Perini Management Services wins $42m USACE contract to complete facilities at Tabuk Air Base in Saudi Arabia

Perini Management Services, Inc. (PMSI), the government-contracting subsidiary of Los Angeles-based Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC), was awarded a $42 million contract on 13 August 2026 by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Middle East District, Southwestern Division, to complete construction of facilities at Tabuk Air Base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia^[1].

Scope of work

The contract covers the completion of three distinct facility types at the northwestern Saudi air base^[1]:

• A helicopter maintenance hangar
• A warehouse facility
• A Ground Support Equipment (GSE) facility

Beyond the buildings themselves, the scope extends to integrating all three structures with adjacent existing infrastructure - including airfield pavements, airfield lighting connections, airfield markings, site grading and landscaping, utilities, and utility connections^[1].

The work is being carried out to support the mission of the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Corps^[1], with USACE acting as the contracting authority on behalf of the US government's security cooperation programme in the region.

Schedule and backlog impact

Design work is expected to begin in September 2026, with substantial completion due in September 2028^[1]. The two-year execution window reflects the complexity of completing and integrating multiple aviation-support facilities on an active military installation.

The $42 million contract value will be added to Tutor Perini's backlog in the third quarter of 2026. That backlog stood at a near-record $19.9 billion at the end of Q2 2026, after approximately $1.7 billion in new awards and contract adjustments during the quarter. Recent military additions to the backlog have included $652 million for a Guam military facilities project and $143 million for two military projects in Alaska.

PMSI's Middle East track record

The award is consistent with PMSI's long-standing position as a USACE contractor across the region. The subsidiary has previously executed projects in Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Lebanon, and Egypt. In December 2025, PMSI was awarded a separate $900 million multiple-award task order contract by the USACE Middle East District for design-bid-build work in Israel, primarily for the Israeli Ministry of Defense.

Tutor Perini's broader financial momentum provides context for the win. The company reported record Q2 2026 revenue of $1.6 billion, up 19% year-over-year, alongside a 54% increase in operating income. Management has signalled it is being selective about new work, stating it will not pursue contracts simply to grow backlog - a posture that makes a government-backed, fixed-scope completion contract in a familiar market a natural fit.

The Tabuk award follows a pattern of PMSI securing construction-completion and facility-upgrade jobs through USACE's Middle East District. Whether the subsidiary pursues additional task orders under existing regional vehicles - or bids new ones as Saudi infrastructure investment continues - will be the next indicator of how aggressively Tutor Perini intends to grow its international government segment.