Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC), a leading construction company, announced that its subsidiary, Fisk Electric Company, has been awarded the first phase of a $147 million electrical services contract by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. for the new Harris Health hospital at the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital campus in Houston, Texas. The initial phase, valued at $29 million, involves electrical and fire alarm work for the core, shell, and tenant finish-out of the new hospital’s tower and podium.
Work on the project is set to begin in the fourth quarter of 2024, with full completion expected by late 2028. The new 12-story hospital will become Harris County’s third Level I trauma center, featuring 1.3 million square feet, 390 private rooms (with expansion capacity for 60 more), a rooftop helipad, 15 operating rooms, and a state-of-the-art hybrid operating room for complex emergency surgeries.
The $29 million awarded in this phase has been added to Tutor Perini’s backlog for the third quarter of 2024, with future phases to be added as they are awarded.
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 customers 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. We offer general contracting, pre-construction planning and comprehensive project management services, including planning and scheduling of manpower, equipment, materials and subcontractors required for a project. We also offer self-performed construction services including site work, concrete forming and placement, steel erection, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC).
About Harris Health
Harris Health is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management, population health and correctional health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level I Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level III Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 37 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology.
