Five Star Electric awarded two rail related contracts
Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
Tutor Perini Corporation's specialty contracting subsidiary, Five Star Electric, has been awarded two contracts collectively valued at approximately $123 million.
Five Star Electric was awarded a $90-million subcontract by GCT Constructors JV, the contractor responsible for the construction and fit-out of the new Long Island Rail Road concourse and related facilities at Grand Central Terminal as part of the East Side Access Project. East Side Access will provide a faster and easier commute from Long Island and Queens to the east side of Manhattan. The scope of work to be performed by Five Star Electric will include lighting, electrical service work, general power and installation of thousands of feet of raceway for various systems. Five Star Electric’s scope of work began in April 2015 with substantial completion anticipated by October 2019. East Side Access is being constructed by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Construction (MTA Capital Construction) for the Long Island Rail Road.
The company was also awarded a $33-million subcontract by Judlau Contracting Inc., to perform all the electrical work as part of the Cortlandt Street Station restoration. The station is located in the central area of the World Trade Center. The electrical scope of work will include all power, lighting, fire alarm, communications, security and signaling.Construction is set to start this month with substantial completion anticipated by the first quarter of 2018. The project owner is MTA Capital Construction.
