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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                April 12, 2000
                                (Date of Report)
                 Date of earliest event reported: March 29, 2000


                               Perini Corporation
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)




                                  Massachusetts
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


         1-6314                                                       04-1717070
(Commission File Number)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

73 Mt. Wayte Avenue
Framingham, MA                                                             01701
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)


               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (508) 628-2000

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ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

On March 29, 2000 (the  "Closing  Date"),  Perini  Corporation  (the  "Company")
completed the sale of 9,411,765  shares of common stock,  par value $1.00 of the
Company (the  "Common  Stock"),  for an  aggregate of $40 million,  or $4.25 per
share (the "Purchase"),  to Tutor-Saliba  Corporation  ("TSC"),  O&G Industries,
Inc. ("O&G"),  and National Union Fire Insurance  Company of Pittsburgh,  Pa., a
wholly-owned  subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. ("National Union"
and  together  with TSC and O&G, the "New  Investors")  pursuant to that certain
Securities  Purchase  Agreement  dated as of  February  5, 2000 by and among the
Company and the New Investors.  Tutor-Saliba Corporation is owned and controlled
by Ronald N.  Tutor,  who also  serves as  Chairman  of the  Company's  Board of
Directors and Chief Executive Officer.

In connection with the Purchase,  TSC acquired  2,352,942 shares of Common Stock
for a total  consideration  of  $10,000,000,  O&G acquired  2,352,941  shares of
Common  Stock  for a total  consideration  of  $10,000,000  and  National  Union
acquired  4,705,882  shares  of  Common  Stock  for  a  total  consideration  of
$20,000,000.

Concurrent  with the closing of the  Purchase  and as a condition  thereto,  the
Company  exchanged  100% of its Series B  Preferred  Stock  (which had a current
accreted  face  amount of  approximately  $41.2  million)  for an  aggregate  of
7,490,417  shares of common  stock at an exchange  price of $5.50 per share (the
"Exchange" and together with the Purchase, the "Transaction")  pursuant to those
certain  Exchange  Agreements  by and  between the Company and each of The Union
Labor  Life  Insurance  Company,  acting  on behalf  of its  Separate  Account P
("ULLICO"),  PB Capital  Partners,  L.P. ("PB  Capital") and The Common Fund for
Non-Profit Organizations ("The Common Fund") dated as of February 7, February 14
and February 14, respectively.

In connection  with the  Transaction,  the Company amended its By-Laws to remove
provisions  creating  an  Executive  Committee  of the  Board of  Directors  and
granting  certain  powers to it. The Company also  entered into a  Shareholder's
Agreement and a Registration  Rights  Agreement,  each by and among the Company,
the New Investors, Ronald N. Tutor, BLUM Capital Partners, L.P., PB Capital, The
Common Fund and ULLICO dated as of the Closing  Date.  In addition,  the Company
entered into an Amendment to the Shareholder Rights Agreement by and between the
Company and State Street Bank and Trust  Company as Rights Agent dated as of the
Closing Date. The Transaction and related  documents are more fully described in
the proxy  statement  with respect to such special  meeting filed by the Company
with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on February 29, 2000 (the "Proxy
Statement") under the section captioned "Description of Transaction."

The Company  amended its  Restated  Articles of  Organization  as of the Closing
Date. The amendment to the Restated Articles of Organization is described in the
Proxy Statement under the section  captioned  "Proposal 2: Approval of Amendment
of Restated  Articles of  Organization".  A Special  Committee of the  Company's
Board of Directors  approved the Transaction  after receiving a fairness opinion
from the investment banking firm of Houlihan Lokey Howard &

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Zukin. A majority of outstanding  common shares,  including a majority of shares
held by disinterested shareholders,  were voted in favor of the Transaction at a
Special Meeting of Stockholders held on March 29, 2000.

The shares of common stock issued in the Purchase represent approximately 42% of
the Company's  voting  rights and the New  Investors  have the right to nominate
three members to the Company's Board of Directors.  The New Investors designated
Ronald N. Tutor, Raymond R. Oneglia and Christopher H. Lee as their nominees and
they were  appointed  Directors of the Company as of March 29, 2000.  The former
holders of the Series B  Preferred  Stock now control  approximately  33% of the
Company's  voting  rights and continue to be entitled to nominate two members to
the Company's Board of Directors. The former holders of Series B Preferred Stock
designated  Michael R. Klein and Robert A.  Kennedy as their  nominees  and they
were appointed Directors of the Company as of March 29, 2000.

In connection with the Transaction and as a condition thereto,  the Company also
entered into an Amended and Restated Credit  Agreement (the "Credit  Agreement")
with its  lenders.  The  Credit  Agreement  provides  for  restructuring  of the
Company's  existing  credit  facility  into a $35  million  term loan (the "Term
Loan") and a $21  million  revolving  credit  facility  (the  "Revolving  Credit
Facility").  The Credit Agreement  requires that the Company repay the Term Loan
quarterly through 2002 and the Revolving Credit Facility by January 21, 2003.

The documents relating to the Transaction and the Exchange and the press release
issued by the  Company are  attached  hereto as  exhibits  and are  incorporated
herein by reference.

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<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:  April 12, 2000                                PERINI CORPORATION



                                                     By:/s/Robert Band
                                                     Name:Robert Band
                                                     Title:  President
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
- -------

3.1  Amendment to Restated Articles of Organization, filed with the Secretary of
     State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts March 29, 2000

3.2  By-Laws of Perini Corporation as amended and restated as of March 29, 2000

4.1  Registration Rights Agreement by and among Perini Corporation, Tutor-Saliba
     Corporation,  Ronald N. Tutor, O&G Industries, Inc. and National Union Fire
     Insurance  Company of  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  BLUM Capital  Partners,  L.P., PB
     Capital Partners, L.P., The Common Fund for Non-Profit  Organizations,  and
     The Union Labor Life  Insurance  Company,  acting on behalf of its Separate
     Account P dated as of March 29, 2000

4.2  Shareholder's  Agreement  by and  among  Perini  Corporation,  Tutor-Saliba
     Corporation,  Ronald N. Tutor, O&G Industries, Inc. and National Union Fire
     Insurance  Company of  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  BLUM Capital  Partners,  L.P., PB
     Capital Partners, L.P., The Common Fund for Non-Profit  Organizations,  and
     The Union Labor Life  Insurance  Company,  acting on behalf of its Separate
     Account P dated as of March 29, 2000

4.3  Amendment to Shareholder  Rights Agreement by and among Perini  Corporation
     and State  Street Bank and Trust  Company as Rights Agent dated as of March
     29, 2000

4.4  Termination Agreement by and among Perini Corporation, PB Capital Partners,
     L.P.,  The Common Fund for  Non-Profit  Organizations,  and The Union Labor
     Life Insurance Company, acting on behalf of its Separate Account P dated as
     of March 29, 2000

10.1 Exchange  Agreement by and between Perini  Corporation  and The Union Labor
     Life Insurance Company, acting on behalf of its Separate Account P dated as
     of February 7, 2000

10.2 Exchange  Agreement  by and  between  Perini  Corporation  and  PB  Capital
     Partners, L.P., dated as of February 14, 2000

10.3 Exchange  Agreement by and between Perini  Corporation  and The Common Fund
     for Non-Profit Organizations, dated as of February 14, 2000

10.4 Second  Amended  and  Restated   Credit   Agreement  by  and  among  Perini
     Corporation, the Banks listed therein and Morgan Guarantee Trust Company of
     New York, as Agent dated as of March 29, 2000

99.1 Press Release of Perini Corporation, dated March 30, 2000

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                                                                     Exhibit 3.1

                                                          FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION
                                                                  NO. 04-1717070

                        THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
                             William Francis Galvin
                          Secretary of the Commonwealth
              One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512

                              ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                    (General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)

     We, Robert Band, President and Dennis M. Ryan, Clerk of Perini Corporation,
located  at 73 Mt.  Wayte  Avenue,  Framingham,  MA 01701,  certify  that  these
Articles  of  Amendment  affecting  articles  numbered:  3 of  the  Articles  of
Organization  were duly adopted at a meeting held on March 2, 2000,  by vote of:
3,644,105  shares of Common of 5,682,287 shares  outstanding,  200,184 shares of
Series B Preferred of 200,184 shares  outstanding,  being at least a majority of
each type, class or series outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.

     To change the number of shares and par value (if any) of any type, class or
series of stock  which  the  corporation  is  authorized  to issue,  fill in the
following:

     The total presently authorized is:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

            WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS                                    WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
- -------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------

     TYPE                NUMBER OF SHARES              TYPE             NUMBER OF SHARES             PAR VALUE
- ---------------- --------------------------------- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------------
<S>              <C>                               <C>           <C>                             <C>
Common:                                            Common:       15,000,000                      1.00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Preferred:                                         Preferred:    1,000,000                       1.00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         Change the total authorized to:

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

            WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS                                    WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
- -------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------

     TYPE                NUMBER OF SHARES              TYPE             NUMBER OF SHARES             PAR VALUE
- ---------------- --------------------------------- ------------- ------------------------------- -------------------
Common:                                            Common:       40,000,000                      1.00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Preferred:                                         Preferred:    1,000,000                       1.00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
<PAGE>


     The foregoing  amendment(s)  will become  effective  when these Articles of
Amendment are filed in accordance  with General  Laws,  Chapter 156B,  Section 6
unless  these  articles  specify,  in  accordance  with  the vote  adopting  the
amendment,  a later  effective date not more than thirty days after such filing,
in which event the amendment will become effective on such later date.

Later effective date:

SIGNED UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY,  this 29th day of March, 2000,

/s/ Robert Band , President, /s/ Dennis M. Ryan , Clerk.
- ---------------              ------------------

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                        THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

                              ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                    (General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)



    I hereby approve the within Articles of Amendment and, the filing fee in
     the amount of $__________ having been paid, said articles are deemed to
         have been filed with me this _____ day of ____________, 19___.



                               Effective date:






                             WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
                          Secretary of the Commonwealth











                                                 TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION
                                               Photocopy of document to sent to:

                               Rajeev Balakrishna, Esq.
                               Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, LLP
                               Exchange Place
                               Boston, MA 02109



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                                                                     Exhibit 3.2

                     AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
                          BY-LAWS OF PERINI CORPORATION


1.   The  Amended  and  Restated  Bylaws of the  Company  are hereby  amended by
     deleting sections 3.3 and 4.5 in their entirety and replacing them with the
     following:

     3.3  Committees.  The directors may, by vote of a majority of the directors
          then in office,  elect from their  number an executive  committee  and
          other  committees  and may by vote  delegate to any such  committee or
          committees  some or all of the powers of the  directors  except  these
          which by law, by the articles of organization or by these by-laws they
          are prohibited from delegating.  Except as the directors may otherwise
          determine,  any such  committee  may make rules for the conduct of its
          business,  but unless  otherwise  provided  by the  directors  or such
          rules,  its  meetings  shall be called,  notice  given or waived,  its
          business  conducted,  or its action taken as nearly as may be the same
          manner as is provided by these by-laws with respect to meetings or for
          the conduct of business or the taking of action by the directors.  All
          members of such committees  shall hold such offices at the pleasure of
          the board of  directors.  The board of directors  may abolish any such
          committee at any time.  Any  committee to which the board of directors
          delegates  any of its  powers  or duties  shall  keep  records  of its
          meetings  and shall report its action to the board of  directors.  The
          board of  directors  shall  have  power to  rescind  any action of any
          committee, but no such rescission shall have retroactive effect.

     4.5  Chairman of the Board,  Vice-Chairman of the Board and President.  The
          chairman  of the board  shall be the chief  executive  officer  of the
          corporation and shall preside at all meetings of the  stockholders and
          of the  directors  at which he is present.  The  vice-chairman  of the
          board,  if there be such an  officer,  shall,  in the  absence  of the
          chairman of the board, preside at all meetings of the stockholders and
          of  the   directors   at  which  he  is  present.   The  chairman  and
          vice-chairman shall each advise with and make his counsel available to
          the other officers of the  corporation  and each shall have such other
          duties  and  powers  as shall be  prescribed  from time to time by the
          directors.

               The chief  executive  officer shall,  subject to the direction of
          the directors, have general charge of the property and business of the
          corporation and of all operations, shall employ and remove at pleasure
          and fix the duties and  compensation  of managers,  agents,  salesmen,
          clerks,  workmen and other  subordinate  employees of the corporation,
          and shall  have such other  duties  and powers as shall be  prescribed
          from time to time by the directors.

               The  president,  subject to the direction of the directors and of
          the   chairman  of  the  board,   shall  direct  and   supervise   the
          administration  of the  business  and affairs of the  corporation  and
          shall have such other  duties and powers as shall be  prescribed  from
          time to time by the directors.

2.   All other  provisions  of the Amended and  Restated  Bylaws shall remain in
     full force and effect.

<PAGE>
Approved by the Board of  Directors  on January 31,  2000,  effective  after the
closing of the exchange of the Series B Preferred Stock on March 29, 2000.


                                                                     Exhibit 4.1

                          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT


     REGISTRATION  RIGHTS  AGREEMENT  dated as of March  29,  2000 by and  among
Perini Corporation,  a Massachusetts  corporation (together with its successors,
the "Company"),  Tutor-Saliba  Corporation,  a California  corporation  ("TSC"),
Ronald N. Tutor ("RNT"),  National  Union Fire Insurance  Company of Pittsburgh,
PA, a Pennsylvania  corporation ("National Union"), and O&G Industries,  Inc., a
Connecticut  corporation  (("O&G"),  BLUM Capital  Partners,  L.P., a California
limited  partnership  ("BLUM"),  PB Capital  Partners,  L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("PB Capital"), The Common Fund for Non-Profit Organizations,  a New
York  non-profit  corporation  ("The  Common  Fund"),  and The Union  Labor Life
Insurance  Company,  a  Maryland  corporation  acting on behalf of its  Separate
Account P ("ULLICO"  and  collectively  with TSC,  RNT,  AIG,  O&G,  BLUM and PB
Capital the "Shareholders").

     WHEREAS,  pursuant to the terms and conditions of the  Securities  Purchase
Agreement dated as of February 5, 2000 (the  "Securities  Purchase  Agreement"),
among  the  Company  and the  Shareholders,  TSC,  National  Union and O&G shall
acquire shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company on the
Closing (as defined in the Securities  Purchase  Agreement),  in the amounts set
forth opposite each name on Exhibit 2.01 thereto;

     WHEREAS,  pursuant  to the  terms  of the  exchange  agreement  dated as of
February 7, 2000,  between the Company and ULLICO,  the exchange agreement dated
as of Februry 14,  2000,  between the Company and PB Capital,  and the  exchange
agreement  dated as of  February  14,  2000,  between the Company and The Common
Fund,  such holders have agreed to exchange  their Series B Preferred  Stock for
Common Stock of the Company; and

     WHEREAS,  the Company has agreed with the  Shareholders  to provide certain
rights as set forth herein.

     NOW THEREFORE,  for valuable consideration,  the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:


                                    ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS

     SECTION 1.1.  Definitions.  Unless otherwise defined herein,  the following
terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings specified below.

     (a) "BLUM" has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

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     (b) "Business Day" means any day except a Saturday,  Sunday or other day on
which  commercial  banks in New York City are required or  authorized  by law to
close.

     (c) "The  Common  Fund"  has the  meaning  set  forth  in the  introductory
paragraph hereof.

     (d) "Common  Stock" means the common stock,  par value $1.00 per share,  of
the Company.

     (e)  "Company"  has the  meaning  set forth in the  introductory  paragraph
hereof.

     (f) "Deferral Period" means the period during which the Company has elected
to postpone the sale or other transfer of Registrable  Securities by the holders
thereof  pursuant to the applicable terms of Article II of this Agreement or any
other  period  during  which  a  stop  order  or  other  order   suspending  the
effectiveness of a Registration Statement is in effect.

     (g)  "Effectiveness  Period" means the period commencing on the date hereof
and  ending on the date that all  Shares  shall  have  ceased to be  Registrable
Securities.

     (h) "Exchange Act" means the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or  any  successor  Federal  statute,  and  the  rules  and  regulations  of the
Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time. Reference
to a particular  section of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 shall include a
reference  to the  comparable  section,  if any, of any such  successor  Federal
statute.

     (i) "Managing Underwriters" means the investment banking firm or firms that
shall manage or co-manage an Underwritten Offering.

     (j)  "National  Union"  has  the  meaning  set  forth  in the  introductory
paragraph hereof.

     (k) "Notice Holder" means a holder of Registrable  Securities who has given
notice of the intention to distribute  such holder's  Registrable  Securities in
accordance with Section 2.1(d), 2.2 or 2.3, as the case may be.

     (l) "O&G" has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

     (m) "PB  Capital" has the meaning set forth in the  introductory  paragraph
hereof.

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     (n) "Person" means an individual, a corporation,  a partnership,  a limited
liability partnership,  a limited liability company, an association,  a trust or
any  other  entity  or   organization,   including  a  government  or  political
subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

     (o)  "Prospectus"  means  the  prospectus   included  in  any  Registration
Statement   (including,   without   limitation,   a  prospectus  that  discloses
information  previously  omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective
Registration  Statement  in  reliance  upon  Rule  430A  promulgated  under  the
Securities  Act),  as amended or  supplemented  by any  amendment or  prospectus
supplement,  including post-effective  amendments, and all material incorporated
by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

     (p)  "Public  Sale"  means any sale of Shares to the public  pursuant to an
offering  registered under the Securities Act or to the public through a broker,
dealer or market maker  pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 (or any successor
provision then in effect) adopted under the Securities Act.

     (q) "Registrable  Securities" means Shares until the date (if any) when (i)
such Shares shall have been sold or  transferred  pursuant to a Public Sale, and
transferred  or  exchanged  and new  certificates  for them not bearing a legend
restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company or (ii) if
requested to do so, the Company  would be required to deliver  certificates  for
such  Shares not  bearing a legend  restricting  further  transfer  (other  than
legends  required  under  Section  2.06  of  the  Shareholders'   Agreement,  if
applicable),  and, in each case,  subsequent  sale or other  disposition of such
Shares shall not require  registration or qualification under the Securities Act
or any similar state or foreign law then in force.

     (r)  "Registration  Statement"  means  any  registration  statement  of the
Company  which  covers  any  of  the  Registrable  Securities  pursuant  to  the
provisions  of  this  Agreement,   including  the  Prospectus,   amendments  and
supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments,
amendments and supplements to such Prospectus, all exhibits, and all information
incorporated  by  reference  or deemed to be  incorporated  by reference in such
registration statement.

     (s)  "Restricted  Securities"  means the Shares;  provided that  particular
Shares shall cease to be Restricted  Securities when such securities  shall have
(x) been sold or  transferred  pursuant to a Public Sale, or (y) been  otherwise
transferred  or  exchanged  and new  certificates  for them not bearing a legend
restricting  further  transfer  shall have been  delivered  by the  Company  and
subsequent  disposition of them shall not require  registration or qualification
of them under the  Securities  Act or any  similar  state or foreign law then in
force or (z) ceased to be outstanding.

     (t) "RNT" has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

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     (u) "Rule 144" means Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be
amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation  hereafter  adopted
by the SEC.

     (v) "Rule 144A" means Rule 144A under the Securities  Act, as such Rule may
be  amended  from time to time,  or any  similar  rule or  regulation  hereafter
adopted by the SEC.

     (w) "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other Federal
agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

     (x) "Securities  Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or any
successor  Federal  statute,  and the rules and  regulations  of the  Commission
thereunder,  all as the same  shall be in  effect at the  time.  Reference  to a
particular  section of the  Securities  Act of 1933 shall include a reference to
the comparable section, if any, of any such successor Federal statute.

     (y)  "Securities  Purchase  Agreement"  has the  meaning  set  forth in the
recitals.

     (z) "Selling  Period" means the period during which a holder of Registrable
Securities  shall be entitled to sell its Shares pursuant to a Prospectus  under
the applicable provision of Article II of this Agreement.

     (aa)"Shares"  means shares of Common Stock of the Company (including shares
of Common Stock issued from time to time on conversion or exchange of securities
of the Company),  currently held, or subsequently  acquired, by a Shareholder or
transferee of, or successor to, a Shareholder,  as adjusted for any other shares
of Common  Stock or  securities  issued in respect of such shares or  securities
because   of   stock   splits,    reverse   stock   splits,   stock   dividends,
reclassifications,  recapitalizations,  merger, consolidation, share exchange or
similar events.

     (bb)"Shareholders"  has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph
hereof.

     (cc)"Shareholders'  Agreement" means that certain  Shareholders'  Agreement
dated even date herewith among the Shareholders and the Company.

     (dd)"Special  Counsel" means any law firm retained from time to time by the
holders of five percent (5%) or more of the  Registrable  Securities  to be sold
pursuant to a Registration  Statement or during any Selling Period,  as shall be
specified by such holders to the Company;  provided  that at no time there shall
be more than one Special  Counsel the fees and expenses of which will be paid by
the Company pursuant to Section 2.4.

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     (ee)"ULLICO"  has the  meaning  set  forth  in the  introductory  paragraph
hereof.

     (ff)"Underwritten  Offering"  means a  registration  in  which  Registrable
Securities are sold or to be sold to one or more  underwriters for reoffering to
the public.

     Each of the  following  terms is defined in the Section set forth  opposite
such term:

              Term                                   Section
              ----                                   -------

     "Demand Holders"                                2.2(a)

     "Demand Registration"                           2.2(a)

     "Filing Date"                                   2.1(a)

     "Initial Shelf Registration"                    2.1(a)

     "Initiating Holders"                            2.1(a)

     "Piggyback Registration"                        2.3(a)

     "Saleable Number"                               3.1(a)

     "Shelf Registration"                            2.1(a)

     "Subsequent Shelf Registration"                 2.1(b)


                                   ARTICLE II

                               REGISTRATION RIGHTS

     SECTION 2.1 Shelf Registration.

     (a) As soon as  practicable  but in any event not later  than the date (the
"Filing Date") that is thirty (30) days, in the case of a Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (or successor or replacement  form) and sixty (60) days, in the case
of a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or other available form), after receipt
by the  Company  of a written  request by the holder or holders of not less than
five percent (5%) of the Registrable Securities (the "Initiating Holders"),  the
Company  shall  prepare and file with the SEC a  Registration  Statement  for an
offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the
Securities Act (a "Shelf Registration") registering the resale from time to time
by the  holders  of  all  of the  Registrable  Securities  (the  "Initial  Shelf
Registration").  The Registration  Statement for any Shelf Registration shall be
on  Form  S-3  or  another  available  form  permitting   registration  of  such
Registrable  Securities

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for  resale  by  such  holders  in the  manner  or  manners  designated  by them
(including, without limitation, one or more Underwritten Offerings). The Company
shall use all  commercially  reasonable  best efforts to cause the Initial Shelf
Registration  to become  effective  under the  Securities  Act as promptly as is
practicable and to keep the Initial Shelf  Registration  continuously  effective
under the Securities Act until the end of the Effectiveness Period.

     (b) If the Initial Shelf  Registration or any Subsequent Shelf Registration
(as defined  below) ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the
Effectiveness  Period (other than because all Registrable  Securities shall have
been sold or shall have ceased to be Registrable Securities),  the Company shall
use all commercially  reasonable best efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of
any order suspending the  effectiveness  thereof,  and in any event shall within
thirty (30) days of such cessation of effectiveness amend the Shelf Registration
in a manner reasonably expected to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending
the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional Shelf Registration covering all
of  the  Registrable  Securities  (a  "Subsequent  Shelf  Registration").  If  a
Subsequent  Shelf  Registration is filed, the Company shall use all commercially
reasonable  best efforts to cause the Subsequent  Shelf  Registration  to become
effective  as  promptly  as is  practicable  after such  filing and to keep such
Registration Statement continuously effective until the end of the Effectiveness
Period.

     (c) The  Company  shall  supplement  and amend the  Shelf  Registration  if
required  by  the  rules,   regulations  or   instructions   applicable  to  the
registration form used by the Company for such Shelf  Registration,  if required
by  the  Securities  Act,  or if  reasonably  requested  by  any  holder  of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or by any Managing
Underwriter of such Registrable Securities.

     (d) Each holder of Registrable  Securities agrees that if it wishes to sell
any  Registrable  Securities  pursuant  to  a  Shelf  Registration  and  related
Prospectus,  it will do so only in  accordance  with this Section  2.1(d).  Each
holder of Registrable Securities agrees to give written notice to the Company at
least six (6) Business Days prior to any intended  distribution  of  Registrable
Securities under the Shelf Registration,  which notice shall specify the date on
which such holder intends to begin such  distribution  and any information  with
respect to such holder and the intended  distribution of Registrable  Securities
by such holder required to amend or supplement the  Registration  Statement with
respect to such intended distribution of Registrable  Securities by such holder;
provided that no holder may give such notice  unless such notice,  together with
notices given by other holders of Registrable  Securities joining in such notice
or giving similar notices,  covers at least five percent (5%) of the Registrable
Securities.  As  promptly  as is  practicable  after  the date  such  notice  is
provided,  and in any event within five (5) Business  Days after such date,  the
Company shall either:

          (i) (A) prepare and file with the SEC a  post-effective  amendment  to
     the Shelf  Registration  or a  supplement  to the related  Prospectus  or a
     supplement or amendment to any document  incorporated  therein by reference
     or any other required  document,  so that such Registration  Statement will
     not  contain  any

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     untrue  statement  of a  material  fact or omit to  state a  material  fact
     required to be stated therein or necessary to make the  statements  therein
     not misleading,  and so that, as thereafter  delivered to purchasers of the
     Registrable  Securities  being sold  thereunder,  such  Prospectus will not
     contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
     fact  required to be stated  therein or  necessary  to make the  statements
     therein,  in light of the  circumstances  under  which they were made,  not
     misleading;  (B) provide each Notice Holder a copy of any  documents  filed
     pursuant to Section  2.1(d)(i)(A);  and (C) inform each Notice  Holder that
     the Company has complied with its obligations in Section  2.1(d)(i)(A)  and
     that the Registration  Statement and related Prospectus may be used for the
     purpose of selling all or any of such  Registrable  Securities (or that, if
     the Company has filed a post-effective  amendment to the Shelf Registration
     which has not yet been  declared  effective,  the Company  will notify each
     Notice Holder to that effect,  will use all  commercially  reasonable  best
     efforts to secure the  effectiveness of such  post-effective  amendment and
     will immediately so notify each Notice Holder when the amendment has become
     effective);  each Notice  Holder  will sell all or any of such  Registrable
     Securities  pursuant to the Shelf  Registration and related Prospectus only
     during the sixty (60) day period in the case of  registration  on Form S-3,
     or the ninety (90) day period in the case of registration on any other form
     available for  registration,  commencing with the date on which the Company
     gives  notice  (such sixty (60) or ninety (90) day period,  as the case may
     be, to be calculated  without regard to any Deferral  Period),  pursuant to
     Section 2.1(d)(i)(C), that the Registration Statement and Prospectus may be
     used for such purpose;  each Notice Holder agrees that it will not sell any
     Registrable   Securities   pursuant  to  such  Registration   Statement  or
     Prospectus  after  such  Selling  Period  without  giving a new  notice  of
     intention to sell pursuant to Section 2.1(d) hereof and receiving a further
     notice from the Company pursuant to Section 2.1(d)(i)(C) hereof; or

          (ii) if, in the  judgment of the  Company,  it is advisable to suspend
     use of the  Prospectus  for a  period  of  time  due  to  pending  material
     corporate  developments  or similar  material events that have not yet been
     publicly  disclosed and as to which the Company believes public  disclosure
     will be prejudicial to the Company, the Company shall deliver a certificate
     in writing,  signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer
     or General  Counsel,  to the Notice  Holders,  the Special  Counsel and the
     Managing  Underwriters,  if any, to the effect of the  foregoing  and, upon
     receipt of such certificate,  each such Notice Holder's Selling Period will
     not  commence  until  such  Notice  Holder's   receipt  of  copies  of  the
     supplemented  or amended  Prospectus  provided for in Section  2.1(d)(i)(A)
     hereof,  or  until  it is  advised  in  writing  by the  Company  that  the
     Prospectus  may be used,  and has  received  copies  of any  additional  or
     supplemental  filings  that are  incorporated  or  deemed  incorporated  by
     reference  in such  Prospectus.  The  Company  will  use  all  commercially
     reasonable  best  efforts to ensure that the use of the  Prospectus  may be
     resumed,  and the  Selling  Period will  commence,  upon the earlier of (x)
     public disclosure of such pending material corporate development or similar
     material event or (y) a determination  by the Company

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     that,  in the judgment of the Company,  public  disclosure of such material
     corporate development or similar material event would not be prejudicial to
     the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not under any
     circumstances be entitled to exercise its right under Section 2.1(d)(ii) to
     defer the  commencement of a Selling Period more than one time in any three
     (3)-month  period or two times in any  twelve  (12)-month  period,  and the
     period in which a Selling Period is suspended shall not exceed fifteen (15)
     days  unless the  Company  shall  deliver to such  Notice  Holders a second
     certificate  to the effect set forth above,  which shall have the effect of
     extending the period during which such Selling  Period is deferred by up to
     an  additional  fifteen  (15) days,  or such  shorter  period of time as is
     specified  in such  second  certificate.  In no event  shall the Company be
     permitted to extend the period during which such Selling Period is deferred
     from and after the date a Notice Holder  provides  notice to the Company in
     accordance   with  Section   2.1(d)(ii)  of  its  intention  to  distribute
     Registrable Securities beyond such thirty (30)-day period.

     SECTION 2.2 Demand Registration.

     (a) At any time during the Effectiveness  Period,  any holder or holders of
Registrable  Securities  (the "Demand  Holders") may request in writing that the
Company file a  Registration  Statement  under the  Securities  Act covering the
registration of all or a portion of the Registrable  Securities then held by the
Demand  Holders (a "Demand  Registration").  After the date on which the Company
receives such a request, the Company shall use all commercially  reasonable best
efforts (i) to file a  Registration  Statement  under the  Securities Act on the
appropriate form (using Form S-3 or other "short form," if available and advised
by counsel) covering all of the Registrable  Securities specified by the holders
within  forty-five (45) days after the date of such request (thirty (30) days in
the case of a Form S-3) and  (ii) to  cause such  Registration  Statement  to be
declared effective within sixty (60) days (forty-five (45) days in the case of a
Form S-3) after the filing referenced in clause (i) above. The Company will keep
the Demand  Registration  current and effective for at least one hundred  twenty
(120) days (such one hundred  twenty (120) day period to be  calculated  without
regard to any Deferral  Period),  or a shorter  period  during which the holders
shall have sold all Registrable Securities covered by the Demand Registration.

     (b) In the  event a holder  of  Registrable  Securities  makes a demand  to
register  pursuant to Section 2.2 and later  determines not to sell  Registrable
Securities pursuant to such registration, the Company shall cease all efforts to
secure registration for such holder's Registrable  Securities and shall take all
action  necessary  to  prevent  the   commencement  of  effectiveness   for  any
registration  that it is  preparing  or has  prepared  in  connection  with  the
withdrawn request,  and such holder's Demand Registration shall be reinstated as
if never exercised;  provided, however, that such holder withdrawing such demand
shall pay all of the costs and  expenses  incurred by the Company in  connection
with such withdrawn demand, unless the withdrawal is a result of a breach by the
Company of its obligations under this Agreement.

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     (c)  National  Union  shall be  entitled  to two (2)  Demand  Registrations
pursuant to Section 2.2, provided that it shall not be entitled to exercise more
than one (1) Demand Registrations during any twelve (12)-month period. TSC, O&G,
ULLICO and BLUM  (together  with The Common Fund and PB Capital) shall each have
one (1) Demand Registration right pursuant to Section 2.2.

     (d)  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of Section  2.2,  if the  Company is
requested to file any registration under Section 2.2:

          (i) The  Company  shall  have  the  right  to defer  the  filing  of a
     Registration  Statement relating to a Demand Registration during the ninety
     (90) days following the effective date of any other Registration  Statement
     pertaining to an underwritten public offering of securities for the account
     of the Company or security  holders of the Company or such  earlier date as
     such distribution shall be completed; or

          (ii) The  Company  shall  have the  right to defer  the  filing  after
     receipt  of the  Demand  Holders  request  or if a  Registration  Statement
     relating to a Demand  Registration  has already been filed, the Company may
     cause the Registration  Statement to be withdrawn and its  effectiveness to
     be terminated,  or may postpone  amending or supplementing the Registration
     Statement,  until the Board of Directors  determines that the circumstances
     requiring  the  withdrawal  or  postponement  no longer  exist,  if, in the
     judgment  of  the  Company,  (i)  it is  advisable  to  suspend  use of the
     Prospectus  for  a  period  of  time  due  to  pending  material  corporate
     developments  or similar  material  events that have not yet been  publicly
     disclosed and as to which the Company  believes  public  disclosure will be
     prejudicial  to the Company or (ii) the Board of  Directors  of the Company
     determines in good faith that there is a valid  business  purpose or reason
     for delaying  such filing or  effectiveness.  The Company  shall  deliver a
     certificate  in  writing,  signed by its  Chief  Executive  Officer,  Chief
     Financial  Officer  or  General  Counsel,  to the  holders  of  Registrable
     Securities,  the Special Counsel and the Managing Underwriters,  if any, to
     the effect of the  foregoing  and, upon receipt of such  certificate,  each
     such holder's  Selling Period will not commence until such holder's receipt
     of copies of a supplemented or amended  Prospectus,  or until it is advised
     in writing by the Company that the Prospectus may be used, and has received
     copies of any additional or supplemental  filings that are  incorporated or
     deemed  incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.  The Company will use
     all  commercially  reasonable  best  efforts to ensure  that the use of the
     Prospectus may be resumed,  and the Selling Period will commence,  upon the
     earlier  of (x)  public  disclosure  of  such  pending  material  corporate
     development or similar material event or (y) a determination by the Company
     that,  in the judgment of the Company,  public  disclosure of such material
     corporate development or similar material event would not be prejudicial to
     the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not under any
     circumstances  be  entitled  to  exercise  its  right  under  this  Section

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     2.2(d)(ii) to defer the  commencement  of a Selling  Period more than sixty
     (60) days during any twelve (12)-month period.

     (e) A Demand  Registration  shall  not count as such  until a  Registration
Statement becomes effective;  provided,  that if, after it has become effective,
the offering  pursuant to the  Registration  Statement is interfered with by any
stop order,  injunction  or other order or  requirement  of the SEC or any other
governmental  authority,  such  registration  shall be  deemed  not to have been
effected  unless such stop order,  injunction or other order shall  subsequently
have  been  vacated  or  otherwise  removed  within  fifteen  (15)  days  of the
imposition thereof.

     (f) The  Demand  Holders  shall  select  the  underwriter  or  underwriters
(including   Managing   Underwriter)  of  any  offering  pursuant  to  a  Demand
Registration,  subject to the approval of the Company,  which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld.

     SECTION 2.3 Piggyback Registration.

     (a) Subject to applicable stock exchange rules and securities  regulations,
at least  thirty  (30) days prior to any public  offering  of any of its capital
stock of the Company for the account of the Company or any other  Person  (other
than a Registration  Statement on Form S-4 or S-8 (or any successor  forms under
the  Securities  Act),   relating  solely  to  employee  benefit  plans  or  any
transaction governed by Rule 145 of the Securities Act or Registration Statement
filed pursuant to the Shelf  Registration under Section 2.1 of this Agreement or
any substantially  comparable shelf registration right granted by the company to
any shareholder not a party to this  Agreement),  the Company shall give written
notice of such  proposed  filing and of the proposed date thereof to the holders
and if, on or before the twentieth  (20th) day (or such earlier day specified if
registration is for the account of any other Person) following the date on which
such notice is given, (i) a Registration  Statement  covering the sale of all of
the Registrable Securities is not then effective and available for sales thereof
by the holders and (ii) the Company  shall  receive  written  requests  from any
holders of Registrable  Securities requesting that the Company include among the
securities covered by such Registration  Statement any or all of the Registrable
Securities for offering,  specifying the amount of Registrable  Securities  that
such holder intends to sell and such holder's  intended method of  distribution,
the Company  shall  include such  Registrable  Securities  in such  Registration
Statement,  if filed, so as to permit such Registrable  Securities to be sold or
disposed of in the manner and on the terms of the offering  thereof set forth in
such request.  Each such  registration  shall hereinafter be called a "Piggyback
Registration."  The  Company  shall  select  the  underwriter  or  underwriters,
including  Managing  Underwriter,  of any  offering  pursuant to a  Registration
Statement  filed  pursuant  to this  Section  2.3,  provided  that any  selected
underwriter  shall  be a  well-recognized  firm in  good  standing  of  national
reputation.

     (b) Upon receipt of a request for Piggyback Registration, the Company shall
use all commercially reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities
which the Company has been  requested  to  register to be  registered  under the
Securities Act to the extent

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necessary  to permit  their sale or other  disposition  in  accordance  with the
intended  methods of  distribution  specified  in the  request  of such  holder;
provided, however, that the Company shall have the right, prior to the effective
date of the Registration  Statement, to postpone or withdraw such a registration
effected pursuant to this Section 2.3 without  obligation to the holders,  other
than the  Company's  obligation  to pay the expenses  incurred by the holders in
connection with the registration; provided, further, that if the registration is
pursuant  to a Demand  Registration,  the  Company  shall only have the right to
defer the registration in accordance with Section 2.2(d).  In the event a holder
of Registrable  Securities  makes a demand to register  pursuant to this Section
2.3 and later  determines not to sell  Registrable  Securities  pursuant to such
registration,  the Company  shall cease all efforts to secure  registration  for
such holder's Registrable Securities.

     (c)  If  such   registration   being  effected   pursuant  to  a  Piggyback
Registration  is  a  Company  registration  or a  registration  pursuant  to  an
underwritten  offering,  the shares of Common Stock  available for sale shall be
allocated in accordance with Article III of this Agreement.

     (d) No registration effected under Section 2.3 shall relieve the Company of
its obligation to effect a demand  registration under Section 2.2, nor shall any
registration  under  this  Section  2.3 be deemed to have  been  effected  under
Section 2.2.


                                   ARTICLE III

                              UNDERWRITERS' CUTBACK

     SECTION 3.1 Underwriter's Cutback.

     (a) If, in connection with any underwritten public offering for the account
of the Company, the Managing Underwriter(s) thereof shall impose a limitation on
the  number of  shares of Common  Stock  (the  "Saleable  Number")  which may be
included in the  Registration  Statement  that is less than all of the shares of
Common Stock sought to be registered because,  in such Managing  Underwriter(s)'
commercially  reasonable  judgment,  marketing  or other  factors  dictate  such
limitation is necessary to facilitate public  distributions,  then the number of
shares of Common  Stock  offered  shall be limited to the Saleable  Number.  The
Company will promptly so advise each holder of Registrable  Securities  that has
requested  registration,  and  will  include  shares  of  Common  Stock  in such
registration in the following order of priority:  (A) the shares of Common Stock
the Company  desires to include in such  registration  up to the total number of
shares sought to be registered;  (B) the Registrable Securities that the holders
desire to include in such  registration up to the total sought to be registered;
and (C) the balance of securities,  if any, to be registered by other holders of
the Company's  Common Stock to the extent such security  holders have  piggyback
registration  rights  and  have  sought  to  include  their  securities  in such
registration,  in each case until the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
included  in such  registration  is equal to the

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number thereof that, in the opinion of such Managing Underwriter(s), can be sold
without adversely affecting the marketability thereof.

