REDWOOD CITY, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/08/09 -- Rudolph and Sletten announced today that the company has been awarded the construction contract for the San Diego City College's new Science Building. The building will consist of approximately 73,000 square feet of new construction, providing needed classrooms, laboratories, and state-of-the-art technology for life sciences, physical sciences, common areas, and associated support space for the College's growing student population.

Students will learn biology, botany, microbiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, marine biology, oceanography and other life sciences in a new modern state-of-the-art laboratory and teaching space.

The Science Building will be one of 14 new instructional facilities or major renovations being built at City College as part of the San Diego Community College District's $1.555 billion Propositions S and N construction program, providing for new teaching and learning facilities, major renovations, and campus-wide infrastructure projects at City, Mesa and Miramar Colleges, as well as six Continuing Education campuses.

"The distinctly modern design will add considerably to the overall campus design while providing City College with the opportunity to expand their life and physical sciences curricula," said Renè Olivo, Vice President of Operations for Rudolph and Sletten. "We have an excellent working relationship with the College and look forward to continuing that relationship with this exciting new project."

Harley Ellis Devereaux is the architect on the project and should have an approved design by year's end. Construction is slated to begin in early 2010.

This project will be the second building that Rudolph and Sletten has managed for the San Diego Community College District. The company is currently working on the construction of the City College's new Career Technology Center (CTC) slated for completion in spring of 2010.

About Rudolph and Sletten, Inc.

Rudolph and Sletten, Inc. (www.rsconstruction.com) is one of the leading general contracting firms on the West Coast. Rudolph and Sletten is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC), the country's ninth largest construction services company. As a pacesetter in the construction industry, Rudolph and Sletten has provided quality-oriented general contracting and construction management services for four decades. Rudolph and Sletten's expert professionals manage each job comprehensively, from site selection and preconstruction services through project completion. With its corporate headquarters in Redwood City, the company also has regional offices in Roseville, Irvine, and San Diego, California.

Rudolph and Sletten's building expertise includes virtually all types of projects with an emphasis on those markets where their technical expertise and quality excel: biotech and pharmaceutical; healthcare; and technology. Other areas of expertise include commercial office and corporate campuses, education, gaming and hospitality, government, sports and entertainment and industrial facilities. Rudolph and Sletten's current clients include Hewlett-Packard, Genentech, Kaiser Permanente, Stanford University, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Johnson & Johnson, Agilent Technologies, and the UC and CSU University systems.

About Tutor Perini Corporation

Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC) is a leading construction services company offering diversified general contracting, construction management 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.

We offer general contracting, pre-construction planning and comprehensive project management services, including the planning and scheduling of the manpower, equipment, materials and subcontractors required for a project. We also offer self-performed construction services including excavation, concrete forming and placement, steel erection, electrical and mechanical services, plumbing and HVAC. We are known for our hospitality industry projects, municipal offices, sports and entertainment, educational, transportation, healthcare, biotech, pharmaceutical and high-tech facilities, as well as large and complex civil construction projects and construction management services to U.S. military and government agencies.

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