WHO CAN ENTER

1. Organisations with an office in the Middle East and Africa (except for Startups which are only required to have projects)
2. Projects based in the Middle East and Africa
3. Employees based in the Middle East and North Africa
4. Project owners, Developers, AEC Consultants, Contractors, Architecture, Engineering firms and relevant Startups

ENTRY T&CS

1. Each award has individual entry criteria. Check eligibility before preparing your submission
2. You may download a PDF copy of the full entry form to help you to prepare copy in advance
3. All entries MUST be submitted online directly by the entering entity
4. Entry is free
5. All entries must be completed and submitted by the closing date to be considered for the competition
6. Multiple categories may be entered by the same project, organisation or individual
7. The same category may be entered multiple times by the same organisation for different projects and/or individuals and will be subject equally subject to the shortlisting process
8. The best of Saudi based individuals, projects and eligible organisations will automatically be put through into Construction Technology Awards KSA 2024 for a second chance to win, unless informed otherwise in writing
9. The length of the submission is limited by the word count on the entry form
10. Entries must be written in English
11. Where project based entries are collaborative, all major contributors should be specified within the entry
12. Consent must be sought from the relevant project owner, organisation or individual before entering
13. We care about real results! Benefit realisationcan carryup to 40% of the score weight and depends on providing evidence
14. Supporting evidence includes industry surveys, analyst reports, studies, testimonials, photographs, videos independent references and published articles

GENERAL T&CS

1. The awards ceremony takes place as part of the Construction Technology Festival
2. Attendance to the ceremony (including all shortlisted entities) is in-person and payable and can be purchased as an individual seat or table of 6
3. Shortlisted organisations are not permitted to attend the award ceremony without a paid ticket
4. We may for any reason, at any time withdraw an entry (without limitation) where it might:
   • offend national sentiments, religious or cultural sentiments or public taste
   • not meet the relevant entry criteria
   • include work that was banned or withdrawn from airing or publication
   • be missing the required elements, results, or information.
5. To withdraw an entry, notification must be provided in writing to the email address listed on the website
6. We own all intellectual property rights, including copyright, design rights and trademark rights, in and to all trophies, decorative objects and other souvenirs of achievement in relation to an award
7. Any duties, fees and charges accrued from the transporting of the relevant trophy will be the winners responsibility
8. Our decisions in all matters relating to the awards will be final and binding
9. The content of all submissions remains, at all times, the copyright of the entrant
10. Construction Technology Awards may wish to reproduce some relevant content for the purpose of promotional materials such as: winners’ case-studies, PR or other. If an entrant does not wish to give automatic permission for material to be reproduced, this must be noted when the submission is made
11. Entry information will be respected as confidential and will not be published except where mentioned on the form e.g. Entry Description

JUDGING T&CS

1. Each award has an individual score criteria and unique % score weight
2. Winning entries will achieve the highest overall score in that category (total sum of the score x score weight)
3. The judging process is fully independent and the judges decision will be final
4. The judging panel reserves the right to re-categorise or reject any entry that does not comply with the entry requirements
5. Entries will be judged only on the information provided in the entry form and additional supporting material
6. Details of the judging conversations will not be disclosed
7. No correspondence will be entered into regarding feedback on entries
8. Judges are requested to declare any conflicts of interest and remove themselves from the process if they are presented with a conflict

CONFIDENTIALITY

1. We will respect as confidential any data submitted in an entry except where stated as public descriptions
2. All entries will be stored securely on our website and accessible only by the relevant judges (5 per category)
3. All entries will be stored securely on our website and accessible only by the judges
4. By entering the Construction Technology Awards, companies are authorising the use of the ‘entry description’, ‘marketing photo’ and/or ‘company logo’, for the purpose of the awards presentation and external marketing