     (b) If, in connection with any underwritten public offering for the account
of any security holder of the Company  exercising its demand  registration right
(other than the holder of Registrable Securities), the Saleable Number which may
be  included  in the  Registration  Statement  is less than all of the shares of
Common Stock sought to be registered  because,  in the Managing  Underwriter(s)'
commercially  reasonable  judgment,  marketing  or other  factors  dictate  such
limitation is necessary to facilitate public  distributions,  then the number of
securities  offered  shall be limited to the Saleable  Number.  The Company will
promptly so advise  each holder of  Registrable  Securities  that has  requested
registration,  and will include in such  registration  in the following order of
priority:  (A) the shares of Common Stock sought to be  registered by holders of
the Company's  Common Stock who have exercised their demand  registration  right
(to the extent the holders exercising such rights possessed such rights prior to
the date hereof);  (B) the  Registrable  Securities  that the holders  desire to
include in such  registration  up to the total sought to be  registered  and the
shares of Common  Stock  sought to be  registered  by holders  of the  Company's
Common Stock who have exercised their demand  registration  right (to the extent
the holders  exercising  such rights  obtained  such rights on or after the date
hereof);  (C) any  securities  to be  registered  for the account of the Company
together  with the  balance of  securities,  if any, to be  registered  by other
holders of the Company's  Common Stock to the extent such security  holders have
piggyback  registration  rights and have sought to include  their  securities in
such  registration,  in each case until the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock included in such  registration is equal to the number thereof that, in the
opinion of such Managing Underwriter(s), can be sold without adversely affecting
the marketability thereof.

     (c) If, in connection with any underwritten public offering for the account
of the holders of Registrable  Securities  pursuant to their Demand Registration
right,  as the case may be, the  Saleable  Number  which may be  included in the
Registration  Statement is less than all of the shares of Common Stock sought to
be registered because, in such underwriter(s)' commercially reasonable judgment,
marketing or other  factors  dictate such  limitation is necessary to facilitate
public  distributions,  then the Company will  promptly so advise each holder of
Registrable Securities that has requested registration, and will include in such
registration in the following order of priority: (A) the Registrable Shares that
the holders who have exercised their Demand Registration right desire to include
in such  registration;  (B) the shares of  Registrable  Securities  sought to be
registered by holders  exercising their Piggyback  Registration  rights; and (C)
any securities to be registered for the account of the Company together with the
balance  of  securities,  if any,  to be  registered  by  other  holders  of the
Company's  Common  Stock to the extent  such  security  holders  have  piggyback
registration  rights  and  have  sought  to  include  their  securities  in such
registration,  in each case until the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
included  in such  registration  is equal to the  number  thereof  that,  in the
opinion of such Managing Underwriter(s), can be sold without adversely affecting
the marketability thereof.

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     (d)  If  the  number  of  shares  of  Common   Stock   that  the   Managing
Underwriter(s)  advise the  Company  can be  registered  is less than all of the
Registrable  Securities  that the holders have sought to  register,  each holder
requesting registration pursuant to rights granted under this Agreement shall be
allocated the number of Registrable  Securities  eligible for  registration  pro
rata  in  proportion  to the  number  of  Registrable  Securities  sought  to be
registered  under the applicable  Registration  Statement  without regard to the
securities held by holders who have not sought registration.


                                   ARTICLE IV

                             REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

     SECTION 4.1  Registration  Procedures.  In  connection  with the  Company's
registration  obligations under Article II hereof, the Company shall effect such
registrations  to permit the sale of the  Registrable  Securities  in accordance
with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto
the Company shall as expeditiously as possible:

     (a) Prepare and file with the SEC a Registration  Statement or Registration
Statements  on the form  specified  in this  Agreement  or,  if no form has been
specified,  on any  appropriate  form under the Securities Act available for the
sale of the Registrable Securities by the holders thereof in accordance with the
intended method or methods of  distribution  thereof,  and use all  commercially
reasonable  best  efforts to cause each such  Registration  Statement  to become
effective and remain effective as provided herein;  provided, that before filing
any such  Registration  Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements
thereto  (other  than  documents  that  would be  incorporated  or  deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference and that the Company is required by applicable
securities  laws or stock  exchange  requirements  to file)  the  Company  shall
furnish to the holders of Registrable  Securities,  the Special  Counsel and the
Managing  Underwriters  of such offering,  if any,  copies of all such documents
proposed  to be filed,  which  documents  will be  subject  to the review of the
holders  of  Registrable  Securities,  the  Special  Counsel  and such  Managing
Underwriters,  and the Company shall not file any such Registration Statement or
amendment  thereto or any Prospectus or any supplement  thereto (other than such
documents which, upon filing, would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference  therein and that the Company is required by applicable  securities
laws or stock exchange  requirements to file) to which the holders of a majority
of the  Registrable  Securities  covered by such  Registration  Statement or the
Special Counsel shall reasonably  object in writing within two (2) full Business
Days after receipt of such materials.

     (b)  Prepare  and  file  with the SEC such  amendments  and  post-effective
amendments  to each  Registration  Statement  as may be  necessary  to keep such
Registration   Statement   continuously  effective  for  the  applicable  period
specified in Article II; cause the related  Prospectus to be supplemented by any
required Prospectus  supplement,  and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to
Rule 424 (or any similar

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provisions  then in  force)  under  the  Securities  Act;  and  comply  with the
provisions  of  the  Securities  Act  with  respect  to the  disposition  of all
securities  covered by such Registration  Statement during the applicable period
in accordance  with the intended  methods of disposition by the sellers  thereof
set forth in such Registration  Statement as so amended or such Prospectus as so
supplemented.

     (c) Notify the  selling  holders of  Registrable  Securities,  the  Special
Counsel and the Managing  Underwriters,  if any, promptly,  and (if requested by
any such person)  confirm  such notice in writing,  (i) when a  Prospectus,  any
Prospectus   supplement,   a   Registration   Statement,   an   amendment  or  a
post-effective  amendment to a  Registration  Statement  has been filed with the
SEC,  and,  with  respect  to a  Registration  Statement  or any  post-effective
amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or
any other federal or state governmental  authority for amendments or supplements
to a Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information,
and of the  contents of such  request,  (iii) of the  issuance by the SEC or any
other federal or state  governmental  authority of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness  of a  Registration  Statement or the initiation or threatening of
any  proceedings  for that  purpose,  (iv) of the  receipt by the Company of any
notification  with respect to the suspension of the  qualification  or exemption
from  qualification  of  any of  the  Registrable  Securities  for  sale  in any
jurisdiction  or the  initiation  or  threatening  of any  proceeding  for  such
purpose,  (v) of the existence of any fact or happening of any event which makes
any  statement  of a material  fact in such  Registration  Statement  or related
Prospectus or any document  incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference  untrue  or which  would  require  the  making of any  changes  in the
Registration  Statement  or  Prospectus  in  order  that,  in  the  case  of the
Registration  Statement,  it will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state  any  material  fact  required  to be  stated  therein  or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of
the Prospectus,  it will not contain any untrue  statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material  fact or omit to state any material  fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements  therein,  in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,  provided that the
Company  shall not be required  to  disclose  such fact or event if such fact or
event has not been, and is not required to be, publicly  disclosed,  and (vi) of
the Company's  determination  that a post-effective  amendment to a Registration
Statement or supplement to a Prospectus would be appropriate.

     (d) Use all  commercially  reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal
of any order suspending the  effectiveness of a Registration  Statement,  or the
lifting of any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification)
of any of the  Registrable  Securities  for  sale  in any  jurisdiction,  at the
earliest possible moment.

     (e) If  reasonably  requested by a holder of  Registrable  Securities,  the
Special Counsel, the Managing Underwriters,  if any, or requested by the holders
of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold, (i) promptly incorporate
in a  Prospectus  supplement  or  amendment  or  post-effective  amendment  to a
Registration   Statement   such   information  as  the  holders  of  Registrable
Securities,  the Special  Counsel,  the Managing  Underwriters,

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if any,  or such  holders,  in  connection  with  any  offering  of  Registrable
Securities,  agree should be included therein as required by applicable law, and
(ii) make all required  filings of such Prospectus  supplement or such amendment
or post-effective  amendment as promptly as is practicable after the Company has
received  notification  of the  matters to be  incorporated  in such  Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment;  provided, that the Company shall not be
required  to take any  actions  under this  Section  4.1(e) that are not, in the
reasonable opinion of counsel for the Company, in compliance with or required by
applicable law.

     (f) Furnish to each selling holder of Registrable  Securities,  the Special
Counsel,  and each Managing  Underwriter,  if any, without charge,  at least one
conformed  copy of the  Registration  Statement or Statements  and any amendment
thereto,  including financial statements but excluding schedules,  all documents
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated  therein by reference and all exhibits
(unless  requested  in  writing by such  holder,  Special  Counsel  or  Managing
Underwriter).

     (g) Deliver to each selling holder of Registrable  Securities,  the Special
Counsel, and each Managing Underwriter,  if any, in connection with any offering
of Registrable  Securities,  without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or
Prospectuses relating to such Registrable Securities (including each preliminary
prospectus)  and  any  amendment  or  supplement  thereto  as such  persons  may
reasonably  request;  and  the  Company  hereby  consents  to the  use  of  such
Prospectus  or each  amendment  or  supplement  thereto  by each of the  selling
holders of Registrable  Securities and the  underwriters,  if any, in connection
with  any  offering  and  sale of the  Registrable  Securities  covered  by such
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.

     (h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities,  to register or
qualify or cooperate  with the selling  holders of Registrable  Securities,  the
Managing  Underwriters,  if any, and the Special  Counsel in connection with the
registration  or   qualification   (or  exemption  from  such   registration  or
qualification)  of such  Registrable  Securities  for offer  and sale  under the
securities  or Blue Sky laws of such  jurisdictions  within the United States as
any selling holder or Managing Underwriter reasonably requests in writing to the
Company;  keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption  therefrom)
effective during the period such  Registration  Statement is required to be kept
effective  and do any and all other acts or things  necessary  or  advisable  to
enable the  disposition  in such  jurisdictions  of the  Registrable  Securities
covered by the applicable  Registration  Statement;  provided,  that the Company
will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction
where it is not then so qualified or (ii) take any action that would  subject it
to general  service of process in suits or to taxation in any such  jurisdiction
where it is not then so subject.

     (i) Cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration
Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental  agencies
or authorities  within the United States,  except as may be required solely as a
consequence  of the nature of a selling  holder of  Registrable  Securities,  in
which case the Company will cooperate in all reasonable respects with the filing
of such  Registration  Statement and the

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granting of such approvals,  as may be necessary to enable the selling holder or
holders  thereof  or the  Managing  Underwriters,  if  any,  to  consummate  the
disposition of such Registrable Securities.

     (j)  During any  Selling  Period  (other  than  during a Deferral  Period),
immediately  upon the existence of any fact or the  occurrence of any event as a
result of which a Registration Statement shall contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material  fact required to be stated  therein
or  necessary to make the  statements  therein not  misleading,  or a Prospectus
shall  contain  any untrue  statement  of a  material  fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated  therein or necessary to make the statements
therein,  in the light of the  circumstances  under  which they were  made,  not
misleading,  promptly  notify the  holders,  Special  Counsel  and any  Managing
Underwrite to discontinue use of such Registration  Statement;  promptly prepare
and file an amendment or post-effective amendment to each Registration Statement
or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document  incorporated  therein
by reference or file any other  required  document  (such as a Current Report on
Form  8-K)  that  would be  incorporated  by  reference  into  the  Registration
Statement  so that the  Registration  Statement  shall not  contain  any  untrue
statement of a material  fact or omit to state any material  fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements  therein not misleading,  and
so that the Prospectus will not contain any untrue  statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements  therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made,  not  misleading,  as thereafter  delivered to the  purchasers of the
Registrable   Securities  being  sold   thereunder,   and,  in  the  case  of  a
post-effective  amendment  to a  Registration  Statement,  use all  commercially
reasonable  best  efforts  to cause it to become  effective  as  promptly  as is
practicable.

     (k) Enter into such agreements (including,  in the event of an Underwritten
Offering, an underwriting agreement in form, scope and substance as is customary
in  Underwritten  Offerings)  and take  all such  other  actions  in  connection
therewith (including, in the event of an underwritten offering, those reasonably
requested by the Managing Underwriters,  if any, or the holders of a majority of
the  Registrable  Securities  being sold) in order to expedite or facilitate the
disposition of such Registrable  Securities and in such  connection,  whether or
not an  underwriting  agreement is entered into, and if the  registration  is an
underwritten registration, (i) make such representations and warranties, subject
to the Company's ability to do so, to the holders of such Registrable Securities
and the  underwriters  with  respect  to the  business  of the  Company  and its
subsidiaries, the Registration Statement,  Prospectus and documents incorporated
by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if any, in each case, in form,
substance  and scope as are  customarily  made by  issuers  to  underwriters  in
underwritten  offerings and confirm the same if and when requested;  (ii) obtain
opinions  of counsel to the  Company  and  updates  thereof  (which  counsel and
opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably  satisfactory to the
Managing Underwriters,  if any, Special Counsel and the holders of a majority of
the Registrable  Securities  being sold)  addressed to each of the  underwriters
covering the matters  customarily  covered in opinions requested in underwritten
offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably

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requested  by such  Special  Counsel and  Managing  Underwriters;  (iii)  obtain
"comfort"  letters and updates  thereof from the  independent  certified  public
accountants  of the Company  (and,  if  necessary,  any other  certified  public
accountants of any  subsidiary of the Company or any business  acquired or to be
acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data is, or
is required to be, included in the Registration Statement), addressed to each of
the Managing  Underwriters,  if any,  such  letters to be in customary  form and
covering  matters  of the type  customarily  covered  in  "comfort"  letters  in
connection  with  Underwritten  Offerings;  and (iv) deliver such  documents and
certificates as may be reasonably  requested by the holders of a majority of the
Registrable  Securities  being  sold,  the  Special  Counsel  and  the  Managing
Underwriters,  if any, to evidence the continued validity of the representations
and warranties of the Company and its  subsidiaries  made pursuant to clause (i)
above and to evidence compliance with any customary  conditions contained in the
underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company.

     (l) If requested in connection with a disposition of Registrable Securities
pursuant  to a  Registration  Statement,  make  available  for  inspection  by a
representative of the holders of Registrable Securities being sold, any Managing
Underwriter  participating in any disposition of Registrable Securities, if any,
and any attorney or accountant  retained by such selling holders or underwriter,
financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the
Company and its subsidiaries,  and cause the executive  officers,  directors and
employees  of the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  to  supply  all  information
reasonably requested by any such representative,  Managing Underwriter, attorney
or accountant in connection with such disposition; subject to reasonable written
assurances  by each  such  person  that  such  information  will only be used in
connection with matters relating to such Registration Statement.

     (m) Comply with all  applicable  rules and  regulations of the SEC and make
generally  available to its security holders earning  statements (which need not
be audited) satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and
Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule  promulgated  under the Securities Act)
no later than forty-five (45) days after the end of any twelve (12)-month period
(or  ninety  (90) days  after the end of any  twelve  (12)-month  period if such
period is a fiscal  year) (i)  commencing  at the end of any  fiscal  quarter in
which  Registrable  Securities are sold to  underwriters in a firm commitment or
best efforts underwritten offering, and (ii) if not sold to underwriters in such
an  offering,  commencing  on the first day of the first  fiscal  quarter of the
Company commencing after the effective date of a Registration  Statement,  which
statements shall cover said twelve (12)-month periods.

     (n)  Cooperate  with the  selling  holders  of  Registrable  Securities  to
facilitate  the timely  preparation  and delivery of  certificates  representing
Registrable  Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive  legends; and
enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in
such names as the selling holders may request.

     (o) Use all commercially  reasonable best efforts to provide a CUSIP number
for  the  Registrable  Securities  not  later  than  the  effective  date of the
registration.

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     (p) Cause all Registrable  Securities covered by the Registration Statement
to be  listed  on each  securities  exchange  or  quotation  system on which the
Company's  Common  Stock is then listed no later than the date the  Registration
Statement is declared  effective  and, in  connection  therewith,  to the extent
applicable,  to make such filings under the Exchange Act (e.g.,  the filing of a
Registration  Statement on Form 8-A) and to have such filings declared effective
thereunder.

     (q)  Cooperate  and  assist  in any  filings  required  to be made with the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

     (r) Provide and cause to be  maintained a transfer  agent and registrar for
all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement from and after
a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement.


                                    ARTICLE V

                              HOLDER'S OBLIGATIONS

     SECTION 5.1. Holder's Obligations.

     (a) Each holder of Registrable  Securities  agrees, by becoming an owner or
transferee  of  any  Registrable  Securities,  that  no  holder  of  Registrable
Securities shall be entitled to sell any of such Registrable Securities pursuant
to a Registration Statement or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto,  unless
such  holder has  furnished  the Company  with any  applicable  notice  required
pursuant to Article II hereof  (including the information  required to accompany
such notice) and, promptly after the Company's  request,  such other information
regarding such holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the
Company may from time to time reasonably  request.  The Company may exclude from
such registration the Registrable  Securities of any holder who does not furnish
such  information  provided  above  for so long as  such  information  is not so
furnished.  Each holder of Registrable  Securities as to which any  Registration
Statement  is being  effected  agrees  promptly  to furnish to the  Company  all
information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously
furnished  to the  Company  by  such  holder  not  misleading.  Any  sale of any
Registrable  Securities  by any holder  shall  constitute a  representation  and
warranty  by such holder  that the  information  relating to such holder and its
plan of distribution is as set forth in the Prospectus  delivered by such holder
in connection  with such  disposition,  that such  Prospectus does not as of the
time of such sale contain any untrue  statement of a material  fact  relating to
such holder or its plan of distribution  and that such Prospectus does not as of
the time of such sale omit to state any material fact relating to such holder or
its plan of distribution necessary to make the statements in such Prospectus, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

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     (b) The  Company  agrees (x) that if any holder of  Registrable  Securities
shall  send a written  notice to the  Company  of an  intended  distribution  of
Registrable  Securities under the Shelf Registration  pursuant to Section 2.1(d)
or the Demand Registration  pursuant to Section 2.2, the Company shall not sell,
make any short sale of, loan,  grant any option for the purchase of,  effect any
public sale or distribution of or otherwise  dispose of its equity securities or
securities  convertible  into or  exchangeable  or  exercisable  for any of such
securities  during the period from first day of the  applicable  Selling  Period
until the date that is ninety  (90) days after the date when such  holder  shall
have  made  such   distribution  of  Registrable   Securities  under  the  Shelf
Registration  or  Demand  Registration,  as the case may be,  as the  holder  or
Managing Underwriter (in the case of an Underwritten  Offering) shall advise the
Company  (provided,  that if the holder or  Managing  Underwriter  shall fail to
advise the Company of any such date prior to the end of the  applicable  Selling
Period, such period shall end on the last day of the applicable Selling Period),
except (i) as part of such registration,  (ii) pursuant to registrations on Form
S-4 or S-8 or any  successor  or similar  forms  thereto  or (iii) as  otherwise
permitted by the Managing  Underwriter of such offering (if any), and (y) to use
all  commercially  reasonable  best  efforts to cause each  holder of its equity
securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
any of such  securities,  in each case  purchased  from the  Company at any time
after the date of this Agreement  (other than in a public offering) to agree not
to sell,  make any short sale of,  loan,  grant any option for the  purchase of,
effect  any  public  sale  or  distribution  of or  otherwise  dispose  of  such
securities during such period except as part of such underwritten  registration;
provided,  that no holder of Registrable Securities included in any underwritten
registration shall be required to make any  representations or warranties to the
Company or the underwriters other than  representations and warranties regarding
such holder and such holder's intended method of distribution.

     (c)  During any  Selling  Period  (other  than  during a Deferral  Period),
immediately  upon the existence of any fact or the  occurrence of any event as a
result of which a Registration Statement shall contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material  fact required to be stated  therein
or  necessary to make the  statements  therein not  misleading,  or a Prospectus
shall  contain  any untrue  statement  of a  material  fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated  therein or necessary to make the statements
therein,  in the light of the  circumstances  under  which they were  made,  not
misleading,  upon being notified by the Company promptly discontinue use of such
Registration  Statement  until the Company in  accordance  with its  obligations
under this Agreement prepares and files an amendment or post-effective amendment
to each Registration  Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any
document  incorporated  therein by reference or file any other required document
(such as a Current Report on Form 8-K) that would be  incorporated  by reference
into the  Registration  Statement so that the  Registration  Statement shall not
contain any untrue  statement  of a material  fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the  statements  therein
not misleading, and so that the Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement
of a  material  fact or omit to state  any  material  fact or omit to state  any
material fact required to be stated  therein or necessary to make the statements
therein,

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in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as
thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable  Securities being sold
thereunder.

     (d) Deliver to prospective investors and investors copies of the Prospectus
or  Prospectuses  relating  to  such  Registrable   Securities  (including  each
preliminary  prospectus)  and any amendment or supplement  thereto in accordance
with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.


                                   ARTICLE VI

                                    EXPENSES

     SECTION 6.1 Registration  Expenses.  All fees and expenses  incident to the
Company's performance of or compliance with this Agreement shall be borne by the
Company whether or not any of the Registration Statements become effective. Such
fees and expenses shall include,  without  limitation,  (i) all registration and
filing fees (including,  without limitation,  fees and expenses (x) with respect
to filings  required  to be made with the  National  Association  of  Securities
Dealers, Inc. and (y) with respect to compliance with federal securities or Blue
Sky laws  (including,  without  limitation,  fees and  disbursements  of Special
Counsel in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities
laws of such jurisdictions as the Managing Underwriters, if any, or holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities being sold may designate)), (ii) printing
expenses (including,  without limitation,  expenses of printing certificates for
Registrable  Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depositary Trust
Company  and  of  printing  Prospectuses  if the  printing  of  Prospectuses  is
requested by the Special Counsel or the holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities included in any Registration Statement),  (iii) messenger,  telephone
and delivery expenses, (iv) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Company and the Special  Counsel in connection with the  Registration,  (v) fees
and disbursements of all independent certified public accountants (including the
expenses of any special audit and "comfort"  letters  required by or incident to
such  performance) and (vi) Securities Act liability  insurance  obtained by the
Company in its sole discretion.  In addition, the Company shall pay its internal
expenses  (including,  without  limitation,  all  salaries  and  expenses of its
officers and employees  performing legal or accounting  duties),  the expense of
any  annual  audit or  interim  review  of  financial  statements,  the fees and
expenses  incurred  in  connection  with the  listing  of the  securities  to be
registered on any securities  exchange on which similar securities issued by the
Company  are then  listed and the fees and  expenses  of any  person,  including
special experts, retained by the Company. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 6.1, each seller of Registrable  Securities  shall pay all  registration
expenses to the extent the Company is  prohibited  by  applicable  Blue Sky laws
from paying for or on behalf of such seller of Registrable Securities.


                                   ARTICLE VII

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                                 INDEMNIFICATION

     SECTION 7.1 Company  Indemnification.  The Company  agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each holder of Registrable Securities whose Registrable Securities
are covered by any Registration  Statement,  its directors and officers and each
other  Person,  if any,  who  controls  such  holder  within the  meaning of the
Securities Act,  against any losses,  claims,  damages or liabilities,  joint or
several,  to which any such  indemnified  party  may  become  subject  under the
Securities  Act or  otherwise,  insofar  as  such  losses,  claims,  damages  or
liabilities  (or actions or  proceedings,  whether  commenced or threatened,  in
respect  thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue  statement of any material fact contained in any  Registration  Statement
under which such  securities  were  registered  under the  Securities  Act,  any
preliminary  Prospectus,   final  Prospectus  or  summary  Prospectus  contained
therein,  or any  amendment or  supplement  thereto,  or any omission or alleged
omission  to state  therein a material  fact  required  to be stated  therein or
necessary to make the statements  therein not  misleading,  and the Company will
reimburse  each such  indemnified  party  for any  legal or any  other  expenses
reasonably  incurred by them in connection with  investigating  or defending any
such loss,  claim,  liability,  action or proceeding;  provided that the Company
shall not be liable in any such case to the extent  that any such  loss,  claim,
damage, liability (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) or expense arises
out of or is based upon an untrue  statement  or  alleged  untrue  statement  or
omission  or alleged  omission  made in such  Registration  Statement,  any such
preliminary  Prospectus,  final  Prospectus,  summary  Prospectus,  amendment or
supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
to the  Company  by or on  behalf  of such  holder  specifically  for use in the
preparation thereof. In addition, the Company shall indemnify any underwriter of
such offering and each other Person,  if any, who controls any such  underwriter
within the meaning of the Securities Act in substantially the same manner and to
substantially  the  same  extent  as  the  indemnity  herein  provided  to  each
Indemnified  Party.  Such  indemnity  shall  remain  in full  force  and  effect
regardless of any investigation  made by or on behalf of such holder or any such
director,  officer,  underwriter  or  controlling  person and shall  survive the
transfer of such securities by such holder.

     SECTION 7.2 Seller Indemnification.  Each prospective seller of Registrable
Securities  hereunder  severally,  and not  jointly,  shall  indemnify  and hold
harmless (in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in Section 7.1)
the Company,  each director of the Company, each officer of the Company and each
other  person,  if any,  who  controls  the  Company  within the  meaning of the
Securities  Act,  with  respect  to any  statement  or alleged  statement  in or
omission or alleged omission from such Registration  Statement,  any preliminary
Prospectus,  final Prospectus or summary Prospectus  contained  therein,  or any
amendment or  supplement  thereof,  if such  statement  or alleged  statement or
omission or alleged  omission was made in reliance upon and in  conformity  with
written  information  furnished  to the  Company by or on behalf of such  seller
specifically  for  use  in  the  preparation  of  such  Registration  Statement,
preliminary  Prospectus,  final Prospectus,  summary  Prospectus or amendment or
supplement. Any such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect, regardless
of any  investigation  made by or on behalf of the Company or any such director,
officer or controlling  person and

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shall survive the transfer of such securities by such seller. The amount payable
by  any  prospective  seller  of  Registrable  Securities  with  respect  to the
indemnification set forth in this Section 7.2 in connection with any offering of
Registrable  Securities  will not exceed the amount of the gain realized by such
prospective seller pursuant to such offering.

     SECTION  7.3  Indemnification  Procedure.  Promptly  after  receipt  by  an
indemnified  party of notice of the  commencement  of any  action or  proceeding
involving a claim  referred to in the  preceding  sections of this  Article VII,
such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against
an indemnifying  party, give written notice to the latter of the commencement of
such action;  provided that the failure of any indemnified  party to give notice
as provided herein shall not relieve the  indemnifying  party of its obligations
under the preceding  sections of this Article VII, except to the extent that the
indemnifying  party is actually  prejudiced  by such failure to give notice.  In
case any such action is brought  against an  indemnified  party,  unless in such
indemnified  party's  reasonable  judgment a conflict of interest  between  such
indemnified  and  indemnifying  parties may exist in respect of such claim,  the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and to assume the defense
thereof,  jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly  notified,  to the
extent  that  the   indemnifying   party  may  wish,  with  counsel   reasonably
satisfactory to such  indemnified  party, and after notice from the indemnifying
party to such  indemnified  party  of its  election  so to  assume  the  defense
thereof,  the indemnifying  party shall not be liable to such indemnified  party
for  any  legal  or  other  expenses  subsequently  incurred  by the  latter  in
connection with the defense thereof.  No indemnifying  party shall,  without the
consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into
any  settlement  of any such action  which does not include as an  unconditional
term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such  indemnified  party
of a release  from all  liability  in respect to such  claim or  litigation.  No
indemnified  party  shall  consent  to entry of any  judgment  or enter into any
settlement  of any such  action  the  defense  of which has been  assumed  by an
indemnifying party without the consent of such indemnifying party.

     SECTION 7.4 Remedies.

     (a) If the indemnification  provided for in Section 7.1 or 7.2, as the case
may be, is unavailable to an indemnified party in respect of any expense,  loss,
claim, damage or liability referred to therein, then each indemnifying party, in
lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid
or payable by such indemnified  party as a result of such expense,  loss, claim,
damage or liability  (i) in such  proportion  as is  appropriate  to reflect the
relative  benefits  received  by the  Company  on the one hand and the holder or
underwriter,  as the case may be,  on the  other  from the  distribution  of the
Registrable Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is
not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
not only the  relative  benefits  referred  to in clause  (i) above but also the
relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the holder or  underwriter,
as the case may be, on the other in connection  with the statements or omissions
which resulted in such expense, loss, damage or liability,  as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations.  The relative fault of the Company on the one
hand and of the holder or underwriter, as the case may be, on the

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other shall be  determined  by  reference  to, among other  things,  whether the
untrue or alleged  untrue  statement  of a material  fact or omission to state a
material fact relates to information  supplied by the Company,  by the holder or
by  the  underwriter  and  parties'  relative  intent,   knowledge,   access  to
information  and  opportunity  to correct or prevent such statement or omission;
provided,  that the  foregoing  contribution  agreement  shall  not inure to the
benefit of any indemnified party if indemnification would be unavailable to such
indemnified  party by reason of the proviso  contained in the first  sentence of
subdivision (a) of this Section 7.4, and in no event shall the obligation of any
indemnifying  party to contribute  under this  subdivision (d) exceed the amount
that  such  indemnifying  party  would  have  been  obligated  to  pay by way of
indemnification  if the  indemnification  provided for under subdivisions (a) or
(b) of this Section 2.5 had been available under the circumstances.

     (b) The  Company and the holders of  Registrable  Securities  agree that it
would not be just and  equitable  if  contribution  pursuant to this Section 7.4
were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the holders and any underwriters
were  treated  as one  entity  for  such  purpose)  or by any  other  method  of
allocation that does not take account of the equitable  considerations  referred
to in the immediately  preceding paragraph (a). The amount paid or payable by an
indemnified  party as a result of the losses,  claims,  damages and  liabilities
referred to in the immediately  preceding  paragraph shall be deemed to include,
subject  to the  limitations  set  forth  above,  any  legal or  other  expenses
reasonably  incurred by such indemnified party in connection with  investigating
or defending any such action or claim.

     (c)  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 7.4, no holder of
Registrable Securities or underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount
in excess of the  amount by which (i) in the case of any such  holder,  the gain
realized by such holder from the sale of  Registrable  Securities or (ii) in the
case of an  underwriter,  the total  price at which the  Registrable  Securities
purchased  by it and  distributed  to the  public  were  offered  to the  public
exceeds,  in any such  case,  the  amount of any  damages  that  such  holder or
underwriter  has  otherwise  been  required  to pay by reason of such  untrue or
alleged   untrue   statement  or  omission.   No  Person  guilty  of  fraudulent
misrepresentation  (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the  Securities  Act)
shall be  entitled  to  contribution  from any Person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation.



                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                     REPORTS

     SECTION 8.1 Rule 144; Rule 144A; Form S-3.

     (a) The Company will file all reports  required to be filed by it under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the
SEC  thereunder  and will take such further  action as any holder of Registrable
Securities may

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reasonably request,  all to the extent required from time to time to enable such
holder to sell Registrable  Securities without registration under the Securities
Act within the limitation of the  exemptions  provided by (a) Rule 144 under the
Securities  Act,  as such  Rule may be  amended  from  time to time,  or (b) any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the request of any
holder of  Registrable  Securities,  the Company  will  deliver to such holder a
written  statement as to whether it has  complied  with such  requirements.  The
Company further  covenants that it will cooperate with any holder of Registrable
Securities and take such further  reasonable action as any holder of Registrable
Securities may reasonably request (including,  without  limitation,  making such
reasonable  representations as any such holder may reasonably  request),  all to
the extent required from time to time to enable such holder to sell  Registrable
Securities  without  registration under the Securities Act within the limitation
of the exemptions  provided by Rule 144 and Rule 144A, as applicable,  under the
Securities Act.

     (b) For so long as any  shares of  Registrable  Securities  are  Restricted
Securities  within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3)  under the Securities  Act, the
Company covenants and agrees that it shall, during any period in which it is not
subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, make available to any holder
of  Registrable  Securities  in  connection  with  the  sale by such  holder  of
Registrable  Securities and any prospective purchaser of Registrable  Securities
from such, in each case upon request, the information  specified in, and meeting
the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

     (c) The Company shall file the reports required to be filed by it under the
Exchange Act and shall comply with all other eligibility requirements for use of
Form S-3 set forth in the  instructions  to Form S-3  (other  than  Registration
Requirement A.5).


                                   ARTICLE IX

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

     SECTION  9.1  Notices.  All  notices,  consents,  requests,   instructions,
approvals and other communications  provided for herein and all legal process in
regard  hereto  shall be  validly  given,  made or  served,  if in  writing  and
delivered  personally,  by  telecopy  (except  for  legal  process)  or  sent by
registered mail, postage prepaid, if to:

                  The Company:

                           Perini Corporation
                           73 Mt. Wayte Avenue
                           Framingham, Massachusetts  01701
                           Attn:            Robert Band, President
                           Facsimile:       (508) 628-2960

                                    with a copy to:

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                           Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP
                           Exchange Place
                           Boston, MA  01209
                           Attn:            Richard A. Soden, Esq.
                           Facsimile:       (617) 523-1231

                  TSC and RNT:

                           Tutor-Saliba Corp.
                           15901 Olden Street
                           Sylmar, CA  91342-1093
                           Attn:            Ronald N. Tutor
                           Facsimile:       (818) 367-9574

                                    with a copy to:

                           Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering
                           2445 M Street, N.W.
                           Washington, D.C.  20037
                           Attn:            Eric R. Markus
                           Facsimile:       (202) 663-6363

                  National Union:

                           c/o  AIG Global Investment Corp.
                           175 Water Street
                           26th Floor
                           New York, New York 10038
                           Attn:            Christopher H. Lee
                                            Chris Saxman
                           Facsimile:       (212) 458-2250




                                    with a copy to:

                           American International Group, Inc.
                           Law Department
                           70 Pine Street
                           28th Floor
                           New York, New York 10270
                           Attn:            John P. Hornbostel
                           Facsimile:       (212) 363-8596

                  O&G:

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                           O&G Industries, Inc.
                           112 Wall Street
                           Torrington, Connecticut 06790
                           Attn:            Raymond Oneglia
                                            Kenneth Merz
                           Facsimile:       (860) 626-6498

                                    with a copy to:

                           Murtha, Cullina, Richter & Pinney
                           185 Asylum Street
                           City Place I
                           Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3469
                           Attn:            Timothy Largay
                           Facsimile:       (860) 240-6150

                  BLUM:

                           BLUM Capital Partners, L.P.
                           909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
                           San Francisco, California 94133
                           Attn:            Murray Indick
                           Facsimile:       (415) 434-3130

                  PB Capital:

                           c/o  BLUM Capital Partners, L.P.
                           909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
                           San Francisco, California 94133
                           Attn:            Murray Indick
                           Facsimile:       (415) 434-3130


                  The Common Fund:

                           c/o BLUM Capital Partners, L.P.
                           909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
                           San Francisco, California 94133
                           Attn:            Murray Indick
                           Facsimile:       (415) 434-3130

                  ULLICO:

                           The Union Labor Life Insurance Company
                           111 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

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                           Washington, D.C. 2001
                           Attn:            Robert Kennedy
                           Facsimile:       (202) 682-4690

                                    with a copy to:

                           Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
                           555 South Flower Street, 23rd Floor
                           Los Angeles, California 90071
                           Attn:            Alan J. Barton
                           Facsimile:       (213) 627-0705

or to such other  address  or  facsimile  number as any party may,  from time to
time, designate in a written notice given in a like manner.

     SECTION 9.2 Binding Nature of Agreement.  This  Agreement  shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of and be  enforceable  by the  parties  hereto or
their successors in interest, except as expressly otherwise provided herein.

     SECTION 9.3 Descriptive  Headings.  The descriptive headings of the several
sections and  paragraphs of this  Agreement are inserted for reference  only and
shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

     SECTION 9.4 Specific Performance. Without limiting the rights of each party
hereto to pursue all other legal and  equitable  rights  available to such party
for  the  other  parties'  failure  to  perform  their  obligations  under  this
Agreement,  the parties hereto  acknowledge and agree that the remedy at law for
any failure to perform their obligations  hereunder would be inadequate and that
each  of  them,  respectively,   shall  be  entitled  to  specific  performance,
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies in the event of any such failure.

     SECTION 9.5 Governing Law;  Consent to  Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed  and enforced in accordance  with the internal laws
of the State of New York. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably  submits to the
personal  exclusive  jurisdiction  of the United States  District  Court for the
Southern  District  of New York for the  purposes  of any suit,  action or other
proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction  contemplated hereby
(and, to the extent permitted under applicable rules of procedure, agrees not to
commence any action,  suit or proceeding  relating hereto except in such court).
Each of the parties further agree that service of any process,  summons,  notice
or document hand delivered or sent by registered mail to such party's respective
address  set forth in Section 9.1 will be  effective  service of process for any
action,  suit or  proceeding in New York with respect to any matters to which it
has  submitted  to  jurisdiction  as  set  forth  in the  immediately  preceding
sentence.  Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally  waive any
objection to the laying of venue of any action,  suit or proceeding  arising out
of this Agreement or the transactions  contemplated  hereby in the United States
District  Court for the  Southern  District  of New  York,  and  hereby  further
irrevocably  and

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unconditionally  waive and agree  not to plead or claim in such  court  that any
such  action,  suit or  proceeding  brought in such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum.

     SECTION 9.6 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

     SECTION 9.7 Limitations on Damages.  Each party hereto  acknowledges  that,
except as  provided in this  Agreement,  no party is entitled to seek or recover
consequential,  punitive or exemplary damages in respect of this Agreement under
any  circumstances  or  for  any  reason.  Consequential  damages  are,  without
limitation,  lost  profits,  lost  revenue  and the like but do not  include the
actual costs incurred in obtaining substitute performance where there has been a
failure to perform an obligation under any provision of this Agreement.

     SECTION 9.8 Severability.  If any term, provision,  covenant or restriction
of this  Agreement is held by a court of competent  jurisdiction  to be invalid,
void or  unenforceable,  the remainder of the terms,  provisions,  covenants and
restrictions  of this Agreement  shall remain in full force and effect and shall
in no way be affected,  impaired or  invalidated.  It is hereby  stipulated  and
declared to be the  intention of the parties  that they would have  executed the
remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of
such which may be hereafter declared invalid, void or unenforceable.

     SECTION 9.9 Amendments to Laws. Any reference to a section,  form,  rule or
regulation  of the  Securities  Act or  Exchange  Act,  includes  any  successor
section, form, rule, regulation or law.

