Tutor Perini JV Wins $1.2BDesign-Build Project
NEW YORK—The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced on Nov. 14 it had selected the joint-venture firm of Tutor Perini/O&G to design and build a new 2.5-mile elevated rail structure and three new stations to replace its existing AirTrain Newark on-airport mass transit system. The agency has now completed 80% of the procurement process needed to deliver a new modern, reliable automated people mover train system with this latest contract award in the agency’s multi-phase procurement process to replace the current outmoded AirTrain system at Newark Liberty International Airport.
The agency’s Board of Commissioners voted to award the $1.184-billion design-build contract to Tutor Perini/O&G for the design and construction of the new 2.5-mile elevated rail structure, known as the guideway, and three new stations for the new AirTrain system that will align with the ongoing redevelopment of Newark Liberty. The existing AirTrain Newark opened for service in 1996 and has become outdated and unable to accommodate growing air travel demand at the airport, where the Port Authority opened a new and much larger Terminal A in 2023 to replace the previous 50-year-old terminal. Tutor Perini is headquartered in Los Angeles, while O&G is based in Torrington, CT.
The agency recently announced details of its EWR Vision Plan, aimed at accommodating increasing demand and evolving changes in the air travel industry, as well as enhancing the overall passenger experience. Under the agency’s guidance and in line with the world-class standards set by the new award-winning Terminal A, the entire Newark Liberty will be reimagined with modern terminals and infrastructure, a more intuitive roadway network, and a redesigned taxiway network to accommodate more aircraft and reduce delays.
Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton said, “As we embark on the Newark vision plan, a new AirTrain is essential to both meeting increasing volumes at our airports and delivering a world-class passenger experience for Newark Liberty passengers.”
Tutor Perini/O&G consists of Tutor Perini Corporation and O&G Industries Inc., which together will be the lead contractor for the project and will work as a joint venture with joint and several liabilities. The joint-venture firm has worked together on 11 large infrastructure projects nationwide, such as transportation projects for the Los Angeles Metro, the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Los Angeles International Airport and the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
Separately, Tutor Perini Corporation is one of the nation’s largest full service general contractors with a significant portfolio of transit projects and highway, bridge and tunnel projects, including history working on Port Authority projects such as the Jamaica terminal on AirTrain JFK and the World Trade Center campus. O&G Industries Inc. is a privately owned company and is one of the Northeast’s leading providers of construction services and materials with experience on airport projects such as Bradley International Airport’s Terminal A and air traffic control tower in Connecticut.
Tutor Perini/O&G Nabs Manhattan Jail Facility
Tutor Perini Corporation announced on Nov. 6 that the company, in a joint venture with O&G Industries, Inc., had been identified as the “Apparent Selected Proposer” by the New York City Department of Design and Construction for the new Manhattan Jail Facility. This is one of four new jails that are being built in the boroughs of New York City to replace the Rikers Island Jail Complex, which will eventually be closed and decommissioned.
Tutor Perini anticipates that it will be negotiating contractual terms and pricing for this multi-billion-dollar project with the owner and, if those negotiations are successful, expects to be awarded a design-build contract.
The project scope includes design and construction of a new state-of-the-art facility that will have dedicated space for on-site services and programming, indoor and outdoor recreation, food services, staff offices and facilities, amenities, below-grade accessory parking, and a secured entry. The new facility will contain 886 beds and provide 125 accessory parking spaces below grade for all staff and service providers. In addition, the facility will provide 20,000 square feet of community and commercial space on the ground floor.
Tutor Perini is the managing partner in the joint venture with O&G serving as a 25% partner. The joint venture’s design partner is HOK.