The Concrete Council of St. Louis & American Concrete Institute (ACI) Missouri Chapter has awarded S. M. Wilson & Co. a 2026 Quality Concrete Award for the Proposition S Bond Program projects for Northwest R-1 School District. S. M. Wilson was the Construction Manager at Risk for the bond program, which included updates to every campus in the district. Precast concrete panels were used in the construction of multi-purpose storm shelter additions at multiple schools.
The Quality Concrete Awards celebrate the craftsmanship, innovation and technical excellence behind the region’s most impactful work. S. M. Wilson constructed an athletic gym addition at House Springs Elementary School, a Fine Arts addition at Valley Middle School and a multi-purpose addition at Northwest High School. The precast concrete panels provided the required strength, sustainability, functionality and durability for the spaces to also serve as a safe place to shelter during severe weather.
Precast concrete is also environmentally friendly, given the low water-to-cement ratio, low material waste, the reduced need for shipping raw materials and its ability to reduce carbon emissions. Mid-America Precast Inc. of Fulton was the concrete subcontractor on the Northwest High School and Valley Middle School projects. Coreslab Structures of Marshall was the concrete subcontractor for the House Springs Elementary School project. Paragon Architecture provided architectural services.
The Northwest Bond Program also was a finalist for a St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers (SLC3) Show Me Award in the Outstanding Project Under $20 million category.
