Do I need to be a member of UDIA (Qld)?

Yes. However should you be a non-member and apply for UDIA (Qld) membership at the time of lodging your award entry, you will be eligible for awards entry discounted member rates.

The UDIA (Qld) Awards for Excellence is a high-profile annual event that recognises and rewards excellence and innovation in the urban development industry.

Entries are encouraged from developers, architects, engineers, councils, government agencies and other service providers relevant to the industry.

Non-members can contact Tony Flint, Business Development Executive, UDIA (Qld) on 07 3229 1589 or at tflint@udiaqld.com.au for membership details.

Important Dates

Intents to Enter close Friday 6 May, 2016
Early Bird submission fee ends Friday 13 May, 2016
Submissions due by Friday 8 July, 2016
Tentative Judging Period: 22 August - 2 September, 2016The award winners will be announced at a long lunch to be held in Brisbane on Friday 4 November 2016.

How much does my submission cost?

Early Bird Submission Fee (until 5pm, 13 May)
Entry Fee per category $790.00

Standard Submission Fee
Entry Fee per category $1,010.00

Above fees inclusive of GST

A member of the UDIA (Qld) events team will issue your submission invoice accordingly once you begin the submission process. The submission fee must be paid with your completed submission by 5.00pm Friday 8 July 2016. Submission payment can been made by credit card on the secure payment gateway, by EFT or cheque payable to UDIA (Qld).

Do I require permission from the Developer to enter?

Yes, all submissions for any project or part of a project must have the written consent of the developer.
This written consent must be submitted with the online submission.

Does my project have to be completed?

Projects entered into the Awards must be sufficiently completed, as designated in the criteria for each Award category. Projects must be either:

• at practical completion or substantial completion; or
• delivered elements critical to that development type.
  
  

Can I enter into two or more Award categories?

Yes, where appropriate individual projects may be entered in more than one Award category.
A separate submission must be completed for each category.

Entrants are advised to focus on the specific Award category for which they are entering rather than using a ‘generic’ submission for additional categories.

What are the submission guidelines?

Submissions can only be submitted online. We do not require a hard copy to be sent to us.
The link to the online submission site will be given to you once you have completed your intent to enter.

How do I prepare my submission?

All submissions must be prepared online. Hard copy submissions will not be accepted.
The online submission process does not accept formatted text.

Does my written submission need to address the Award category criteria?

It is highly recommended that you address the criteria related to the Award category you enter.
The criteria will be used by the judging panel to assess your written submission. Award category criteria are in order of importance.

Where do I send my submission?

Submissions can only be entered online. The link to the submission site will be sent to you once you have completed your intent to enter.

UDIA Office hours are 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday.

How will my submission be judged?

Each Award category is judged by an independent panel of professional industry members.

Judging of entries will include a review of the written submission provided by entrants and a site inspection by the panel of judges.

Entrants are encouraged to incorporate a verbal presentation to the judges as part of their site inspection. You should allow approximately one (1) hour for the site inspection, including the presentation. Please note the onsite presentation is a key component of the judging and should be given by someone who is intimately familiar with the project.

UDIA (Qld) reserves the right to reallocate Awards submissions to different categories where appropriate. In this instance, the Award entrant will be notified. The decision of the judging panel is final and will not be subject to challenge by any entrant.

UDIA (Qld) nor its sponsors are involved in the judging process.

The decision of the judging panel is final and will not be subject to challenge by any entrant.

When will my submission be judged?

UDIA (Qld) will contact the nominated contact person to arrange a suitable time for the site inspection by the panel.

When will the finalists be announced?

The 2016 UDIA Queensland Awards for Excellence finalists and winners will be announced at long lunch to be held in Brisbane on FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER.

Who do I contact for more information?

Please contact Tina Waters or Emmagen Carr on 07 3233 1589 or email awards@udiaqld.com.au.
UDIA (QLD) Office hours are 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday.