Awards
Michels' 8,000 people include some of the most dedicated, innovative and hard-working people in the industry. We are proud of our reputation for performing safe, high-quality work and for being recognized as the industry-leading contractor our customers know will exceed their expectations.
2020
ENR Top 400 Contractors
27th Largest Contractor
7th among Petroleum Contractors
11th among Power Contractors
25th among Top 100 Contractors by New Contracts
22nd among Top 50 Contractors Working Abroad
41st among Top 50 Domestic Heavy Contractors
Construction Risk Partners Build America Award
Associated General Contractors of America
Trenchless Technology Projects of the Year
Winner - New Installation (Bakken HDD)
Winner - Rehabilitation (Guam UV CIPP)
American Water Works Association (WI sector)
Project of the Year (CIPP Lining at Dane County Regional Airport)
ENR Top 400 Sourcebook
1st, Pipelines (Petroleum)
1st, Transmission and Distribution (Power)
4th, Transmission Lines (Manufacturing, Telecom)
6th, Sanitary and Storm Sewers (Environment)
7th, Petroleum
11th, Power (Power)
12th, Highways (Transportation)
17th, Sewerage and Solid Waste (Environment)
49th, Transportation
49th, Water Supply (Environment)
175th, Top 250 International Contractors
ADSC Outstanding Safety Award
Outstanding safety performance better than industry average for foundations construction.
2019
Excellence in Construction - Large Contract
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Canadian Project of the Year
No-Dig North
Underground Contractor of the Year
Daily Reporter
Wisconsin 75 (2019, 2018, 2017)
Deloitte
Top 10 Roads
Roads & Bridges Magazine
Michels was part of the construction team responsible for reconstruction of the Zoo Interchange in Milwaukee County, which was named the No. 3 Road Project of 2019. The Zoo Interchange Core and Adjacent Arterials Reconstruction project rebuilt 7 miles of urban freeway and 4 miles of local roads. The project covered pedestrian, transit, car-pooling and bicycle facilities, making it the largest multimodal project in Wisconsin history.