Pool & Hot Tub Alliance - Dates, Rules, and Regulations

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Gold Standard of Excellence

&

Retail Excellence

Awards

Important Dates

October 28, 2023: Gold Standard of Excellence & Retail Excellence Awards Entry Deadline

Award entries must be in by October 28, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. central time and payment must be received at that time.
The MidWest PHTA Chapter will acknowledge that your entry has been received by an automatic e-mail response.

January 2023: Award Presentations

Award winning projects and retail stores will be announced on our website and social media outlets in January 2023.
Award plaques will be sent to all award winners.

Entry Rules and Regulations

Each Gold Standard of Excellence Award entry must contain the following:

Current MidWest PHTA Chapter Member
Project built to PHTA / APSP / ANSI Standards
Construction must have been completed after January 1, 2020
Pictures must be uploaded to verify and how the details of your project.
Images may not be cosmetically enhanced or altered.
No images, phone numbers or text identifying the submitting company are allowed on submitted photos or videos.

Entry Fees

Gold Standard of Excellence Pool & Spa Awards as well as Retail Excellence Awards: $99 per submission.

For entries to be considered by the judges, they must meet the following criteria:

Limitations/Hold Harmless

By virtue of making an application, all entrants agree to observe completely and recognize that the Gold Standard of Excellence Award Competition is essentially an aesthetic and technical competition, and agree that the PHTA Midwest Chapter will make no assertion or indicate that design soundness or safety considerations in the competition are evaluated in any manner.

Your PHTA Midwest Chapter makes no affirmations or certifications nor does it render any option with respect to the design soundness or safety of any entries or award winners, nor as to whether any entry or award-winning installation conforms in any respect with any PHTA / APSP or ANSI standard or any other applicable government code or regulation. All entrants recognize that the only affirmations of compliance with any standard, code or regulations are those made by entrants themselves, and entrants or winners will make no representations to the contrary.

By virtue of making application, all entrants agree to waive any right of action against PHTA, and your PHTA Midwest Chapter, for any loss that might be related directly to participation in the Gold Standard of Excellence Award & Retail Excellence Awards, or denial thereof. Further, entrants agree to hold PHTA and your PHTA Midwest Chapter harmless as to any loss that might be related directly to participation in the competition, or denial thereof.