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Awards & Recognition

SC Biz News Top Projects 2026

Pyramid Contracting earned Varco Pruden Buildings’ 2026 Hall of Fame Best of Category Award for the South Carolina Department of Education Headquarters. Selected from outstanding projects across North America, the award recognizes excellence in conventional steel building design, construction, and project execution.

South Carolina Department of Education Headquarters Earns 2026 Varco Pruden Hall of Fame Best of Category Award
Presented annually by Varco Pruden Buildings, the Hall of Fame program recognizes outstanding projects that exemplify excellence in design, construction, innovation, and collaboration. Receiving a Best of Category award places the South Carolina Department of Education Headquarters among the top projects recognized by Varco Pruden during the 2026 awards program.
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SC Biz News Top Projects 2026

Pyramid Contracting is proud to have earned four honors in the SC Biz News Top Projects 2026 awards, recognized across recreation, automotive, and industrial sectors. These projects — spanning the Cayce Pickleball Complex, Galeana CDR+J Dealership, Lake Murray Mitsubishi, and the Orangeburg County Speculative Building — reflect our commitment to delivering complex, high-quality construction that strengthens communities and supports economic growth across South Carolina. This recognition is a testament to the skill and dedication of our team and the trusted partners we build alongside every day.

Pyramid Contracting Earns Four Honors in SC Biz News Top Projects 2026

Pyramid Contracting is proud to announce that four of our projects have been recognized in the SC Biz News Top Projects 2026 awards, a statewide program that highlights the most impactful and noteworthy construction and development projects across South Carolina.Presented by SC Biz News, the Top Projects awards celebrate excellence in design, construction, economic impact, and collaboration. Being recognized across multiple sectors underscores Pyramid’s commitment to delivering high-quality projects that strengthen communities and support economic growth throughout the state.
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2026 South Carolina Top Workplace

This award celebrates our commitment to creating an environment conducive to personal growth and wellbeing for our team members. 

2026 SOUTH CAROLINA TOP WORKPLACE

Pyramid Contracting is proud to have been named a 2026 South Carolina Top Workplace for the second consecutive year, earning the #9 ranking in the Small Companies category. Presented by Integrated Media Publishing in partnership with Energage, the award is based entirely on confidential employee feedback measuring workplace culture, leadership, engagement, and employee experience. Employee responses highlighted strong teamwork, confidence in leadership, and a workplace where people feel genuinely valued and supported — themes that reflect Pyramid’s core values of Teamwork, Integrity, Quality, and Safety. This recognition belongs to every member of the Pyramid team. Thank you for showing up each day committed to building something great together.
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SC Biz News Top Projects 2025

SCBIZ News recently announced their new inaugural Top Projects recognition, where they honored the best building and construction projects in South Carolina in several key categories over a 12-month span. Pyramid Contracting is proud to have been awarded two Top Project Awards for the construction of the SC Department of Education and the SC Department of Natural Resources buildings. These unique buildings exemplify our commitment to building excellence and our ability to successfully execute complex, high-profile projects that serve the citizens of South Carolina. The awards are a testament to the hard work, skill, and dedication of our entire team and our trusted network of partners and subcontractors. We look forward to continuing to contribute to the state’s growth by delivering more outstanding construction projects in the years to come.

SCBIZ Top Project 2025 – SC Department of Education

The South Carolina Department of Education headquarters represents a significant achievement in public sector construction, combining innovative engineering solutions with sustainable design principles. Completed in June 2024, the three-story, 151,000-square-foot facility in West Columbia required a $44 million investment and exceptional coordination among multiple stakeholders.
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SCBIZ Top Project 2025 – SC Department of Natural Resources

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Headquarters represents a significant achievement in state facility construction, delivering a permanent centralized home for the critical agency. Completed on November 26, 2024, the $22 million project spans 67,000 square feet at 260 D Epting Lane in West Columbia.
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2025 South Carolina Top Workplace

This award celebrates our commitment to creating an environment conducive to personal growth and wellbeing for our team members. 

2025 SOUTH CAROLINA TOP WORKPLACE

We were honored to be recognized among the state’s best, especially because this award is based entirely on feedback from our incredible team.
As a locally rooted general contractor with deep experience across a range of projects, this recognition reflects the strong culture we’ve built, one that values craftsmanship, collaboration, and pride in every detail.
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Historic Columbia

Annual Historic Preservation Award Winner

This award celebrates commercial, institutional, rental, or municipal projects that follow the National Park Service’s definitions of preservation, rehabilitation, or restoration.

1216-1218 Taylor Street (2024)

2024 HISTORIC COLUMBIA PRESERVATION AWARD

Historically known as the Hillman’s Sporting Goods and Community Finance Company buildings, respectively, these ca.-1915 commercial destinations experienced more than a century of use by various owners that modified elements of their original appearance. Current sibling owners Greg Middleton and Sara Middleton Styles teamed up with Rogers Lewis, LTC Architects, and Pyramid Construction to design and implement a rehabilitation that would benefit from Bailey Bill tax abatement and historic tax credits by following the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. In doing so, the historic character of these mixed-use buildings was retained and restored, while stimulating further economic vitality within the National Register of Historic Places-listed commercial district.
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Greater Cayce-West Columbia

Large Business of the Year

The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce presents the Large Business of the Year award to recognize a business in the area. 

