The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) named Marrokal Design & Remodeling, in San Diego, California, 2011 Regional Contractor of the Year (CotY) in the Residential Historical Renovation/Restoration category, the Entire House Remodel category, and in two Residential Kitchen Remodeling categories of its annual awards competition.
Marrokal offers full-service design/build services and has been proudly serving San Diego communities since its establishment in 1981. “I am extremely proud of our accomplishments,” says Gary Marrokal, President of Marrokal Design & Remodeling. “Our winning team continues to shine in all areas of our company, from the initial design phase of our projects through the construction phase to the service we provide after completion. I’m very proud of them and our clients.”
Contractors from seven regions around the country vie for CotY Awards on an annual basis, and all regional winners will now be eligible for the National CotY Awards. National winners will be honored at NARI’s Evening of ExcellenceSM on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at the Westin Jersey City Newport.
Marrokal’s winning projects include a historical home renovation, an interior/exterior whole house remodel, a beach cottage kitchen expansion, and a kitchen as part of a whole house remodel. Three of Marrokal’s four projects that won Regional CotY Awards also won Local CotY Awards in December 2010.
All projects submitted for judging were an improvement or an addition to an existing structure, with the exception of one category, “Residential Exterior Specialty.” Otherwise, new construction projects were not eligible.
In addition, competing projects were completed between July 1 of 2009 and November 30 of 2010 and were not submitted in prior NARI National contests. An impartial panel of judges who are experts within the industry and associated fields, selected winners based on each entrant’s binders, which include “before and after” photography and project descriptions. Judging focused on problem solving, functionality, aesthetics, craftsmanship, innovation, degree of difficulty and entry presentation.
Trophies will be awarded at the Evening of ExcellenceSM at the Westin Jersey City Newport on April 2, 2011, where National CotY Winners and Achievement Award Winners will also be announced and awarded.
The Evening of ExcellenceSM is widely considered to be the premier event of the year in the remodeling industry. It will be attended by more than 350 of the industry’s elite.
To be considered for a CotY Award, a company must be a NARI member in good standing. The entries making up this year’s competition totaled $93 million in remodeling projects. NARI members represent an elite group of the approximately 800,000 companies and individuals in the U.S. identifying themselves as remodelers.