EXTON, Pa. — March 1 8 , 2026 — Bentley Systems, Incorporated (NASDAQ: BSY), the infrastructure
engineering software company, today announced the opening of submissions for the Year in
Infrastructure event and YII Awards program , which recognizes digital innovation in how
infrastructure is designed, built, and operated using Bentley software . Submissions will be accepted
through May 3, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
“Originally, the Bentley awards recognized designers who used 3D technology to drive efficiency,”
said Monica Schnitger, founder, president , and principal analyst of Schnitger Corporation . “Now they
asses s how massive projects are building and leveraging rich data assets to create value throughout
the entire lifecycle of a project — from initial financial decision -making through design and
construction.”
Over the past two decades, more than 5,500 of the world’s most significant infrastructure projects
have participated in Bentley’s award program. Past winners have included landmark projects such
as the digital twin for structural monitoring of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City; the Seine Nord
Europe Canal in France; the Thames Tideway Tunnel in the UK; Siemensstadt Square in Germany;
Sydney Airport in Australia; the Fairmont Udaipur Palace in India; the Beijing Zhangjiakou highspeed
railway in China; the Ontario Line subway in Canada; and EchoWater, one of the largest agricultural
water recycling facilities in the United States. These projects demonstrate how digital innovation
delivers measurable economic, envir onmental, and societal impact.
“Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on Bentley software to design, build, and operate
infrastructure that is more resilient, efficient, and sustainable ,” said Cate Lochead, chief marketing
officer at Bentley Systems. “The YII Awards c elebrate real world results from teams that are
innovating in areas that include ground informed design, connected data, and AI . It is important to
promote this work as best practice as the se achievements set a new standard for what’s possible
across the infrastructure ecosystem.”
Submissions are evaluated by independent panels of industry experts based on digital advancement
and quantifiable results, including improvements in efficiency, cost performance, resilience, and
sustainability.
The YII Awards 2026 recognize excellence across the full spectrum of infrastructure disciplines and
innovation , with categories including Bridges and Tunnels; Cities and Facilities; Construction; Energy
Production; Geospatial and Reality Modeling; Project Delivery; Rail and Transit; Roads and Highways;
Structural Engineering; Subsurface Modeling and Analysis; Transmission and Distribution; a nd Water
and Wastewater. Finalist projects contribute to the industry through detailed project stories, digital
playbooks, and presentations shared as part of the awards program.
Submission Details:
• Opens : March 1 8, 2026
• Closes : May 3, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. E DT
• Eligibility : Projects of any size or stage that utilize Bentley software
• Finalists and Winners : Finalists will be announced in August 2026. Finalists will be invited to
present their projects at the Year in Infrastructure event in Singapore, October 6 - 7, where
category winners will be revealed.
For more information or to submit a project, visit Awards | The Year in Infrastructure | Bentley
Systems .
