Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

15.     Related Party Transactions

The Company leases, at market rates, certain facilities from an entity owned by Ronald N. Tutor, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Under these leases, the Company paid $3.0 million in 2018 and $2.8 million in both 2017 and 2016, and recognized expense of $3.2 million in each of the three years.

Raymond R. Oneglia, Vice Chairman of O&G, is a director of the Company. The Company occasionally forms construction project joint ventures with O&G. During the three years ended December 31, 2018, the Company had active joint ventures with O&G including two infrastructure projects in the northeastern United States that were completed in 2017 and one to construct the Purple Line Section 2 Extension project in Los Angeles, California in which the Company’s and O&G’s joint venture interests are 75% and 25%, respectively. O&G may provide equipment and services to these joint ventures on customary trade terms; there were no material payments made by these joint ventures to O&G for services and equipment during the years ended December 31, 2018,  2017 and 2016.

Peter Arkley, Senior Managing Director, Construction Services Group, of Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. (“Alliant”), is a director of the Company. The Company uses Alliant for various insurance-related services. The associated expenses for services provided for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 were $14.7 million, $17.6 million and $8.9 million, respectively. The Company owed Alliant $4.1 million and $0.5 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, for services rendered.