More than 300 projects from organisations across 53 countries were nominated for the 2026 awards. Winners were selected across 12 categories covering different stages of the infrastructure lifecycle, industries and engineering disciplines. The winners were announced during Bentley Systems’ 2026 Year in Infrastructure event held on October 6-7 in Singapore.
Cate Lochead, Chief Marketing Officer, Bentley Systems, said, “Every year, our users impress us with incredible projects that advance the world’s infrastructure. This year’s finalists went well beyond digitalizing traditional workflows. By connecting data across lifecycle phases and engineering disciplines, they used AI to unlock potential that was previously out of reach. That new cycle of AI-enabled innovation requires an open ecosystem, where infrastructure professionals can connect their data and preferred software to make better, faster decisions. Bentley enables that openness, giving engineers the freedom to solve complex challenges faster and build a more resilient, sustainable future.”
The winners across the 12 categories are AYESA Engineering, Portugal, for Porto Metro 3.0: Optimized Integrated Digital Tunnel Design Workflow in Bridges and Tunnels; Pinnacle Future Build Pvt. Ltd., India, for Pinnacle Infotech Digital Twin Madurai Campus in Cities and Facilities; Wills Bros, Ireland, for Dublin Port MP2 Berth 52 and 53 in Construction; South-to-North Water Diversion (Chongqing) New Energy Development Co. Ltd. and POWERCHINA Zhongnan Engineering Corporation Limited, China, for Chongqing Yunyang Jianquan Pumped Storage Digital Power Station in Energy Production; Aboitiz Renewables Inc., Philippines, for GeoShield in Geospatial and Reality Modeling; Port Polska, Poland, for Port Polska in Project Delivery; SUDOP PRAHA a.s., Czech Republic, for HSR Central Bohemia in Rail and Transit; Torrens to Darlington Alliance, Australia, for the River Torrens to Darlington Project in Roads and Highways; PT Wijaya Karya Bangunan Gedung Tbk (WIKA Gedung), Indonesia, for Jakarta International Stadium – Engineering Largest Retractable Roof in Structural Engineering; Intertechne Consultores S.A., Brazil, for Leapfrog and PLAXIS for Tailings Dam Modeling and Assessment in Subsurface Modeling and Analysis; APD Global, Australia, for Clean Energy Link-North: AI-Driven Digital Delivery for Renewables in Transmission and Distribution; and Evides N.V., Netherlands, for Water Distribution Operational Digital Twins at Scale in Water and Wastewater.
Bentley Systems also recognised 17 projects with Founders’ Honors. The awards are selected by Bentley’s founders and executives to recognise projects, individuals and organisations that reflect the company’s focus on advancing infrastructure.
The Founders’ Honors recipients included Empresas Públicas de Medellín, Colombia, for the EPM Water Secondary Distribution System Digital Twin under Asset Intelligence; WSP Global Inc., India, for the iTwin AI Project Lifecycle Intelligence Platform under Connected Data; PT Hutama Karya, Indonesia, for the Parliamentary Complex of Nusantara under Constructioneering; POWERCHINA Fujian Electric Power Survey and Design Institute Co. Ltd., China, for Automatic Modeling and Optimization Software for Offshore Jacket Structures under Design Optimization; COBA, Portugal, for Santos Station – Extension of Lisbon Metro Yellow and Green Lines under Digital Champion; Ampirical, United States, for Powering the Western Hemisphere’s Largest Data Center under Digital Infrastructure; Almondz Global Infra Consultant Limited, India, for NAKSHA under Digital Twin at Scale; Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Ecuador, for Intelligent Leak Management with Autoencoders under Education - Excellence in Hands-on Teaching using AI; University of Glasgow - Smart Systems Group, United Kingdom, for Glasgow City Region: Cocreation of Transport and Multi-Energy Futures under Education - Excellence in Teaching System of Systems Thinking; T.Y.Lin International Pte. Ltd., Singapore, for the North-South Corridor – 800m Long Dual 3-Lane Road Tunnel under Ground-Informed Design; WSP USA Inc., United States, for I-35 Capital Express Central – Downtown under Model-Based Delivery; Fs Engineering S.p.A., Italy, and TTC, Brazil, under Resilience and Sustainability – Powering Tomorrow’s Mobility; Norconsult Norge AS, Norway, under Resilience and Sustainability – Restoring our Environment; Communauté d’Agglomération Pau Bearn Pyrénées, France, under Resilience and Sustainability – Resilient Cities; and Maynilad Water Services, Inc., Philippines, under Resilience and Sustainability – Securing our Water Future.