     SECTION 9.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in
any number of counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed an original,  but all
such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

     SECTION 9.11 Entire Agreement. Each party expressly acknowledges and agrees
that this  Agreement  is the final  expression  of the  parties  agreement,  and
supercede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, both oral
and written,  among the  parties,  with  respect to the subject  matter  hereof.
Except as set forth in this Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the
Shareholders'  Agreement,  the  parties  hereto  acknowledge  that  they are not
parties to, and have no knowledge  of, any  agreements or  understandings,  both
oral  and  written,  to  act  in  concert  or  as a  group  (including,  without
limitation,  as a group within the meaning of Section13(d) of the Exchange Act),
or otherwise act together, with respect to the Company or its securities.

     SECTION 9.12  Amendment and Waiver.  No provision of this  Agreement may be
waived except by an  instrument in writing  signed by the party against whom the
waiver is to be  effective.  No  provision of this  Agreement  may be amended or
modified  except by an instrument in writing  signed by holders of a majority of
Registrable  Securities or as otherwise  provided in this  Agreement,  provided,
that no such  amendment

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may adversely affect the rights of any holder of Registrable  Securities  unless
signed by such holder.

     SECTION 9.13 No Third Party Beneficiaries.  Nothing in this Agreement shall
convey any rights upon any person or entity which is not a party or a transferee
of or successor to a party to this Agreement.

     SECTION  9.14   Effectiveness.   This  Agreement  shall  become   effective
immediately  at such time when Closing under the Securities  Purchase  Agreement
shall occur.

     SECTION 9.15 No Prior Agreements; No Inconsistent Agreements.

     (a) The Company,  BLUM, The Common Fund, PB Capital and ULLICO hereby agree
that this  Registration  Rights  Agreement  supercedes  and  replaces  all prior
agreements between or among those Persons relating to registration rights.

     (b)  The  Company  has not  entered  into  and  will  not  enter  into  any
registration  rights  agreement or similar  arrangements  the performance by the
Company of the terms of which would in any manner conflict with,  restrict or be
inconsistent  with the performance by the Company of its obligations  under this
Agreement.


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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by its authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

              PERINI CORPORATION


                       By: /s/Robert Band
                       Name:  Robert Band
                       Title:  President


              TUTOR-SALIBA CORPORATION


                       By:  /s/Ronald N. Tutor
                       Name: Ronald N. Tutor
                       Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer


              RONALD N. TUTOR


                       /s/Ronald N. Tutor
                       Ronald N. Tutor


              NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE
              COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA


                       By:  /s/David B. Pinkerton
                       Name:  David B. Pinkerton
                       Title:  Vice President


              O&G INDUSTRIES, INC.


                       By:  /s/Raymond R. Oneglia
                       Name:  Raymond R. Ongelia
                       Title:  Vice Chairman

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              BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
              (Signatory for the purposes set forth in the
              Introductory Paragraph of this Agreement only)

              By:      Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.,
                       its general partner

                       By:      /s/Murray A. Indick
                       Name:    Murray A. Indick
                       Title:   Partner, General Counsel and Secretary


              PB CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
              (Signatory for the purposes set forth in the
              Introductory Paragraph of this Agreement only)

              By:      BLUM Capital Partners, L.P., its general partner

                       By:      Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.,
                                its general partner

                                By:      /s/Murray A. Indick
                                Name:    Murray A. Indick
                                Title:   Partner, General Counsel and
                                         Secretary


              THE COMMON FUND FOR NON-PROFIT
              ORGANIZATIONS
              (Signatory for the purposes set forth in the
              Introductory Paragraph of this Agreement only)

              By:      BLUM Capital Partners, L.P., its investment advisor

                       By:      Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.,
                                its general partner

                                By:      /s/Murray A. Indick
                                Name:    Murray A. Indick
                                Title:   Partner, General Counsel and
                                         Secretary

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              THE UNION LABOR LIFE INSURANCE
              COMPANY, acting for its SEPARATE ACCOUNT P
              (Signatory for the purposes set forth in the
              Introductory Paragraph of this Agreement only)



                                By:  /s/Joseph Linehan
                                Name:  Joseph Linehan
                                Title:  Vice President, Securities

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.2

                             SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT

                           dated as of March 29, 2000

                                      among

                            TUTOR-SALIBA CORPORATION,

                                RONALD N. TUTOR,

                              O&G INDUSTRIES, INC.,

                          NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE
                           COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.,

                           BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                           PB CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,

                  THE COMMON FUND FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS,

                     THE UNION LABOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
                   ACTING ON BEHALF OF ITS SEPARATE ACCOUNT P,

                                       and

                               PERINI CORPORATION


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                                                           TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I Definitions.............................................................................................1
                    SECTION 1.01         Definitions..............................................................1
                    SECTION 1.02         Other Terms..............................................................6

ARTICLE II Shares Subject to this Agreement; Transfers............................................................7
                    SECTION 2.01         Shares Subject to this Agreement.........................................7
                    SECTION 2.02         Restrictions on Transfer.................................................7
                    SECTION 2.03         Permitted Transferees; Co-Investors; Public Offerings....................8
                    SECTION 2.04         Restrictions on Transfer Relating to Preservation of NOLs................8
                    SECTION 2.05         Attempted Transfers in Violation of this Agreement.......................9
                    SECTION 2.06         Legend...................................................................9

ARTICLE III Put Rights...........................................................................................11
                    SECTION 3.01         Put Option..............................................................11
                    SECTION 3.02         Put Period..............................................................11
                    SECTION 3.03         Put Notice..............................................................11
                    SECTION 3.04         Put Price...............................................................11
                    SECTION 3.05         Put Closing.............................................................11
                    SECTION 3.06         Assignment of Put Option................................................12
                    SECTION 3.07         RNT Obligation Under Put Option.........................................12
                    SECTION 3.08         Put Postponement........................................................12
                    SECTION 3.09         Exercise of Put Option Not a Transfer...................................12

ARTICLE IV Call Rights...........................................................................................13
                    SECTION 4.01         Call Option.............................................................13
                    SECTION 4.02         Call Period.............................................................13
                    SECTION 4.03         Call Notice.............................................................13
                    SECTION 4.04         Call Price..............................................................13
                    SECTION 4.05         Call Closing............................................................13
                    SECTION 4.06         Assignment of Call Option...............................................14
                    SECTION 4.07         Call Postponement.......................................................14
                    SECTION 4.08         Exercise of Call Option Not a Transfer..................................14

ARTICLE V Rights of First Refusal................................................................................14
                    SECTION 5.01         Right of First Refusal on Transfers.....................................14
                    SECTION 5.02         Notice of Intent to Purchase............................................15
                    SECTION 5.03         Offered Shares Closing..................................................15
                    SECTION 5.04         Sale to Third Party.....................................................16
                    SECTION 5.05         Limitation as to National Union.........................................16

ARTICLE VI Tag-Along Rights......................................................................................16
                    SECTION 6.01         Tag-Along Option........................................................16
                    SECTION 6.02         Sale to Third Party.....................................................17
                    SECTION 6.03         Limitation as to National Union.........................................17

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ARTICLE VII The Company's Board Of Directors; Publicity..........................................................17
                    SECTION 7.01         Nominees................................................................17
                    SECTION 7.02         Voting for Election of Directors........................................19
                    SECTION 7.03         Vacancy; Removal........................................................19
                    SECTION 7.04         Continuation as Director................................................19
                    SECTION 7.05         Publicity...............................................................19
                    SECTION 7.06         Observer Rights for Shareholder Designee................................20
                    SECTION 7.07         Subscription Rights.....................................................20

ARTICLE VIII Miscellaneous.......................................................................................21
                    SECTION 8.01         Injunctive Relief.......................................................21
                    SECTION 8.02         Entire Agreement........................................................21
                    SECTION 8.03         Binding Effect; Benefit.................................................21
                    SECTION 8.04         Assignability...........................................................22
                    SECTION 8.05         Amendment; Waiver; Termination..........................................22
                    SECTION 8.06         Notices.................................................................22
                    SECTION 8.07         Fees and Expenses.......................................................24
                    SECTION 8.08         Headings................................................................25
                    SECTION 8.09         Counterparts............................................................25
                    SECTION 8.10         Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction..................................25
                    SECTION 8.11         Limitations on Damages..................................................25
                    SECTION 8.12         Severability............................................................25
                    SECTION 8.13         Amendments to Laws......................................................25
                    SECTION 8.14         No Third Party Beneficiaries............................................25
                    SECTION 8.15         Mutual Drafting.........................................................26
                    SECTION 8.16         Further Representations.................................................26

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     SHAREHOLDERS'  AGREEMENT dated as of March 29, 2000 (the  "Agreement"),  by
and among Tutor-Saliba Corporation,  a California corporation ("TSC"), Ronald N.
Tutor  ("RNT"),  National Union Fire  Insurance  Company of  Pittsburgh,  Pa., a
Pennsylvania corporation ("National Union"), O&G Industries, Inc., a Connecticut
corporation  ("O&G"),   BLUM  Capital  Partners,   L.P.,  a  California  limited
partnership ("BLUM"), PB Capital Partners,  L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("PB  Capital"),  The  Common  Fund  for  Non-Profit  Organizations,  a New York
non-profit  corporation ("The Common Fund"),  and The Union Labor Life Insurance
Company,  a  Maryland  corporation  acting on behalf of its  Separate  Account P
("ULLICO"), and Perini Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company").
Except  to the  extent  a  signatory  hereto  is  explicitly  excluded  from the
application of particular  provisions of this Agreement as specified below, TSC,
National  Union,  O&G,  BLUM,  PB  Capital,  The  Common  Fund  and  ULLICO  are
collectively  referred to as the  "Shareholders".  O&G,  BLUM,  PB Capital,  The
Common  Fund and  ULLICO  shall  each be a party to this  Agreement  solely  for
purposes of Sections  2.04,  2.05 and 2.06 and  Articles  VI, VII and VIII.  The
Company shall be a party to this Agreement solely for purposes of Sections 2.03,
2.04, 2.05 and 2.06 and Articles VII and VIII.

                              W I T N E S S E T H :

     WHEREAS,  pursuant to the Securities  Purchase Agreement (as defined below)
TSC,  National  Union and O&G have agreed to acquire  securities of the Company;
and

     WHEREAS, RNT is the sole shareholder of TSC; and

     WHEREAS,  the parties  hereto desire to enter into this Agreement to govern
certain of their relative rights,  duties and obligations after  consummation of
the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement; and

     WHEREAS,  O&G, BLUM, PB Capital,  The Common Fund and ULLICO have agreed to
become parties to this Agreement to govern certain  restricted  transfers as set
forth  in  Sections  2.04,  2.05 and  2.06,  to  provide  tag-along  rights  and
obligations  as set  forth in  Article  VI and to  provide  certain  rights  and
obligations  with  respect to the  election of  directors,  observer  status and
subscription as set forth in Article VII only.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  the  Shareholders  having  authorized  the  execution and
delivery  of  this  Shareholders'  Agreement  as  required  by the  laws  of the
jurisdiction in which each is incorporated or organized, as the case may be, and
intending to be bound hereby, agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I

                                   Definitions

SECTION 1.01  Definitions.  The following  terms used in this Agreement have the
following meanings:

     (a)  "Affiliate"  means,  with  respect  to any  Person,  any other  Person
directly or indirectly controlling,  controlled by, or under common control with
such Person,  pro-

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vided that no security holder of the Company shall be deemed an Affiliate of any
other security holder solely by reason of any investment in the Company.

     (b)  "Beneficially  Own" shall have the meaning set forth in Rules 13d-3 or
16a-1 of the Exchange Act.

     (c) "BLUM" has the meaning ascribed to it in the introductory  paragraph to
this Agreement.

     (d) "Business Day" means any day except a Saturday,  Sunday or other day on
which  commercial  banks in New York City are required or  authorized  by law to
close.

     (e) "Call Event" means the proposed  Transfer of Put/Call  Shares to a bona
fide purchaser  through a registered  public  offering  pursuant to registration
rights granted under the Registration Rights Agreement.

     (f) "Call Return" means 14% per annum.

     (g)  "Closing"  means the  Closing as defined  in the  Securities  Purchase
Agreement.

     (h) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.

     (i) "The Common  Fund" has the meaning  ascribed to it in the  introductory
paragraph to this Agreement.

     (j) "Common  Stock" means the common stock,  par value $1.00 per share,  of
the Company.

     (k) "Company" has the meaning ascribed to it in the introductory  paragraph
of this Agreement.

     (l)   "Control"   (including   with   correlative   meanings,   the   terms
"controlling",  "controlled by" and "under common control  with"),  as used with
respect to any  Person,  means the  power,  direct or  indirect,  (i) to vote or
direct  the  voting  of  more  than  50% of the  outstanding  shares  of  voting
securities  of such  Person,  or (ii) to direct or cause  the  direction  of the
management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise,  except
that no  change  of  control  will be  deemed  to have  occurred  as a result of
customary  rights granted in any indenture,  credit agreement or other agreement
or instrument  unless and until there has been a default under the terms of that
agreement and the lender exercises the rights granted therein.

     (m) "Covered  Common Stock" means the shares of Common Stock of the Company
purchased by a  Shareholder  pursuant to the  Securities  Purchase  Agreement or
otherwise owned by a Shareholder on the date hereof.

     (n) "Definitive Agreements" mean this Agreement and the Securities Purchase
Agreement, each as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

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     (o) "Distributable  Property-in-Kind"  means  Property-in-Kind  (other than
Property-in-Kind  that has been included in the  calculation  of  Distributions)
distributed  or declared for  distribution  to a  Shareholder  on account of any
Shares or other securities distributed in kind on account of Shares.

     (p)  "Distributions"  mean  (i) all  cash  dividends  declared  and paid on
account of any Share, plus (ii) the cash proceeds received by a Shareholder from
the sale of  Property-in-Kind  (minus all costs  incurred by the  Shareholder in
connection with the sale, including attorneys fees and expenses), plus (iii) the
Fair  Market  Value  of any  Property-in-Kind  received  by the  Shareholder  in
exchange for Shares.

     (q)  "Equity   Security"  means  (i)  any  Common  Stock  or  other  Voting
Securities,  (ii) any securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable
for Common Stock or other  Voting  Securities  or (iii) any  options,  rights or
warrants  (or any similar  securities)  issued by the Company to acquire  Common
Stock or other Voting  Securities,  in each case whether preferred or common, of
any class or  series,  outstanding  prior to or any time  after the date of this
Agreement.

     (r) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     (s) "Fair Market Value" means (i) with respect to any security  listed on a
national securities exchange or quoted on the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. National Market System, the average of the daily closing prices on
the American  Stock  Exchange (or the  principal  exchange or automated  trading
system on which such  security  may be listed or may trade) for the twenty  (20)
consecutive  trading days commencing on the fifth (5th) trading day prior to the
date as of which  the Fair  Market  Value is  being  determined,  and (ii)  with
respect  to any  security  other than one  described  in clause (i) or any other
property or assets, the Fair Market Value shall be the fair market value of such
security or property  established by two  independent  investment  banking firms
with national  reputations,  one of who will be selected by the Put Purchaser or
Call Purchaser,  as the case may be, and one of whom will be selected by the Put
Seller or Call Seller,  as the case may be. If the two investment  banking firms
arrive at fair market  values that differ by more than 10%,  the two  investment
banking  firms  shall  select a third  investment  banking  firm with a national
reputation.  The Fair  Market  Value  shall be equal to the  average  of the two
appraisals  closest in value to each other in the case of three  appraisals,  or
the average of the two appraisals if there is not a third appraisal. The closing
price  referred  to in clause (i) for each day shall be the  closing  price,  if
reported,  or, if the closing price is not reported,  the average of the closing
bid and  asked  prices  as  reported  by the  Nasdaq  National  Market  (or such
principal  exchange or market) or a similar source selected from time to time by
the Company for quotation of its Common Stock.  In the event the closing  prices
required by clause (i) are  unavailable,  Fair Market Value shall be  determined
based on the ten (10)  consecutive  trading days  commencing  on the fifth (5th)
trading  day  prior  to the  relevant  date  or,  if  such  closing  prices  are
unavailable, Fair Market Value shall be determined as provided in clause (ii).

     (t)  "Initial  Investment  per  Share"  means the  $4.25 per Share  paid by
National  Union for the  Covered  Common  Stock  under the  Securities  Purchase
Agreement, as

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adjusted for any subsequent common stock dividends,  stock splits, reverse stock
splits or other similar transactions.

     (u)  "National  Union" has the meaning  ascribed to it in the  introductory
paragraph to this Agreement.

     (v) "New Security" means any Equity  Security  proposed to be issued by the
Company after the Closing;  provided that "New  Security"  shall not include (i)
any securities issuable upon conversion of any convertible Equity Security, (ii)
any  securities  issuable upon exercise of any option,  warrant or other similar
Equity  Security,  (iii) any  securities  issuable in connection  with any stock
split, stock dividend or  recapitalization  of the Company where such securities
are issued to all  stockholders  of the  Company on a pro rata  basis,  (iv) any
securities  issued to officers,  employees or directors of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries  pursuant to any Board-approved  officer,  employee or director
benefit plan or  arrangement,  (v) any securities  issued in connection with any
transaction  whereby the  Company  acquires  the stock,  assets or business of a
third party not prohibited by this Agreement, or (vi) any security issued in any
public offering registered under the Securities Act .

     (w) "O&G" has the meaning ascribed to it in the  introductory  paragraph of
this Agreement.

     (x)  "PB  Capital"  has  the  meaning  ascribed  to it in the  introductory
paragraph to this Agreement.

     (y)  "Person"  means and includes an  individual,  a  partnership,  a joint
venture, a corporation,  a trust, a limited liability company, an unincorporated
organization,  any  foreign,  federal,  state or  local  court  or  tribunal  or
administrative,  governmental or regulatory body, agency  commission,  division,
department, public body or other authority, or any other organization or entity.

     (z) "Pro Rata Share" means, as to any Shareholder or Permitted  Transferee,
the fraction of an entire  issuance of New  Securities,  the  numerator of which
shall be the sum of (w) the  number  of shares  of  Common  Stock  owned by such
Shareholder or Permitted  Transferee  immediately prior to such issuance of such
New  Securities  plus (x) the  number of shares of Common  Stock into which then
outstanding convertible securities (including,  without limitation,  options and
warrants) owned by such Shareholder or Permitted Transferee are then exercisable
or  convertible,  and  the  denominator  of  which  shall  be the sum of (y) the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such
issuance of such New  Securities  plus (z) the number of shares of Common  Stock
into  which  then  outstanding   convertible  securities   (including,   without
limitation, options and warrants) are then exercisable or convertible.

     (aa) "Property-in-Kind" means securities, personal property or other assets
(other  than  cash or  additional  shares  of  Common  Stock)  distributed  to a
Shareholder  on account  of Shares or other  securities  distributed  in kind on
account of Shares, whether through a dividend, recapitalization, reorganization,
merger or similar transaction.

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     (bb) "Put  Event"  means (i) a change of  Control  of the  Company;  (ii) a
change of Control of TSC;  (iii) one or more Transfers (other than a Transfer to
a Permitted Transferee) by TSC and its Permitted Transferees of shares of Common
Stock such that RNT fails to have sole direct or indirect  Beneficial  Ownership
of at least 10% of the  outstanding  Common Stock of the Company  (for  purposes
hereof,  the voting securities of the Company  Beneficially  Owned,  directly or
indirectly, by TSC shall be deemed solely Beneficially Owned indirectly by RNT),
(iv) RNT shall not be involved  in the  management  of the  Company or TSC,  (v)
breach of any  provisions of the Definitive  Agreements  arising out of the sole
actions of RNT or TSC;  (vi) an order  shall be entered by a court of  competent
jurisdiction  finding  the  Company to be  bankrupt  or  insolvent,  ordering or
approving  liquidation or reorganization of the Company or appointing a receiver
for all or substantially all of the property of the Company and such order shall
not be vacated or stayed within 60 days,  or an assignment  shall be made by the
Company for the benefit of its creditors;  or (vii) acceleration of payment of a
material principal amount of the senior debt of the Company.  No Transfer of any
security  of the  Company  by  National  Union or any  Permitted  Transferee  or
Co-investor shall constitute or give rise to a Put Event hereunder.

     (cc) "Put Return" means 10% per annum.

     (dd) "Put/Call  Shares" means up to 50% of the Shares purchased by National
Union at  Closing,  which  Shares  (including  Shares  issued on  account of any
subsequent Common Stock dividends,  stock splits,  reverse stock splits or other
similar  transactions  relating  thereto)  shall bear the  legends  set forth in
subsections  2.06(a) and (b) and which  shall be  represented  by a  certificate
separate and distinct  from any Shares held by National  Union or its  Permitted
Transferee,  if  any,  that  are  not  identically  legended,  and  (ii)  Shares
represented by certificates issued to replace the certificate(s)  referred to in
the preceding  clause;  provided,  however,  that the Put/Call  Shares shall not
include Shares  Transferred in accordance  with Article V (except as provided in
Section  5.04) or  Article  VI (except  as  provided  in  Section  6.02) of this
Agreement.  Shares  shall  cease  to  be  Put/Call  Shares  upon  the  lapse  or
termination of the Put Option or Call Option.

     (ee) "Registration Rights Agreement" means that certain Registration Rights
Agreement  dated even date herewith among the Company,  TSC,  National Union and
O&G, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

     (ff)  "ROFR  Shares"  means:  (i)  as  to  National  Union,  its  Permitted
Transferees  and any  Co-Investors,  any  Put/Call  Shares  owned by such  party
(including  Shares issued on account of any subsequent  Common Stock  dividends,
stock  splits,  reverse  stock  splits or other  similar  transactions  relating
thereto), and (ii) as to TSC and its Permitted Transferees,  any Shares owned by
such party immediately following the Closing (including Shares issued on account
of any subsequent Common Stock dividends,  stock splits, reverse stock splits or
other similar transactions relating thereto).

     (gg) "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     (hh) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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     (ii) "Securities Purchase Agreement" means that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement  dated as of February 5, 2000  entered  into by and among the Company,
TSC,  National Union and O&G relating to the purchase and sale of Covered Common
Stock, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

     (jj)  "Shareholder"  has the  meaning  ascribed  to it in the  introductory
paragraph to this Agreement and also includes any Permitted Transferee,  whether
in  connection  with  its  execution  and  delivery  as of the date  hereof,  or
otherwise, so long as such Person Beneficially Owns any Shares and the Agreement
has not terminated.

     (kk)  "Shares"  means shares of Covered  Common Stock as adjusted for stock
splits,  reverse  stock splits and Common Stock  dividends  declared and paid on
account of Covered Common Stock and similar transactions.

     (ll)  "Subsidiary"  means any Person of which a  Shareholder  or  Permitted
Transferee  shall now or hereafter own or be owned by,  directly or  indirectly,
through one or more Subsidiaries or otherwise, a Person holding equity interests
representing 100% of the voting securities of such Person.

     (mm) "Target  Investment  Value per Share" means, as of the date of any Put
Notice or Call Notice,  the amount to be paid to National Union or its Permitted
Transferee,  if any,  such that the internal  rate of return  (calculated  on an
annual basis) on National  Union's  Initial  Investment  per Share,  taking into
account  Distributions,  shall be equal to the Put Return or Call Return, as the
case may be.

     (nn)  "Trading  Day" with  respect to a  securities  exchange or  automated
quotation  system  means a day on which such  exchange  or  automated  quotation
system is open and conducting business.

     (oo)  "Transfer"   (including   with   correlative   meanings,   the  terms
"transferring" and "transferred") means the direct or indirect sale, assignment,
transfer,  grant of a participation  or derivative  interest in, pledge or other
disposition  of any Shares (or  solicitation  of any offers to buy or  otherwise
acquire, or take a pledge of, any Shares).

     (pp) "ULLICO" has the meaning ascribed to it in the introductory  paragraph
of this Agreement.

     (qq)  "Voting  Security"  means at any time  shares of any class of capital
stock of the Company which are then  entitled to vote  generally in the election
of directors.

     SECTION 1.02 Other  Terms.  Each of the  following  terms is defined in the
Section set forth opposite such term:

                  Term                                        Section
                  ----                                        -------

                  Assignee                                    3.07
                  Call Closing                                4.05
                  Call Notice                                 4.04

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                  Call Option                                 4.01
                  Call Period                                 4.02
                  Call Postponement                           4.07
                  Call Price                                  4.05
                  Call Purchaser                              4.01
                  Call Seller                                 4.01
                  Co-Investor                                 2.03
                  Disposing Shareholder                       6.01
                  NOLs                                        2.04
                  Offer                                       5.01
                  Offered Shares                              5.01
                  Offered Shares Closing                      5.03
                  Permitted Transferee                        2.03
                  Proposed Transferee                         5.01
                  Public Offering                             2.03
                  Purchasing Shareholder                      5.02
                  Put Closing                                 3.06
                  Put Event Period                            3.02
                  Put Notice                                  3.04
                  Put Option                                  3.01
                  Put Period                                  3.02
                  Put Price                                   3.05
                  Put Postponement                            3.09
                  Put Purchaser                               3.01
                  Put Seller                                  3.01
                  Selling Shareholder                         5.01
                  Subscription Notice                         7.07

                                   ARTICLE II

                   Shares Subject to this Agreement; Transfers

     SECTION 2.01 Shares Subject to this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided
in any Article of this Agreement, the Shares owned by any Shareholder, Permitted
Transferee or Co-Investor  from time to time shall be subject to this Agreement.
Shares transferred by any Shareholder, Permitted Transferee or Co-Investor shall
not be  entitled  to the  benefits  of, or subject to the  obligations  in, this
Agreement unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.

     SECTION 2.02 Restrictions on Transfer. No Shareholder, Permitted Transferee
or Co-Investor  may,  directly or  indirectly,  Transfer to third parties or any
other shareholder of the Company, any Shares (including, in the case of National
Union or its Permitted  Transferee,  the Put/Call Shares),  in whole or in part,
unless both (i) such  Shares are  Transferred  pursuant to Section  2.04 of this
Agreement,  and (ii) such Shares are  Transferred,  directly or  indirectly,  in
accordance  with Articles III, IV, V and VI of this Agreement to the extent such
provisions  are

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applicable. For purposes hereof, an indirect Transfer shall include the Transfer
of  Control  of any  Shareholder  except  where  the  indirect  transferee  is a
Permitted Transferee.

     SECTION 2.03 Permitted Transferees; Co-Investors; Public Offerings.

     (a) A  "Permitted  Transferee"  shall mean,  as to any  Shareholder,  (i) a
Subsidiary  of  such  Shareholder,  (ii)  any  Person  that  owns,  directly  or
indirectly, 100% of the outstanding capital stock of such Shareholder or (iii) a
Subsidiary  of a  person  described  in  clause  (ii).  A  Shareholder  shall be
permitted to Transfer up to 100% of its Shares to a Permitted Transferee without
first  complying with any provisions of this Agreement  other than Sections 2.04
and 2.05.  A Permitted  Transferee  shall be entitled to the benefits of, and be
subject to the obligations in, this Agreement.  A Permitted  Transferee shall be
required to execute and deliver a counterpart  of this  Agreement and such other
agreements as the Shareholders and the Company shall reasonably request agreeing
to be bound  hereby  and such  Permitted  Transferee  shall  be  deemed  to be a
Shareholder hereunder and a party to this Agreement.

     (b)  A  "Co-Investor"  shall  mean  any  Person  (other  than  a  Permitted
Transferee or a purchaser in a bona fide  registered  public  offering) to which
any  Shareholder,   Permitted   Transferee  or  Co-Investor   Transfers  Shares.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) a Co-Investor shall have no
rights or obligations  under Articles III, IV, V or VI of this Agreement (except
as otherwise  provided in Sections 5.04 or 6.02),  and (y) a  Co-Investor  shall
have no rights to nominate a director  under Article VII but shall be subject to
the voting requirements of Sections 7.02 and 7.03 thereof.

     (c) A  Shareholder  shall be permitted to Transfer up to 100% of its Shares
(other  than  Put/Call  Shares) to a bona fide  purchaser  through a  registered
public offering  pursuant to registration  rights granted under the Registration
Rights  Agreement  (a  "Public  Offering")  without  first  complying  with  any
provisions  of this  Agreement  other than Sections 2.04 and 2.05 and Articles V
and VI. Persons who acquire their Shares in a Public Offering shall not have any
rights or obligations under this Agreement and shall not become parties hereto.

     SECTION 2.04  Restrictions  on Transfer  Relating to  Preservation of NOLs.
Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of the  Agreement  to the  contrary,  to
preserve  the  Company's  ability  to  fully  utilize  its  net  operating  loss
carryforwards ("NOLs"),  which each Shareholder deems to be a material favorable
attribute of its investment in the Equity Securities of the Company, each of the
Shareholders,  their Permitted  Transferees and the Co-Investors  agrees that it
will not  purchase  or sell any  Equity  Securities  of the  Company  during the
three-year  period  commencing  on the Closing  Date unless it meets each of the
following four conditions:

     (a) Such Shareholder, Permitted Transferee or Co-Investor shall notify each
of the Company and the other  parties  hereto in writing at least  fifteen  (15)
Business Days in advance of any proposed purchase or sale;

     (b) Other  than with  respect  to  Put/Call  Shares  being  Transferred  in
accordance with Article III or IV of this Agreement,  all the other Shareholders
shall be given the  opportunity to participate in any proposed  purchase or sale
in  proportion  to the amount of Equity

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Securities of the Company held by such  Shareholder as of the date of the notice
referred to in clause (a);

     (c) Each Shareholder,  Permitted Transferee or Co-Investor shall consummate
any  proposed  purchase  or sale only to the extent  that tax  advisors  for the
Company (or in the  alternative,  tax  advisors  retained  by the selling  party
reasonably  acceptable  to the Company and the  Shareholders)  have provided the
Company with written  advice that the proposed  purchase or sale will not impair
the ability of the  Company to fully  utilize its  remaining  NOLs;  the Company
shall use  commercially  reasonable  efforts to obtain tax advice referred to in
this clause (c) from its tax advisors and shall  cooperate  with the  reasonable
requests for information  from the Shareholders or their respective tax advisors
retained pursuant to this clause (c); and

     (d) Each Permitted  Transferee and Co-Investor  shall execute and deliver a
counterpart of this Agreement or such other  agreements as the  Shareholders and
the Company shall reasonably  request as to the existence and  enforceability of
Sections 2.04 and 2.05 and such  Permitted  Transferee or  Co-Investor  shall be
deemed to be a  Shareholder  hereunder  and a party to this  Agreement  for such
purposes.

     In  addition,  each of the  Shareholders  and  their  respective  Permitted
Transferees  agrees that during the three year period  commencing on the Closing
Date,  it will - and it will use  commercially  reasonable  efforts to cause any
director designated by it to - vote against any issuance or redemption of Equity
Securities  by the  Company if such  issuance  or  redemption  would  impair the
ability of the Company to fully utilize its remaining  NOLs unless such issuance
or  redemption is authorized by  Shareholders  and their  Permitted  Transferees
holding at least two-thirds of the Shares then held by such persons.

     SECTION  2.05  Attempted  Transfers in  Violation  of this  Agreement.  Any
attempt by a Shareholder, Permitted Transferee or Co-Investor to transfer Equity
Securities of the Company or any interest  therein,  directly or indirectly,  to
any Person in violation  of any  provision  of this  Agreement  shall be void ab
initio  and the  Company  shall  have no  obligation  to,  and shall  refuse to,
register such Equity Securities of the Company in the name of the transferee and
the transferee shall have no rights with respect to such Equity Securities.

     SECTION 2.06 Legend.

     (a) In  addition to any other  legend that may be required  pursuant to the
Securities Purchase Agreement or otherwise, each certificate for the Shares that
is issued to any Shareholder  shall bear a legend in substantially the following
form:

          "THE  SECURITIES  REPRESENTED  BY  THIS  CERTIFICATE  ARE  SUBJECT  TO
          RESTRICTIONS  ON  TRANSFER  (INCLUDING  RIGHTS  OF FIRST  REFUSAL  AND
          TAG-ALONG  RIGHTS),  ALL AS SET FORTH IN THE  SHAREHOLDERS'  AGREEMENT
          DATED AS OF MARCH 29, 2000. THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY REQUEST
          A COPY OF THE  SHAREHOLDERS'  AGREEMENT  FROM THE  COMPANY,  A COPY OF
          WHICH THE COMPANY WILL

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          MAIL TO THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE  WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN FIVE (5)
          DAYS AFTER  RECEIPT OF THE REQUEST  ADDRESSED TO THE  SECRETARY OF THE
          COMPANY."

     (b) In addition to any other legend that may be required,  each certificate
for the Put  Shares  that is issued to any  Shareholder  shall  bear a legend in
substantially the following form:

          "THE  SECURITIES  REPRESENTED BY THIS  CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO
          PUT AND CALL OPTIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT DATED
          AS OF MARCH 29,  2000 AND ARE NOT  TRANSFERABLE  EXCEPT  AS  PERMITTED
          UNDER THAT  AGREEMENT.  THE HOLDER OF THIS  CERTIFICATE  MAY REQUEST A
          COPY OF THE SHAREHOLDERS'  AGREEMENT FROM THE COMPANY, A COPY OF WHICH
          THE COMPANY WILL MAIL TO THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT CHARGE
          WITHIN  FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER  RECEIPT OF THE REQUEST  ADDRESSED  TO THE
          SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY."

     (c) In addition to any other legend that may be required,  each certificate
for Equity  Securities that is issued to any Shareholder  shall bear a legend in
substantially the following form:

          "THE  SECURITIES  REPRESENTED  BY  THIS  CERTIFICATE  ARE  SUBJECT  TO
          ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE COMPANY'S
          ABILITY TO UTILIZE ITS NET OPERATING LOSS  CARRYFORWARDS  AS SET FORTH
          IN THE SHAREHOLDERS'  AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MARCH 29, 2000 AND ARE NOT
          TRANSFERABLE  EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THAT AGREEMENT.  THE HOLDER OF
          THIS  CERTIFICATE  MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THE  SHAREHOLDERS'  AGREEMENT
          FROM THE COMPANY,  A COPY OF WHICH THE COMPANY WILL MAIL TO THE HOLDER
          OF THIS CERTIFICATE  WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER RECEIPT
          OF THE REQUEST ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.

     (d) The same  legends  shall be placed on all  certificates  for Shares and
other Equity Securities,  as the case may be, that are or become subject to this
Agreement.  The failure to place legends on a  certificate  shall not affect the
application of this Agreement to the Shareholders.

     (e) If any Shares shall cease to be subject to the restrictions on Transfer
under this Article II, the holder may request that the Company remove the legend
set forth in  Section  2.06(a)  or, if the  Shares  shall  cease to be  Put/Call
Shares,  the holder may  request

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          the Company to remove the legend set forth in Section 2.06(b),  or, if
          Equity  Securities  shall cease to be subject to the  restrictions  on
          Transfer set forth in Section 2.04, the holder may request the Company
          to remove  the  legend  set forth in  Section  2.06(c)and  issue a new
          certificate  evidencing such Equity Securities  without the applicable
          legend  required to be endorsed  thereon,  if such legend is no longer
          applicable.

                                  ARTICLE III

                                   Put Rights

     SECTION  3.01 Put Option.  Subject to Section  2.04 (other than  subsection
2.04(b)), National Union and its Permitted Transferees, if any (collectively the
"Put Seller") shall have the right, at their collective discretion, to cause TSC
or its Assignee (as hereafter defined) (a "Put Purchaser") to purchase (the "Put
Option")  all (but not less than all) of the  Put/Call  Shares  owned by the Put
Seller as of the date  notice  is given  pursuant  to  Section  3.03;  provided,
however,  that during a Put Event  Period  triggered by a Put Event set forth in
subclauses (i), (ii),  (iii),  (iv) or (v) thereof,  National Union may elect to
include within the term  "Put/Call  Shares" for purposes of this Article III any
other Shares  purchased by National Union at Closing then owned by it (including
Shares issued on account of any subsequent Common Stock dividends, stock splits,
reverse stock splits or other similar transactions relating thereto).

     SECTION 3.02 Put Period. The "Put Period" shall be the period commencing on
the third  anniversary of the Closing and ending on the sixth anniversary of the
Closing. In addition, a "Put Event Period" shall also commence on the occurrence
of a Put Event and shall continue for ninety (90) days thereafter.

     SECTION 3.03 Put Notice.  The Put Seller  shall  exercise the Put Option by
delivery  of written  notice to the Put  Purchaser  during the Put Period or Put
Event  Period,  as the case may be. Upon  receipt of a Put Notice in  accordance
with the terms  hereof,  the Put Seller  shall be  obligated  to sell all of the
Put/Call Shares then  outstanding  free and clear of all liens and  encumbrances
created by it or its Affiliates  (other than pursuant to this Agreement) and the
Put Purchaser  shall be obligated to purchase all of such Put/Call Shares at the
applicable  Put Price in  accordance  with,  and subject  to, the terms  hereof;
provided,  however,  that the Put Option may not be  exercised if the Put Seller
has breached the  requirements of Article 2 hereof for so long as such breach is
continuing.

     SECTION 3.04 Put Price. The "Put Price" shall be the product of the (a) the
number of Put/Call Shares outstanding  subject to the Put Option,  multiplied by
(b) the Target  Investment  Value per Share. At the Put Closing,  the Put Seller
will distribute to the Put Purchaser the Distributable Property-in-Kind.

     SECTION 3.05 Put Closing.  The closing of the purchase and sale of Put/Call
Shares pursuant to the Put Option,  shall take place at the principal  office of
the Put  Purchaser  on a  Business  Day to be  mutually  agreed  upon by the Put
Purchaser  and Put  Seller,  which  date shall be as soon as  practicable  after
receipt of the Put Notice (the "Put Closing");  provided,  however,  that if the
purchase of Put/Call Shares is subject to prior regulatory  approval or requires
the

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determination  of Fair Market Value,  the parties will use their reasonable best
efforts to obtain the necessary  regulatory  approvals or  determination of Fair
Market Value and Put Closing shall be postponed until the expiration of five (5)
Business Days after the later of (i) all such  regulatory  approvals  shall have
been  received  or (ii)  the  determination  of Fair  Market  Value.  At the Put
Closing,  the Put Seller shall deliver to the Put Purchaser (A) the certificates
representing  the Put/Call  Shares duly endorsed or  accompanied by stock powers
executed in blank,  in form and  substance  satisfactory  to the Put  Purchaser,
together with all other documents required to be executed in connection with the
sale of the Put/Call Shares and evidence  satisfactory to the Put Purchaser that
the  Put/Call  Shares  are  being  transferred  free and  clear of all liens and
encumbrances  created  by  the  Put  Seller  or  its  Affiliates,  and  (B)  all
Distributable Property-in-Kind (it being understood that in no event shall a Put
Seller be obligated to make any  representations  and warranties,  or to provide
any indemnities,  with respect to any matters other than title to the Put Shares
and Distributable  Property-in-Kind  held by such Person,  such title being free
and clear of all liens and  encumbrances  created by it or its  Affiliates,  and
such Person's  authority,  authorization  and right to enter into and consummate
the sale without contravention of any law or agreement, and without the need for
any  third  party  consent  or  approval  (not  including  any  governmental  or
regulatory  consent or  approval  which shall have been  received)).  At the Put
Closing,  the Put Purchaser  shall pay the Put Price by delivery of cash by wire
transfer to the account of the Put Seller.  At the Put  Closing,  the Put Seller
will transfer the Distributable Property-in-Kind to the Put Purchaser.

