GULFPORT, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC), a leading civil, building and specialty construction company, today announced five new projects collectively valued at approximately $175 million that have recently been awarded to its subsidiary, Roy Anderson Corp. (RAC). Roy Anderson Corp. is one of the leading general contracting firms in the Southeast, providing quality-oriented general contracting and construction management services for more than five decades.
Restore Louisiana Program, Baton Rouge and surrounding area
Owner:
State of Louisiana, Dept. of Health
During 2016, Louisiana
experienced two 1,000-year floods over a 6-month period that affected
some 85% of parishes in the state. These disasters impacted
approximately 120,000 households. The State of Louisiana initiated the
Restore Louisiana (ReLa) Program to assist Louisiana citizens affected
by the floods, and received $1.6 billion in federal Community
Development Block Grant disaster recovery funds. The program is
dedicated to helping homeowners repair and restore their damaged homes.
RAC is working as a Construction Manager for the rebuild of the
flood-damaged homes. RAC’s ultimate contract value will depend on the
total number of homes repaired.
South Carolina Disaster Recovery Program, Columbia and surrounding
area
Owner: State of South Carolina, Dept. of Commerce
This
storm recovery program is intended to repair or reconstruct, consistent
with South Carolina’s HUD-approved action plan, single-family housing
and single-family rental units that were affected by the October 5, 2015
flood and rain event. The program is specifically designed to assist
low-income South Carolinians who require assistance in the repair,
replacement or reconstruction of their damaged homes. RAC is working as
a Construction Manager for the rebuild of the storm-damaged homes. RAC’s
ultimate contract value will depend on the total number of homes
repaired.
Southern University – Natural Sciences Building, Arts and Humanities
& Social Sciences Building, New Orleans, LA
Owner: State
of Louisiana / Combined Contract Value: approx. $50 million
RAC
was awarded a contract to build a new four-story classroom and teaching
laboratory building, which will contain administrative offices, a
lecture hall, support spaces, classrooms, computer labs and teaching
laboratories for the Math, Physics, Nursing, Health Information
Management, Forensic Sciences, Biology and Chemistry departments. RAC
was also awarded a contract for the construction of a state-of-the-art
theater, African American Art Museum and classroom building. This
three-story building will include a 1,000-seat theater, classrooms,
laboratories, administrative areas, museum exhibit space, gallery space,
archives and exterior plazas. Construction work on the buildings began
earlier this year. Substantial completion of the Natural Sciences
Building is expected in the summer of 2018 with completion of the Arts
and Humanities & Social Sciences Building scheduled for the fall of
2018. The contract value is included in the Company’s second quarter
2017 backlog.
Island View Beach Casino Expansion, Gulfport, MS
Owner:
Island View Casino Resort / Contract Value: approx. $32 million
RAC
was awarded a contract to expand the Island View Beach Casino. The
expansion will feature a 65,000 square-foot smoke-free gaming floor and
will also include a new hotel check-in lobby and waiting area, a show
bar centrally located on the casino floor, a diner concept eatery and a
coffee shop. The beach-side casino will have a clear view of the Gulf of
Mexico and cityscape incorporating a floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall
system at the perimeter of the casino level to utilize natural light.
Construction began in the second quarter of 2017 and substantial
completion is expected in the summer of 2018. The contract value is
included in the Company’s second quarter 2017 backlog.
Louisiana Children’s Museum in City Park, New Orleans, LA
Owner:
Louisiana Children’s Museum / Contract Value: approx. $28 million
RAC
was awarded a contract to build the Louisiana Children’s Museum in City
Park. This new museum will feature both indoor and outdoor environmental
facilities, including bridges, decking, decks, sensory and edible
gardens, a floating classroom and a newly restored wetland area. The
building, which will be LEED-certified, will sit on less than one acre
of the 8.5-acre plot and will overlook a lagoon. Other facilities on the
new museum campus will include a literacy center, five indoor
interactive exhibit galleries, a cafe and a parent-teacher resource
center. The museum hopes to attract up to 225,000 visitors per year.
Construction is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2017 with
substantial completion expected in the fourth quarter of 2018. The
contract value will be included as part of the Company’s reported third
quarter 2017 backlog.
About Tutor Perini Corporation
Tutor Perini Corporation is a leading civil, building and specialty construction company offering diversified general contracting and design-build services to private clients and public agencies throughout the world. We have provided construction services since 1894 and have established a strong reputation within our markets by executing large, complex projects on time and within budget while adhering to strict quality control measures.
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