OCEAN CITY, Md. – May 6, 2021 – Delmarva Veteran Builders (DVB), the region’s only commercial construction firm dedicated to bringing employment to U.S. Armed Forces Veterans, received the 2020 New Public Facility Construction Award from Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) at last night’s OCDC Award Dinner.

The OCDC 2020 Award Baquet was postponed last year due to COVID restrictions but was able to reconvene this May. With increased COVID safety precautions in place, DVB’s Project Manager Rich Hertzog and Director of Operations Kathryn Ellis accepted the award on the entire team’s behalf. The construction staff involved on this project were Founder Chris Eccleston, Project Manager Rich Hertzog, Superintendent Wesley Reed and Assistant Project Manager Amanda Everhart. 

OCDC is aimed at supporting the Ocean City community through revitalization efforts. Celebrating their 20th year last year, OCDC has made countless strides to build up Ocean City while keeping its character.

“We envision an economically sound and socially healthy downtown Ocean City, Maryland where revitalization has capitalized on the positive aspects of the area to create a sense of character, charm, and community for both residents and visitors.”, said the Board of Directors cited in the OCDC Annual Newsletter. 

DVB completed Ocean City’s Downtown Public Works Facility in Fall of 2019. The 22,000 square foot building is located bay side on St. Louis Avenue. 

Becker Morgan Group is a full-service design firm based in Salisbury, MD and offers a holistic design approach. Becker Morgan Group continues to raise the bar for the construction process. Diamond State Engineering is a firm based out of Dover, DE and offered insight and training for mechanical engineering during this project.