     SECTION  3.06  Assignment  of Put  Option.  TSC may  assign  its rights and
obligations to purchase the Put/Call Shares to an Affiliate,  including RNT, the
Company  or  a  Permitted  Transferee  (the  "Assignee"),  in  which  event  all
references  to TSC shall be deemed to refer to any  Assignee  and such  Assignee
shall be deemed a party to this Agreement.  Notwithstanding an assignment of the
Put Option by TSC or its  Permitted  Transferee,  TSC shall remain  liable under
this  Article  III.  The rights  and  obligations  of the Put Seller  under this
Article III are not assignable without the consent of TSC.

     SECTION  3.07 RNT  Obligation  Under Put  Option.  RNT shall be jointly and
severally liable for all obligations of TSC under this Article III.

     SECTION  3.08 Put  Postponement.  Notwithstanding  anything  herein  to the
contrary,  the Put Seller may not  exercise  the Put Option if  prohibited  from
doing so under Article II or applicable law,  provided the Put Purchaser and Put
Seller,  as  applicable,  shall take all  reasonable  steps to comply  with such
applicable law.

     SECTION 3.09 Exercise of Put Option Not a Transfer. Neither the exercise by
the Put  Seller  of the Put  Option,  nor the  consummation  of the  transaction
contemplated  thereby,  shall constitute a Transfer that is subject to the right
of first  refusal  set forth in Article V or that is  subject  to the  tag-along
rights set forth in Article VI.

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                                   ARTICLE IV

                                   Call Rights

     SECTION  4.01 Call Option.  Subject to Section 2.04 (other than  subsection
2.04(b)),  TSC or its Assignee (in either case,  the "Call  Purchaser")  has the
right,  at  its  sole  option,   to  cause  National  Union  and  its  Permitted
Transferees, if any (collectively the "Call Seller") to sell (the "Call Option")
to TSC or its Assignee  all (but not less than all) of the Put/Call  Shares held
by the Call Seller as of the date notice is given pursuant to Section 4.03.

     SECTION 4.02 Call Period.  The "Call Period" shall be the period commencing
on the third  anniversary of the Closing and ending on the sixth  anniversary of
the Closing. In addition, a Call Period shall also commence on the occurrence of
a Call Event and shall continue for ninety (90) days thereafter. Notwithstanding
anything  in this  Agreement  to the  contrary,  the Call  Period  (and the Call
Option)  shall  terminate  upon (i) a change of Control of the  Company;  (ii) a
change of Control of TSC;  (iii) one or more Transfers (other than a Transfer to
a Permitted Transferee) by TSC and its Permitted Transferees of shares of Common
Stock such that RNT fails to have sole direct or indirect  Beneficial  Ownership
of at least 10% of the  outstanding  Common Stock of the Company  (for  purposes
hereof,  the voting securities of the Company  Beneficially  Owned,  directly or
indirectly, by TSC shall be deemed solely Beneficially Owned indirectly by RNT),
(iv) RNT not being  involved  in the  management  of the  Company or TSC, or (v)
breach of any  provisions of the Definitive  Agreements  arising out of the sole
actions of RNT or TSC.

     SECTION 4.03 Call Notice.  A Call Purchaser  shall exercise its Call Option
by delivery of written  notice to the Call Seller  during the Call Period.  Upon
receipt of a Call Notice in accordance  with the terms  hereof,  the Call Seller
shall be obligated to sell all of its or their Put/Call Shares free and clear of
all liens and encumbrances  created by it or its Affiliates (other than pursuant
to this  Agreement) and the Call Purchaser shall be obligated to purchase all of
its or their Put/Call  Shares at the Call Price in accordance  with, and subject
to, the terms hereof.

     SECTION 4.04 Call Price.  The "Call Price" for the Put/Call Shares shall be
the product of the (a) the number of Put/Call Shares  outstanding and subject to
the Call Option, multiplied by (b) the Target Investment Value per Share. At the
Call  Closing,  the  Call  Seller  with  distribute  to the Call  Purchaser  the
Distributable Property-in-Kind.

     SECTION 4.05 Call Closing. The closing of the purchase and sale of Put/Call
Shares pursuant to the Call Option,  shall take place at the principal office of
the Call  Purchaser  on a Business  Day to be  mutually  agreed upon by the Call
Purchaser and the Call Seller,  which date shall be as soon as practicable  days
after receipt of the Call Notice (the "Call Closing");  provided,  however, that
if the purchase of Put/Call  Shares is subject to prior  regulatory  approval or
requires  the  determination  of Fair Market  Value,  the parties will use their
reasonable  best  efforts  to  obtain  the  necessary  regulatory  approvals  or
determination of Fair Market Value and the Call Closing shall be postponed until
the  expiration  of five  (5)  Business  Days  after  the  later of (i) all such
regulatory  approvals shall have been received or (ii) the determination of Fair
Market  Value.  At the Call  Closing,  the Call Seller shall deliver to the Call
Purchaser (A) the certificates representing the Put/Call Shares duly endorsed or
accompanied  by  stock  powers

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executed in blank,  in form and substance  satisfactory  to the Call  Purchaser,
together with all other documents required to be executed in connection with the
sale of the Put/Call Shares and evidence satisfactory to the Call Purchaser that
the  Put/Call  Shares  are  being  transferred  free and  clear of all liens and
encumbrances  created  by  the  Call  Seller  or its  Affiliates,  and  (B)  all
Distributable  Property-on-Kind  (it being  understood  that in no event shall a
Call Seller be  obligated  to make any  representations  and  warranties,  or to
provide any  indemnities,  with  respect to any matters  other than title to the
Put/Call Shares and  Distributable  Property-in-Kind  held by such Person,  such
title  being free and clear of all liens and  encumbrances  created by it or its
Affiliates,  and such Person's authority,  authorization and right to enter into
and  consummate  the sale without  contravention  of any law or  agreement,  and
without the need for any third  party  consent or approval  (not  including  any
governmental or regulatory consent or approval which shall have been received)).
At the Call Closing,  the Call Purchaser shall pay the Call Price by delivery of
cash by wire  transfer to the account of the Call Seller.  At the Call  Closing,
the Call Seller will  transfer the  Distributable  Property-in-Kind  to the Call
Purchaser.

     SECTION  4.06  Assignment  of Call  Option.  TSC may  assign its rights and
obligations  to purchase the Put/Call  Shares to any Permitted  Transferee  and,
with the  consent  of  National  Union to such  transfer  of the Call  Option in
writing (which consent shall be in the sole discretion of National Union and may
be granted or withheld for any reason or no reason), to any other Assignee.

     SECTION  4.07 Call  Postponement.  Notwithstanding  anything  herein to the
contrary, the Call Purchaser may not exercise the Call Option if prohibited from
doing so under applicable law,  provided the Call Purchaser and Call Seller,  as
applicable, shall take all reasonable steps to comply with such applicable law.

     SECTION 4.08  Exercise of Call Option Not a Transfer.  Neither the exercise
by  the  Call  Purchaser  of  the  Call  Option,  nor  the  consummation  of the
transaction  contemplated thereby shall constitute a Transfer that is subject to
the right of first  refusal  set forth in  Article V or that is  subject  to the
tag-along rights set forth in Article VI.

                                   ARTICLE V

                             Rights of First Refusal

     SECTION 5.01 Right of First Refusal on Transfers.

     (a) Only National Union,  TSC and their  respective  Permitted  Transferees
shall  have any  rights and  obligations  under this  Article V (each a "Selling
Shareholder").  Subject  to  Sections  2.04,  5.04  and  5.05,  if  any  Selling
Shareholder  desires to Transfer  all or any part of the ROFR Shares owned by it
pursuant  to a bona fide offer from a third party (the  "Proposed  Transferee"),
the Selling  Shareholder(s)  shall submit a written  offer (the "Offer") to sell
such shares (the "Offered Shares") on terms and conditions, including price, not
less favorable than those on which the Selling  Shareholder(s)  proposes to sell
such  Offered  Shares  to the  Proposed  Transferee  to TSC  and  its  Permitted
Transferees  (if the  Selling  Shareholder  is National  Union or its  Permitted
Transferees) or to National Union and its

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Permitted Transferees (if the Selling Shareholder is TSC, RNT or their Permitted
Transferees);  in either  case,  the parties to whom the Selling  Shareholder(s)
offer their shares are referred to in this Article V as the "Offerees".

     (b) The rights of TSC or its Permitted  Transferees,  on the one hand,  and
National  Union and its  Permitted  Transferees,  on the other hand,  under this
Article V shall be in addition to and not in  substitution  of their  respective
rights  under  the Put  Option  or Call  Option,  as the case  may be,  in their
discretion.

     (c) So long as the Put Option and Call Option shall  remain in effect,  any
Put/Call  Shares not  otherwise  Transferred  as permitted  under  Section 2.03,
Article V or Article VI shall  continue to be subject to Articles III and IV, as
the case may be.

     (d) The Offer shall disclose the identity of the Proposed  Transferee,  the
number of Offered  Shares  proposed to be sold,  the total number of ROFR Shares
owned by the Selling Shareholder(s),  the terms and conditions (including price)
of the proposed  sale,  and any other  material  facts  relating to the proposed
sale. The Offer shall further state that the Offerees may acquire, in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement, the Offered Shares for the price and upon
the other terms and conditions,  including deferred payment (if applicable), set
forth therein.

     SECTION  5.02  Notice of Intent  to  Purchase.  If an  Offeree  desires  to
purchase the Offered Shares  offered to it, it shall  communicate in writing its
election to purchase to the Selling Shareholder(s) and each other Offeree within
fifteen (15) days of the date of the Offer (each party providing such notice,  a
"Purchasing  Shareholder") . A Purchasing Shareholder may also, but shall not be
required  to,  state  that  it  is  exercising  an  over-allotment   right  (the
"Over-Allotment  Right")  and the  number  of Shares it is  willing  to  acquire
pursuant to such  right;  if any Offeree  does not  exercise  its right of first
refusal pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(i),  such Shares shall be allocated pro rata
among the Purchasing  Shareholders exercising the Over-Allotment Right up to the
maximum  amount  stated  in  such   Purchasing   Shareholder's   notices.   Such
communication  shall,  when taken in  conjunction  with the Offer,  be deemed to
constitute a valid, binding and enforceable  agreement for the sale and purchase
of the Offered Shares.

     SECTION 5.03 Offered Shares  Closing.  The closing of the purchase and sale
of  Offered  Shares  pursuant  to the Offer,  shall take place at the  principal
office of the Selling  Shareholder(s) on a Business Day to be mutually agreed to
by the Selling  Shareholder(s) and the Purchasing  Shareholder(s)  (the "Offered
Shares Closing"),  provided that if the purchase of Offered Shares is subject to
prior regulatory approval, the parties will use their reasonable best efforts to
obtain the necessary  regulatory  approvals and the Offered Shares Closing shall
be  postponed  until the  expiration  of five (5)  Business  Days after all such
regulatory  approvals  shall have been received.  At the Offered Shares Closing,
the Selling  Shareholder(s)  shall deliver to the Purchasing  Shareholder(s) the
certificates  representing  the Offered  Shares duly endorsed or  accompanied by
stock  powers  executed  in blank,  in form and  substance  satisfactory  to the
Purchasing  Shareholder(s),  together  with all other  documents  required to be
executed  in  connection  with  the  sale of the  Offered  Shares  and  evidence
satisfactory to the Purchasing  Shareholder(s) that the Offered Shares are being
transferred free and clear of all liens and encumbrances  created by the Selling
Shareholder(s)  or its Affiliates (it being  understood that in

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no event shall a Selling  Shareholder  be obligated to make any  representations
and warranties, or to provide any indemnities, with respect to any matters other
than title to the Offered Shares held by such Person,  such title being free and
clear of all liens and  encumbrances  created by it or its Affiliates,  and such
Person's  authority,  authorization  and right to enter into and  consummate the
sale without contravention of any law or agreement, and without the need for any
third party consent or approval (not  including any  governmental  or regulatory
consent or approval  which  shall have been  received)).  At the Offered  Shares
Closing  the  Purchasing  Shareholder(s)  shall pay the  purchase  price for the
Offered  Shares in such  amount  and on such  payment  terms as set forth in the
Offer.

     SECTION 5.04 Sale to Third Party.  If the  Shareholders do not purchase all
of the Offered  Shares,  the Offered  Shares not so purchased may be sold by the
Selling  Shareholder(s)  at any time  within  sixty (60) days after the date the
Offer was made.  Any such sale shall be to the Proposed  Transferee  at not less
than the price and upon other terms and  conditions  not more  favorable  to the
Proposed Transferee than those specified in the Offer. If any Offered Shares are
not sold  within the sixty  (60)-day  period or if the terms of the Offer  shall
change,  the  Offered  Shares  shall be subject to renewed  compliance  with the
requirements  of the right of first refusal  pursuant to Section 5.01. Any third
party to whom  Shares  are sold  shall  become a  Co-Investor  and shall have no
rights or  obligations  under this  Agreement  except as  provided  in  Sections
2.02(i),  2.03(b), 2.04 and 2.05 and Sections 7.02 and 7.03, provided,  however,
that if (x) the Transfer to a Co-Investor is a Transfer by National Union or its
Permitted  Transferee  of Put/Call  Shares and if the price to be paid equals or
exceeds  the  Target  Investment  Value  per Share  (using  the Call Rate as the
discount  rate) as of the date set for  payment,  then the  Put/Call  Shares  so
Transferred  shall  continue to be subject to the Call Option and the purchasing
Co-Investor  shall execute such documents as are reasonably  requested by TSC or
its Assignee as to the  existence  and  enforceability  of the Call Option,  and
(y) if the  Transfer to a  Co-Investor  is a Transfer  by National  Union or its
Permitted Transferee of Put/Call Shares and if RNT consents to such Transfer and
the continuation of the Put Option and the Call Option in writing (which consent
shall be in the sole  discretion  of RNT and may be granted or withheld  for any
reason or no reason),  then the Put/Call Shares so Transferred shall continue to
be subject to the Put Option and the Call Option.

     SECTION 5.05  Limitation as to National  Union.  The rights and obligations
set forth in this Article V shall not apply to any Shares  purchased by National
Union other than the Put/Call Shares.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                Tag-Along Rights

     SECTION 6.01  Tag-Along  Option.  Subject to Sections 2.04 and 6.03 of this
Agreement,  if a  Shareholder  (a "Disposing  Shareholder")  (i) decides to sell
Shares and (ii) either  (x) any one or more of the other  Shareholders  have not
exercised  their right of first  refusal as provided in Article V and  purchased
the Offered  Shares or (y) the  Shares in question are not subject to Article V,
the Disposing  Shareholder  will cause the intended  purchaser of such Disposing
Shareholder's  Shares to afford to each party hereto that is a  Shareholder  for
purposes

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of this Article VI (each, a "Non-Exercising  Shareholder"),  at its option,  the
opportunity to sell (and will require the prospective purchaser to purchase) the
Shares held by such  Non-Exercising  Shareholders  in the same proportion to the
aggregate  number  of  Shares  sought  to be  disposed  of in  such  sale by the
Disposing Shareholder and Non-Exercising  Shareholders and on the same terms and
conditions  as those to be sold by the Disposing  Shareholder,  and for the same
consideration  per share. The Disposing  Shareholder's  obligation to afford the
Non-Exercising  Shareholders,  or cause the  Non-Exercising  Shareholders  to be
afforded,  the  opportunity  and rights set forth in this  Article VI,  shall be
discharged if the  Non-Exercising  Shareholders  are given written  notice which
allows  such  Non-Exercising  Shareholders  thirty  (30)  days to elect to avail
themselves of such rights by written notice to the Disposing Shareholder. If any
Non-Exercising  Shareholder  elects to not  participate  or  otherwise  does not
affirmatively  respond  within  such  thirty  (30)  day  period,  the  Disposing
Shareholders and such  Non-Exercising  Shareholders who have made an affirmative
election to sell their Shares may proceed with the sale,  without  regard to the
application   of   this   Article   VI  to   the   non-electing   Non-Exercising
Shareholder(s).

     SECTION 6.02 Sale to Third Party.  Any such sales shall be at not less than
the price and upon other  terms and  conditions  not more  favorable  than those
specified in the Offer.  If any such Shares are not sold within a sixty (60)-day
period from the date of the Offer,  or if the terms of the Offer  shall  change,
the Shares shall again be subject to the  requirements  of the  tag-along  right
pursuant to Section 6.01. Any third party to whom Shares are sold shall become a
Co-Investor and shall have no rights or obligations hereunder except as provided
in  Sections  2.02(i),  2.03(b),  2.04  and  2.05 and  Sections  7.02 and  7.03,
provided, however, that if the sale to a third party is a sale by National Union
or its Permitted  Transferee of Put/Call Shares and if the price per share to be
paid exceeds the Target  Investment  Value per Share (using the Call Rate as the
discount  rate),  then the Put/Call  Shares so Transferred  shall continue to be
subject to the Call Option and the  purchasing  Co-Investor  shall  execute such
documents as are reasonably requested by TSC or its Assignee as to the existence
and enforceability of the Call Option.

     SECTION 6.03  Limitation as to National  Union.  The rights and obligations
set forth in this Article VI shall not apply to any Shares purchased by National
Union other than the Put/Call Shares.

                                  ARTICLE VII

                   The Company's Board Of Directors; Publicity

     SECTION 7.01  Nominees.  (a) Each of the  Shareholders  (together  with its
Permitted  Transferees)  shall  have the  right to  designate  one  person to be
elected to the Board of  Directors of the  Company,  which  designee the Company
shall  nominate  for  director  in  accordance  with its  Charter and By-Laws as
follows:

          (i)  National  Union  and its  Permitted  Transferees,  if any,  shall
     collectively  be entitled to  nominate  one (1) person for  election by the
     Board of Directors  and the Board of Directors of the Company shall appoint
     such  nominee  to fill a vacancy  on the  Board of  Directors  at  Closing.
     Thereafter, the Board of

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     Directors of the Company shall nominate the person nominated,  from time to
     time, by National  Union or its  Permitted  Transferee as a director of the
     Company for  reelection  as a Class I director  and such  nominee  shall be
     submitted  for  election by  shareholders  as soon as members of such Class
     stand for election,  and each time members of such Class stand for election
     thereafter  subject to the terms hereof;  the right to designate a director
     pursuant  to this  Section  7.01(a)(i)  shall  terminate  at  such  time as
     National Union and its Permitted Transferees  collectively cease to hold at
     least 25% of the Shares National Union acquired at Closing; and

          (ii) O&G and its Permitted  Transferees,  if any, shall be entitled to
     nominate  one (1) person for  election  by the Board of  Directors  and the
     Board of  Directors  of the Company  shall  appoint  such nominee to fill a
     vacancy on the Board of  Directors  at  Closing.  Thereafter,  the Board of
     Directors of the Company shall nominate the person nominated,  from time to
     time, by O&G or its  Permitted  Transferee as a director of the Company for
     reelection  as a Class III director and such nominee shall be submitted for
     election  by  shareholders  as soon as  members  of such  Class  stand  for
     election, and each time members of such Class stand for election thereafter
     subject to the terms hereof;  the right to designate a director pursuant to
     this  Section  7.01(a)(ii)  shall  terminate  at  such  time as O&G and its
     Permitted Transferees collectively cease to hold at least 25% of the Shares
     O&G acquired at Closing;

          (iii) TSC and its Permitted Transferees,  if any, shall be entitled to
     nominate  one (1)  person for  election  to the Board of  Directors  of the
     Company;  the parties hereto agree and acknowledge that RNT shall be deemed
     the designee of TSC; RNT or such other person as may be  designated  by TSC
     shall be submitted for election by  shareholders  as part of the management
     slate each time members of such Class stand for election thereafter subject
     to the terms  hereof;  the right to  designate a director  pursuant to this
     Section  7.01(a)(iii) shall terminate at such time as TSC and its Permitted
     Transferees  collectively  cease to hold at least  25% of the  Shares  they
     acquired at Closing; and

          (iv)  PB  Capital  and  its  Permitted  Transferees,   if  any,  shall
     collectively  be entitled to  nominate  one (1) person for  election to the
     Board of Directors of the Company; the parties hereto agree and acknowledge
     that Michael Klein  ("Klein") shall be deemed the designee of PB Capital as
     of the  date of  this  Agreement;  Klein  or such  other  person  as may be
     designated by PB Capital shall be submitted for election by shareholders as
     part of the  management  slate each time  members  of such Class  stand for
     election  thereafter  subject to the terms hereof; the right to designate a
     director pursuant to this Section  7.01(a)(iv) shall terminate at such time
     as PB Capital and its Permitted  Transferees  collectively cease to hold at
     least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company; and

          (v) ULLICO and its Permitted  Transferees,  if any, shall collectively
     be  entitled  to  nominate  one (1)  person  for  election  by the Board of

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     Directors  and the Board of  Directors  of the Company  shall  appoint such
     nominee to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors at Closing. Thereafter,
     the Board of Directors of the Company shall nominate the person  nominated,
     from time to time, by ULLICO and its Permitted Transferees as a director of
     the Company for reelection as a Class II director and such nominee shall be
     submitted  for  election by  shareholders  as soon as members of such Class
     stand for election,  and each time members of such Class stand for election
     thereafter  subject to the terms hereof;  the right to designate a director
     pursuant to this Section  7.01(a)(v) shall terminate at such time as ULLICO
     and its Permitted Transferees collectively cease to hold at least 5% of the
     outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company.

     (b) The Company shall use its best efforts to cause each nominee  described
in clause (a) of this Section 7.01 to be nominated to the Board by the directors
of the  Company  as part of the  management  slate  and to be  submitted  to the
shareholders  of the Company for  election at each annual or special  meeting of
the shareholders convened for that purpose so long as each of them has the right
to nominate a director in accordance with this Section 7.01.

     SECTION 7.02 Voting for Election of  Directors.  Each of the  Shareholders,
their respective Permitted Transferees and Co-Investors agree to vote all shares
of  capital  stock of the  Company  then  owned  by it to elect to the  Board of
Directors of the Company any person entitled to be nominated by any of the other
Shareholders (or their  respective  Permitted  Transferees)  pursuant to Section
7.01.

     SECTION 7.03 Vacancy;  Removal. Each Person who nominates a director of the
Company  pursuant  to Section  7.01 shall have the right to cause that person to
resign as a director of the  Company.  Any vacancy on the Board of  Directors of
the Company  created by the  resignation,  removal,  incapacity  or death of any
person  nominated  under  this  Article  VII shall be filled by  another  person
nominated by the Person who nominated  the director  creating such vacancy or by
such  Person's  successors  and assigns.  The  Shareholders  agree to vote their
respective  shares of Common Stock in accordance with such new designation,  and
any such  vacancy  shall  not be filed in the  absence  of a new  nomination  in
accordance with the foregoing sentence.

     SECTION 7.04  Continuation  as Director.  Upon the  occurrence of any event
that results in a  Shareholder  no longer being  entitled to nominate a director
under Section 7.01, the Person so nominated  shall continue as a director of the
Company until his successor is nominated, elected and qualifies.

     SECTION  7.05  Publicity.  To the  extent  that any of the  Company  or any
Shareholder  intends  to issue  any press  release  or make any  similar  public
announcement  or  communication  regarding the execution or  performance of this
Agreement or the other  Transaction  Documents,  the  transactions  contemplated
hereby and thereby,  and the ongoing business  relationship between the parties,
which  release,  announcement  or disclosure  mentions any of such parties,  the
party making the  disclosure  shall consult with each of the parties so named in
such disclosure;  provided,  however,  that no party shall be restrained,  after
consultation

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with the other parties, to the extent such consultation is feasible, from making
such  disclosure  as it  shall  be  required  to  make by  applicable  law or by
applicable regulations of any regulatory body or securities exchange.

     SECTION 7.06 Observer Rights for Shareholder  Designee.  The Company shall,
for so long as PB Capital and its Affiliates own or control at least 2.5% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock,  permit one (1) individual  designated by PB
Capital and  acceptable  to the  Company to attend and  observe  meetings of the
Board.  The  Company  shall,  for so long as ULLICO  and its  Affiliates  own or
control at least 2.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock,  permit one (1)
individual  designated  by ULLICO and  acceptable  to the  Company to attend and
observe  meetings of the Board.  Each  designee  described in the  preceding two
sentences  shall have the right to receive timely notices of each meeting of the
Board of Directors  and all written  information  provided by the Company to the
Board.  Such designee shall have no right to vote on any matter presented to the
Board,  but otherwise  shall have all rights of a Director,  including:  (a) the
right to examine  books and records of the Company;  (b) the right to review and
participate  in all  discussions  of the Board  including,  without  limitation,
capital  or  equity  programs;  (c) the  right to  receive,  upon  request,  any
information  relating to the Company, and to any Affiliates thereof; and (d) the
right to meet on a regular  basis with the  management  of the  Company,  or any
Affiliates  thereof;  provided that any such designee shall agree to be bound by
all policies relating to  confidentiality  and material  non-public  information
which are  applicable  to the  directors  and senior  executive  officers of the
Company.

     SECTION 7.07 Subscription Rights.

     (a) If the Board of Directors of the Company  shall  authorize the issuance
of New  Securities,  then,  prior to each such issuance of New  Securities,  the
Company shall offer to each Shareholder and its Permitted Transferees a Pro Rata
Share of such New Securities.

     (b) Any  offer  of New  Securities  made to any  Shareholder  or  Permitted
Transferee  under this  Section  7.07  shall be made by notice in  writing  (the
"Subscription  Notice")  at least ten (10)  Business  Days  prior to the date on
which the  meeting of the Board is held to  authorize  the  issuance of such New
Securities.  The  Subscription  Notice  shall set  forth  (i) the  number of New
Securities proposed to be issued and the terms of such New Securities,  (ii) the
consideration  (or manner of determining the  consideration),  if any, for which
such New  Securities  are proposed to be issued and the terms of payment,  (iii)
the  number  of  New  Securities  offered  to  each  Shareholder  and  Permitted
Transferee in compliance  with the  provisions of this Section 7.07 and (iv) the
proposed  date of  issuance of such New  Securities.  Not later than twenty (20)
Business Days after its receipt of a Subscription  Notice,  each Shareholder and
Permitted  Transferee  shall notify the Company in writing  whether it elects to
purchase all or any portion of the New Securities  offered to it pursuant to the
Subscription  Notice.  If a Shareholder or Permitted  Transferee  shall elect to
purchase any such New Securities, the New Securities which it shall have elected
to  purchase  shall be issued and sold to such person by the Company at the same
time and on the same terms and  conditions as the New  Securities are issued and
sold to third  parties.  If, for any reason,  the issuance of New  Securities to
third parties is not  consummated,  the right of the  Shareholders and Permitted
Transferees  to their  respective  Pro

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Rata Shares of such issuance shall lapse,  subject to their ongoing subscription
right with respect to issuances of New Securities at later dates or times.

     (c) The Company  represents and covenants to each Shareholder and Permitted
Transferee that (i) upon issuance, all the shares of New Securities sold to such
Person pursuant to this Section 7.07 shall be duly  authorized,  validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and will be approved (if outstanding  securities of
the Company of the same type are at the time  already  approved)  for listing on
the American Stock Exchange or for quotation or listing on the principal trading
market for the  securities  of the  Company at the time of  issuance,  (ii) upon
delivery  of such  shares,  they shall be free and clear of all  claims,  Liens,
encumbrances,  security  interests  and  charges  of any nature and shall not be
subject to any preemptive  right of any  stockholder of the Company and (iii) in
connection  with any such  issuance,  the Company shall take such actions as are
specified in Section 3.01(q) of the Securities  Purchase  Agreement with respect
to such shares.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                  Miscellaneous

     SECTION 8.01 Injunctive  Relief.  The parties hereto  acknowledge and agree
that it will be  impossible to measure the damages that would be suffered if any
party fails to comply with the  provisions of this Agreement that it is required
to comply with and, in the event of any such failure, the non-breaching  parties
will have the right to obtain  specific  performance  of the  breaching  party's
obligations  under this  Agreement and to obtain  immediate  injunctive  relief.
These  rights  shall be in addition  to, and not in  substitution  of, any other
rights that any non-breaching party may have in law or in equity.

     SECTION 8.02 Entire Agreement. Each party expressly acknowledges and agrees
that this  Agreement  is the final  expression  of the  parties  agreement,  and
supercede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, both oral
and written,  among the  parties,  with  respect to the subject  matter  hereof.
Except as set forth in this Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement,  the parties hereto acknowledge that they are not
parties to, and have no knowledge  of, any  agreements or  understandings,  both
oral  and  written,  to  act  in  concert  or  as a  group  (including,  without
limitation, as a group within the meaning of Section13 (d) of the Exchange Act),
or otherwise act together, with respect to the Company or its securities.

     SECTION 8.03 Binding  Effect;  Benefit.  This Agreement  shall inure to the
benefit and be binding upon the parties hereto and their Permitted  Transferees,
Co-Investors  and Assignees to the extent set forth in this  Agreement;  and, in
the case of a natural person,  upon his successors,  assigns,  heirs,  legatees,
distributees, estates, executors,  administrators,  personal representatives and
other legal representatives. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is
intended  to  confer on any  Person  other  than the  parties  hereto  and their
Permitted Transferees, Co-Investors and Assignees; and, in the case of a natural
person, upon his successors,  assigns, heirs, legatees,  distributees,  estates,
executors,   administrators,    personal   representatives   and   other   legal
representatives,  any rights,  remedies,  obligations or liabilities under or by
reason of this

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Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement,  expressed or implied, shall confer on any
party or Permitted Transferee,  Co-Investor and Assignee;  and, in the case of a
natural person, upon his successors,  assigns,  heirs,  legatees,  distributees,
estates,  executors,  administrators,  personal  representatives and other legal
representatives,  any greater rights, remedies,  obligations or liabilities than
as set forth in this Agreement.

     SECTION 8.04 Assignability.  Except as set forth in this Agreement, neither
this Agreement nor any right, remedy,  obligation or liability arising hereunder
or by reason hereof shall be  assignable by any party hereto or their  Permitted
Transferees or Assignees.

     SECTION 8.05 Amendment; Waiver; Termination. No provision of this Agreement
may be waived  except by an  instrument  in writing  signed by the party against
whom the  waiver is to be  effective.  No  provision  of this  Agreement  may be
amended or  modified  except by an  instrument  in writing  signed by all of the
parties who would have any rights or  obligations  under the relevant  provision
the  Agreement.  This Agreement  shall  terminate on the earlier of (i) the date
that National Union or its Permitted Transferee shall no longer Beneficially Own
any Put/Call Shares, or (ii) the sixth anniversary of the Closing.

     SECTION  8.06  Notices.  All  notices,  consents,  requests,  instructions,
approvals and other communications  provided for herein and all legal process in
regard  hereto  shall be  validly  given,  made or  served,  if in  writing  and
delivered  personally,  by  telecopy  (except  for  legal  process)  or  sent by
registered mail, postage prepaid, if to:

                  The Company:

                           Perini Corporation
                           73 Mt. Wayte Avenue
                           Framingham, Massachusetts  01701
                           Attn:    ........Robert Band, President
                           Facsimile:  .....(508) 628-2960

                                    with a copy to:

                           Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP
                           Exchange Place
                           Boston, MA  01209
                           Attn:    ........Richard A. Soden, Esq.
                           Facsimile:  .....(617) 523-1231

                  TSC and RNT:

                           Tutor-Saliba Corp.
                           15901 Olden Street
                           Sylmar, CA  91342-1093
                           Attn:    ........Ronald S. Tutor
                           Facsimile:  .....(818) 367-9574

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                                    with a copy to:

                           Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering
                           2445 M Street, N.W.
                           Washington, D.C.  20037
                           Attn:    ........Eric R. Markus
                           Facsimile:  .....(202) 663-6363

                  National Union:

                           c/o  AIG Global Investment Corp.
                           175 Water Street
                           26th Floor
                           New York, New York 10038
                           Attn:    ........Christopher H. Lee
                                    ........Chris Saxman
                           Facsimile:.......(212) 458-2250

                                    with a copy to:

                           American International Group, Inc.
                           Law Department
                           70 Pine Street
                           28th Floor
                           New York, New York 10270
                           Attn:    ........John P. Hornbostel
                           Facsimile:.......(212) 363-8596

                  O&G:

                           O&G Industries, Inc.
                           112 Wall Street
                           Torrington, Connecticut 06790
                           Attn:    ........Raymond Oneglia
                                    ........Kenneth Merz
                           Facsimile:.......(860) 626-6498

                                    with a copy to:

                           Murtha, Cullina, Richter & Pinney
                           185 Asylum Street
                           City Place I
                           Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3469
                           Attn:    Timothy Largay
                           Facsimile:.......(860) 240-6150

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                  BLUM:

                           BLUM Capital Partners, L.P.
                           909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
                           San Francisco, California 94133
                           Attn:    ........Murray Indick
                           Facsimile:.......(415) 434-3130

                  PB Capital:

                           c/o  BLUM Capital Partners, L.P.
                           909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
                           San Francisco, California 94133
                           Attn:    ........Murray Indick
                           Facsimile:.......(415) 434-3130

                  The Common Fund:

                           c/o BLUM Capital Partners, L.P.
                           909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
                           San Francisco, California 94133
                           Attn:    ........Murray Indick
                           Facsimile:.......(415) 434-3130

                  ULLICO:

                           The Union Labor Life Insurance Company
                           111 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
                           Washington, D.C. 2001
                           Attn:    ........Robert Kennedy
                           Facsimile:.......(202) 682-4690

                                    with a copy to:

                           Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
                           555 South Flower Street, 23rd Floor
                           Los Angeles, California 90071
                           Attn:    ........Alan J. Barton
                           Facsimile:.......(213) 627-0705

or to such other  address  or  facsimile  number as any party may,  from time to
time, designate in a written notice given in a like manner.

     SECTION  8.07  Fees and  Expenses.  Each  party  shall pay its own fees and
expenses  (including fees,  expenses and disbursements of counsel) in connection
with this  Agreement and the  performance of each parties  rights,  remedies and
obligations hereunder.

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     SECTION 8.08  Headings.  The headings  contained in this  Agreement are for
convenience  only and shall not affect the  meaning  or  interpretation  of this
Agreement.

     SECTION 8.09 Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed to be an original  and all of which
together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.

     SECTION 8.10 Governing Law; Consent to  Jurisdiction.  This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed  and enforced in accordance  with the internal laws
of the State of New York. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably  submits to the
personal  exclusive  jurisdiction  of the United States  District  Court for the
Southern  District  of New York for the  purposes  of any suit,  action or other
proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction  contemplated hereby
(and, to the extent permitted under applicable rules of procedure, agrees not to
commence any action,  suit or proceeding  relating hereto except in such court).
Each of the parties further agree that service of any process,  summons,  notice
or document hand delivered or sent by registered mail to such party's respective
address set forth in Section 8.06 will be  effective  service of process for any
action,  suit or  proceeding in New York with respect to any matters to which it
has  submitted  to  jurisdiction  as  set  forth  in the  immediately  preceding
sentence.  Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally  waive any
objection to the laying of venue of any action,  suit or proceeding  arising out
of this Agreement or the transactions  contemplated  hereby in the United States
District  Court for the  Southern  District  of New  York,  and  hereby  further
irrevocably  and  unconditionally  waive and agree not to plead or claim in such
court that any such action,  suit or  proceeding  brought in such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum.

     SECTION 8.11 Limitations on Damages.  Each party hereto  acknowledges that,
except as  provided in this  Agreement,  no party is entitled to seek or recover
consequential,  punitive or exemplary damages in respect of this Agreement under
any  circumstances  or  for  any  reason.  Consequential  damages  are,  without
limitation,  lost  profits,  lost  revenue  and the like but do not  include the
actual costs incurred in obtaining substitute performance where there has been a
failure to perform an obligation under any provision of this Agreement.

     SECTION 8.12 Severability.  If any term, provision, covenant or restriction
of this  Agreement is held by a court of competent  jurisdiction  to be invalid,
void or  unenforceable,  the remainder of the terms,  provisions,  covenants and
restrictions  of this Agreement  shall remain in full force and effect and shall
in no way be affected,  impaired or  invalidated.  It is hereby  stipulated  and
declared to be the  intention of the parties  that they would have  executed the
remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of
such which may be hereafter declared invalid, void or unenforceable.

     SECTION 8.13 Amendments to Laws. Any reference to a section,  form, rule or
regulation  of the  Securities  Act, the Exchange Act or the Code,  includes any
successor section, form, rule, regulation or law.

     SECTION  8.14 No  Third  Party  Beneficiaries.  Nothing  contained  in this
Agreement is intended to confer upon any person or entity other than the parties
hereto and their respective Permitted Transferees,  Co-Investors, successors and
permitted  Assigns,  any benefit,  right or remedies  under or by reason of this
Agreement.

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     SECTION 8.15 Mutual  Drafting.  This Agreement is the mutual product of the
parties  hereto,  and each  provision  hereof  has been  subject  to the  mutual
consultation, negotiation and agreement of each of the parties, and shall not be
construed for or against any party hereto.

     SECTION  8.16  Further  Representations.   Each  party  to  this  Agreement
acknowledges  and  represents  that it has  been  represented  by its own  legal
counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, with
the  opportunity  to seek advice as to its legal rights from such counsel.  Each
party further  represents that it is being  independently  advised as to the tax
consequences  of the  transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement  and is not
relying on any  representation  or statements made by any other party as to such
tax consequences.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by himself or its authorized officer as of the day and year first above
written.

                                PERINI CORPORATION
                                (Signatory for the purposes set forth in the
                                Introductory Paragraph of this Agreement only)

                                By:/s/Robert Band
                                Name: Robert Band
                                Title: President


                                TUTOR-SALIBA CORPORATION

                                By:/s/Ronald N. Tutor
                                Name:    Ronald N. Tutor
                                Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer


                                /s/Ronald N. Tutor
                                Ronald N. Tutor


                                NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE
                                COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.

