafari Associates Inc.-
    Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel

    Civil

    -- Civil Managed Environment: HDR Engineering Inc. - HDR
    ProjectWise Implementation

    -- Civil New Technology Adoption: Waterford County Council - The
    Integration of the Measurement of Energy Usage Into Road
    Design (IERD)

    -- Civil Rail Design: RITES Ltd. - Detailed Engineering Study for
    Kashmir Railway Project in the State of Jammu and Kashmir,
    India

    -- Civil Road Design: Vela VKE Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd. -
    The K90/K157/P157-2 Interchange

    -- Civil Site Design: HJ Banks - Bowesfield Riverside Community

    -- Civil Visualization: New York State Department of
    Transportation - Traveling to Pinehaven - An Examination Into
    Effective Transportation Solutions

    Geospatial

    -- Geospatial Communications: Comcast - Comcast Northern Division
    Upgrade Initiative

    -- Geospatial Government: Ville de Saguenay - Expertise in Civil
    Safety at Ville de Saguenay

    -- Geospatial Managed Environment: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -
    Interagency Performance Evaluation Taskforce - Data Management

    -- Geospatial Mapping and Cadastre: Municipio de Tampico -
    Integrated System of Cadastre Administration

    -- Geospatial Modeling: Hydro Tasmania Consulting - Hobart City
    Visualization Project

    -- Geospatial Public Works: Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran -
    Disaster Management - Interlinking of Water Works in Mumbai
    Metropolitan Area

    -- Geospatial Utilities: AES Torino S.p.A. - SITEGAS, the
    Modernization of the Gas and District Heating Networks
    Management in a Fast-Growing Utility Company

    -- Geospatial Web Publishing: City of Mississauga - eMaps,
    Interactive Online Mapping

    Plant

    -- Plant Lifecycle Information Management: Tessenderlo Group -
    AutoPLANT/PIDA/eDM System for Engineering and Maintenance
    Purposes

    -- Plant Managed Environment, Global Work Sharing: ConocoPhillips
    Alaska, Inc. - CPAI Managed Environment

    -- Plant Multidiscipline Engineering: Giprotyumenneftegaz -
    West-Salym Field Development

    -- Plant New Technology Adoption: CH2M HILL - American Electric
    Power - Mitchell & Mountaineer CPS Treatment Plants

    -- Plant Rookie of the Year (First-Time User): Carollo Engineers,
    P.C. - Adoption of Bentley Products

    -- Plant Supply Chain Integration (For Vendors/Equipment
    Suppliers Only): York International/A Johnson Controls Company
    - Zueitina Propane Refrigeration System

    -- Plant Visualization: Atkins Water - Wastewater Treatment
    Improvement Projects

    Special Awards

    -- Lifetime Achievement Award: Jim Fisher - Kentucky
    Transportation Cabinet

    -- Best Overall IT Strategy: Oldham Metropolitan B.C. -
    Integrated e-Government

    -- Well-Trained Organization: Wood Group Engineering (North Sea)
    Ltd. - Corporate Efficiency

    Academic Awards

    -- Educator of the Year: Dr. Andreas Asperl - Tu Vienna and BRG 4
    (Vienna University of Technology)

    -- Middle School/High School: Scott Eder, Stephen Lehner, and
    Matt Brinegar - Thurmond Morrison High (Eastern Technical High
    School)

    -- University/Collegiate, Architecture/Building: Ryan D. Hughes -
    High School in Philadelphia (University of Virginia)

    -- University/Collegiate, Engineering: Misam Younis, Maher Yusuf,
    and Akram Shtawy - Corridor Design Between the West Bank and
    Gaza Strip (An-Najah National University)

    For more information on the 2006 BE Awards of Excellence winners
    and nominations, including project summaries, go to www.be.org/awards.

    About BE and the BE Conference

    BE, which stands for "Bentley Empowered," represents the
    achievements of Bentley users, how Bentley can help them reach their
    goals, and the common vision and causes Bentley and users share.
    The BE Conference, which consistently scores a 99 percent attendee
    satisfaction rating, is a once-a-year learning opportunity for Bentley
    users and their managers offering professional training, technology
    updates, keynotes, and best practice sharing. At these sessions,
    attendees better themselves, better their organizations, and better
    the ways they can improve the world's infrastructure.
    For more information on BE Conference 2006, taking place this week
    in Charlotte, N.C., go to www.be.org.

    About Bentley

    Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle
    of the world's infrastructure. The company's comprehensive portfolio
    for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial verticals spans
    architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With
    2005 revenues of $336 million and more than 2,000 colleagues around
    the world, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the
    Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firms and major
    owner-operators.
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