The Daily Dig:
City College of San Francisco has awarded Rudolph and Sletten, a Tutor Perini subsidiary, a roughly $155 million contract for the Diego Rivera Performing Arts Center at its Ocean Campus. The project is funded through the voter approved Proposition A bond program.
The approximately 78,000 square foot theatrical and music arts building will include a 631 seat main performing arts center with an 80 foot high concrete fly tower, a 90 seat recital hall, rehearsal spaces, costume and music classrooms, and a scene shop. The front entrance will serve as an exhibit hall for Diego Rivera's "Pan American Unity" mural. Work is expected to wrap in Fall 2028.
Project Snapshot:
Owner / Developer: City College of San Francisco
General Contractor / CM: Rudolph and Sletten (Tutor Perini subsidiary)
Design Team: LMN (Design Architect); TEF Design (Architect of Record)
Sector: Higher Education / Performing Arts
Value / GMP: $155 million contract value
Location: Ocean Campus, San Francisco, CA
Scope: 78,000 SF performing arts center with 631 seat main hall and supporting venues
Timeline / Status: Construction underway; anticipated completion Fall 2028
TheJobWalk Thoughts:
An 80 foot fly tower means structural steel and rigging iron that can't be value engineered midstream. Theater work front-loads MEP and AV coordination differently than typical institutional jobs. Acoustic separation, variable air volume for performance loads, and integrated lighting systems all get locked in early. The three year timeline suggests continuous staffing rather than cycling crews, making this worth tracking for steady Bay Area work through 2028.