                                By:/s/David B. Pinkerton
                                Name: David B. Pinkerton
                                Title: Vice President


                                O&G INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                (Signatory for the purposes set forth in the
                                Introductory Paragraph of this Agreement only)

                                By:/s/Raymond R. Onelgia
                                Name: Raymond R. Oneglia
                                Title: Vice Chairman

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                                BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
                                (Signatory for the purposes set forth in the
                                Introductory Paragraph of this Agreement only)

                                By:      Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.,
                                         its general partner

                                         By:/s/Muray A. Indick
                                         Name:  Murray A. Indick
                                         Title:  Partner, General Counsel and
                                                 Secretary


                                PB CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
                                (Signatory for the purposes set forth in the
                                Introductory Paragraph of this Agreement only)

                                By:  BLUM Capital Partners, L.P.,
                                     its general partner

                                         By: Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.,
                                             its general partner

                                         By:/s/Murray A. Indick
                                         Name:  Murray A. Indick
                                         Title: Partner, General Counsel and
                                                Secretary


                                THE COMMON FUND FOR NON-PROFIT
                                ORGANIZATIONS
                                (Signatory for the purposes set forth in the
                                Introductory Paragraph of this Agreement only)

                                By:  BLUM Capital Partners, L.P., its investment
                                     advisor

                                         By: Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.,
                                             its general partner

                                         By:/s/Murray A. Indick
                                         Name:  Murray A. Indick
                                         Title: Partner, General Counsel and
                                                Secretary

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                                THE UNION LABOR LIFE INSURANCE
                                COMPANY, acting for its SEPARATE ACCOUNT P
                                (Signatory for the purposes set forth in the
                                Introductory Paragraph of this Agreement only)

                                By:/s/Joseph Linehan
                                Name: Joseph Linehan
                                Title: VP, Securities

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.3

                               PERINI CORPORATION



                                       and



                       STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY


                                 as Rights Agent




                              ____________________


                                  Amendment to

                          Shareholder Rights Agreement

                         Dated as of September 23, 1988

                             as amended and restated

                               as of May 17, 1990

                         as further amended and restated

                             as of January 17, 1997

                     and amended hereby as of March 29, 2000

<PAGE>

     THIS AMENDMENT to Shareholder  Rights Agreement,  dated as of September 23,
1988,  as amended  and  restated  as of May 17,  1990,  as further  amended  and
restated as of January 17, 1997, and amended hereby as of March 29, 2000 between
Perini  Corporation,  a Massachusetts  corporation  (the  "Company"),  and State
Street Bank and Trust  Company  (the  "Rights  Agent").  Capitalized  terms used
herein and not defined  herein shall have the meanings  given them in the Rights
Agreement.

                               W I T N E S S E T H

     WHEREAS,   as  a  condition  to  the   consummation  of  the   transactions
contemplated by the Securities  Purchase Agreement dated February 5, 2000 by and
among the  Company,  Tutor-Saliba  Corporation  ("Tutor-Saliba"),  a  California
corporation,  O & G Industries Inc. ("O&G"), a Connecticut corporation,  and the
National  Union  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Pittsburgh,  PA  ("National"),  a
[Pennsylvania corporation],Tutor-Saliba, O&G and National have required that the
Company amend the Shareholder  Rights  Agreement dated as of September 23, 1988,
as amended and  restated  as of May 17,  1990,  as amended as of July 24,  1996,
November 4, 1996 and December  13, 1996,  and amended and restated as of January
17,  1997  (the  Rights  Agreement),  to exempt  the  proposed  investment  by
Tutor-Saliba, O&G and National from the provisions of the Rights Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of the Rights Agreement,  the Company
deems it advisable and in the best interests of its shareholders to make certain
further amendments to the Rights Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements
herein set forth,  the parties hereby agree that the Rights  Agreement is hereby
amended as follows:

1.   That the words ", a  Massachusetts  trust  company" be  inserted  after the
     words "State  Street Bank and Trust  Company" in the preamble of the Rights
     Agreement.

2.   That the last sentence in the  definition of "Acquiring  Person" in Section
     1(a) of the Rights Agreement be deleted and replaced with the following two
     sentences:

     "Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, solely for the
     purpose of determining  whether PB Capital  Partners,  The Union Labor Life
     Insurance Company ("ULLICO"),  The Common Fund for Non-Profit Organizations
     ("The Common Fund"),  RCBA, Ronald N. Tutor ("Tutor"),  Tutor-Saliba or any
     of their respective  Affiliates or Associates is an Acquiring Person,  none
     of such  persons  shall be deemed  to  beneficially  own (i) any  shares of
     Series B Cumulative  Convertible  Preferred  Stock (the "Series B Preferred
     Stock") of the Company  issued or issuable  pursuant to the Stock  Purchase
     and Sale Agreement,  including shares issued or issuable as payment-in-kind
     dividends,  (ii) any shares of the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the
     conversion  or exchange of such shares of Series B Preferred  Stock,  (iii)
     any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to the Participation
     Agreement  by and between the Company and PB

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     Capital Partners dated as of November 4, 1996, or (iv) any shares of Common
     Stock issued or issuable to Tutor upon  exercise of a certain  stock option
     granted to Tutor on January  17,  1997.  Notwithstanding  anything  in this
     Agreement to the contrary,  solely for the purpose of  determining  whether
     Tutor-Saliba,  O&G,  National  or any of  their  respective  Affiliates  or
     Associates is an Acquiring Person,  none of such persons shall be deemed to
     beneficially  own (i) any shares of Common  Stock of the Company  issued or
     issuable pursuant to the Securities  Purchase  Agreement or (ii) any shares
     of Common  Stock  issued or  issuable  to Tutor upon  exercise of a certain
     stock option granted to Tutor on March 29, 2000."

3.   That the last  sentence in the  definition  of "Adverse  Person" in Section
     1(b) of the Rights  Agreement  be deleted and replaced  with the  following
     sentence:

     "Notwithstanding  anything in this Agreement to the contrary,  the Board of
     Directors may not declare any of the following  entities an Adverse Person:
     PB Capital Partners,  ULLICO,  The Common Fund, RCBA, Tutor,  Tutor-Saliba,
     O&G, National and their respective Affiliates."

4.   That the last  sentence in the  definition of "Stock  Acquisition  Date" in
     Section  1(s) of the Rights  Agreement  be deleted  and  replaced  with the
     following two sentences:

     "Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, solely for the
     purpose of determining  whether a Stock  Acquisition Date has occurred,  PB
     Capital Partners,  ULLICO,  The Common Fund, RCBA, Tutor,  Tutor-Saliba and
     their  respective  Affiliates  and  Associates,  shall  be  deemed  not  to
     beneficially  own (i) any shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company
     issued or  issuable  pursuant  to the Stock  Purchase  and Sale  Agreement,
     including shares issued as  payment-in-kind  dividends,  (ii) any shares of
     the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion or exchange of such
     shares of Series B Preferred Stock, (iii) any shares of Common Stock issued
     or issuable  pursuant  to the  Participation  Agreement  by and between the
     Company and PB Capital  Partners  dated as of November 4, 1996, or (iv) any
     shares of Common  Stock  issued or  issuable  to Tutor upon  exercise  of a
     certain stock option granted to Tutor on January 17, 1997.  Notwithstanding
     anything  in this  Agreement  to the  contrary,  solely for the  purpose of
     determining  whether  a  Stock  Acquisition  Date  has  occurred,  none  of
     Tutor-Saliba,  O&G,  National  or any of  their  respective  Affiliates  or
     Associates  shall be deemed to  beneficially  own (i) any  shares of Common
     Stock of the Company issued or issuable pursuant to the Securities Purchase
     Agreement  or (ii) any shares of Common  Stock  issued or issuable to Tutor
     upon  exercise  of a certain  stock  option  granted  to Tutor on March 29,
     2000."

5.   That the following  language be inserted at the end of the second  sentence
     of Section 2 of the Rights  Agreement:  ", upon ten (10) days prior written
     notice  to the  Rights  Agent.  The  Rights  Agent  shall  have  no duty to
     supervise,  and shall in no event be liable for,  the acts or  omissions or
     any such co-Rights Agent."

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6.   That the word  "gross" be inserted  prior to the word  "negligence"  in the
     second  sentence  of  Section  18(a)  and in  Section  20(c) of the  Rights
     Agreement.

7.   That the  address  for  notices  to the  Rights  Agent in Section 26 of the
     Rights Agreement be changed to

                  "State Street Bank and Trust Company
                  c/o EquiServe Limited Partnership
                  150 Royall Street
                  Canton, Massachusetts  02021
                  Attention:  Client Administration"


8.   That the remaining  provisions of the Rights Agreement remain in full force
     and effect.

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     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have caused this  Agreement to be
duly executed and their respective  corporate seals to be hereunto affixed,  all
as of the day and year first above written.



                              PERINI CORPORATION

                              By:/s/Robert Band
                              Name:  Robert Band
                              Title: President





                              STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
                              COMPANY, as Rights Agent


                              By:/s/Charles Rossi
                              Name:  Charles Rossi
                              Title: Vice President

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.4



                         TERMINATION/AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

     This Termination/Amendment Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into this
29th day of March  2000,  by and among PB  Capital  Partners,  L.P.,  a Delaware
limited partnership ("PB"), The Common Fund for Non-Profit Organizations,  a New
York non-profit  organization ("The Common Fund"),  BLUM Capital Partners,  L.P.
(f/k/a  Richard C. Blum & Associates,  L.P.), a California  limited  partnership
("Blum"), The Union Labor Life Insurance Company, a Maryland corporation, acting
for its  Separate  Account P ("Union  Labor  Life")  and Perini  Corporation,  a
Massachusetts corporation (the "Company").

     WHEREAS,  Blum,  PB and the  Company  are  parties  to that  certain  Stock
Purchase and Sale Agreement dated July 24, 1996,  together with all exhibits and
schedules  thereto and all amendments and  modifications  thereof  (collectively
referred to as the "Stock Purchase  Agreement"),  pursuant to which PB agreed to
purchase  150,150  shares  of  newly  issued  Series  B  Cumulative  Convertible
Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Series B Preferred Stock"),  of
Seller for $30,030,000; and

     WHEREAS,  PB, the Company and Union Labor Life are parties to that  certain
Stock Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of December 13, 1996 pursuant
to which Union Labor Life acquired the rights and obligations to purchase 34,500
shares of Series B Preferred Stock under the Stock Purchase Agreement; and

     WHEREAS,  PB, the Company  and The Common Fund are parties to that  certain
Assignment  and  Assumption  Agreement  dated as of January 17, 1997 pursuant to
which The Common Fund  acquired the rights and  obligations  to purchase  23,300
shares of Series B Preferred Stock under the Stock Purchase Agreement; and

     WHEREAS,  the Company has entered  into that  certain  Securities  Purchase
Agreement  (the "SPA")  dated as of  February 5, 2000 by and among  Tutor-Saliba
Corporation,  a California  corporation,  O&G  Industries,  Inc., a  Connecticut
corporation, and the National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., a
Pennsylvania corporation (collectively, the "Purchasers"), pursuant to which the
Purchasers  have agreed to purchase an aggregate  of  9,411,765  shares of newly
issued common stock of the Company ("Common Stock"); and

     WHEREAS,  in  connection  with the SPA, the Company and each of Union Labor
Life, The Common Fund and PB have entered into separate Exchange Agreements (the
"Exchange  Agreements")  pursuant to which each of Union Labor Life,  The Common
Fund and PB have agreed to exchange their shares of Series B Preferred Stock for
shares of Common Stock of the Company,  to amend certain provisions of the Stock
Purchase  Agreement  and to terminate the  Registration  Rights  Agreement  (the
"Registration  Rights  Agreement") which was entered into in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement.

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     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the premises and of the  respective
representations,  warranties,  covenants,  agreements and  conditions  contained
herein and other good and valuable  consideration the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, each of the parties agrees as follows:

1.   Upon  consummation  of  the  transactions   contemplated  by  the  Exchange
     Agreements  and the SPA,  the parties  hereto  agree that the  Registration
     Rights  Agreement  shall  terminate and have no further  effect without any
     further action by any of the parties hereto.

2.   Upon  consummation  of  the  transactions   contemplated  by  the  Exchange
     Agreements  and the SPA, the parties  hereto agree that the Stock  Purchase
     Agreement  shall be amended as follows  without any  further  action by the
     parties hereto:

     a.   Section 7.2 of the Stock  Purchase  Agreement  shall be deleted in its
          entirety;

     b.   Section 7.3 of the Stock  Purchase  Agreement  shall be deleted in its
          entirety; and

     c.   Section 7.20 of the Stock Purchase  Agreement  shall be deleted in its
          entirety.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by himself or its authorized officer as of the day and year first above
written.



                          PERINI CORPORATION

                          By:/s/Robert Band
                          Name:  Robert Band
                          Title: President



                          BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                          By:  Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.,
                               its general partner

                          By:/s/Murray Indick
                          Name:  Murray Indick
                          Title: Partner, General Counsel and Secretary



                          PB CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                          By:  BLUM Capital Partners, L.P., its general partner

                          By:      Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.,
                                   its general partner

                          By:/s/Murray Indick
                          Name:  Murray Indick
                          Title: Partner, General Counsel and Secretary

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                          THE COMMON FUND FOR NON-PROFIT
                          ORGANIZATIONS

                          By:BLUM Capital Partners, L.P., its investment advisor

                          By:  Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.,
                               its general partner

                          By:/s/Murray Indick
                          Name:  Murray Indick
                          Title: Partner, General Counsel and Secretary


                          THE UNION LABOR LIFE INSURANCE
                          COMPANY, acting for its SEPARATE ACCOUNT P

                          By:/s/Joseph Linehan
                          Name:  Joseph Linehan
                          Title: Vice President, Securities

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                               EXCHANGE AGREEMENT


     THIS EXCHANGE  AGREEMENT (this  "Agreement") is entered into as of February
7, 2000 by and between Perini  Corporation,  a  Massachusetts  corporation  (the
"Company"),  and The Union Labor Life Insurance Company, a Maryland corporation,
on behalf of its Separate Account P ("Union Labor Life").

                                    RECITALS

     A. Pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase and Sale  Agreement  dated as of
July 24, 1996 by and among Richard Blum & Associates, L.P., PB Capital Partners,
L.P. ("PB  Capital") and the Company and that certain  Assignment and Assumption
Agreement dated as of December 13, 1996 by and among PB Capital, the Company and
Union Labor Life  (collectively,  with all agreements entered into in connection
therewith, the "Original Purchaser Documents"), Union Labor Life acquired 34,500
shares of Series B Cumulative  Convertible  Preferred Stock ("Series B Preferred
Stock") of the Company  (together with all shares of Series B Preferred Stock of
the Company now or hereafter issued as  payment-in-kind  dividends on the shares
of such stock now or hereafter held by Union Labor Life, the "Shares" ).

     B. The Company has entered into that certain Securities  Purchase Agreement
(the "SPA") dated as of February 5, 2000 by and among Tutor-Saliba  Corporation,
a California corporation,  O&G Industries,  Inc., a Connecticut corporation, and
the National  Union Fire  Insurance  Company of  Pittsburgh,  PA, a Pennsylvania
corporation (collectively,  the "Purchasers"),  pursuant to which the Purchasers
have agreed to purchase an aggregate of 9,411,765  shares of newly issued common
stock of the Company  ("Common  Stock").  Capitalized  terms used herein without
definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the SPA.

     C. In  connection  with  the  SPA,  the  Company  and the  Purchasers  have
requested  that Union Labor Life  exchange the Shares for shares of Common Stock
of the Company.

     D. Union Labor Life is willing to exchange  the Shares for shares of Common
Stock on the terms and subject to the conditions and covenants set forth herein.

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                                    AGREEMENT

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the mutual  covenants,  agreements,
representations  and warranties  herein  contained,  the parties hereto agree as
follows:

     1. Obligation to Exchange  Securities.  Upon satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 7 and 8 and  immediately  prior to the  consummation of the
transactions  contemplated  by the SPA,  Union  Labor Life will,  subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, exchange the Shares for shares of Common
Stock (the "Exchange  Securities") as set forth herein. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement,  the Shares will be exchanged into an aggregate of
(i)  1,714,407.20  newly  issued  shares of Common Stock plus (ii) the number of
shares of Common Stock equal to the product  resulting from  multiplying (x) the
number  of  calendar  days from  March 15,  2000  after  which the  transactions
contemplated  hereby are  consummated  by (y) 476.22.  The  Exchange  Securities
issuable  hereunder  upon  exchange of the Shares shall be subject to adjustment
for any split, combination,  reclassification,  recapitalization or other change
in the Common Stock  consummated  prior to the  consummation of the transactions
contemplated  hereby.  The Company shall issue the Exchange  Securities to Union
Labor Life free of any liens,  claims,  charges,  security  interests,  pledges,
voting or stockholder  agreements,  encumbrances  or equities (other than any of
the foregoing  created by Union Labor Life or arising under any federal or state
securities laws)  (collectively,  "Liens").  The Company acknowledges and agrees
that the Exchange Securities shall be deemed for all purposes to be "Registrable
Securities" as such term is used in that certain  Registration  Rights Agreement
by and among the  Company,  PB Capital  and Union Labor Life dated as of January
17, 1997.

     2. Mechanics of Exchange.

     (a) Immediately  following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set
forth in Sections 7 and 8, Union Labor Life shall  surrender its  certificate or
certificates  for the Shares,  with  appropriate  stock  powers  attached,  duly
endorsed,  at the office of the Company or any  transfer  agent for the Exchange
Securities,  together with a written notice to the Company that Union Labor Life
is exchanging the Shares, represented by such certificate or certificates.  Upon
such  surrender,  the Company  shall  issue and  deliver to Union Labor Life,  a
certificate or certificates  representing the Exchange  Securities to be issued,
conveyed and delivered to Union Labor Life pursuant to Section 1.

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     (b) Union Labor Life shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder
of the Exchange Securities as of the close of business on the date it surrenders
its  certificate  or  certificates  for the Exchange  Securities  (the "Exchange
Date").

     (c) If Union  Labor  Life holds the  Shares at the close of  business  on a
record  date which  occurs  after  March 15,  2000 for any  payment of  declared
dividends on the Shares or if the Company declares a dividend in cash or in kind
other than the dividend  payable on March 15, 2000 in accordance  with the terms
of the Series B Preferred  Stock,  Union Labor Life shall be entitled to receive
the dividend  payable on the Shares on the  corresponding  dividend payment date
notwithstanding  the surrender of the Shares for Exchange  Securities  following
such record date and prior to the corresponding dividend payment date.

     (d) If Union  Labor  Life holds the  Shares at the close of  business  on a
record date for any payment of declared dividends on the Common Stock, and after
such record date but prior to the  corresponding  dividend  payment date,  Union
Labor Life surrenders the Shares for Exchange Securities, Union Labor Life shall
be entitled to receive the dividend payable on such shares on the  corresponding
dividend  payment date as if it had been the record holder of such shares at the
close of business on the record date.

     3.  Representations  and  Warranties  of the  Company.  The Company  hereby
represents and warrants to Union Labor Life as follows:

     (a) The SPA.  The  Representations  and  Warranties  made by the Company in
Section  3.01 of the SPA were true and  complete as of the date  thereof and are
true and complete as of the date hereof.

     (b)  Corporate  Power.  The Company has all requisite  corporate  power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement,  to issue and sell the Exchange
Securities hereunder, and to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.

     (c) Authorization;  Binding Obligations. Except for stockholder approval of
the Purchase and the transactions  contemplated by this Agreement, all corporate
action  on the  part  of the  Company  necessary  for the  authorization  of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the  performance of all obligations
of the Company  hereunder has been taken.  This Agreement  constitutes the valid
and  binding  obligations  of the  Company  enforceable  against  the Company in
accordance  with its terms,  except (i) as  limited  by  applicable  bankruptcy,
insolvency,  reorganization,  moratorium  or other laws of  general  application
affecting  enforcement  of  creditors'  rights;  and (ii) general  principles of
equity that restrict the  availability of equitable  remedies.  The issuance and

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sale  of the  Exchange  Securities  are  not  and  will  not be  subject  to any
preemptive  rights,  rights of first  refusal,  rights  of first  offer or other
similar  rights  granted by the Company  that have not been  properly  waived or
complied with. The Exchange Securities, when issued in accordance with the terms
hereof, shall be duly authorized,  validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
and free and clear of all Liens.

     (d) Consents. No governmental orders, permissions,  consents,  approvals or
authorizations  are required to be obtained by the Company and no  registrations
or  declarations  are required to be filed by the Company in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the offer,  sale or issuance of the
Exchange Securities, except as will be duly and validly obtained or filed.

     (e)  Compliance  with Laws and Other  Instruments.  Except for  stockholder
approval of the Purchase and the  transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement,
the  execution,  delivery and  performance  by the Company of this Agreement (a)
will not  require  from the board of  directors  of the  Company  any consent or
approval that has not been validly and lawfully obtained, (b) will not cause the
Company to violate or  contravene  (i) any  provision  of law,  (ii) any rule or
regulation of any agency or  government,  domestic or foreign,  (iii) any order,
writ,  judgment,  injunction,  decree,  determination  or  award,  or  (iv)  any
provision of the Articles of Organization or By-laws of the Company, or (c) will
not result in a violation or conflict with,  result in a breach of or constitute
(with  or  without  notice  or  lapse  of time or  both) a  default  under,  any
indenture,  credit agreement, note agreement, deed of trust, mortgage,  security
agreement  or other  agreement,  lease or  instrument  to which the Company is a
party or by which the Company or any of its properties or assets are bound which
would have a material adverse effect on the Company.

     (f)  Offering  Valid.  Assuming  the  accuracy of the  representations  and
warranties of Union Labor Life  contained in Section 4 hereof,  the offer,  sale
and  issuance  of the  Exchange  Securities  are and  will be  exempt  from  the
registration  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  as  amended  (the
"Securities  Act"),  and will have been  registered  or qualified (or are exempt
from  registration  and  qualification)   under  the  registration,   permit  or
qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws.

     (g) Disclosure. To the Knowledge of the Company (as defined in the SPA), no
representation  or warranty by the Company  contained  in this  Agreement or the
SPA,  or in any  certificate  to be  furnished  by or on behalf  of the  Company
pursuant hereto or thereto,  contains or will contain any untrue  statement of a
material fact or omits or will omit to state a material  fact  necessary to make
the statements  contained herein or therein,

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in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

     4.  Representations  and  Warranties of Union Labor Life.  Union Labor Life
hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

     (a) Good  Standing and  Qualification.  Union Labor Life has all  requisite
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry
out the provisions of this Agreement.

     (b) Authorization; Binding Obligations. All corporate action on the part of
Union Labor Life necessary for the  authorization  of the execution and delivery
of this  Agreement and the  performance  of all  obligations of Union Labor Life
hereunder  has been  taken.  This  Agreement  constitutes  the valid and binding
obligations  of  Union  Labor  Life  enforceable  against  Union  Labor  Life in
accordance  with its terms,  except (i) as  limited  by  applicable  bankruptcy,
insolvency,  reorganization,  moratorium  or other laws of  general  application
affecting  enforcement  of  creditors'  rights;  and (ii) general  principles of
equity that restrict the availability of equitable remedies.

     (c)  Ownership   and  Validity  of  the  Shares.   Union  Labor  Life  owns
beneficially  and of record  the  Shares,  free of any liens,  claims,  charges,
security  interests,  pledges,  encumbrances  or equities (other than any of the
foregoing arising under this Agreement,  the Original Purchase  Documents or any
federal or state securities laws).

     (d) Acquisition for Investment.  Union Labor Life is acquiring the Exchange
Securities for its own account for the purpose of investment and not with a view
to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and Union Labor Life
has no present  intention  or plan to effect any  distribution  of the  Exchange
Securities;  provided that the  disposition of Union Labor Life's property shall
at all times be and remain  within its control and subject to the  provisions of
this Agreement.  Union Labor Life is an "Accredited Investor" within the meaning
of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act").

     5.  Reservation  of  Common  Stock.  To the  extent  that the  Company  has
authorized stock which is not already  reserved,  the Company shall at all times
reserve  and keep  available  for issue upon the  exchange of shares of Series B
Preferred  Stock for  Exchange  Securities  such  number of its  authorized  but
unissued  shares of  Common  Stock (or  other  Exchange  Securities)  as will be
sufficient  to permit the  exchange  in full of the shares of Series B Preferred
Stock held by Union Labor Life.

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     6. Indemnification.

     (a) Company  Indemnification.  The Company  covenants and agrees to defend,
indemnify  and  save and hold  harmless  Union  Labor  Life,  together  with its
officers,   directors,    partners,    employees,    trustees,   attorneys   and
representatives and each person who controls Union Labor Life within the meaning
of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the  "Exchange  Act"),
from and against any and all losses,  costs,  expenses,  liabilities,  claims or
legal damages (including, without limitation,  reasonable fees and disbursements
of counsel and accountants  and other costs and expenses  incident to any actual
or threatened claim, suit, action or proceeding,  whether incurred in connection
with a claim against the Company  (other than a claim under this Section 6) or a
third party claim)  (collectively,  "Losses")  arising out of or resulting from:
(a) any  inaccuracy in or breach of any  representation,  warranty,  covenant or
agreement made by the Company in this Agreement;  (b) the failure of the Company
to perform or observe fully any covenant, agreement or provision to be performed
or observed by it pursuant to this Agreement;  (c) any legal,  administrative or
other  proceedings  brought by a third  party  arising  out of the  transactions
contemplated by this  Agreement;  or (d) any actual or threatened  claim,  suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or resulting from the conduct by the Company
of  its  business  or  operations,  or  the  Company's  occupancy  or use of its
properties or assets;  provided,  however,  that, if and to the extent that such
indemnification  is  unenforceable  for any reason,  the Company  shall make the
maximum  contribution  to the  payment  and  satisfaction  of  such  indemnified
liability which shall be permissible under applicable laws; and provided further
however,  that the Company  shall not be liable for any Losses  arising from any
statement or omission in any filings by the Company under the  Securities Act or
Exchange  Act in  reliance  upon  and in  conformity  with  written  information
provided to the Company by Union Labor Life or for any Losses  arising out of or
resulting  from any breach of or failure to comply  with this  Agreement  by any
Indemnified  Party  or  any  gross  negligence  or  willful  misconduct  of  any
Indemnified Party.

     (b)  Procedure.  (i) Each party  entitled  to be  indemnified  pursuant  to
Section 6(a) (each, an "Indemnified Party") shall promptly notify the Company in
writing (a "Claim  Notice")  of any matter in respect of which the Company is or
may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnified Party on account
of Section 6(a). The omission of any Indemnified  Party so to notify the Company
of any such matter  shall not relieve the Company from any  liability  which the
Company  may have to such  Indemnified  Party  except to the extent the  Company
shall have been materially  prejudiced by the omission of such Indemnified Party
so to notify the Company.

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     (ii) With  respect to claims  for  indemnification  relating  to actions or
proceedings  brought  by any third  party with  respect to which an  Indemnified
Party is entitled to indemnification hereunder:

          (A)  After  the  giving  of the Claim  Notice,  if the  Company  shall
     acknowledge in writing to each Indemnified  Party that the Company shall be
     obligated  under the terms of its indemnity  hereunder in  connection  with
     such action or  proceeding,  then the Company  shall be entitled,  if it so
     elects  at its own  cost,  risk and  expense,  (i) to take  control  of the
     defense and investigation of such action or proceeding,  (ii) to employ and
     engage attorneys of its own choice,  subject to the reasonable  approval of
     the  Indemnified  Party,  to handle and  defend  the same  unless the named
     parties to such action  include  both the  Company or any of its  officers,
     directors, Subsidiaries or Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Indemnified
     Party,  on the other hand,  and the  Indemnified  Party has been advised in
     writing by counsel that there may be one or more legal  defenses  available
     to such Indemnified  Party that are in conflict with those available to the
     Company or any such officer,  director,  Subsidiary or Affiliate,  in which
     event the Indemnified Party shall be entitled,  at the Company's cost, risk
     and  expense,  to  separate  counsel  of its own  choosing,  and  (iii)  to
     compromise or settle such claim,  which  compromise or settlement  shall be
     made only with the written  consent of the Indemnified  Party,  which shall
     not  be  unreasonably  withheld  or  delayed;  provided,  however,  if  the
     resolution  of any such  action  will or is  reasonably  expected to have a
     material  adverse  effect on Union Labor Life,  then,  notwithstanding  the
     foregoing,  Union Labor Life shall be entitled to control such  resolution,
     including,   without  limitation,  to  take  control  of  the  defense  and
     investigation of such proceeding or action,  to employ and engage attorneys
     of its own choice to handle and defend  the same,  at the  Company's  cost,
     risk and expense, and to compromise or settle such action.

          (B) If the  Company  fails or is not  permitted  under  the  foregoing
     paragraph to assume the defense of such action or proceeding within fifteen
     (15)  calendar  days after  receipt  of the  above-referenced  notice,  the
     Indemnified Party against which such action or proceeding has been asserted
     will, upon delivering notice to such effect to the Company,  have the right
     to  undertake  at the  Company's  risk,  cost  and  expense,  the  defense,
     compromise or settlement of such claim on behalf of and for the account and
     risk of the Company.

          (C) The  Company  shall be liable  for any  settlement  of any  action
     effected  pursuant to and in accordance  with this Section 6(b) and for any
     final judgment (subject to any right of appeal),  and the Company agrees to
     indemnify

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and hold harmless the Indemnified Party from and against any Losses by reason of
such settlement or judgment.

     (c) Indemnification Non-Exclusive. The foregoing indemnification provisions
are in  addition  to, and not in  derogation  of, any  statutory,  equitable  or
common-law  or other  remedy  any party may have for  breach of  representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement.

     (d) Attorneys Fees and Costs. In any claim brought by an Indemnified  Party
under this Section 6 against the Company, the victorious party shall be entitled
to receive  reasonable  attorneys  fees and costs  incurred  in  prosecuting  or
defending such claim.

     (e)  Survival  of  Representations,  Warranties  and  Covenants.  Except as
provided  in  clauses   (i),   (ii)  and  (iii)  of  this  Section   6(e),   the
representations,  warranties  and agreements  included in this  Agreement  shall
survive for a period of 3 years:  (i) the  obligations set forth in Section 9 of
this  Agreement  shall  survive  for  the  period  specified   therein  for  the
performance of the covenants set forth  therein;  (ii) the  representations  set
forth in Sections  3.01(n) (Taxes) of the SPA, 3.01(o)  (Employee  Benefit Plans
and Related Matters;  ERISA) of the SPA and 3.01(p)  (Environmental Laws) of the
SPA,  each  of  which  are  incorporated  herein  through  Section  3(a) of this
Agreement,  shall  survive  until  the date  that is six (6)  months  after  the
expiration of the longest  applicable  federal or state statute of  limitations;
and (iii) the representations and warranties set forth in the last two sentences
of Section 3(c)  (Authorization;  Binding  Obligations)  and the obligations set
forth in Section 6  (Indemnification)  and in Section 11  (Miscellaneous)  shall
survive indefinitely.

     7. Conditions of Company's  Obligations to Exchange.  The obligation of the
Company to exchange  the  Exchange  Securities  for the Shares is subject to the
fulfillment of the following conditions, which may be waived in whole or in part
by the Company in its sole discretion.

     (a) No Errors,  etc. The representations and warranties of Union Labor Life
set forth in this Agreement  that are qualified as to materiality  shall be true
and correct and those that are not so qualified shall be true and correct in all
material  respects as of the date of this  Agreement  and the  Exchange  Date as
though made at and as of such date,  except to the extent  such  representations
and  warranties  expressly  relate  to an  earlier  date  (in  which  case  such
representations  and warranties  that are qualified as to  materiality  shall be
true and correct,  and those that are not so qualified shall be true and correct
in all material respects, on and as of such earlier date).

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     (b) Compliance  with  Agreement.  Union Labor Life shall have performed and
complied with all  agreements  and  conditions  required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by it on or before the Exchange Date.

     (c)  Certificate  of Officer.  Union Labor Life shall have delivered to the
Company a  certificate  dated the  Exchange  Date,  executed  by its  President,
certifying the  satisfaction of the conditions  specified in subsections (a) and
(b) of this Section 7.

     (d) Consummation of New Investment.  The  transactions  contemplated by the
SPA shall have been consummated on the terms thereof.

     (e)  Authorization.  The  Exchange  Securities  and  the  issuance  thereof
pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall have been  authorized  for  issuance  by the
stockholders and of the Company.

     8. Conditions of Union Labor Life's Obligations to Exchange. The obligation
of Union Labor Life to exchange the Shares for Exchange Securities is subject to
the fulfillment of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole
or in part by Union Labor Life in its sole discretion.

     (a) No Errors,  etc. The  representations and warranties of the Company set
forth in this Agreement or in the SPA that are qualified as to materiality shall
be true  and  correct  and  those  that are not so  qualified  shall be true and
correct  in all  material  respects  as of the  date of this  Agreement  and the
Exchange  Date as though made at and as of such date,  except to the extent such
representations  and  warranties  expressly  relate to an earlier date (in which
case such  representations  and warranties  that are qualified as to materiality
shall be true and correct, and those that are not so qualified shall be true and
correct in all material respects, on and as of such earlier date).

     (b)  Compliance  with  Agreement.  The  Company  shall have  performed  and
complied with all  agreements  and  conditions  required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by it on or before the Exchange Date.

     (c) Certificate of Officer. The Company shall have delivered to Union Labor
Life  a  certificate  dated  the  Exchange  Date,  executed  by  its  President,
certifying the  satisfaction of the conditions  specified in subsections (a) and
(b) of this Section 8.

     (d)   Qualification   Under  State  Securities  Laws.  All   registrations,

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qualifications, permits and approvals required under applicable state securities
laws shall have been obtained for the lawful execution, delivery and performance
of this  Agreement,  including  without  limitation the offer,  sale,  issue and
delivery of the Exchange Securities.

     (e)  Consummation  of New  Investment.  All of the  conditions  to  closing
pursuant to the SPA shall have been  satisfied,  all of the  closing  deliveries
required to be made by the SPA shall have been made (other than the  delivery of
the Shares by the Company to the Purchasers), the SPA will be consummated on the
terms  thereof  and the  conditions  set  forth in  Sections  6.01(a),  6.01(b),
6.01(c), 6.02(a), 6.02(b), 6.02(c)(i)-(ii) and (iv)-(vi),  6.03(a)-(c), 6.03(g),
6.03(h)(ii)-(iii),  6.03(i), 6.03(k), and 6.03(p) of the SPA shall not have been
waived.  The Company shall have provided Union Labor Life written  certification
as to the matters set forth in the foregoing  sentence and that the transactions
contemplated by the SPA will be consummated  immediately following  consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby.

     (f) Union  Labor  Life  Approval.  The SPA  shall be in form and  substance
satisfactory to Union Labor Life and such condition shall be deemed satisfied in
the event that the SPA is in the form as  provided  prior to the date  hereof to
Union Labor Life.

     (g) Appointment of Director. A designee of Union Labor Life shall have been
elected,  subject  to the  consummation  of the  exchange  contemplated  by this
Agreement, as a member of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board").

     (h) Opinion of Counsel.  The Company  shall have  delivered  to Union Labor
Life the opinion of Goodwin,  Procter & Hoar LLP, counsel to the Company,  dated
as of the Exchange Date, set forth on Exhibit 7(h) hereto.

     (i) Listing.  The Exchange  Securities shall have been approved for listing
on the American Stock Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance.

     (j)  Authorization.  The  Exchange  Securities  and  the  issuance  thereof
pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall have been  authorized  for  issuance  by the
stockholders and Board of Directors of the Company.

     9.  Covenants  of the Company.  The Company  agrees that from and after the
consummation of the transactions  contemplated  hereby,  the Company will do the
following:

     (a) Director's  Indemnification.  Enter into an  Indemnification  Agreement
with any person (the "ULL Designee") nominated by Union Labor Life in accordance
with the Shareholders  Agreement in the form entered into with the other members
of the Board of

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Directors  and maintain  such levels of director and officer  insurance  each as
required  under Section 5.12 of the SPA. The provisions of this Section 9(a) are
intended  to be for the  benefit  of,  and  shall be  enforceable  by,  each ULL
Designee and each ULL Designee's heirs and representatives.

     (b) Access and Information.  For so long as Union Labor Life holds at least
5% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company,

          (i)   Access.   Permit   Union   Labor   Life   (and  its   designated
     representatives)  to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Company
     and the  Subsidiaries,  including  the books and records of the Company and
     the  Subsidiaries  (and to make  extracts  and  copies  therefrom),  and to
     consult  with  respect to and discuss the  affairs,  businesses,  finances,
     operations  and  accounts  of the  Company  and the  Subsidiaries  with the
     officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents of such entities, all
     at such  reasonable  times and as often as Union Labor Life may  reasonably
     request.

          (ii) Information. Deliver to such Union Labor Life the following:

               (A) As soon as practicable  and in any event within 45 days after
          the end of each  quarterly  period  (other  than  the  last  quarterly
          period) in each fiscal year,  (1) a  consolidated  statement of income
          and consolidated  statements of changes in financial position and cash
          flows of the Company and the  Subsidiaries  for such quarterly  period
          and for the period from the  beginning  of the current  fiscal year to
          the end of such quarterly period, and (2) a consolidated balance sheet
          of the Company and the  Subsidiaries  as at the end of such  quarterly
          period,  setting forth in each case, in comparative form,  figures for
          the   corresponding   periods  in  the   preceding   fiscal  year  and
          corresponding figures for the budget for such quarterly period, all in
          reasonable detail and certified by an authorized  financial officer of
          the Company,  subject to changes resulting from year-end  adjustments;
          provided,  however,  that  delivery  pursuant to clause (C) below of a
          copy of the  Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q of the  Company  for such
          quarterly  period  filed with the SEC shall be deemed to  satisfy  the
          requirements of this clause (A);

               (B) As soon as practicable and in any event within 120 days after
          the end of each fiscal year,  (1) a  consolidated  statement of income
          and consolidated  statements of changes in financial position and cash
          flows of the Company  and the  Subsidiaries  for such year,  and (2) a
          consolidated  balance sheet of the Company and the  Subsidiaries as of
          the

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          end of such year,  setting  forth in each case, in  comparative  form,
          corresponding consolidated figures from the preceding annual audit and
          corresponding  figures  for the budget for such  fiscal  year,  all in
          reasonable  detail together with an opinion directed to the Company of
          independent public accountants of recognized  standing selected by the
          Company; provided, however, that delivery pursuant to clause (C) below
          of a copy of the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of the  Company  for such
          fiscal  year  filed  with  the SEC  shall be  deemed  to  satisfy  the
          requirements of this clause (ii);

               (C) Promptly upon transmission  thereof,  copies of all financial
          statements, proxy statements,  notices and reports as it shall send to
          its  public  stockholders  and copies of all  registration  statements
          (without  exhibits),  other than on Form S-8 or any similar  successor
          form, and all reports which it files with the SEC (or any governmental
          body or agency succeeding to the functions of the SEC);

               (D)  Promptly  upon  receipt  thereof,   copies  of  all  reports
          submitted  to  the  Company  by  independent   public  accountants  in
          connection with each annual,  interim or special audit of the books of
          the Company or any Subsidiary made by such accountants,  including the
          comment  letter   submitted  by  such  accountants  to  management  in
          connection with their annual audit; and

               (E) With reasonable promptness,  such other financial data as any
          Union Labor Life may reasonably request.

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     10. Additional Agreements.