Large Business of the Year (2024)

2024 LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD

Large Business of the Year is proudly presented to Pyramid Contracting, LLC. Bobby Alexander is the President of the Pyramid Contracting, LLC team, and Lucia Smith is the Business Development Manager of the Midlands. While Bobby is a proud local of West Columbia, his Award-winning company (which he started in 2003) has now grown throughout SC, NC and GA. “I share all the accolades of Pyramids multi-state growth, to only affirm to you that Pyramid has not forgotten their very own community.” Bobby has sought after areas within the CWC to promote and build esthetically pleasing buildings that meet the culture or our community- Right here where homes have been upgraded to enhance the River District, and across from BC
High School where the line of businesses sat dormant for over a decade- in both of these scenarios Pyramid recognized something that is now coming to life.
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Varco Pruden

Hall of Fame Award

Varco Pruden Buildings is one of the nation’s largest building solutions companies. Varco Pruden is a division of BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc., and has a network of nearly 1,000 builders across the United States and Canada.

MIWON Chemical Specialties (2023)

2023 VARCO PRUDEN HALL OF FAME AWARD

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Pyramid Contracting has been named to Varco Pruden’s 2023 Hall of Fame for their construction project at MIWON Specialty Chemicals, USA in Columbia, South Carolina. The 48,960-square-foot manufacturing structure was completed in February 2022. This project earned Hall of Fame recognition as the Best-in-Class Winner in the Manufacturing Category. The highly competitive Hall of Fame Awards are presented annually to the independent authorized VP Builders whose work reflects innovation and excellence using Varco Pruden building systems by creating exceptional architectural appearance, efficient design, and effective end-use. The projects include a range of industrial, commercial, retail, and municipal projects.
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U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

8(a) CONSTRUCTION FIRM OF THE YEAR

The South Carolina Salute to Small Business is the Palmetto State’s annual National Small Business Week event. The mission of the event is to connect the state’s small businesses to new opportunities and resources and to honor South Carolina’s top small businesses and small business advocates.

Pyramid Contracting (2018)

2018 U.S. SBA CONSTRUCTION FIRM OF THE YEAR AWARD

During National Small Business Week, SBA recognizes entrepreneurs and small business owners. This allows us to highlight outstanding impacts from all 50 states and U.S. territories. In May 2018, Pyramid Contracting was named the South Carolina Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Construction Firm of the Year. The award was accepted by Bobby Alexander, the company’s owner and president, and his mother, Monica Alexander.

AIA MERIT AWARD

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE

AIA Columbia is a local chapter of the American Institute of Architects. We are an organization of exceptional architects dedicated to partnering with the community to continually improve the design, functionality, and safety of the world we are building together.

AIA MERIT AWARD FOR DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE (2018)

2016 AIA OF COLUMBIA MERIT AWARD

In 2016 PYRAMID Contracting completed this impressive design-build project; Richland’s John Hughes Cooper Library. Two years later, The AIA of Columbia honored Pyramid Contracting, Boudreaux Group, McMillan Pazdan Smith, and Margaret Sullivan Studio with their 2018 Merit Award for professional excellence manifested in design and construction. Originally constructed in 1961, this project came with complex challenges in overcoming unique code requirements, unforeseen restoration challenges, and a high degree of finish work to meet unprecedented design requirements. Pyramid Contracting looks back with pride on another successful project delivery.

Historic Columbia

Annual Historic Preservation Award Winner

This award celebrates commercial, institutional, rental, or municipal projects that follow the National Park Service’s definitions of preservation, rehabilitation, or restoration.

U of SC Spigner House (2013)

2013 HISTORIC COLUMBIA PRESERVATION AWARD

In 1915, construction began on this Italian Renaissance Revival style residence for Thomas A. Boyne and Isabel Allworden Boyne, whose father had deeded the 27.8-acre tract to her. Designed by J. Carroll Johnson of the firm Urquhart & Johnson, the building includes unique architectural features, such as the uncovered limestone, brick and tiled terrace that spans the width of the front and wraps onto both side elevations.
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AIA MERIT AWARD

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE

AIA Columbia is a local chapter of the American Institute of Architects. We are an organization of exceptional architects dedicated to partnering with the community to continually improve the design, functionality, and safety of the world we are building together.

AIA MERIT AWARD FOR DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE (2014)

2013 AIA OF COLUMBIA MERIT AWARD

Back in 2011, PYRAMID Contracting worked with the City of Columbia & Quackenbush Architects to provide our ever-growing community with the new Parks & Recreation Administration Building. Located in the Earlewood neighborhood just north of downtown Columbia, Earlewood Park features this impressive community center along side amphitheaters, baseball fields, basketball courts, and a one-of-a-kind playground. In 2014 the project received The Honor Award by the AIA of South Carolina. We are proud to have been selected as the preferred contractor to deliver such a unique and impressive structure.