05/26/2026

2026 ODOT/ACEC Ohio Partnering Conference Recap

Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s Annual ODOT/ACEC Ohio Partnering Conference on May 12, at the Ohio Union. We had 380 attendees including ACEC Ohio members and representatives of the Ohio Department of Transportation at the conference, which is designed to improve the partnership between the public and private sectors.

Congratulations to the winners of the ODOT/ACEC Partnering Awards. Three ACEC Ohio member companies received partnering awards at the conference.

• Euthenics and ODOT District 12 shared the Category 1 Award for the CUY-IR71-18.48 project. 
• Environmental Design Group and ODOT District 4 won the Category 2 award for the ATB-SR 531-13.50/15.85 project. 
• GPD Group and ODOT District 12 were awarded the Category 4 award for the CUY-West Franklin Boulevard project.

Click here to see videos on each award-winning project.

Click here to view the photos from the Partnering Conference. 

Afternoon breakout sessions covering the theme NextGen Partnering: AI and Technology offered interactive conversations on various topics including but not limited to:

• AI as a partnering tool
• Emerging smart mobility technology
• Model as legal deliverable
• ODOT’s BIM roadmap

We would like to thank our sponsors for making the Partnering Conference social event possible! We had a great turnout at this year's social event at Jackie O’s on Fourth in Columbus.

• SME
• Kimley-Horn
• HDR
• DLZ
• Burgess & Niple
• AMT
• Jacobs
• Woolpert
• Fishbeck