     (a) Voting Agreement. Union Labor Life shall be required, at any meeting of
the holders of Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock,  however called,  or in
connection  with any written  consent of the holders of Common Stock or Series B
Preferred  Stock,  to vote (or cause to be voted) the Shares then held of record
or beneficially owned by it, unless the Special Committee withdraws its approval
of the SPA or the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreements, (i) in
favor of the transactions  contemplated by the SPA and this Agreement (together,
the  "Investment  Agreements"),  the execution,  delivery and performance by the
Company of the  Investment  Agreements and the approval of the terms thereof and
each of the other actions  contemplated  by the  Investment  Agreements  and any
actions  required  in  furtherance   thereof  and  hereof   including,   without
limitation,  the  amendment  of  the  terms  of the  Series  B  Preferred  Stock
contemplated  by the SPA;  and (ii)  unless  Union Labor Life is required in its
exercise of its  fiduciary  duties or otherwise  under the  Employee  Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended,  to vote otherwise,  against any action
or agreement that would impede,  frustrate,  prevent or nullify the transactions
contemplated by the Investment Agreements,  or result in a breach in any respect
of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement
of the Company under the SPA or which would result in any of the  conditions set
forth in Article VI of the SPA not being fulfilled.

     (b) No  Inconsistent  Arrangements.  Union Labor Life hereby  covenants and
agrees that, except as contemplated by the Investment  Agreements,  it shall not
(i) transfer  (which term shall include,  without  limitation,  any sale,  gift,
pledge or other  disposition),  or consent to any transfer of, any or all of the
Shares or any interest  therein,  (ii) enter into any contract,  option or other
agreement  or  understanding  with  respect to any transfer of any or all of the
Shares or any  interest  therein,  (iii) grant any proxy,  power-of-attorney  or
other authorization in or with respect to the Shares, or (iv) deposit the Shares
into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect
to the Shares.

     (c) Grant of Irrevocable Proxy; Appointment of Proxy.

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     (i) Union Labor Life hereby irrevocably grants to, and appoints Robert Band
and Dennis Ryan, or either of them, in their  respective  capacities as officers
of the Company,  and any individual who shall hereafter succeed to the office of
President or Clerk of the Company,  and each of them  individually,  Union Labor
Life's proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution),  for and in
its name, place and stead, to vote the Shares, or grant a consent or approval in
respect  of the  Shares  in favor of the  Investment  Agreements  and all of the
transactions contemplated thereby.

     (ii) Union  Labor Life  represents  that any  proxies  heretofore  given in
respect of the Shares are not irrevocable,  and that any such proxies are hereby
revoked.

     (iii) Union Labor Life  understands  and  acknowledges  that its execution,
delivery and  performance of this Agreement is a condition to the closing of the
transactions  contemplated  by the SPA. Union Labor Life hereby affirms that the
irrevocable  proxy granted  hereunder is coupled with an interest is binding and
may under no  circumstances be revoked.  Such irrevocable  proxy is executed and
intended to be  irrevocable  in accordance  with the provisions of Section 41 of
the Massachusetts Business Corporation Law.

     (d) Waiver of Appraisal  Rights.  Union Labor Life hereby waives any rights
of appraisal or rights to dissent that it may have as a result of the  amendment
of the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock contemplated by the SPA.

     11. Miscellaneous.

     (a)  Amendments.  No amendment of any provision of this Agreement  shall be
valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the other party hereto.

     (b) Delays or Omissions. It is agreed that no delay or omission to exercise
any right,  power or remedy accruing to any party,  upon any breach,  default or
noncompliance  by another  party  under this  Agreement,  shall  impair any such
right,  power or remedy,  nor shall it be  construed  to be a waiver of any such
breach,  default or noncompliance,  or any acquiescence therein, or of or in any
similar breach,  default or noncompliance  thereafter  occurring.  It is further
agreed that any waiver,  permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on
any party's part of any breach,  default or noncompliance  under this Agreement,
or any  waiver on such  party's  part of any  provisions  or  conditions  of the
Agreement,  must be in  writing  and  shall  be  effective  only  to the  extent
specifically set forth in such writing.

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     (c) Notices.

     (i) All notices and other  communications  required or permitted under this
Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be delivered to the relevant party
or sent by registered air mail or facsimile to the address of that party or that
party's  facsimile  number specified in subsection  11(c)(ii).  Unless otherwise
specified herein,  each notice or other  communication shall be deemed effective
or having been given (i) on the date received, if personally delivered, (ii) the
earlier of actual  receipt or eight (8) business  days after being sent, if sent
by registered  air mail, or (iii) one (1) business day after being sent, if sent
by telecopier with confirmation of transmission.

     (ii) All notices and other communications shall be addressed as follows:

         if to Union Labor Life:
                                    The Union Labor Life Insurance Company
                                    111 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
                                    Washington D.C.20001
                                    Attention:  Robert Kennedy
                                    Telecopy No.: ( 202) 962-8929

                  With a copy to:

                                    Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
                                    555 South Flower Street, 23rd Floor
                                    Los Angeles, California 90071
                                    Attention: Alan J. Barton, Esq.
                                    Telecopy No.:  (213) 627-0705

         if to the Company:         Perini Corporation
                                    73 Mt. Wayte Avenue
                                    Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
                                    Attn:  Robert Band, President
                                    Telecopy No.:  (508) 628-2960

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                  With a copy to:

                                    Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP
                                    Exchange Place
                                    Boston, Massachusetts 01209
                                    Attention:  Richard A. Soden, Esq.
                                    Telecopy No.:  (617) 523-1231

or such other  address or telecopy  number of a party,  as that party shall have
notified in writing to all other parties in accordance with subsection 11(b)(i).

     (d)  Severability.  Should  any  one or  more  of the  provisions  of  this
Agreement  or of any  agreement  entered  into  pursuant  to this  Agreement  be
determined  to be  illegal  or  unenforceable,  all  other  provisions  of  this
Agreement and of each other  agreement  entered into pursuant to this Agreement,
shall be given effect separately from the provision or provisions  determined to
be illegal or unenforceable and shall not be affected thereby.

     (e) Parties in Interest. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the
provisions  hereof  shall  inure to the  benefit  of, and be binding  upon,  the
parties hereto and their respective  successors and permitted  assigns and shall
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable  by each such person.  This Agreement
shall be not  assignable  or  delegable  by either  party  except with the prior
written consent of the other party hereto;  provided,  however, that the Company
may assign its rights and delegate its  obligations  under this Agreement to any
successor in interest of the Company, whether by merger, reorganization, sale of
assets or otherwise so long as such successor  expressly assumes the obligations
hereof.

     (f)  Expenses.   The  Company  agrees,  whether  or  not  the  transactions
contemplated hereby are consummated,  to pay, and hold Union Labor Life harmless
from liability for the payment of reasonable fees,  costs and expenses  incurred
by Union Labor Life in  connection  with the  negotiation  and execution of this
Agreement  and  the  transactions   contemplated   hereby,   including   without
limitation, its counsel.

     (g)  Headings.  The  headings  of the  Sections  and  subsections  of  this
Agreement  have been  inserted  for  convenience  of  reference  only and do not
constitute a part of this Agreement.

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     (h) Choice of Law.

     (i) It is the intention of the parties that the internal  substantive laws,
and not the  laws of  conflicts,  of the  State  of New York  shall  govern  the
enforceability and validity of this Agreement, the construction of its terms and
the interpretation of the rights and duties of the parties, except to the extent
that  the   provisions  of  the   Massachusetts   General  Laws   applicable  to
Massachusetts corporations or other Massachusetts law shall mandatorily govern.

     (ii) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY
STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK,
AND  IRREVOCABLY  AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS  RELATING TO OR ARISING
OUT OF THIS  AGREEMENT  SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED  ONLY IN SUCH COURTS.  EACH
PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE EXTENT NOT  PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE  LAW, AND
AGREES NOT TO ASSERT, BY WAY OF MOTION,  AS A DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE,  IN ANY SUCH
ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING,  ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT SUBJECT PERSONALLY TO THE
JURISDICTION OF THE ABOVE-NAMED COURTS, THAT IT IS IMMUNE FROM  EXTRATERRITORIAL
INJUNCTIVE  RELIEF OR OTHER  INJUNCTIVE  RELIEF,  THAT ITS PROPERTY IS EXEMPT OR
IMMUNE FROM ATTACHMENT OR EXECUTION,  THAT ANY SUCH ACTION,  SUIT, OR PROCEEDING
MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR MAINTAINED IN ONE OF THE ABOVE-NAMED COURTS, THAT ANY SUCH
ACTION,  SUIT OR  PROCEEDING  BROUGHT OR  MAINTAINED  IN ONE OF THE  ABOVE-NAMED
COURTS  SHOULD BE  DISMISSED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON  CONVENIENS,  SHOULD BE
TRANSFERRED TO ANY COURT OTHER THAN ONE OF THE ABOVE-NAMED  COURTS, OR THAT THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT  MATTER  HEREOF MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY ANY OF THE
ABOVE-NAMED  COURTS.  EACH OF THE PARTIES  HERETO HEREBY  CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF
PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION,  SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY MANNER  PERMITTED BY THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,  AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS BY  REGISTERED OR
CERTIFIED MAIL,  RETURN RECEIPT  REQUESTED,  TO THE PERSONS AND AT THE ADDRESSES
SET FORTH IN SECTION  11(C)  ABOVE,  IS  REASONABLY  CALCULATED  TO GIVE  ACTUAL
NOTICE,  AND WAIVES  AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT BY WAY OF MOTION,  AS A DEFENSE OR
OTHERWISE, IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ANY CLAIM THAT SUCH SERVICE OF
PROCESS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE GOOD AND

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SUFFICIENT SERVICE OF PROCESS.

     (iii) EACH  PARTY  HERETO  HEREBY  WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY
CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION  BASED UPON OR  ARISING  OUT OF THIS  AGREEMENT  OR THE
SUBJECT   MATTER   HEREOF.   THE  SCOPE  OF  THIS   WAIVER  IS  INTENDED  TO  BE
ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT
RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
CONTRACT CLAIMS,  TORT CLAIMS,  BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS,  AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW
AND STATUTORY  CLAIMS.  THIS  SUBSECTION  11(h)(iii) HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY
EACH OF THE  PARTIES  HERETO  AND THESE  PROVISIONS  SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY
EXCEPTIONS.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER  WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH
PARTY HAS  REVIEWED  THIS  WAIVER  WITH ITS LEGAL  COUNSEL,  AND THAT SUCH PARTY
KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY  WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS  FOLLOWING  CONSULTATION
WITH LEGAL  COUNSEL.  THIS  WAIVER IS  IRREVOCABLE,  MEANING  THAT IT MAY NOT BE
MODIFIED  EITHER  ORALLY  OR IN  WRITING,  AND THIS  WAIVER  SHALL  APPLY TO ANY
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS,  SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO (OR ASSIGNMENTS OF) THIS
AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,  THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN
CONSENT TO A TRIAL (WITHOUT A JURY) BY THE COURT.

     (i)  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may  be  executed  in  any  number  of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts (including
by  facsimile),  with the same  effect as if all  parties  had  signed  the same
document. All such counterparts shall be deemed an original,  shall be construed
together and shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     (j) No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in
the  negotiation  and drafting of this  Agreement.  In the event an ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation  arises,  this Agreement shall be construed
as if drafted  jointly by the parties  hereto,  and no  presumption or burden of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring  any party by virtue of the authorship
of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

     (k) Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire  understanding of
the  parties  hereto in respect of the subject  matter  hereof.  This  Agreement
supersedes all

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prior agreements and  understandings  between the parties hereto with respect to
such subject matter.

     (l)  Further  Assurances.  Subject  to the  terms  and  conditions  of this
Agreement,  each of the parties hereto agrees to use its reasonable best efforts
to take, or cause to be taken,  all action,  and to do, or cause to be done, all
things  necessary,  proper or advisable under applicable  legal  requirements or
otherwise,  to consummate and make effective the  transactions  contemplated  by
this  Agreement.  Nothing  in this  Agreement  shall  obligate  the  Company  to
consummate  the SPA. If at any time after the date hereof any further  action is
necessary  or  desirable  to carry out the  purposes of this  Agreement,  either
party, as the case may be, shall take or cause to be taken all such necessary or
convenient  action and execute,  and deliver and file,  or cause to be executed,
delivered and filed, all necessary or convenient documentation.

     (k)  Termination.  This  Agreement,  and all rights and  obligations of the
parties  hereunder,  shall  terminate  immediately  in the event that the SPA is
terminated in accordance with its terms.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  each of the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date and year first set
forth above.


                           COMPANY:

                                            PERINI CORPORATION


                                            /s/Robert Band
                                            By:      Robert Band
                                            Title:   President


                           UNION LABOR LIFE:

                                            THE UNION LABOR LIFE INSURANCE
                                            COMPANY, on behalf of its Separate
                                            Account P


                                            /s/Grover McKean
                                            By:      Grover McKean
                                            Title:   Senior Vice President


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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                               EXCHANGE AGREEMENT


     THIS EXCHANGE  AGREEMENT (this  "Agreement") is entered into as of February
14, 2000 by and between Perini  Corporation,  a Massachusetts  corporation  (the
"Company"),  and PB Capital Partners,  L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("PB
Capital").

                                    RECITALS

     A. Pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase and Sale  Agreement  dated as of
July 24, 1996 by and among  Richard Blum &  Associates,  L.P. and PB Capital and
the Company and that certain  Assignment  and Assumption  Agreement  dated as of
December 13, 1996 by and among PB Capital, Union Labor Life Insurance Company on
behalf  of  its  Separate  Account  P  ("Union  Labor  Life")  and  the  Company
(collectively,  with all agreements  entered into in connection  therewith,  the
"Original Purchaser  Documents"),  PB Capital acquired 92,350 shares of Series B
Cumulative  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  ("Series B  Preferred  Stock") of the
Company (together with all shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company now
or hereafter issued as payment-in-kind dividends on the shares of such stock now
or hereafter held by PB Capital, the "Shares").

     B. The Company has entered into that certain Securities  Purchase Agreement
(the "SPA") dated as of February 5, 2000 by and among Tutor-Saliba  Corporation,
a California corporation,  O&G Industries,  Inc., a Connecticut corporation, and
the National  Union Fire  Insurance  Company of  Pittsburgh,  PA, a Pennsylvania
corporation (collectively,  the "Purchasers"),  pursuant to which the Purchasers
have agreed to purchase an aggregate of 9,411,765  shares of newly issued common
stock of the Company  ("Common  Stock").  Capitalized  terms used herein without
definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the SPA.

     C. In  connection  with  the  SPA,  the  Company  and the  Purchasers  have
requested that PB Capital  exchange the Shares for shares of Common Stock of the
Company.

     D. PB Capital is willing to exchange  the Shares for shares of Common Stock
on the terms and subject to the conditions and covenants set forth herein.

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                                    AGREEMENT

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the mutual  covenants,  agreements,
representations  and warranties  herein  contained,  the parties hereto agree as
follows:

     1. Obligation to Exchange  Securities.  Upon satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 7 and 8 and  immediately  prior to the  consummation of the
transactions  contemplated by the SPA, PB Capital will, subject to the terms and
conditions  of this  Agreement,  exchange  the Shares for shares of Common Stock
(the  "Exchange  Securities")  as set  forth  herein.  Subject  to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement,  the Shares will be exchanged into an aggregate of
(i)  4,589,145.12  newly  issued  shares of Common Stock plus (ii) the number of
shares of Common Stock equal to the product  resulting from  multiplying (x) the
number  of  calendar  days from  March 15,  2000  after  which the  transactions
contemplated  hereby are  consummated  by (y) 1,274.76  The Exchange  Securities
issuable  hereunder  upon  exchange of the Shares shall be subject to adjustment
for any split, combination,  reclassification,  recapitalization or other change
in the Common Stock  consummated  prior to the  consummation of the transactions
contemplated  hereby.  The Company  shall issue the  Exchange  Securities  to PB
Capital free of any liens, claims, charges, security interests,  pledges, voting
or  stockholder  agreements,  encumbrances  or  equities  (other than any of the
foregoing created by PB Capital or arising under any federal or state securities
laws)  (collectively,  "Liens").  The Company  acknowledges  and agrees that the
Exchange  Securities  shall  be  deemed  for  all  purposes  to be  "Registrable
Securities" as such term is used in that certain  Registration  Rights Agreement
by and among the  Company,  Union Labor Life and PB Capital  dated as of January
17, 1997.

     2. Mechanics of Exchange.

     (a) Immediately  following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set
forth in  Sections  7 and 8, PB  Capital  shall  surrender  its  certificate  or
certificates  for the Shares,  with  appropriate  stock  powers  attached,  duly
endorsed,  at the office of the Company or any  transfer  agent for the Exchange
Securities,  together  with a written  notice to the Company  that PB Capital is
exchanging the Shares,  represented by such  certificate or  certificates.  Upon
such surrender, the Company shall issue and deliver to PB Capital, a certificate
or certificates  representing the Exchange Securities to be issued, conveyed and
delivered to PB Capital pursuant to Section 1.

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     (b) PB Capital  shall be treated for all  purposes as the record  holder of
the Exchange  Securities  as of the close of business on the date it  surrenders
its  certificate  or  certificates  for the Exchange  Securities  (the "Exchange
Date").

     (c) If PB  Capital  holds the Shares at the close of  business  on a record
date which occurs after March 15, 2000 for any payment of declared  dividends on
the Shares or if the  Company  declares a dividend in cash or in kind other than
the  dividend  payable  on March 15,  2000 in  accordance  with the terms of the
Series B Preferred  Stock,  PB Capital shall be entitled to receive the dividend
payable on the Shares on the corresponding dividend payment date notwithstanding
the surrender of the Shares for Exchange  Securities  following such record date
and prior to the corresponding dividend payment date.

     (d) If PB  Capital  holds the Shares at the close of  business  on a record
date for any payment of declared  dividends on the Common Stock,  and after such
record date but prior to the  corresponding  dividend  payment  date, PB Capital
surrenders the Shares for Exchange  Securities,  PB Capital shall be entitled to
receive  the  dividend  payable  on such  shares on the  corresponding  dividend
payment date as if it had been the record  holder of such shares at the close of
business on the record date.

     3.  Representations  and  Warranties  of the  Company.  The Company  hereby
represents and warrants to PB Capital as follows:

     (a) The SPA.  The  Representations  and  Warranties  made by the Company in
Section  3.01 of the SPA were true and  complete as of the date  thereof and are
true and complete as of the date hereof.

     (b)  Corporate  Power.  The Company has all requisite  corporate  power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement,  to issue and sell the Exchange
Securities hereunder, and to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.

     (c) Authorization;  Binding Obligations. Except for stockholder approval of
the Purchase and the transactions  contemplated by this Agreement, all corporate
action  on the  part  of the  Company  necessary  for the  authorization  of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the  performance of all obligations
of the Company  hereunder has been taken.  This Agreement  constitutes the valid
and  binding  obligations  of the  Company  enforceable  against  the Company in
accordance  with its terms,  except (i) as  limited  by  applicable  bankruptcy,
insolvency,  reorganization,  moratorium  or other laws

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of general  application  affecting  enforcement of creditors'  rights;  and (ii)
general  principles  of equity  that  restrict  the  availability  of  equitable
remedies.  The issuance and sale of the Exchange Securities are not and will not
be subject to any preemptive  rights,  rights of first refusal,  rights of first
offer or other similar rights granted by the Company that have not been properly
waived or complied with. The Exchange Securities, when issued in accordance with
the terms  hereof,  shall be duly  authorized,  validly  issued,  fully paid and
non-assessable and free and clear of all Liens.

     (d) Consents. No governmental orders, permissions,  consents,  approvals or
authorizations  are required to be obtained by the Company and no  registrations
or  declarations  are required to be filed by the Company in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the offer,  sale or issuance of the
Exchange Securities, except as will be duly and validly obtained or filed.

     (e)  Compliance  with Laws and Other  Instruments.  Except for  stockholder
approval of the Purchase and the  transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement,
the  execution,  delivery and  performance  by the Company of this Agreement (a)
will not  require  from the board of  directors  of the  Company  any consent or
approval that has not been validly and lawfully obtained, (b) will not cause the
Company to violate or  contravene  (i) any  provision  of law,  (ii) any rule or
regulation of any agency or  government,  domestic or foreign,  (iii) any order,
writ,  judgment,  injunction,  decree,  determination  or  award,  or  (iv)  any
provision of the Articles of Organization or By-laws of the Company, or (c) will
not result in a violation or conflict with,  result in a breach of or constitute
(with  or  without  notice  or  lapse  of time or  both) a  default  under,  any
indenture,  credit agreement, note agreement, deed of trust, mortgage,  security
agreement  or other  agreement,  lease or  instrument  to which the Company is a
party or by which the Company or any of its properties or assets are bound which
would have a material adverse effect on the Company.

     (f)  Offering  Valid.  Assuming  the  accuracy of the  representations  and
warranties  of PB Capital  contained  in Section 4 hereof,  the offer,  sale and
issuance of the Exchange Securities are and will be exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the  "Securities  Act"),
and will have been registered or qualified (or are exempt from  registration and
qualification) under the registration,  permit or qualification  requirements of
all applicable state securities laws.

     (g) Disclosure. To the Knowledge of the Company (as defined in the SPA), no
representation  or warranty by the Company  contained  in this  Agreement or the
SPA,  or in any  certificate  to be  furnished  by or on behalf  of the  Company
pursuant hereto or

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thereto,  contains or will contain any untrue  statement  of a material  fact or
omits or will omit to state a material  fact  necessary  to make the  statements
contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.

     4.  Representations  and  Warranties  of  PB  Capital.  PB  Capital  hereby
represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

     (a) Good Standing and Qualification. PB Capital has all requisite corporate
power and  authority to execute and deliver this  Agreement and to carry out the
provisions of this Agreement.

     (b) Authorization; Binding Obligations. All corporate action on the part of
PB Capital necessary for the authorization of the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the  performance of all  obligations  of PB Capital  hereunder has
been taken. This Agreement  constitutes the valid and binding  obligations of PB
Capital  enforceable against PB Capital in accordance with its terms, except (i)
as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,  reorganization,  moratorium or
other laws of general  application  affecting  enforcement of creditors' rights;
and (ii)  general  principles  of  equity  that  restrict  the  availability  of
equitable remedies.

     (c) Ownership and Validity of the Shares.  PB Capital owns beneficially and
of record the Shares, free of any liens,  claims,  charges,  security interests,
pledges, encumbrances or equities (other than any of the foregoing arising under
this  Agreement,  the  Original  Purchase  Documents  or any  federal  or  state
securities laws).

     (d)  Acquisition  for  Investment.  PB Capital is  acquiring  the  Exchange
Securities for its own account for the purpose of investment and not with a view
to or for sale in connection with any distribution  thereof,  and PB Capital has
no  present  intention  or plan  to  effect  any  distribution  of the  Exchange
Securities;  provided that the disposition of PB Capital's property shall at all
times be and remain  within its control and  subject to the  provisions  of this
Agreement.  PB Capital is an  "Accredited  Investor"  within the meaning of Rule
501(a) of  Regulation  D under  the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended  (the
"Securities Act").

     5.  Reservation  of  Common  Stock.  To the  extent  that the  Company  has
authorized stock which is not already  reserved,  the Company shall at all times
reserve  and keep  available  for issue upon the  exchange of shares of Series B
Preferred  Stock for  Exchange  Securities  such  number of its  authorized  but
unissued  shares of  Common  Stock

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(or other  Exchange  Securities) as will be sufficient to permit the exchange in
full of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by PB Capital.

     6. Indemnification.

     (a) Company  Indemnification.  The Company  covenants and agrees to defend,
indemnify  and save and hold  harmless PB Capital,  together  with its officers,
directors, partners, employees, trustees, attorneys and representatives and each
person who controls PB Capital within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934,  as amended  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  from and  against any and all
losses,  costs,  expenses,  liabilities,  claims  or legal  damages  (including,
without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and accountants
and other costs and expenses incident to any actual or threatened  claim,  suit,
action or proceeding,  whether  incurred in connection  with a claim against the
Company  (other  than a claim  under  this  Section 6) or a third  party  claim)
(collectively, "Losses") arising out of or resulting from: (a) any inaccuracy in
or breach of any  representation,  warranty,  covenant or agreement  made by the
Company in this Agreement;  (b) the failure of the Company to perform or observe
fully any  covenant,  agreement  or  provision to be performed or observed by it
pursuant to this Agreement;  (c) any legal,  administrative or other proceedings
brought by a third party arising out of the  transactions  contemplated  by this
Agreement;  or (d) any actual or threatened  claim,  suit,  action or proceeding
arising out of or  resulting  from the conduct by the Company of its business or
operations,  or the  Company's  occupancy  or use of its  properties  or assets;
provided,  however,  that,  if and to the extent  that such  indemnification  is
unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to
the  payment  and  satisfaction  of such  indemnified  liability  which shall be
permissible  under  applicable  laws;  and provided  further  however,  that the
Company  shall  not be liable  for any  Losses  arising  from any  statement  or
omission in any filings by the Company under the  Securities Act or Exchange Act
in reliance  upon and in  conformity  with written  information  provided to the
Company by PB Capital or for any Losses  arising  out of or  resulting  from any
breach of or failure to comply with this Agreement by any  Indemnified  Party or
any gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Indemnified Party.

     (b)  Procedure.  (i) Each party  entitled  to be  indemnified  pursuant  to
Section 6(a) (each, an "Indemnified Party") shall promptly notify the Company in
writing (a "Claim  Notice")  of any matter in respect of which the Company is or
may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnified Party on account
of Section 6(a). The omission of any Indemnified  Party so to notify the Company
of any such matter  shall not relieve the Company from any  liability  which the
Company  may have to such

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Indemnified  Party except to the extent the Company  shall have been  materially
prejudiced by the omission of such Indemnified Party so to notify the Company.

          (ii) With respect to claims for indemnification relating to actions or
     proceedings brought by any third party with respect to which an Indemnified
     Party is entitled to indemnification hereunder:

          (A)  After  the  giving  of the Claim  Notice,  if the  Company  shall
     acknowledge in writing to each Indemnified  Party that the Company shall be
     obligated  under the terms of its indemnity  hereunder in  connection  with
     such action or  proceeding,  then the Company  shall be entitled,  if it so
     elects  at its own  cost,  risk and  expense,  (i) to take  control  of the
     defense and investigation of such action or proceeding,  (ii) to employ and
     engage attorneys of its own choice,  subject to the reasonable  approval of
     the  Indemnified  Party,  to handle and  defend  the same  unless the named
     parties to such action  include  both the  Company or any of its  officers,
     directors, Subsidiaries or Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Indemnified
     Party,  on the other hand,  and the  Indemnified  Party has been advised in
     writing by counsel that there may be one or more legal  defenses  available
     to such Indemnified  Party that are in conflict with those available to the
     Company or any such officer,  director,  Subsidiary or Affiliate,  in which
     event the Indemnified Party shall be entitled,  at the Company's cost, risk
     and  expense,  to  separate  counsel  of its own  choosing,  and  (iii)  to
     compromise or settle such claim,  which  compromise or settlement  shall be
     made only with the written  consent of the Indemnified  Party,  which shall
     not  be  unreasonably  withheld  or  delayed;  provided,  however,  if  the
     resolution  of any such  action  will or is  reasonably  expected to have a
     material adverse effect on PB Capital, then, notwithstanding the foregoing,
     PB Capital shall be entitled to control such resolution, including, without
     limitation,  to take  control  of the  defense  and  investigation  of such
     proceeding or action,  to employ and engage  attorneys of its own choice to
     handle and defend the same, at the Company's cost, risk and expense, and to
     compromise or settle such action.

          (B) If the  Company  fails or is not  permitted  under  the  foregoing
     paragraph to assume the defense of such action or proceeding within fifteen
     (15)  calendar  days after  receipt  of the  above-referenced  notice,  the
     Indemnified Party against which such action or proceeding has been asserted
     will, upon delivering notice to such effect to the Company,  have the right
     to  undertake  at the  Company's  risk,  cost  and  expense,  the  defense,
     compromise or settlement of such claim on behalf of and for the account and
     risk of the Company.

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          (C) The  Company  shall be liable  for any  settlement  of any  action
     effected  pursuant to and in accordance  with this Section 6(b) and for any
     final judgment (subject to any right of appeal),  and the Company agrees to
     indemnify  and hold  harmless  the  Indemnified  Party from and against any
     Losses by reason of such settlement or judgment.

     (c) Indemnification Non-Exclusive. The foregoing indemnification provisions
are in  addition  to, and not in  derogation  of, any  statutory,  equitable  or
common-law  or other  remedy  any party may have for  breach of  representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement.

     (d) Attorneys Fees and Costs. In any claim brought by an Indemnified  Party
under this Section 6 against the Company, the victorious party shall be entitled
to receive  reasonable  attorneys  fees and costs  incurred  in  prosecuting  or
defending such claim.

     (e)  Survival  of  Representations,  Warranties  and  Covenants.  Except as
provided  in  clauses   (i),   (ii)  and  (iii)  of  this  Section   6(e),   the
representations,  warranties  and agreements  included in this  Agreement  shall
survive for a period of 3 years:  (i) the  obligations set forth in Section 9 of
this  Agreement  shall  survive  for  the  period  specified   therein  for  the
performance of the covenants set forth  therein;  (ii) the  representations  set
forth in Sections  3.01(n) (Taxes) of the SPA, 3.01(o)  (Employee  Benefit Plans
and Related Matters;  ERISA) of the SPA and 3.01(p)  (Environmental Laws) of the
SPA,  each  of  which  are  incorporated  herein  through  Section  3(a) of this
Agreement,  shall  survive  until  the date  that is six (6)  months  after  the
expiration of the longest  applicable  federal or state statute of  limitations;
and (iii) the representations and warranties set forth in the last two sentences
of Section 3(c)  (Authorization;  Binding  Obligations)  and the obligations set
forth in Section 6  (Indemnification)  and in Section 11  (Miscellaneous)  shall
survive indefinitely.

     7. Conditions of Company's  Obligations to Exchange.  The obligation of the
Company to exchange  the  Exchange  Securities  for the Shares is subject to the
fulfillment of the following conditions, which may be waived in whole or in part
by the Company in its sole discretion.

     (a) No Errors,  etc. The  representations  and warranties of PB Capital set
forth in this Agreement  that are qualified as to materiality  shall be true and
correct  and those that are not so  qualified  shall be true and  correct in all
material  respects as of the date of this  Agreement  and the  Exchange  Date as
though made at and as of such date,  except to the extent  such  representations
and  warranties  expressly  relate  to an  earlier  date  (in  which

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case such  representations  and warranties  that are qualified as to materiality
shall be true and correct, and those that are not so qualified shall be true and
correct in all material respects, on and as of such earlier date).

     (b) Compliance with Agreement. PB Capital shall have performed and complied
with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or
complied with by it on or before the Exchange Date.

     (c) Certificate of Officer.  PB Capital shall have delivered to the Company
a  certificate  dated  the  Exchange  Date,  executed  by its  General  Partner,
certifying the  satisfaction of the conditions  specified in subsections (a) and
(b) of this Section 7.

     (d) Consummation of New Investment.  The  transactions  contemplated by the
SPA shall have been consummated on the terms thereof.

     (e)  Authorization.  The  Exchange  Securities  and  the  issuance  thereof
pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall have been  authorized  for  issuance  by the
stockholders and of the Company.

     8. Conditions of PB Capital's Obligations to Exchange. The obligation of PB
Capital  to  exchange  the  Shares  for  Exchange  Securities  is subject to the
fulfillment of the following conditions,  any of which may be waived in whole or
in part by PB Capital in its sole discretion.

     (a) No Errors,  etc. The  representations and warranties of the Company set
forth in this Agreement or in the SPA that are qualified as to materiality shall
be true  and  correct  and  those  that are not so  qualified  shall be true and
correct  in all  material  respects  as of the  date of this  Agreement  and the
Exchange  Date as though made at and as of such date,  except to the extent such
representations  and  warranties  expressly  relate to an earlier date (in which
case such  representations  and warranties  that are qualified as to materiality
shall be true and correct, and those that are not so qualified shall be true and
correct in all material respects, on and as of such earlier date).

     (b)  Compliance  with  Agreement.  The  Company  shall have  performed  and
complied with all  agreements  and  conditions  required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by it on or before the Exchange Date.

     (c) Certificate of Officer.  The Company shall have delivered to PB Capital
a certificate dated the Exchange Date, executed by its President, certifying the
satisfaction

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of the conditions specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 8.

     (d)   Qualification   Under  State  Securities  Laws.  All   registrations,
qualifications, permits and approvals required under applicable state securities
laws shall have been obtained for the lawful execution, delivery and performance
of this  Agreement,  including  without  limitation the offer,  sale,  issue and
delivery of the Exchange Securities.

     (e)  Consummation  of New  Investment.  All of the  conditions  to  closing
pursuant to the SPA shall have been  satisfied,  all of the  closing  deliveries
required to be made by the SPA shall have been made (other than the  delivery of
the Shares by the Company to the Purchasers), the SPA will be consummated on the
terms  thereof  and the  conditions  set  forth in  Sections  6.01(a),  6.01(b),
6.01(c), 6.02(a), 6.02(b), 6.02(c)(i)-(ii) and (iv)-(vi),  6.03(a)-(c), 6.03(g),
6.03(h)(ii)-(iii),  6.03(i), 6.03(k), and 6.03(p) of the SPA shall not have been
waived.  The Company shall have provided PB Capital written  certification as to
the  matters  set  forth in the  foregoing  sentence  and that the  transactions
contemplated by the SPA will be consummated  immediately following  consummation
of the transactions  contemplated hereby. In addition, the definitive agreements
contemplated by Section  6.03(g) of the SPA shall be reasonably  satisfactory to
PB Capital.

     (f)  PB  Capital  Approval.   The  SPA  shall  be  in  form  and  substance
satisfactory to PB Capital and such condition  shall be deemed  satisfied in the
event  that the SPA is in the form as  provided  prior to the date  hereof to PB
Capital.

     (g)  Appointment  of  Director.  A designee  of PB Capital  shall have been
elected,  subject  to the  consummation  of the  exchange  contemplated  by this
Agreement, as a member of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board").

     (h) Opinion of Counsel.  The Company shall have delivered to PB Capital the
opinion of Goodwin,  Procter & Hoar LLP, counsel to the Company, dated as of the
Exchange  Date,  set forth on Exhibit  7(h)  hereto  and PB  Capital  shall have
received an opinion from its counsel that the  consummation of the  transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not affect PB Capital's status as a "venture
capital operating company" under ERISA.

     (i) Listing.  The Exchange  Securities shall have been approved for listing
on the American Stock Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance.

     (j)  Authorization.  The  Exchange  Securities  and  the  issuance  thereof
pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall have been  authorized  for  issuance  by the
stockholders and Board of Directors of the Company.

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     9.  Covenants  of the Company.  The Company  agrees that from and after the
consummation of the transactions  contemplated  hereby,  the Company will do the
following:

     (a) Director's  Indemnification.  Enter into an  Indemnification  Agreement
with any person (the "PB Designee")  nominated by PB Capital in accordance  with
the  Shareholders  Agreement in the form entered into with the other  members of
the Board of  Directors  and  maintain  such  levels  of  director  and  officer
insurance each as required under Section 5.12 of the SPA. The provisions of this
Section 9(a) are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by,
each PB Designee and each PB Designee's heirs and representatives.

     (b) Access and Information.  For so long as PB Capital holds at least 5% of
the outstanding voting stock of the Company,

          (i) Access. Permit PB Capital (and its designated  representatives) to
     visit  and  inspect  any  of  the   properties   of  the  Company  and  the
     Subsidiaries,  including  the  books and  records  of the  Company  and the
     Subsidiaries  (and to make extracts and copies  therefrom),  and to consult
     with respect to and discuss the affairs, businesses,  finances,  operations
     and  accounts  of the  Company  and the  Subsidiaries  with  the  officers,
     directors,  employees,  affiliates and agents of such entities, all at such
     reasonable times and as often as PB Capital may reasonably request.

          (ii) Information. Deliver to such PB Capital the following:

          (A) As soon as  practicable  and in any event within 45 days after the
     end of each quarterly period (other than the last quarterly period) in each
     fiscal  year,  (1) a  consolidated  statement  of income  and  consolidated
     statements  of changes in financial  position and cash flows of the Company
     and the  Subsidiaries for such quarterly period and for the period from the
     beginning of the current fiscal year to the end of such  quarterly  period,
     and (2) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Subsidiaries as
     at the end of such  quarterly  period,  setting  forth  in  each  case,  in
     comparative form,  figures for the  corresponding  periods in the preceding
     fiscal year and  corresponding  figures  for the budget for such  quarterly
     period,  all in reasonable detail and certified by an authorized  financial
     officer  of  the  Company,  subject  to  changes  resulting  from  year-end
     adjustments;  provided, however, that delivery pursuant to clause (C) below
     of a copy of the  Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q of the  Company  for such
     quarterly  period  filed  with  the SEC  shall be  deemed  to  satisfy  the
     requirements

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     of this clause (A);

          (B) As soon as practicable  and in any event within 120 days after the
     end of each  fiscal  year,  (1) a  consolidated  statement  of  income  and
     consolidated  statements of changes in financial position and cash flows of
     the  Company and the  Subsidiaries  for such year,  and (2) a  consolidated
     balance  sheet of the  Company and the  Subsidiaries  as of the end of such
     year,  setting  forth in each  case,  in  comparative  form,  corresponding
     consolidated  figures from the  preceding  annual  audit and  corresponding
     figures  for the budget for such  fiscal  year,  all in  reasonable  detail
     together  with an opinion  directed  to the Company of  independent  public
     accountants  of  recognized  standing  selected by the  Company;  provided,
     however, that delivery pursuant to clause (C) below of a copy of the Annual
     Report on Form 10-K of the  Company for such fiscal year filed with the SEC
     shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this clause (ii);

          (C)  Promptly  upon  transmission  thereof,  copies  of all  financial
     statements,  proxy statements,  notices and reports as it shall send to its
     public  stockholders  and copies of all  registration  statements  (without
     exhibits),  other than on Form S-8 or any similar  successor  form, and all
     reports  which it files  with the SEC (or any  governmental  body or agency
     succeeding to the functions of the SEC);

          (D) Promptly upon receipt thereof,  copies of all reports submitted to
     the Company by  independent  public  accountants  in  connection  with each
     annual,  interim  or  special  audit  of the  books of the  Company  or any
     Subsidiary made by such accountants, including the comment letter submitted
     by such  accountants  to management in connection  with their annual audit;
     and

          (E) With  reasonable  promptness,  such other financial data as any PB
     Capital may reasonably request.

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     10. Additional Agreements.

