Turner Completes 14 K-12 School Projects in Dallas/Ft. Worth Metro Area in Time for Start of the 2010 Fall Semester

NEW YORK, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Construction Company, the nation's largest builder of education facilities, has completed fourteen K-12 school projects in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metro area totaling $43 million in time for the start of the 2010 school year.

These school projects are part of Turner's $2.3 billion of education and science construction projects that are currently being managed by the company.    

Turner has completed $15 million of renovations at five schools for the Dallas Independent School District that include the Oliver Wendell Holmes Humanities/Communications Academy, the John Neely Bryan Elementary School, the W.W. Bushman Elementary School, the N.H. Harllee Elementary School and the William B. Miller Elementary School.

For the Fort Worth Independent School District, Turner has completed the $14 million Forest Middle School and $13.9 million of renovations to eight additional schools for the district that include South Hills High School, Westcreek Elementary, J.T. Stevens Elementary, Bruce Shulkey Elementary, Westcliff Elementary School, McClean Middle School, Monnig Middle School and ML Phillips Elementary School.

"We are proud to continue our relationship with the Dallas and Ft. Worth Independent School Districts through the delivery of  fourteen new and renovated K-12 schools in time for the first day of the 2010 fall semester to benefit the students and surrounding communities," said Matt Papenfus, Vice President and General Manager of Turner's Texas operations.

About Turner

Turner is the leading general builder in the U.S., ranking first or second in the major segments of the building construction field.  During 2009, Turner completed $8.2 billion of construction. Turner is the only builder offering clients a nationwide network of offices across the U.S. Founded in 1902, the firm is a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF, a publicly traded company and one of the world's leading international construction service providers. For more information, visit Turner's website at www.turnerconstruction.com.

About HOCHTIEF

HOCHTIEF is one of the leading international providers of construction-related services. With more than 66,000 employees and a sales volume of EUR 18.17 billion in FY 2009, the company is represented in all the world's major markets. The Group's service offering in the fields of development, construction, services, concessions and operation covers the entire life cycle of infrastructure projects, real estate and facilities. In the USA, the biggest construction market in the world, HOCHTIEF is the No. 1 general builder via its subsidiary Turner and, with Group company Flatiron, ranks among the most important players in the field of transportation infrastructure construction. With its subsidiary Leighton (HOCHTIEF share around 55 percent), the Group is market leader in Australia. Because of its engagement for sustainability, HOCHTIEF has been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes since 2006. Further information is available at www.hochtief.com/press.

SOURCE Turner Construction Company