• Robin Partington Architects – Park House – (London, U.K.)

Innovation in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

• Mississippi Department of Transportation Geotechnical Department – gINT Implementation at Mississippi DOT – (Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A.)

Innovation in Government

• Crossrail Ltd – Crossrail – (London and South East England, U.K.)

Innovation in Land Development, Engineering, and Management

• Mortenson Construction – Spring Valley Wind Project – (Ely, Nevada, U.S.A.)

Innovation in Mining and Metals

• Petra Diamonds Limited – Finsch GIS – (Lime Acres, South Africa)

Innovation in Offshore Engineering

• Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd. – Tokyo International Airport Re-expansion Project – (Tokyo, Japan)

Innovation in Power Generation

• HydroChina Zhongnan Engineering Corporation – Standard Design and Application for the Pumped Storage Power Station – (Zunyi, China)

Innovation in Process Manufacturing

• Zeton Inc. – Modular GTL Commercial Demonstration Plant – (Aracaju, Brazil)

Innovation in Rail and Transit

• Sweco AB – Hallandsås “Live BIM” Railway Project – (Förslöv/Båstad, Sweden)

Innovation in Roads

• Creighton Manning Engineering – Fuller Road and Washington Avenue – (Albany, New York, U.S.A.)

Innovation in Structural Engineering

• John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. – LAX International Terminal Expansion – (Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.)

Innovation in Utility Transmission and Distribution Networks

• Enogex LLC – Implementation of AutoPLANT and ProjectWise – (Western Oklahoma, U.S.A.)

Innovation in Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants

• Carollo Engineers, Inc. – South Secondary Improvements Project – (Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.)

Innovation in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Networks

• Azersu OJSC – GIS-based Infrastructure Asset Management at Azersu – (Baku, Azerbaijan)

For more information about the 2012 Be Inspired Special Recognition Awards winners and Be Inspired Awards winners, visit www.bentley.com/beinspired2012winners.

About Be Inspired Awards Program and Be Inspired: Innovations in Infrastructure

Since 2004, the Be Inspired Awards competition has showcased excellence and innovation in the design, construction, and operations of architecture and engineering infrastructure projects around the world. The Be Inspired Awards is unique – the only competition of its kind that is global in scope and comprehensive in categories covered, encompassing all types of infrastructure projects. In the awards program, which is open to all users of Bentley software, independent panels of industry experts select finalists for each category. For additional information, visit www.bentley.com/BeInspired.

Be Inspired: Innovations in Infrastructure is an invitation-only conference that provides a unique forum for senior-level executives to learn about the innovations driving the development and operations of the world’s top infrastructure projects. At the 2012 conference, which took place this week in Amsterdam, Netherlands, industry thought leaders from around the globe engaged in interactive discussions on topics of utmost importance to the business of sustaining infrastructure. Also in attendance were more than 80 members of the media from leading publications, who additionally participated in a special media day briefing on November 12.

The conference featured presentations by the Be Inspired Awards finalists and Be Inspired Special Recognition Awards winners, as well as executive roundtables focusing on business, technology, and practice issues crucial to infrastructure professionals around the world. It culminated in the Be Inspired Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding achievement and innovation in infrastructure design, construction, and operations by winners selected from 58 project finalists by five independent panels of jurors. In total, nominations from more than 250 organizations in 39 countries were submitted in this year’s awards program. For additional information about the Be Inspired: Innovations in Infrastructure event, visit www.bentley.com/BeInspired.

About Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing architects, engineers, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Bentley Systems applies information mobility to improve asset performance by leveraging information modeling through integrated projects for intelligent infrastructure. Its solutions encompass the MicroStation platform for infrastructure design and modeling, the ProjectWise platform for infrastructure project team collaboration and work sharing, and the AssetWise platform for infrastructure asset operations – all supporting a broad portfolio of interoperable applications and complemented by worldwide professional services. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,000 colleagues in 50 countries, more than $500 million in annual revenues, and since 2003 has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.

Additional information about Bentley is available at www.bentley.com and in Bentley’s annual report. For Bentley news as it happens, subscribe to an RSS feed of Bentley press releases and news alerts. To view a searchable collection of innovative infrastructure projects from the annual Be Inspired Awards, access Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure publications. To access a professional networking site that enables members of the infrastructure community to connect, communicate, and learn from each other, visit Be Communities .