     (a) Voting Agreement.  PB Capital shall be required,  at any meeting of the
holders of Common  Stock or Series B  Preferred  Stock,  however  called,  or in
connection  with any written  consent of the holders of Common Stock or Series B
Preferred  Stock,  to vote (or cause to be voted) the Shares then held of record
or beneficially owned by it, unless the Special Committee withdraws its approval
of the SPA or the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreements, (i) in
favor of the transactions  contemplated by the SPA and this Agreement (together,
the  "Investment  Agreements"),  the execution,  delivery and performance by the
Company of the  Investment  Agreements and the approval of the terms thereof and
each of the other actions  contemplated  by the  Investment  Agreements  and any
actions  required  in  furtherance   thereof  and  hereof   including,   without
limitation,  the  amendment  of  the  terms  of the  Series  B  Preferred  Stock
contemplated  by the SPA; and (ii) unless PB Capital is required in its exercise
of its  fiduciary  duties or  otherwise  under the  Employee  Retirement  Income
Security  Act of 1974,  as  amended,  to vote  otherwise,  against any action or
agreement  that would  impede,  frustrate,  prevent or nullify the  transactions
contemplated by the Investment Agreements,  or result in a breach in any respect
of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement
of the Company under the SPA or which would result in any of the  conditions set
forth in Article VI of the SPA not being fulfilled.

     (b) No Inconsistent  Arrangements.  PB Capital hereby  covenants and agrees
that,  except as  contemplated  by the Investment  Agreements,  it shall not (i)
transfer (which term shall include,  without limitation,  any sale, gift, pledge
or other  disposition),  or consent to any transfer of, any or all of the Shares
or any interest therein, (ii) enter into any contract, option or other agreement
or understanding with respect to any transfer of any or all of the Shares or any
interest   therein,   (iii)   grant  any  proxy,   power-of-attorney   or  other
authorization in or with respect to the Shares,  or (iv) deposit the Shares into
a voting trust or enter into a voting  agreement or arrangement  with respect to
the Shares.  Notwithstanding  clause (i) or (ii),  PB Capital may  transfer  the
Shares to its limited  partners  with the prior  written  consent of the Company
(which  consent  shall  not be  unreasonably  withheld)  as  long  as  all  such
transferees agree to the terms of and become parties to this Agreement.

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     (c) Grant of Irrevocable Proxy; Appointment of Proxy.

          (i) PB Capital hereby  irrevocably grants to, and appoints Robert Band
     and Dennis  Ryan,  or either of them,  in their  respective  capacities  as
     officers of the Company,  and any individual who shall hereafter succeed to
     the  office  of  President  or  Clerk  of the  Company,  and  each  of them
     individually,  PB Capital's proxy and attorney-in-fact  (with full power of
     substitution), for and in its name, place and stead, to vote the Shares, or
     grant a  consent  or  approval  in  respect  of the  Shares in favor of the
     Investment Agreements and all of the transactions contemplated thereby.

          (ii) PB  Capital  represents  that  any  proxies  heretofore  given in
     respect of the Shares are not  irrevocable,  and that any such  proxies are
     hereby revoked.

          (iii) PB Capital  understands  and  acknowledges  that its  execution,
     delivery and performance of this Agreement is a condition to the closing of
     the  transactions  contemplated  by the SPA. PB Capital hereby affirms that
     the  irrevocable  proxy  granted  hereunder  is coupled with an interest is
     binding and may under no circumstances be revoked.  Such irrevocable  proxy
     is  executed  and  intended  to  be  irrevocable  in  accordance  with  the
     provisions of Section 41 of the Massachusetts Business Corporation Law.

     (d) Waiver of  Appraisal  Rights.  PB Capital  hereby  waives any rights of
appraisal or rights to dissent that it may have as a result of the  amendment of
the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock contemplated by the SPA.

     11. Miscellaneous.

     (a)  Amendments.  No amendment of any provision of this Agreement  shall be
valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the other party hereto.

     (b) Delays or Omissions. It is agreed that no delay or omission to exercise
any right,  power or remedy accruing to any party,  upon any breach,  default or
noncompliance  by another  party  under this  Agreement,  shall  impair any such
right,  power or remedy,  nor shall it be  construed  to be a waiver of any such
breach,  default or noncompliance,  or any acquiescence therein, or of or in any
similar breach,  default or noncompliance  thereafter  occurring.  It is further
agreed that any waiver,  permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on
any party's part of any breach,  default or noncompliance  under this Agreement,
or any  waiver on such  party's  part of any  provisions  or  conditions  of the
Agreement,  must be in  writing  and  shall  be  effective  only  to the  extent
specifically set forth in such writing.

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     (c) Notices.

          (i) All notices and other  communications  required or permitted under
     this  Agreement  shall be given in writing  and shall be  delivered  to the
     relevant  party or sent by registered  air mail or facsimile to the address
     of that party or that party's  facsimile  number  specified  in  subsection
     11(c)(ii).   Unless  otherwise  specified  herein,  each  notice  or  other
     communication  shall be deemed  effective  or having  been given (i) on the
     date received, if personally delivered,  (ii) the earlier of actual receipt
     or eight (8)  business  days after being sent,  if sent by  registered  air
     mail, or (iii) one (1) business day after being sent, if sent by telecopier
     with confirmation of transmission.

          (ii) All  notices  and  other  communications  shall be  addressed  as
     follows:

         if to PB Capital:
                                    c/o  BLUM Capital Partners, L.P.
                                    909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
                                    San Francisco, California 94133
                                    Attn: Murray Indick
                                    Facsimile: (415) 434-3130

         if to the Company:         Perini Corporation
                                    73 Mt. Wayte Avenue
                                    Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
                                    Attn: Robert Band, President
                                    Telecopy No.: (508) 628-2960

                  With a copy to:

                                    Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP
                                    Exchange Place
                                    Boston, Massachusetts 01209
                                    Attention: Richard A. Soden, Esq.
                                    Telecopy No.: (617) 523-1231

     or such other  address or telecopy  number of a party,  as that party shall
     have notified in writing to all other parties in accordance with subsection
     11(b)(i).

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     (d)  Severability.  Should  any  one or  more  of the  provisions  of  this
Agreement  or of any  agreement  entered  into  pursuant  to this  Agreement  be
determined  to be  illegal  or  unenforceable,  all  other  provisions  of  this
Agreement and of each other  agreement  entered into pursuant to this Agreement,
shall be given effect separately from the provision or provisions  determined to
be illegal or unenforceable and shall not be affected thereby.

     (e) Parties in Interest. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the
provisions  hereof  shall  inure to the  benefit  of, and be binding  upon,  the
parties hereto and their respective  successors and permitted  assigns and shall
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable  by each such person.  This Agreement
shall be not  assignable  or  delegable  by either  party  except with the prior
written consent of the other party hereto;  provided,  however, that the Company
may assign its rights and delegate its  obligations  under this Agreement to any
successor in interest of the Company, whether by merger, reorganization, sale of
assets or otherwise so long as such successor  expressly assumes the obligations
hereof.

     (f)  Expenses.   The  Company  agrees,  whether  or  not  the  transactions
contemplated  hereby are consummated,  to pay, and hold PB Capital harmless from
liability for the payment of reasonable fees, costs and expenses  incurred by PB
Capital in connection  with the  negotiation and execution of this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, its counsel.

     (g)  Headings.  The  headings  of the  Sections  and  subsections  of  this
Agreement  have been  inserted  for  convenience  of  reference  only and do not
constitute a part of this Agreement.

     (h) Choice of Law.

          (i) It is the  intention of the parties that the internal  substantive
     laws, and not the laws of conflicts,  of the State of New York shall govern
     the enforceability and validity of this Agreement,  the construction of its
     terms and the  interpretation  of the  rights  and  duties of the  parties,
     except to the extent that the provisions of the Massachusetts  General Laws
     applicable to Massachusetts  corporations or other  Massachusetts law shall
     mandatorily govern.

          (ii) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY  CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE  JURISDICTION
     OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK,  STATE
     OF NEW  YORK,  AND

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     IRREVOCABLY  AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS  RELATING TO OR ARISING
     OUT OF THIS  AGREEMENT  SHALL BE TRIED AND  LITIGATED  ONLY IN SUCH COURTS.
     EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE EXTENT NOT  PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE
     LAW, AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT, BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE,
     IN ANY SUCH ACTION,  SUIT, OR PROCEEDING,  ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT SUBJECT
     PERSONALLY TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE ABOVE-NAMED COURTS, THAT IT IS IMMUNE
     FROM  EXTRATERRITORIAL  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF OR OTHER INJUNCTIVE RELIEF,  THAT
     ITS PROPERTY IS EXEMPT OR IMMUNE FROM  ATTACHMENT  OR  EXECUTION,  THAT ANY
     SUCH ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR MAINTAINED IN ONE OF
     THE ABOVE-NAMED COURTS, THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT OR
     MAINTAINED  IN ONE OF THE  ABOVE-NAMED  COURTS  SHOULD BE  DISMISSED ON THE
     GROUNDS OF FORUM NON  CONVENIENS,  SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO ANY COURT OTHER
     THAN ONE OF THE ABOVE-NAMED  COURTS,  OR THAT THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT
     MATTER HEREOF MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY ANY OF THE  ABOVE-NAMED  COURTS.
     EACH OF THE  PARTIES  HERETO  HEREBY  CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY
     SUCH ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF THE
     STATE OF NEW  YORK,  AGREES  THAT  SERVICE  OF  PROCESS  BY  REGISTERED  OR
     CERTIFIED  MAIL,  RETURN  RECEIPT  REQUESTED,  TO  THE  PERSONS  AND AT THE
     ADDRESSES  SET FORTH IN SECTION 11(C) ABOVE,  IS  REASONABLY  CALCULATED TO
     GIVE ACTUAL  NOTICE,  AND WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT BY WAY OF MOTION,
     AS A DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE, IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ANY CLAIM
     THAT SUCH  SERVICE  OF  PROCESS  DOES NOT  CONSTITUTE  GOOD AND  SUFFICIENT
     SERVICE OF PROCESS.

          (iii) EACH PARTY  HERETO  HEREBY  WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF
     ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
     THE  SUBJECT  MATTER  HEREOF.  THE SCOPE OF THIS  WAIVER IS  INTENDED TO BE
     ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND
     THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION,  INCLUDING,  WITHOUT
     LIMITATION,  CONTRACT CLAIMS,  TORT CLAIMS,  BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL
     OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SUBSECTION  11(h)(iii) HAS BEEN
     FULLY  DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE  PROVISIONS  SHALL
     NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY

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     EXCEPTIONS.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER  WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT
     SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL  COUNSEL,  AND THAT SUCH
     PARTY  KNOWINGLY  AND  VOLUNTARILY  WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS  FOLLOWING
     CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE,  MEANING THAT
     IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED  EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING,  AND THIS WAIVER SHALL
     APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT  AMENDMENTS,  SUPPLEMENTS OR  MODIFICATIONS  TO (OR
     ASSIGNMENTS OF) THIS AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,  THIS AGREEMENT
     MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL (WITHOUT A JURY) BY THE COURT.

     (i)  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may  be  executed  in  any  number  of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts (including
by  facsimile),  with the same  effect as if all  parties  had  signed  the same
document. All such counterparts shall be deemed an original,  shall be construed
together and shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     (j) No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in
the  negotiation  and drafting of this  Agreement.  In the event an ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation  arises,  this Agreement shall be construed
as if drafted  jointly by the parties  hereto,  and no  presumption or burden of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring  any party by virtue of the authorship
of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

     (k) Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire  understanding of
the  parties  hereto in respect of the subject  matter  hereof.  This  Agreement
supersedes all prior  agreements and  understandings  between the parties hereto
with respect to such subject matter.

     (l)  Further  Assurances.  Subject  to the  terms  and  conditions  of this
Agreement,  each of the parties hereto agrees to use its reasonable best efforts
to take, or cause to be taken,  all action,  and to do, or cause to be done, all
things  necessary,  proper or advisable under applicable  legal  requirements or
otherwise,  to consummate and make effective the  transactions  contemplated  by
this  Agreement.  Nothing  in this  Agreement  shall  obligate  the  Company  to
consummate  the SPA. If at any time after the date hereof any further  action is
necessary  or  desirable  to carry out the  purposes of this  Agreement,  either
party, as the case may be, shall take or cause to be taken all such necessary or
convenient  action and execute,  and deliver and file,  or cause to be executed,
delivered and

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filed, all necessary or convenient documentation.

     (k)  Termination.  This  Agreement,  and all rights and  obligations of the
parties  hereunder,  shall  terminate  immediately  in the event that the SPA is
terminated in accordance with its terms.

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     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  each of the parties hereto have caused this Agreement
     to be executed  by its duly  authorized  representative  as of the date and
     year first set forth above.


      COMPANY:

                    PERINI CORPORATION


                    By:/s/ Robert Band
                    Name: Robert Band
                    Title: President

      PB CAPITAL:

                    PB CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                    By: Blum Capital Partners, L.P., its General Partner

                    By: Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc., its General Partner


                    By:      /s/Marc Scholvinck
                    Name:    Marc Scholvinck
                    Title:   Managing Director & CFO


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                                                                    Exhibit 10.3

                               EXCHANGE AGREEMENT


     THIS EXCHANGE  AGREEMENT (this  "Agreement") is entered into as of February
14, 2000 by and between Perini  Corporation,  a Massachusetts  corporation  (the
"Company"),  and The  Common  Fund  for  Non-profit  Organizations,  a New  York
non-profit corporation ("The Common Fund").

                                    RECITALS

     A. Pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase and Sale  Agreement  dated as of
July 24, 1996 by and among  Richard  Blum &  Associates,  L.P.  ("RCBA")  and PB
Capital  Partners,  L.P.  ("PB  Capital")  and  the  Company  and  that  certain
Assignment and Assumption  Agreement  dated as of December 13, 1996 by and among
PB  Capital,  RCBA,  The Common  Fund and the  Company  (collectively,  with all
agreements  entered  into  in  connection  therewith,  the  "Original  Purchaser
Documents"),  The Common  Fund  acquired  23,300  shares of Series B  Cumulative
Convertible  Preferred  Stock  ("Series  B  Preferred  Stock")  of  the  Company
(together  with all shares of Series B  Preferred  Stock of the  Company  now or
hereafter issued as payment-in-kind dividends on the shares of such stock now or
hereafter held by The Common Fund, the "Shares").

     B. The Company has entered into that certain Securities  Purchase Agreement
(the "SPA") dated as of February 5, 2000 by and among Tutor-Saliba  Corporation,
a California corporation,  O&G Industries,  Inc., a Connecticut corporation, and
the National  Union Fire  Insurance  Company of  Pittsburgh,  PA, a Pennsylvania
corporation (collectively,  the "Purchasers"),  pursuant to which the Purchasers
have agreed to purchase an aggregate of 9,411,765  shares of newly issued common
stock of the Company  ("Common  Stock").  Capitalized  terms used herein without
definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the SPA.

     C. In  connection  with  the  SPA,  the  Company  and the  Purchasers  have
requested that The Common Fund exchange the Shares for shares of Common Stock of
the Company.

     D. The Common Fund is willing to  exchange  the Shares for shares of Common
Stock on the terms and subject to the conditions and covenants set forth herein.

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                                    AGREEMENT

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the mutual  covenants,  agreements,
representations  and warranties  herein  contained,  the parties hereto agree as
follows:

     1. Obligation to Exchange  Securities.  Upon satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 7 and 8 and  immediately  prior to the  consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the SPA, The Common Fund will, subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, exchange the Shares for shares of Common Stock
(the  "Exchange  Securities")  as set  forth  herein.  Subject  to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement,  the Shares will be exchanged into an aggregate of
(i)  1,157,846.03  newly  issued  shares of Common Stock plus (ii) the number of
shares of Common Stock equal to the product  resulting from  multiplying (x) the
number  of  calendar  days from  March 15,  2000  after  which the  transactions
contemplated  hereby are  consummated  by (y) 321.62.  The  Exchange  Securities
issuable  hereunder  upon  exchange of the Shares shall be subject to adjustment
for any split, combination,  reclassification,  recapitalization or other change
in the Common Stock  consummated  prior to the  consummation of the transactions
contemplated  hereby.  The Company  shall issue the Exchange  Securities  to The
Common Fund free of any liens,  claims,  charges,  security interests,  pledges,
voting or stockholder  agreements,  encumbrances  or equities (other than any of
the  foregoing  created by The Common Fund or arising under any federal or state
securities laws) (collectively, "Liens").

     2. Mechanics of Exchange.

     (a) Immediately  following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set
forth in Sections 7 and 8, The Common Fund shall  surrender its  certificate  or
certificates  for the Shares,  with  appropriate  stock  powers  attached,  duly
endorsed,  at the office of the Company or any  transfer  agent for the Exchange
Securities,  together with a written  notice to the Company that The Common Fund
is exchanging the Shares, represented by such certificate or certificates.  Upon
such  surrender,  the  Company  shall issue and  deliver to The Common  Fund,  a
certificate or certificates  representing the Exchange  Securities to be issued,
conveyed and delivered to The Common Fund pursuant to Section 1.

     (b) The Common Fund shall be treated for all purposes as the record  holder
of the Exchange Securities as of the close of business on the date it surrenders
its  certificate  or  certificates  for the Exchange  Securities  (the "Exchange
Date").

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     (c) If The  Common  Fund  holds the  Shares at the close of  business  on a
record  date which  occurs  after  March 15,  2000 for any  payment of  declared
dividends on the Shares or if the Company declares a dividend in cash or in kind
other than the dividend  payable on March 15, 2000 in accordance  with the terms
of the Series B  Preferred  Stock,  The Common Fund shall be entitled to receive
the dividend  payable on the Shares on the  corresponding  dividend payment date
notwithstanding  the surrender of the Shares for Exchange  Securities  following
such record date and prior to the corresponding dividend payment date.

     (d) If The  Common  Fund  holds the  Shares at the close of  business  on a
record date for any payment of declared dividends on the Common Stock, and after
such record  date but prior to the  corresponding  dividend  payment  date,  The
Common Fund surrenders the Shares for Exchange Securities, The Common Fund shall
be entitled to receive the dividend payable on such shares on the  corresponding
dividend  payment date as if it had been the record holder of such shares at the
close of business on the record date.

     3.  Representations  and  Warranties  of the  Company.  The Company  hereby
represents and warrants to The Common Fund as follows:

     (a) The SPA.  The  Representations  and  Warranties  made by the Company in
Section  3.01 of the SPA were true and  complete as of the date  thereof and are
true and complete as of the date hereof.

     (b)  Corporate  Power.  The Company has all requisite  corporate  power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement,  to issue and sell the Exchange
Securities hereunder, and to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.

     (c) Authorization;  Binding Obligations. Except for stockholder approval of
the Purchase and the transactions  contemplated by this Agreement, all corporate
action  on the  part  of the  Company  necessary  for the  authorization  of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the  performance of all obligations
of the Company  hereunder has been taken.  This Agreement  constitutes the valid
and  binding  obligations  of the  Company  enforceable  against  the Company in
accordance  with its terms,  except (i) as  limited  by  applicable  bankruptcy,
insolvency,  reorganization,  moratorium  or other laws of  general  application
affecting  enforcement  of  creditors'  rights;  and (ii) general  principles of
equity that restrict the  availability of equitable  remedies.  The issuance and
sale  of the  Exchange  Securities  are  not  and  will  not be  subject  to any
preemptive  rights,  rights of first  refusal,  rights  of first  offer or other
similar  rights  granted by the Company  that have not been  properly  waived or
complied with. The Exchange Securities, when

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issued in accordance with the terms hereof,  shall be duly  authorized,  validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and clear of all Liens.

     (d) Consents. No governmental orders, permissions,  consents,  approvals or
authorizations  are required to be obtained by the Company and no  registrations
or  declarations  are required to be filed by the Company in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the offer,  sale or issuance of the
Exchange Securities, except as will be duly and validly obtained or filed.

     (e)  Compliance  with Laws and Other  Instruments.  Except for  stockholder
approval of the Purchase and the  transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement,
the  execution,  delivery and  performance  by the Company of this Agreement (a)
will not  require  from the board of  directors  of the  Company  any consent or
approval that has not been validly and lawfully obtained, (b) will not cause the
Company to violate or  contravene  (i) any  provision  of law,  (ii) any rule or
regulation of any agency or  government,  domestic or foreign,  (iii) any order,
writ,  judgment,  injunction,  decree,  determination  or  award,  or  (iv)  any
provision of the Articles of Organization or By-laws of the Company, or (c) will
not result in a violation or conflict with,  result in a breach of or constitute
(with  or  without  notice  or  lapse  of time or  both) a  default  under,  any
indenture,  credit agreement, note agreement, deed of trust, mortgage,  security
agreement  or other  agreement,  lease or  instrument  to which the Company is a
party or by which the Company or any of its properties or assets are bound which
would have a material adverse effect on the Company.

     (f)  Offering  Valid.  Assuming  the  accuracy of the  representations  and
warranties of The Common Fund contained in Section 4 hereof, the offer, sale and
issuance of the Exchange Securities are and will be exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the  "Securities  Act"),
and will have been registered or qualified (or are exempt from  registration and
qualification) under the registration,  permit or qualification  requirements of
all applicable state securities laws.

     (g) Disclosure. To the Knowledge of the Company (as defined in the SPA), no
representation  or warranty by the Company  contained  in this  Agreement or the
SPA,  or in any  certificate  to be  furnished  by or on behalf  of the  Company
pursuant hereto or thereto,  contains or will contain any untrue  statement of a
material fact or omits or will omit to state a material  fact  necessary to make
the statements  contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.

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     4.  Representations  and  Warranties  of The Common  Fund.  The Common Fund
hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

     (a) Good  Standing  and  Qualification.  The Common Fund has all  requisite
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry
out the provisions of this Agreement.

     (b) Authorization; Binding Obligations. All corporate action on the part of
The Common Fund necessary for the authorization of the execution and delivery of
this  Agreement  and the  performance  of all  obligations  of The  Common  Fund
hereunder  has been  taken.  This  Agreement  constitutes  the valid and binding
obligations of The Common Fund enforceable against The Common Fund in accordance
with its terms,  except (i) as limited  by  applicable  bankruptcy,  insolvency,
reorganization,  moratorium  or  other  laws of  general  application  affecting
enforcement  of creditors'  rights;  and (ii) general  principles of equity that
restrict the availability of equitable remedies.

     (c) Ownership and Validity of the Shares. The Common Fund owns beneficially
and  of  record  the  Shares,  free  of any  liens,  claims,  charges,  security
interests,  pledges,  encumbrances  or equities (other than any of the foregoing
arising under this Agreement,  the Original Purchase Documents or any federal or
state securities laws).

     (d) Acquisition  for Investment.  The Common Fund is acquiring the Exchange
Securities for its own account for the purpose of investment and not with a view
to or for sale in connection with any distribution  thereof, and The Common Fund
has no present  intention  or plan to effect any  distribution  of the  Exchange
Securities; provided that the disposition of The Common Fund's property shall at
all times be and remain within its control and subject to the provisions of this
Agreement.  The Common Fund is an  "Accredited  Investor"  within the meaning of
Rule 501(a) of  Regulation D under the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act").

     5.  Reservation  of  Common  Stock.  To the  extent  that the  Company  has
authorized stock which is not already  reserved,  the Company shall at all times
reserve  and keep  available  for issue upon the  exchange of shares of Series B
Preferred  Stock for  Exchange  Securities  such  number of its  authorized  but
unissued  shares of  Common  Stock (or  other  Exchange  Securities)  as will be
sufficient  to permit the  exchange  in full of the shares of Series B Preferred
Stock held by The Common Fund.

     6. Indemnification.

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     (a) Company  Indemnification.  The Company  covenants and agrees to defend,
indemnify  and  save  and hold  harmless  The  Common  Fund,  together  with its
officers,   directors,    partners,    employees,    trustees,   attorneys   and
representatives  and each person who controls The Common Fund within the meaning
of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the  "Exchange  Act"),
from and against any and all losses,  costs,  expenses,  liabilities,  claims or
legal damages (including, without limitation,  reasonable fees and disbursements
of counsel and accountants  and other costs and expenses  incident to any actual
or threatened claim, suit, action or proceeding,  whether incurred in connection
with a claim against the Company  (other than a claim under this Section 6) or a
third party claim)  (collectively,  "Losses")  arising out of or resulting from:
(a) any  inaccuracy in or breach of any  representation,  warranty,  covenant or
agreement made by the Company in this Agreement;  (b) the failure of the Company
to perform or observe fully any covenant, agreement or provision to be performed
or observed by it pursuant to this Agreement;  (c) any legal,  administrative or
other  proceedings  brought by a third  party  arising  out of the  transactions
contemplated by this  Agreement;  or (d) any actual or threatened  claim,  suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or resulting from the conduct by the Company
of  its  business  or  operations,  or  the  Company's  occupancy  or use of its
properties or assets;  provided,  however,  that, if and to the extent that such
indemnification  is  unenforceable  for any reason,  the Company  shall make the
maximum  contribution  to the  payment  and  satisfaction  of  such  indemnified
liability which shall be permissible under applicable laws; and provided further
however,  that the Company  shall not be liable for any Losses  arising from any
statement or omission in any filings by the Company under the  Securities Act or
Exchange  Act in  reliance  upon  and in  conformity  with  written  information
provided to the  Company by The Common Fund or for any Losses  arising out of or
resulting  from any breach of or failure to comply  with this  Agreement  by any
Indemnified  Party  or  any  gross  negligence  or  willful  misconduct  of  any
Indemnified Party.

     (b)  Procedure.  (i) Each party  entitled  to be  indemnified  pursuant  to
Section 6(a) (each, an "Indemnified Party") shall promptly notify the Company in
writing (a "Claim  Notice")  of any matter in respect of which the Company is or
may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnified Party on account
of Section 6(a). The omission of any Indemnified  Party so to notify the Company
of any such matter  shall not relieve the Company from any  liability  which the
Company  may have to such  Indemnified  Party  except to the extent the  Company
shall have been materially  prejudiced by the omission of such Indemnified Party
so to notify the Company.

          (ii) With respect to claims for indemnification relating to actions or

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     proceedings brought by any third party with respect to which an Indemnified
     Party is entitled to indemnification hereunder:

          (A)  After  the  giving  of the Claim  Notice,  if the  Company  shall
     acknowledge in writing to each Indemnified  Party that the Company shall be
     obligated  under the terms of its indemnity  hereunder in  connection  with
     such action or  proceeding,  then the Company  shall be entitled,  if it so
     elects  at its own  cost,  risk and  expense,  (i) to take  control  of the
     defense and investigation of such action or proceeding,  (ii) to employ and
     engage attorneys of its own choice,  subject to the reasonable  approval of
     the  Indemnified  Party,  to handle and  defend  the same  unless the named
     parties to such action  include  both the  Company or any of its  officers,
     directors, Subsidiaries or Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Indemnified
     Party,  on the other hand,  and the  Indemnified  Party has been advised in
     writing by counsel that there may be one or more legal  defenses  available
     to such Indemnified  Party that are in conflict with those available to the
     Company or any such officer,  director,  Subsidiary or Affiliate,  in which
     event the Indemnified Party shall be entitled,  at the Company's cost, risk
     and  expense,  to  separate  counsel  of its own  choosing,  and  (iii)  to
     compromise or settle such claim,  which  compromise or settlement  shall be
     made only with the written  consent of the Indemnified  Party,  which shall
     not  be  unreasonably  withheld  or  delayed;  provided,  however,  if  the
     resolution  of any such  action  will or is  reasonably  expected to have a
     material  adverse  effect on The Common  Fund,  then,  notwithstanding  the
     foregoing,  The Common Fund shall be entitled to control  such  resolution,
     including,   without  limitation,  to  take  control  of  the  defense  and
     investigation of such proceeding or action,  to employ and engage attorneys
     of its own choice to handle and defend  the same,  at the  Company's  cost,
     risk and expense, and to compromise or settle such action.

          (B) If the  Company  fails or is not  permitted  under  the  foregoing
     paragraph to assume the defense of such action or proceeding within fifteen
     (15)  calendar  days after  receipt  of the  above-referenced  notice,  the
     Indemnified Party against which such action or proceeding has been asserted
     will, upon delivering notice to such effect to the Company,  have the right
     to  undertake  at the  Company's  risk,  cost  and  expense,  the  defense,
     compromise or settlement of such claim on behalf of and for the account and
     risk of the Company.

          (C) The  Company  shall be liable  for any  settlement  of any  action
     effected  pursuant to and in accordance  with this Section 6(b) and for any
     final judgment (subject to any right of appeal),  and the Company agrees to
     indemnify

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          and hold harmless the Indemnified Party from and against any Losses by
          reason of such settlement or judgment.

     (c) Indemnification Non-Exclusive. The foregoing indemnification provisions
are in  addition  to, and not in  derogation  of, any  statutory,  equitable  or
common-law  or other  remedy  any party may have for  breach of  representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement.

     (d) Attorneys Fees and Costs. In any claim brought by an Indemnified  Party
under this Section 6 against the Company, the victorious party shall be entitled
to receive  reasonable  attorneys  fees and costs  incurred  in  prosecuting  or
defending such claim.

     (e)  Survival  of  Representations,  Warranties  and  Covenants.  Except as
provided  in  clauses   (i),   (ii)  and  (iii)  of  this  Section   6(e),   the
representations,  warranties  and agreements  included in this  Agreement  shall
survive for a period of 3 years:  (i) the  obligations set forth in Section 9 of
this  Agreement  shall  survive  for  the  period  specified   therein  for  the
performance of the covenants set forth  therein;  (ii) the  representations  set
forth in Sections  3.01(n) (Taxes) of the SPA, 3.01(o)  (Employee  Benefit Plans
and Related Matters;  ERISA) of the SPA and 3.01(p)  (Environmental Laws) of the
SPA,  each  of  which  are  incorporated  herein  through  Section  3(a) of this
Agreement,  shall  survive  until  the date  that is six (6)  months  after  the
expiration of the longest  applicable  federal or state statute of  limitations;
and (iii) the representations and warranties set forth in the last two sentences
of Section 3(c)  (Authorization;  Binding  Obligations)  and the obligations set
forth in Section 6  (Indemnification)  and in Section 11  (Miscellaneous)  shall
survive indefinitely.

     7. Conditions of Company's  Obligations to Exchange.  The obligation of the
Company to exchange  the  Exchange  Securities  for the Shares is subject to the
fulfillment of the following conditions, which may be waived in whole or in part
by the Company in its sole discretion.

     (a) No Errors,  etc. The  representations and warranties of The Common Fund
set forth in this Agreement  that are qualified as to materiality  shall be true
and correct and those that are not so qualified shall be true and correct in all
material  respects as of the date of this  Agreement  and the  Exchange  Date as
though made at and as of such date,  except to the extent  such  representations
and  warranties  expressly  relate  to an  earlier  date  (in  which  case  such
representations  and warranties  that are qualified as to  materiality  shall be
true and correct,  and those that are not so qualified shall be true and correct
in all material respects, on and as of such earlier date).

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     (b)  Compliance  with  Agreement.  The Common Fund shall have performed and
complied with all  agreements  and  conditions  required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by it on or before the Exchange Date.

     (c)  Certificate  of Officer.  The Common Fund shall have  delivered to the
Company a  certificate  dated the  Exchange  Date,  executed  by its  President,
certifying the  satisfaction of the conditions  specified in subsections (a) and
(b) of this Section 7.

     (d) Consummation of New Investment.  The  transactions  contemplated by the
SPA shall have been consummated on the terms thereof.

     (e)  Authorization.  The  Exchange  Securities  and  the  issuance  thereof
pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall have been  authorized  for  issuance  by the
stockholders and of the Company.

     8. Conditions of The Common Fund's Obligations to Exchange.  The obligation
of The Common Fund to exchange the Shares for Exchange  Securities is subject to
the fulfillment of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole
or in part by The Common Fund in its sole discretion.

     (a) No Errors,  etc. The  representations and warranties of the Company set
forth in this Agreement or in the SPA that are qualified as to materiality shall
be true  and  correct  and  those  that are not so  qualified  shall be true and
correct  in all  material  respects  as of the  date of this  Agreement  and the
Exchange  Date as though made at and as of such date,  except to the extent such
representations  and  warranties  expressly  relate to an earlier date (in which
case such  representations  and warranties  that are qualified as to materiality
shall be true and correct, and those that are not so qualified shall be true and
correct in all material respects, on and as of such earlier date).

     (b)  Compliance  with  Agreement.  The  Company  shall have  performed  and
complied with all  agreements  and  conditions  required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by it on or before the Exchange Date.

     (c) Certificate of Officer.  The Company shall have delivered to The Common
Fund  a  certificate  dated  the  Exchange  Date,  executed  by  its  President,
certifying the  satisfaction of the conditions  specified in subsections (a) and
(b) of this Section 8.

     (d)   Qualification   Under  State  Securities  Laws.  All   registrations,


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qualifications, permits and approvals required under applicable state securities
laws shall have been obtained for the lawful execution, delivery and performance
of this  Agreement,  including  without  limitation the offer,  sale,  issue and
delivery of the Exchange Securities.

     (e)  Consummation  of New  Investment.  All of the  conditions  to  closing
pursuant to the SPA shall have been  satisfied,  all of the  closing  deliveries
required to be made by the SPA shall have been made (other than the  delivery of
the Shares by the Company to the Purchasers), the SPA will be consummated on the
terms  thereof  and the  conditions  set  forth in  Sections  6.01(a),  6.01(b),
6.01(c), 6.02(a), 6.02(b), 6.02(c)(i)-(ii) and (iv)-(vi),  6.03(a)-(c), 6.03(g),
6.03(h)(ii)-(iii),  6.03(i), 6.03(k), and 6.03(p) of the SPA shall not have been
waived. The Company shall have provided The Common Fund written certification as
to the matters set forth in the  foregoing  sentence  and that the  transactions
contemplated by the SPA will be consummated  immediately following  consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby.

     (f) The  Common  Fund  Approval.  The SPA  shall be in form  and  substance
satisfactory to The Common Fund and such condition shall be deemed  satisfied in
the event that the SPA is in the form as  provided  prior to the date  hereof to
The Common Fund.

     (g) Intentionally omitted.

     (h) Opinion of Counsel. The Company shall have delivered to The Common Fund
the opinion of Goodwin,  Procter & Hoar LLP, counsel to the Company, dated as of
the Exchange Date, set forth on Exhibit 7(h) hereto.

     (i) Listing.  The Exchange  Securities shall have been approved for listing
on the American Stock Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance.

     (j)  Authorization.  The  Exchange  Securities  and  the  issuance  thereof
pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall have been  authorized  for  issuance  by the
stockholders and Board of Directors of the Company.

     9.  Covenants  of the Company.  The Company  agrees that from and after the
consummation of the transactions  contemplated  hereby,  the Company will do the
following:

     (a) Intentionally omitted.

     (b) Access and  Information.  For so long as The Common Fund holds at least


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5% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company,

          (i)   Access.   Permit   The   Common   Fund   (and   its   designated
     representatives)  to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Company
     and the  Subsidiaries,  including  the books and records of the Company and
     the  Subsidiaries  (and to make  extracts  and  copies  therefrom),  and to
     consult  with  respect to and discuss the  affairs,  businesses,  finances,
     operations  and  accounts  of the  Company  and the  Subsidiaries  with the
     officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents of such entities, all
     at such  reasonable  times and as often as The Common  Fund may  reasonably
     request.

          (ii) Information. Deliver to such The Common Fund the following:

               (A) As soon as practicable  and in any event within 45 days after
          the end of each  quarterly  period  (other  than  the  last  quarterly
          period) in each fiscal year,  (1) a  consolidated  statement of income
          and consolidated  statements of changes in financial position and cash
          flows of the Company and the  Subsidiaries  for such quarterly  period
          and for the period from the  beginning  of the current  fiscal year to
          the end of such quarterly period, and (2) a consolidated balance sheet
          of the Company and the  Subsidiaries  as at the end of such  quarterly
          period,  setting forth in each case, in comparative form,  figures for
          the   corresponding   periods  in  the   preceding   fiscal  year  and
          corresponding figures for the budget for such quarterly period, all in
          reasonable detail and certified by an authorized  financial officer of
          the Company,  subject to changes resulting from year-end  adjustments;
          provided,  however,  that  delivery  pursuant to clause (C) below of a
          copy of the  Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q of the  Company  for such
          quarterly  period  filed with the SEC shall be deemed to  satisfy  the
          requirements of this clause (A);

               (B) As soon as practicable and in any event within 120 days after
          the end of each fiscal year,  (1) a  consolidated  statement of income
          and consolidated  statements of changes in financial position and cash
          flows of the Company  and the  Subsidiaries  for such year,  and (2) a
          consolidated  balance sheet of the Company and the  Subsidiaries as of
          the end of such year, setting forth in each case, in comparative form,
          corresponding consolidated figures from the preceding annual audit and
          corresponding  figures  for the budget for such  fiscal  year,  all in
          reasonable  detail together with an opinion directed to the Company of
          independent public accountants of recognized  standing selected by the
          Company; provided, however, that delivery pursuant to clause (C) below
          of a copy of

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          the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of the  Company  for such  fiscal year
          filed with the SEC shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this
          clause (ii);

               (C) Promptly upon transmission  thereof,  copies of all financial
          statements, proxy statements,  notices and reports as it shall send to
          its  public  stockholders  and copies of all  registration  statements
          (without  exhibits),  other than on Form S-8 or any similar  successor
          form, and all reports which it files with the SEC (or any governmental
          body or agency succeeding to the functions of the SEC);

               (D)  Promptly  upon  receipt  thereof,   copies  of  all  reports
          submitted  to  the  Company  by  independent   public  accountants  in
          connection with each annual,  interim or special audit of the books of
          the Company or any Subsidiary made by such accountants,  including the
          comment  letter   submitted  by  such  accountants  to  management  in
          connection with their annual audit; and

               (E) With reasonable promptness,  such other financial data as any
          The Common Fund may reasonably request.

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     10. Additional Agreements.

     (a) Voting Agreement.  The Common Fund shall be required, at any meeting of
the holders of Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock,  however called,  or in
connection  with any written  consent of the holders of Common Stock or Series B
Preferred  Stock,  to vote (or cause to be voted) the Shares then held of record
or beneficially owned by it, unless the Special Committee withdraws its approval
of the SPA or the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreements, (i) in
favor of the transactions  contemplated by the SPA and this Agreement (together,
the  "Investment  Agreements"),  the execution,  delivery and performance by the
Company of the  Investment  Agreements and the approval of the terms thereof and
each of the other actions  contemplated  by the  Investment  Agreements  and any
actions  required  in  furtherance   thereof  and  hereof   including,   without
limitation,  the  amendment  of  the  terms  of the  Series  B  Preferred  Stock
contemplated  by the SPA;  and (ii)  unless The Common  Fund is  required in its
exercise of its  fiduciary  duties or otherwise  under the  Employee  Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended,  to vote otherwise,  against any action
or agreement that would impede,  frustrate,  prevent or nullify the transactions
contemplated by the Investment Agreements,  or result in a breach in any respect
of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement
of the Company under the SPA or which would result in any of the  conditions set
forth in Article VI of the SPA not being fulfilled.

     (b) No  Inconsistent  Arrangements.  The Common Fund hereby  covenants  and
agrees that, except as contemplated by the Investment  Agreements,  it shall not
(i) transfer  (which term shall include,  without  limitation,  any sale,  gift,
pledge or other  disposition),  or consent to any transfer of, any or all of the
Shares or any interest  therein,  (ii) enter into any contract,  option or other
agreement  or  understanding  with  respect to any transfer of any or all of the
Shares or any  interest  therein,  (iii) grant any proxy,  power-of-attorney  or
other authorization in or with respect to the Shares, or (iv) deposit the Shares
into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect
to the Shares.

