10:03 AM EDT, 08/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tutor Perini ( TPC ) said Tuesday that the New York City Housing Authority awarded its WDF unit with a contract valued at roughly $35.5 million to build a boiler plant at the George Washington Carver Houses in Manhattan.

Construction for the project, which includes replacing the old boiler plant, is slated to start this month with completion by January 2027, Tutor Perini ( TPC ) said.

The company said the contract's value was added to its backlog in Q2.

Shares of the company were up 1.5% in recent trading.

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