Frontier-Kemper Announces $121 Million Low Bid for Los Angeles County Department of Water and Power Tunneling Project

Tutor Perini Corporation TPC, a leading civil, building and specialty construction company, today announced that its subsidiary, Frontier-Kemper Constructors, has been identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Water and Power as the low bidder for the $121 million River Supply Conduit Improvement Upper Reach – Unit 7 Project (RSC Unit 7). The project was bid earlier this year, with Frontier-Kemper providing the low bid. The customer subsequently opted to re-bid the project, and Frontier-Kemper was again designated as the low bidder.

The project is funded by the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State Water Resources Control Board. The scope of work involves installation of approximately 13,260 lineal feet of 78-inch welded steel water line (WSWL), 11,810 lineal feet installed inside a tunnel shored with bolted and gasketed pre-cast concrete tunnel segments. Approximately 490 lineal feet of microtunnel for 78-inch WSWL and approximately 960 lineal feet of 78-inch WSWL will be installed by cut-and-cover methods.

Work is expected to commence in October 2018 with substantial completion anticipated in December 2021. The contract value is expected to be included in the Company's third quarter 2018 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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