NEW YORK, NY — Tutor Perini Corporation, a civil, building, and specialty construction company, announces that its subsidiary, Frontier-Kemper Constructors has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $1.1 billion by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection for the Kensico-Eastview Connection Tunnel Project.
The scope of work entails the construction of a new deep rock tunnel between the Kensico Reservoir and the Catskill/Delaware Ultraviolet (CDUV) Light Disinfection Facility, both in Westchester County, New York. The new tunnel will provide an additional means of conveying water between the Kensico Reservoir and the CDUV Facility, enhancing operational resiliency and redundancy for New York City’s water supply system.
Work is expected to begin in the coming months with substantial completion expected in 2030. The contract value was added to the company’s backlog in the third quarter of 2024.
Tutor Perini Corporation offers diversified general contracting and design-build services to private customers and public agencies throughout the world. The company has provided construction services since 1894. Tutor Perini offers general contracting, pre-construction planning, and comprehensive project management services, including planning and scheduling of manpower, equipment, materials, and subcontractors required for a project. The company also offers self-performed construction services including site work, concrete forming and placement, steel erection, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
