A short term detention place at Hospitāļu iela 3, in Daugavpils, which was designed by Skonto Būve, received an appreciation prize as the best new building in Latvia last year in the annual show "Construction of the Year 2012 in Latvia" organised by the Latvian Builders Association. In the nomination Restoration Skonto Būve also received an award for the reconstruction and renovation works performed in the building of the Bank of Latvia, at K.Valdemāra iela 1B.

Modris Seļakovs, Project Manager of Skonto Būve, in the contest "Construction Engineer of the Year 2012 in Latvia" received an award in the nomination "Project Manager of the Year 2012 in Latvia" for the work performed on the same facility.

A contest "Construction Engineer of the Year 2012 in Latvia" took place for the fifth year already and professionals were given awards in four categories. This year the contest was organised by the professional construction, architecture and design media alliance magazines "The Construction of Latvia" and "Latvian Architecture".