Rudolph and Sletten Awarded Contract for Sutter’s Advanced Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Care Complex
Rudolph and Sletten Awarded Contract for Sutter’s Advanced Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Care Complex
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MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC) (the “Company”), a leading civil, building and specialty construction company, announced today that its subsidiary, Rudolph and Sletten, has been awarded a contract by Sutter Health for its future Advanced Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Care Complex in Sacramento, California. The project scope of work includes the conversion of the existing 660 J Street office building into a new approximately 120,000 square-foot ambulatory surgical center and medical office building to help meet growing demand for Sutter’s advanced orthopedics and sports medicine capabilities. The new facility will help enhance access for patients through expanded medical offices and exam rooms, concussion clinics, a performance lab, physical therapy, and spaces for research, as well as five operating rooms, sterile processing and advanced imaging areas. The project will include significant structural upgrades to the existing cast-in-place post-tensioned structure to meet current seismic requirements. All new mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems will replace the existing building systems.
Rendering of the Sutter Health Advanced Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Care Complex (Source: Cushman and Wakefield)
Pre-construction work on this project commenced in the spring of 2025 and the project recently entered the construction phase with substantial completion anticipated in the fall of 2027. The undisclosed contract value was reflected in the Company’s backlog at the end of the first quarter of 2026.
About Rudolph and Sletten
In the last six decades, Rudolph and Sletten has constructed thousands of projects across our five California offices, from research centers designed to cure diseases, to institutions that educate future generations of leadership. As we have grown, we have built all aspects of life science, higher education, health care, high-tech, government and everything in between. Our success is owed to our diverse, talented personnel combined with our technological expertise, honest estimates, innovative schedules and ethical business practices. Headquartered in Menlo Park, Rudolph and Sletten has regional offices in Roseville, Irvine, Los Angeles and San Diego, California.
About Tutor Perini Corporation
Tutor Perini Corporation is a leading civil, building and specialty construction company offering diversified general contracting and design-build services to private customers 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 safety and quality control measures. We offer general contracting, pre-construction planning and comprehensive project management services, and have strong expertise in delivering design-bid-build, design-build, construction management, and public-private partnership (P3) projects. We often self-perform multiple project components, including earthwork, excavation, concrete forming and placement, steel erection, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and fire protection.