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     (c) Grant of Irrevocable Proxy; Appointment of Proxy.

          (i) The Common Fund hereby  irrevocably grants to, and appoints Robert
     Band and Dennis Ryan, or either of them, in their respective  capacities as
     officers of the Company,  and any individual who shall hereafter succeed to
     the  office  of  President  or  Clerk  of the  Company,  and  each  of them
     individually, The Common Fund's proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power
     of substitution), for and in its name, place and stead, to vote the Shares,
     or grant a consent  or  approval  in  respect of the Shares in favor of the
     Investment Agreements and all of the transactions contemplated thereby.

          (ii) The Common Fund represents that any proxies  heretofore  given in
     respect of the Shares are not  irrevocable,  and that any such  proxies are
     hereby revoked.

          (iii) The Common Fund understands and acknowledges that its execution,
     delivery and performance of this Agreement is a condition to the closing of
     the  transactions  contemplated  by the SPA. The Common Fund hereby affirms
     that the irrevocable proxy granted hereunder is coupled with an interest is
     binding and may under no circumstances be revoked.  Such irrevocable  proxy
     is  executed  and  intended  to  be  irrevocable  in  accordance  with  the
     provisions of Section 41 of the Massachusetts Business Corporation Law.

     (d) Waiver of Appraisal Rights. The Common Fund hereby waives any rights of
appraisal or rights to dissent that it may have as a result of the  amendment of
the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock contemplated by the SPA.

     11. Miscellaneous.

     (a)  Amendments.  No amendment of any provision of this Agreement  shall be
valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the other party hereto.

     (b) Delays or Omissions. It is agreed that no delay or omission to exercise
any right,  power or remedy accruing to any party,  upon any breach,  default or
noncompliance  by another  party  under this  Agreement,  shall  impair any such
right,  power or remedy,  nor shall it be  construed  to be a waiver of any such
breach,  default or noncompliance,  or any acquiescence therein, or of or in any
similar breach,  default or noncompliance  thereafter  occurring.  It is further
agreed that any waiver,  permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on
any party's part of any breach,  default or noncompliance  under this Agreement,
or any  waiver on such  party's  part of any

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provisions  or  conditions  of the  Agreement,  must be in writing  and shall be
effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.

     (c) Notices.

          (i) All notices and other  communications  required or permitted under
     this  Agreement  shall be given in writing  and shall be  delivered  to the
     relevant  party or sent by registered  air mail or facsimile to the address
     of that party or that party's  facsimile  number  specified  in  subsection
     11(c)(ii).   Unless  otherwise  specified  herein,  each  notice  or  other
     communication  shall be deemed  effective  or having  been given (i) on the
     date received, if personally delivered,  (ii) the earlier of actual receipt
     or eight (8)  business  days after being sent,  if sent by  registered  air
     mail, or (iii) one (1) business day after being sent, if sent by telecopier
     with confirmation of transmission.

          (ii) All  notices  and  other  communications  shall be  addressed  as
     follows:

         if to The Common Fund:
                                    c/o  BLUM Capital Partners, L.P.
                                    909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
                                    San Francisco, California 94133
                                    Attn:  Murray Indick
                                    Facsimile:(415) 434-3130

         if to the Company:         Perini Corporation
                                    73 Mt. Wayte Avenue
                                    Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
                                    Attn:  Robert Band, President
                                    Telecopy No.:  (508) 628-2960

                  With a copy to:

                                    Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP
                                    Exchange Place
                                    Boston, Massachusetts 01209
                                    Attention:  Richard A. Soden, Esq.
                                    Telecopy No.:  (617) 523-1231

or such other  address or telecopy  number of a party,  as that party shall have
notified in

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writing to all other parties in accordance with subsection 11(b)(i).

     (d)  Severability.  Should  any  one or  more  of the  provisions  of  this
Agreement  or of any  agreement  entered  into  pursuant  to this  Agreement  be
determined  to be  illegal  or  unenforceable,  all  other  provisions  of  this
Agreement and of each other  agreement  entered into pursuant to this Agreement,
shall be given effect separately from the provision or provisions  determined to
be illegal or unenforceable and shall not be affected thereby.

     (e) Parties in Interest. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the
provisions  hereof  shall  inure to the  benefit  of, and be binding  upon,  the
parties hereto and their respective  successors and permitted  assigns and shall
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable  by each such person.  This Agreement
shall be not  assignable  or  delegable  by either  party  except with the prior
written consent of the other party hereto;  provided,  however, that the Company
may assign its rights and delegate its  obligations  under this Agreement to any
successor in interest of the Company, whether by merger, reorganization, sale of
assets or otherwise so long as such successor  expressly assumes the obligations
hereof.

     (f)  Expenses.   The  Company  agrees,  whether  or  not  the  transactions
contemplated  hereby are consummated,  to pay, and hold The Common Fund harmless
from liability for the payment of reasonable fees,  costs and expenses  incurred
by The Common Fund in  connection  with the  negotiation  and  execution of this
Agreement  and  the  transactions   contemplated   hereby,   including   without
limitation, its counsel.

     (g)  Headings.  The  headings  of the  Sections  and  subsections  of  this
Agreement  have been  inserted  for  convenience  of  reference  only and do not
constitute a part of this Agreement.

     (h) Choice of Law.

          (i) It is the  intention of the parties that the internal  substantive
     laws, and not the laws of conflicts,  of the State of New York shall govern
     the enforceability and validity of this Agreement,  the construction of its
     terms and the  interpretation  of the  rights  and  duties of the  parties,
     except to the extent that the provisions of the Massachusetts  General Laws
     applicable to Massachusetts  corporations or other  Massachusetts law shall
     mandatorily govern.

          (ii) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY  CONSENTS TO THE

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          EXCLUSIVE  JURISDICTION  OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED  WITHIN
          THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT
          ALL  ACTIONS  OR  PROCEEDINGS  RELATING  TO OR  ARISING  OUT  OF  THIS
          AGREEMENT SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN SUCH COURTS. EACH PARTY
          HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE EXTENT NOT  PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE  LAW,
          AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT, BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE,
          IN ANY SUCH  ACTION,  SUIT,  OR  PROCEEDING,  ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT
          SUBJECT PERSONALLY TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE ABOVE-NAMED COURTS, THAT
          IT  IS  IMMUNE  FROM  EXTRATERRITORIAL   INJUNCTIVE  RELIEF  OR  OTHER
          INJUNCTIVE  RELIEF,  THAT  ITS  PROPERTY  IS  EXEMPT  OR  IMMUNE  FROM
          ATTACHMENT OR EXECUTION, THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING MAY
          NOT BE BROUGHT OR MAINTAINED IN ONE OF THE  ABOVE-NAMED  COURTS,  THAT
          ANY SUCH ACTION,  SUIT OR  PROCEEDING  BROUGHT OR MAINTAINED IN ONE OF
          THE ABOVE-NAMED COURTS SHOULD BE DISMISSED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON
          CONVENIENS,  SHOULD BE  TRANSFERRED TO ANY COURT OTHER THAN ONE OF THE
          ABOVE-NAMED  COURTS,  OR THAT THIS  AGREEMENT  OR THE  SUBJECT  MATTER
          HEREOF MAY NOT BE  ENFORCED  IN OR BY ANY OF THE  ABOVE-NAMED  COURTS.
          EACH OF THE PARTIES  HERETO  HEREBY  CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN
          ANY SUCH ACTION,  SUIT, OR  PROCEEDING IN ANY MANNER  PERMITTED BY THE
          LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,  AGREES  THAT  SERVICE  OF  PROCESS  BY
          REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE PERSONS
          AND AT THE ADDRESSES  SET FORTH IN SECTION 11(C) ABOVE,  IS REASONABLY
          CALCULATED TO GIVE ACTUAL NOTICE,  AND WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT
          BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE,  IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT
          OR  PROCEEDING  ANY  CLAIM  THAT  SUCH  SERVICE  OF  PROCESS  DOES NOT
          CONSTITUTE GOOD AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE OF PROCESS.

               (iii) EACH PARTY HERETO  HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL
          OF ANY  CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION  BASED  UPON OR  ARISING  OUT OF THIS
          AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT  MATTER  HEREOF.  THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS
          INTENDED TO BE  ALL-ENCOMPASSING  OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES  THAT MAY BE
          FILED IN ANY  COURT  AND THAT  RELATE  TO THE  SUBJECT  MATTER OF THIS
          TRANSACTION,  INCLUDING,  WITHOUT  LIMITATION,  CONTRACT CLAIMS,  TORT
          CLAIMS,  BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY
          CLAIMS.

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          THIS  SUBSECTION  11(h)(iii)  HAS BEEN FULLY  DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE
          PARTIES  HERETO  AND  THESE  PROVISIONS  SHALL NOT BE  SUBJECT  TO ANY
          EXCEPTIONS.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER  WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS
          THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL  COUNSEL,  AND
          THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS
          FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE,
          MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED  EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING,  AND
          THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT  AMENDMENTS,  SUPPLEMENTS OR
          MODIFICATIONS  TO (OR ASSIGNMENTS OF) THIS AGREEMENT.  IN THE EVENT OF
          LITIGATION,  THIS  AGREEMENT  MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN  CONSENT  TO A
          TRIAL (WITHOUT A JURY) BY THE COURT.

     (i)  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may  be  executed  in  any  number  of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts (including
by  facsimile),  with the same  effect as if all  parties  had  signed  the same
document. All such counterparts shall be deemed an original,  shall be construed
together and shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     (j) No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in
the  negotiation  and drafting of this  Agreement.  In the event an ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation  arises,  this Agreement shall be construed
as if drafted  jointly by the parties  hereto,  and no  presumption or burden of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring  any party by virtue of the authorship
of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

     (k) Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire  understanding of
the  parties  hereto in respect of the subject  matter  hereof.  This  Agreement
supersedes all prior  agreements and  understandings  between the parties hereto
with respect to such subject matter.

     (l)  Further  Assurances.  Subject  to the  terms  and  conditions  of this
Agreement,  each of the parties hereto agrees to use its reasonable best efforts
to take, or cause to be taken,  all action,  and to do, or cause to be done, all
things  necessary,  proper or advisable under applicable  legal  requirements or
otherwise,  to consummate and make effective the  transactions  contemplated  by
this  Agreement.  Nothing  in this  Agreement  shall  obligate  the  Company  to
consummate  the SPA. If at any time after the date hereof any further  action is
necessary  or  desirable  to carry out the  purposes of this  Agreement,

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either  party,  as the case  may be,  shall  take or cause to be taken  all such
necessary or convenient action and execute, and deliver and file, or cause to be
executed, delivered and filed, all necessary or convenient documentation.

     (k)  Termination.  This  Agreement,  and all rights and  obligations of the
parties  hereunder,  shall  terminate  immediately  in the event that the SPA is
terminated in accordance with its terms.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  each of the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date and year first set
forth above.


  COMPANY:

                   PERINI CORPORATION


                   By: /s/Robert Band
                   Name:  Robert Band
                   Title: President


  THE COMMON FUND:

                   THE COMMON FUND FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

                   By:  Blum Capital Partners, L.P., its attorney-in-fact

                   By:  Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc., its General Partner


                   By:  /s/Marc Scholvinck
                   Name: Marc Scholvinck
                   Title: Managing Director & CFO

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.4

                  SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT


                                   dated as of


                                 March 29, 2000


                                      among


                               PERINI CORPORATION,


                             The BANKS Listed Herein


                                       and


                   MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
                                    as Agent


                               ___________________


                        FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as Co-Agent


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                                                         ARTICLE 1
                                                        Definitions


Section 1.01.  Definitions...............................................................................1
Section 1.02.  Accounting Terms and Determinations......................................................22
Section 1.03.  Types of Borrowing.......................................................................22

                                                         ARTICLE 2
                                                        The Credits


Section 2.01.  The Loans................................................................................22
Section 2.02.  Method of Borrowing; Method of Electing Interest Rates...................................23
Section 2.03.  Notes....................................................................................25
Section 2.04.  Maturity of Revolving Loans..............................................................26
Section 2.05.  Interest Rates...........................................................................26
Section 2.06.  Commitment Fees..........................................................................27
Section 2.07.  Restructuring Fee........................................................................28
Section 2.08.  Agency Fee...............................................................................28
Section 2.09.  Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments........................................28
Section 2.10.  Repayment of Term Loans..................................................................29
Section 2.11.  Optional Prepayments.....................................................................31
Section 2.12.  General Provisions as to Payments........................................................31
Section 2.13.  Funding Losses...........................................................................32
Section 2.14.  Computation of Interest and Fees.........................................................32
Section 2.15.  Maximum Interest Rate....................................................................32
Section 2.16.  Letters of Credit........................................................................33
Section 2.17.  Taxes....................................................................................37

                                            ARTICLE 3
                                  Conditions; Post-Closing Requirements


Section 3.01.  Effectiveness............................................................................39
Section 3.02.  Credit Events............................................................................43
Section 3.03.  Post-Closing Requirement.................................................................43



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                                                ARTICLE 4
                                     Representations and Warranties

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Section 4.01.  Corporate Existence and Power............................................................44
Section 4.02.  Corporate and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention...............................44
Section 4.03.  Binding Effect; Liens of Collateral Documents............................................44
Section 4.04.  Financial Information....................................................................45
Section 4.05.  Litigation...............................................................................45
Section 4.06.  Compliance with ERISA....................................................................45
Section 4.07.  Environmental Matters....................................................................45
Section 4.08.  Taxes....................................................................................47
Section 4.09.  Subsidiaries.............................................................................47
Section 4.10.  Not An Investment Company................................................................47
Section 4.11.  No Burdensome Restrictions; No Derivatives Obligations; Certain Existing Agreements......47
Section 4.12.  Full Disclosure..........................................................................48
Section 4.13.  Ownership of Property; Liens.............................................................48
Section 4.14.  Representations and Warranties Incorporated from Other Financing Documents...............48
Section 4.15.  Bank Accounts and Cash Management System.................................................48
Section 4.16.  Representations in Perfection Certificates...............................................49

                                                          ARTICLE 5
                                                          Covenants


Section 5.01.  Information..............................................................................49
Section 5.02.  Payment of Obligations; No Derivatives Obligations.......................................53
Section 5.03.  Maintenance of Property; Insurance.......................................................54
Section 5.04.  Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence.........................................54
Section 5.05.  Compliance with Laws.....................................................................54
Section 5.06.  Inspection of Property, Books and Records................................................54
Section 5.07.  Minimum Working Capital Ratio............................................................55
Section 5.08.  Maximum Total Debt Ratio.................................................................55
Section 5.09.  Debt.....................................................................................55
Section 5.10.  Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth..................................................57
Section 5.11.  Minimum Net Operating Profit.............................................................57
Section 5.12.  Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets..............................................58
Section 5.13.  Negative Pledge..........................................................................59
Section 5.14.  Use of Proceeds..........................................................................60
Section 5.15.  Restricted Payments......................................................................60
Section 5.16.  Real Estate Investments..................................................................61
Section 5.17.  Purchase of Assets; Investments..........................................................61

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Section 5.18.  Capital Expenditures.....................................................................62
Section 5.19.  Transactions with Affiliates.............................................................62
Section 5.20.  Amendments or Waivers....................................................................62
Section 5.21.  Debt Payments............................................................................62
Section 5.22.  Cash Management System...................................................................63
Section 5.23.  Limitation on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries........................................63
Section 5.24.  Further Assurances.......................................................................63

                                                           ARTICLE 6
                                                           Defaults


Section 6.01.  Event of Defaults........................................................................64
Section 6.02.  Cash Cover...............................................................................67
Section 6.03.  Notice of Default........................................................................67

                                                          ARTICLE 7
                                                          The Agent


Section 7.01.  Appointment and Authorization............................................................67
Section 7.02.  Agent and Affiliates.....................................................................67
Section 7.03.  Action by Agent..........................................................................67
Section 7.04.  Consultation with Experts................................................................67
Section 7.05.  Liability of Agent.......................................................................68
Section 7.06.  Indemnification..........................................................................68
Section 7.07.  Credit Decision..........................................................................69
Section 7.08.  Successor Agent..........................................................................69
Section 7.09.  Collateral Documents.....................................................................69

                                                   ARTICLE 8
                                            Change in Circumstances


Section 8.01.  Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair.................................70
Section 8.02.  Illegality...............................................................................70
Section 8.03.  Increased Cost and Reduced Return........................................................71
Section 8.04.  Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Euro-Dollar Loans...............................72

                                                        ARTICLE 9
                                                      Miscellaneous


Section 9.01.  Notices..................................................................................73
Section 9.02.  No Waivers...............................................................................73

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Section 9.03.  Expenses; Documentary Taxes; Indemnification.............................................73
Section 9.04.  Sharing of Setoffs.......................................................................74
Section 9.05.  Amendments and Waivers...................................................................75
Section 9.06.  Successors and Assigns...................................................................76
Section 9.07.  Certain Collateral.......................................................................77
Section 9.08.  Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction................................................77
Section 9.09.  Counterparts; Integration................................................................77
Section 9.10.  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.....................................................................77
Section 9.11.  Other Reimbursement Obligations..........................................................78
Section 9.12.  Consents in Connection with Creation of New Headquarters
     Subsidiary and the Headquarters Refinancing........................................................78
Section 9.13.  Release of Certain Mortgages.............................................................78
Section 9.14.  Consent to Subordination of Liens on Equipment...........................................79

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                                                 SCHEDULES

Schedule 1.01       -        Other LC Banks and Other Letters of Credit

Schedule 4.03(b)    -        Real and Personal Property Interests Owned by the
                             Borrower and Its Subsidiaries

Schedule 4.09       -        Subsidiaries of the Borrower

Schedule 4.11       -        Certain Existing Agreements

Schedule 4.15       -        Bank Accounts

Schedule 5.09       -        Existing Debt

Schedule 5.13       -        Existing Liens

Schedule 5.21       -        Permitted Debt Payments



                                          EXHIBITS


Exhibit A           -        Form of Second Amended and Restated Note

Exhibit B           -        Form of Opinion of Special Counsel for the Borrower

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Exhibit C           -        Form of Opinion of Special New York Counsel for the
                             Agent

Exhibit D           -        Sample Mortgage

Exhibit E           -        Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement

Exhibit F           -        Form of Release of Claims

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                  SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

     SECOND  AMENDED AND RESTATED  CREDIT  AGREEMENT  dated as of March 29, 2000
among PERINI CORPORATION (with its successors, the "Borrower"), the BANKS listed
on the signature  pages hereof and MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as
Agent  (with  its  successors  in such  capacity,  the  "Agent"),  amending  and
restating the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 17, 1997
(as amended to the date  hereof,  the  "Existing  Credit  Agreement")  among the
Borrower, the banks listed on the signature pages thereof and the Agent.

     WHEREAS,  the parties to this Agreement are parties to the Existing  Credit
Agreement;

     WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested amendments to certain provisions of the
Existing Credit  Agreement as incorporated in this Agreement,  and the Banks and
the Agent have agreed to such  amendments,  subject to the  satisfaction  of the
terms and conditions set forth herein,  which  amendments shall become effective
only at such time as this Agreement becomes effective in accordance with Section
3.01;

     WHEREAS,  the parties  have agreed  that,  upon the  effectiveness  of this
Agreement,  any outstanding  "Letters of Credit" issued pursuant to the Existing
Credit Agreement, together with all other "Letters of Credit" issued pursuant to
this  Agreement,  shall  constitute  "Letters of Credit"  hereunder and shall be
governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, in order to set forth in one document,  for the convenience of the
parties,  the text of the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by the amendments
to be made upon the  effectiveness  hereof,  the Existing Credit Agreement will,
upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3.01 hereof, be amended
and restated to read in full as set forth herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:



                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   Definitions

     Section 1.1.  Definitions.  The following  terms, as used herein,  have the
following meanings:


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     "Administrative  Questionnaire"  means,  with  respect  to each  Bank,  the
administrative questionnaire in the form submitted to such Bank by the Agent and
submitted  to the Agent (with a copy to the  Borrower)  duly  completed  by such
Bank.

     "Adjusted  Euro-Dollar  Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Period, a
rate per annum equal to the quotient obtained (rounded upward, if necessary,  to
the next higher 1/100 of 1%) by dividing (i) the applicable  Euro-Dollar Rate by
(ii) 1.00 minus the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage.

     "Affiliate"  means,  with respect to any Person,  (i) any other Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls such Person
(a  "Controlling  Person") or (ii) any other Person which is controlled by or is
under  common  control  with a  Controlling  Person.  As used  herein,  the term
"control" of any Person means the  possession,  directly or  indirectly,  of the
power to vote 10% or more of any class of voting securities of such Person or to
direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

     "Agent" means Morgan  Guaranty Trust Company of New York in its capacity as
agent for the Banks under the Financing  Documents,  and its  successors in such
capacity.

     "Agreement" means the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended and restated by
this Second  Amended and Restated  Credit  Agreement,  as it may be amended from
time to time.

     "Applicable  Base Rate Margin"  means (i) at any time when  neither  clause
(ii) nor clause (iii) of this definition is applicable,  1.75%, (ii) at any time
when  the sum of (A) the  aggregate  outstanding  amount  of  Letter  of  Credit
Liabilities, (B) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans and (C)
the outstanding  principal  amount of the Term Loans is equal to or greater than
$35,000,000  but less than or equal to  $41,000,000,  1.50% or (iii) at any time
when  the sum of (A) the  aggregate  outstanding  amount  of  Letter  of  Credit
Liabilities, (B) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans and (C)
the  outstanding  principal  amount of the Term Loans is less than  $35,000,000,
1.00%.

     "Applicable  Euro-Dollar  Margin" means (i) at any time when neither clause
(ii) nor clause (iii) of this definition is applicable,  3.00%, (ii) at any time
when  the sum of (A) the  aggregate  outstanding  amount  of  Letter  of  Credit
Liabilities, (B) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans and (C)
the outstanding  principal  amount of the Term Loans is equal to or greater than
$35,000,000  but less than or equal to  $41,000,000,  2.75% or (iii) at any time
when  the sum of (A) the  aggregate  outstanding  amount  of  Letter  of  Credit
Liabilities, (B) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans and (C)
the  outstanding  principal  amount of the Term Loans is less than  $35,000,000,
2.25%.

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     "Applicable  Lending  Office"  means,  with respect to any Bank, (i) in the
case of its Base Rate Loans, its Domestic Lending Office and (ii) in the case of
its Euro-Dollar Loans, its Euro-Dollar Lending Office.

     "Asset Sale  Letter"  means a letter from the Borrower to the Banks and the
Agent listing  certain  potential  asset sales and a minimum cash price for each
such asset sale,  which  letter  shall have been  delivered to the Banks and the
Agent not less than five Domestic  Business Days prior to the Effective Date and
shall be in form and substance satisfactory to each Bank.

     "Assignee" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(c).

     "Assignment  and Assumption  Agreement"  means an Assignment and Assumption
Agreement  entered  into by a Lender  and an  Assignee  with the  consent of the
Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

     "Available  LC Amount"  means at any time an amount  equal to the lesser of
(x) $12,000,000 and (y) the excess,  if any, of (i) the aggregate  amount of the
Revolving  Commitments over (ii) the aggregate  outstanding  principal amount of
the Revolving Loans.

     "Bank" means each bank listed on the signature pages hereof,  each Assignee
which  becomes  a  Bank  pursuant  to  Section  9.06(c),  and  their  respective
successors.

     "Bankruptcy  Proceeding" means, with respect to any Person, a case or other
proceeding seeking  liquidation,  reorganization or other relief with respect to
such Person or its debts under any  bankruptcy,  insolvency or other similar law
now or hereafter in effect or seeking the  appointment  of a trustee,  receiver,
liquidator,   custodian  or  other  similar  official  of  such  Person  or  any
substantial part of its property.

     "Base Rate" means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the higher of (i)
the Prime Rate for such day and (ii) the sum of 1/2 of 1% plus the Federal Funds
Rate for such day.

     "Base Rate Loan" means a Loan which bears  interest  based on the Base Rate
pursuant  to the  applicable  Notice of  Borrowing  or Notice of  Interest  Rate
Election or pursuant to Section 2.02(g) or the provisions of Article 8.

     "BCP" means Blum Capital Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership.

     "Benefit Arrangement" means at any time an employee benefit plan within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is not a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan and
which is  maintained  or  otherwise  contributed  to by any  member of the ERISA
Group.

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     "Bonding Company" means Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland,  American
International Companies and Liberty Bond Services.

     "Borrower" means Perini Corporation, a Massachusetts  corporation,  and its
successors.

     "Borrower Pledge  Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Borrower Pledge
Agreement  dated as of December 6, 1994 between the  Borrower and the Agent,  as
amended and  restated as of February  26,  1996,  as amended and  restated as of
January 17, 1997, as further amended prior to the Effective Date and as the same
may thereafter be amended, modified, supplemented and restated from time to time
as permitted herein and in accordance with the terms thereof.

     "Borrower  Security  Agreement" means the Borrower Security Agreement dated
as of February  26,  1996  between the  Borrower  and the Agent,  as amended and
restated as of January 17, 1997, as further  amended prior to the Effective Date
and as the same may thereafter be amended,  modified,  supplemented and restated
from time to time as permitted herein and in accordance with the terms thereof.

     "Borrower's 1999 Form 10-K" means the Borrower's annual report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 1999, as filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     "Borrowing"  means a  "Borrowing"  as defined  in and made and  outstanding
under the Existing  Credit  Agreement or a borrowing  under this  Agreement,  in
either case consisting of Loans made to the Borrower on the same date and of the
same type (subject to Article 8) and, in the case of Euro-Dollar  Loans, for the
same Interest Period.

     "Business Plan" means, at any time, the most recently  delivered of (i) the
business  plan  delivered  pursuant  to  Section  3.01(o)  and (ii)  the  annual
projected  consolidated  balance  sheets and income  statements,  operating  and
capital  expenditure  budgets and cash flow  forecasts  for the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(i).

     "Cash Management  Letter" means a letter from the Borrower to the Banks and
the Agent,  stating  that there have been no changes,  other than  insignificant
ones, in the cash management  system of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries  since
the description delivered in connection with the Preceding Effective Date.

     "Casualty" has the meaning provided for such term in any Mortgage.

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     "CERCLA" means the Comprehensive  Environmental Response,  Compensation and
Liability  Act of  1980,  as  amended  from  time  to  time,  and any  rules  or
regulations promulgated thereunder.

     "Class" refers to a  determination  whether a Loan is a Revolving Loan or a
Term Loan (or whether a Borrowing is or is to be comprised of Revolving Loans or
Term Loans).

     "Collateral"   means  all  property,   real  and  personal,   tangible  and
intangible,  with  respect to which  Liens are  created or are  purported  to be
created pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

     "Collateral  Documents" means the Borrower Pledge  Agreement,  the Borrower
Security  Agreement,  the Subsidiary Pledge Agreement,  the Subsidiary  Security
Agreement,  the Mortgages  and all other  supplemental  or  additional  security
agreements, pledge agreements,  mortgages, deeds of trust or similar instruments
delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.

     "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Borrower.

         "Condemnation" has the meaning provided for such term in any Mortgage.

     "Consolidated  Capital  Expenditures"  means, for any period, the aggregate
amount of expenditures  by the Borrower and its  Consolidated  Subsidiaries  for
plant, property and equipment during such period (including any such expenditure
by way of  acquisition  of a Person or by way of assumption of  indebtedness  or
other  obligations of a Person,  to the extent reflected as plant,  property and
equipment),  but excluding any such  expenditures  made for the  replacement  or
restoration of assets to the extent financed by condemnation  awards or proceeds
of  insurance  received  with  respect to the loss or taking of or damage to the
asset or assets  being  replaced or  restored.  The term  "Consolidated  Capital
Expenditures" shall not include any Real Estate Investments.

     "Consolidated Subsidiary" of any Person means at any date any Subsidiary of
such Person or other  entity the  accounts of which would be  consolidated  with
those of such Person in its consolidated financial statements if such statements
were prepared as of such date.

     "Consolidated  Tangible Net Worth"  means,  at any date,  the  consolidated
stockholders'  equity of the Borrower and its  Consolidated  Subsidiaries,  less
their  consolidated  Intangible  Assets,  all  determined  as of such date.  For
purposes of this definition  "Intangible Assets" means the amount (to the extent
reflected in  determining  such  consolidated  stockholders'  equity) of (i) all
write-ups (other than write-ups resulting from foreign currency translations and
write-ups of assets of a going concern  business

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made within twelve months after the acquisition of such business)  subsequent to
December  31,  1999 in the book value of any asset  owned by the  Borrower  or a
Consolidated  Subsidiary  and (ii) all  unamortized  debt  discount and expense,
capitalized  real estate taxes (to the extent not permitted to be capitalized in
accordance  with generally  accepted  accounting  principles as in effect on the
date  hereof),  goodwill,  patents,  trademarks,  service  marks,  trade  names,
copyrights, organization or developmental (other than real estate developmental)
expenses and other intangible items.

     "Construction   Business"  means  the  general  contracting,   construction
management,  engineering and design-build  services business of the Borrower and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries.

     "Credit  Event"  means the making of a Loan or the  issuance of a Letter of
Credit or the extension of an Evergreen Letter of Credit.

     "Debt"  of any  Person  means at any  date,  without  duplication,  (i) all
obligations  of such Person for borrowed  money,  (ii) all  obligations  of such
Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii)
all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or
services,  except  trade  accounts  payable  arising in the  ordinary  course of
business, (iv) all non-contingent obligations of such Person as lessee which are
capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, (v) all
obligations  of such  Person to  reimburse  issuers  of  letters  of credit  for
drawings  under such  letters of credit,  (vi) all Debt secured by a Lien on any
asset of such Person,  whether or not such Debt is otherwise  an  obligation  of
such Person,  and (vii) all Debt of others  Guaranteed by such Person;  provided
that  advances to the  Borrower or a  Subsidiary  by a joint  venture out of the
Borrower's  or such  Subsidiary's  share of the  undistributed  earnings of such
joint venture shall not constitute Debt.

     "Default"  means  any  condition  or event  which  constitutes  an Event of
Default  or which  with the  giving of  notice  or lapse of time or both  would,
unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

     "Derivatives  Obligations"  of any  Person  means all  obligations  of such
Person in  respect  of any rate  swap  transaction,  basis  swap,  forward  rate
transaction,  commodity  swap,  commodity  option,  equity or equity index swap,
equity or equity index  option,  bond  option,  interest  rate  option,  foreign
exchange transaction,  cap transaction,  floor transaction,  collar transaction,
currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option
or any other similar  transaction  (including  any option with respect to any of
the foregoing transactions) or any combination of the foregoing transactions.

     "Disposition"  means any sale,  conveyance,  lease,  granting  of any Lien,
exchange, assignment,  Casualty, Condemnation or other transfer and to "Dispose"
means to sell,

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convey,  lease,  exchange,  assign,  suffer a  Casualty  or  Condemnation  or to
otherwise  transfer,  in each case (i) whether  voluntary or  involuntary,  (ii)
whether  direct or indirect and (iii)  including any  agreement  providing for a
Disposition or granting any right or option providing for a Disposition.

     "Domestic  Business  Day" means any day except a Saturday,  Sunday or other
day on which commercial  banks in New York City or Massachusetts  are authorized
or required by law to close.

     "Domestic Lending Office" means, as to each Bank, its office located at its
address set forth in its  Administrative  Questionnaire  (or  identified  in its
Administrative  Questionnaire  as its  Domestic  Lending  Office)  or such other
office as such Bank may hereafter  designate as its Domestic  Lending  Office by
notice to the Borrower and the Agent.

     "Effective  Date"  means  the date  this  Agreement  becomes  effective  in
accordance with Section 3.01.

     "Effective   Date   Commitment   Amount"  means,   (a)  in  the  aggregate,
$21,000,000; and

          (b) for each Bank,  $21,000,000 multiplied by the percentage set forth
     below for such Bank:

         Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York            20.64%
         Fleet National Bank                                  44.80%
         Bank of America, National Association                14.56%
         Comerica Bank                                         8.00%
         Harris Trust & Savings Bank                           8.00%
         Citizens Bank of Massachusetts                        4.00%

     "Effective  Time" means the time on the Effective  Date when this Agreement
becomes effective in accordance with Section 3.01.

     "Environmental  Laws"  means any and all federal  state,  local and foreign
statutes, laws, judicial decisions,  regulations,  ordinances, rules, judgments,
orders, decrees, plans, injunctions,  permits, concessions,  grants, franchises,
licenses,  agreements  and  other  governmental  restrictions  relating  to  the
environment,  the effect of the  environment  on human  health or to  emissions,
discharges  or releases of  pollutants,  contaminants,  Hazardous  Substances or
wastes into the environment including, without limitation,  ambient air, surface
water,  ground  water,  or  land,  or  otherwise  relating  to the  manufacture,
processing,  distribution,  use,  treatment,  storage,  disposal,  transport  or

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handling of  pollutants,  contaminants,  Hazardous  Substances  or wastes or the
clean-up or other remediation thereof.

     "Environmental Liabilities" means any and all liabilities of or relating to
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries  (including any liabilities derived from
an entity which is, in whole or in part, a predecessor of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries),  whether vested or unvested,  contingent or fixed,  actual or
potential,  known or unknown,  which arise under or relate to matters covered by
Environmental Laws.

     "ERISA"  means the Employee  Retirement  Income  Security  Act of 1974,  as
amended, or any successor statute.

     "ERISA  Group"  means the  Borrower,  any  Subsidiary  and all members of a
controlled  group of corporations  and all trades or businesses  (whether or not
incorporated)  under common  control  which,  together  with the Borrower or any
Subsidiary,  are treated as a single  employer under Section 414 of the Internal
Revenue Code.

     "Euro-Dollar  Business  Day"  means  any  Domestic  Business  Day on  which
commercial  banks are open for  international  business  (including  dealings in
dollar deposits) in London.

     "Euro-Dollar Lending Office" means, as to each Bank, its office,  branch or
affiliate located at its address set forth in its  Administrative  Questionnaire
(or identified in its  Administrative  Questionnaire as its Euro-Dollar  Lending
Office)  or such  other  office,  branch  or  affiliate  of such  Bank as it may
hereafter  designate as its Euro-Dollar Lending Office by notice to the Borrower
and the Agent.

     "Euro-Dollar  Loan" means a Loan which bears interest based on the Adjusted
Euro-Dollar  Rate  pursuant to the  applicable  Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
Interest Rate Election.

     "Euro-Dollar  Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Period, the average
(rounded upward, if necessary,  to the next higher 1/16 of 1%) of the respective
rates  per  annum  at which  deposits  in  dollars  are  offered  to each of the
Euro-Dollar  Reference  Banks in the London  interbank  market at  approximately
11:00 A.M.  (London time) two Euro-Dollar  Business Days before the first day of
such Interest Period in an amount approximately equal to the principal amount of
the Euro-Dollar Loan of such  Euro-Dollar  Reference Bank to which such Interest
Period is to apply and for a period of time comparable to such Interest Period.

     "Euro-Dollar Reference Banks" means the principal London offices of Bank of
America, N.A. and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York.

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     "Euro-Dollar   Reserve  Percentage"  means  for  any  day  that  percentage
(expressed  as a decimal)  which is in effect on such day, as  prescribed by the
Board  of  Governors  of the  Federal  Reserve  System  (or any  successor)  for
determining  the maximum  reserve  requirement  for a member bank of the Federal
Reserve System in New York City with deposits  exceeding five billion dollars in
respect of  "Eurocurrency  liabilities"  (or in respect of any other category of
liabilities  which includes  deposits by reference to which the interest rate on
Euro-Dollar Loans is determined or any category of extensions of credit or other
assets which includes loans by a non-United  States office of any Bank to United
States residents). The Adjusted Euro-Dollar Rate shall be adjusted automatically
on  and as of the  effective  date  of any  change  in the  Euro-Dollar  Reserve
Percentage.

     "Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

     "Evergreen Letter of Credit" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).

     "Exempt  Group" means (i) any employee  benefit plan of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, (ii) any entity or Person holding shares of common stock of Borrower
organized,  appointed or  established  by the Borrower or any  Subsidiary for or
pursuant to the terms of any such plan,  (iii) The Perini  Memorial  Foundation,
Inc.,  The Joseph  Perini  Memorial  Foundation,  or any of the  various  trusts
established under the wills of Lewis R. Perini, Senior, Joseph R. Perini, Senior
or Charles B. Perini, Senior, (iv) the Investor Group, (v) O&G Industries,  Inc.
or (vi) National Union Fire Insurance Company.

     "Existing Notes" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

     "Federal  Funds  Rate"  means,  for any day,  the rate per  annum  (rounded
upward,  if  necessary,  to the  nearest  1/100th  of 1%) equal to the  weighted
average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the
Federal  Reserve  System  arranged  by Federal  funds  brokers  on such day,  as
published by the Federal  Reserve Bank of New York on the Domestic  Business Day
next  succeeding  such  day,  provided  that (i) if such  day is not a  Domestic
Business  Day,  the  Federal  Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such
transactions on the next preceding  Domestic Business Day as so published on the
next succeeding  Domestic Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published
on such next succeeding  Domestic  Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such
day shall be the average  rate quoted to Morgan  Guaranty  Trust  Company of New
York on such day on such transactions as determined by the Agent.

     "Financing  Documents"  means this  Agreement,  the Notes,  the  Subsidiary
Guarantee Agreement,  the Collateral Documents, the Warrants, the Warrantholders
Rights Agreement,  the  Securityholders  Agreement and all other supplemental or
additional agreements and instruments delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.

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     "GAAP" means  generally  accepted  accounting  principles as in effect from
time to time.

     "Group of Loans" means, at any time, a group of Loans consisting of (i) all
Loans  which  are Base  Rate  Loans at such  time or (ii) all  Loans  which  are
Euro-Dollar  Loans having the same Interest Period at such time;  provided that,
if a Loan of any  particular  Bank is  converted  to or made as a Base Rate Loan
pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.04,  such Loan shall be included in the same Group
or Groups of Loans from time to time as it would have been in if it had not been
so converted or made.

     "Guarantee" by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of
such Person  directly or  indirectly  guaranteeing  any Debt of any other Person
and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or
indirect,  contingent  or  otherwise,  of such Person (i) to purchase or pay (or
advance  or supply  funds for the  purchase  or payment  of) such Debt  (whether
arising by virtue of  partnership  arrangements,  by agreement to keep-well,  to
purchase assets, goods,  securities or services, to take-or-pay,  or to maintain
financial  statement  conditions  or  otherwise)  or (ii)  entered  into for the
purpose of assuring  in any other  manner the holder of such Debt of the payment
thereof or to protect such holder  against loss in respect  thereof (in whole or
in part),  provided that the term Guarantee shall not include  endorsements  for
collection  or  deposit  or bid and  performance  bonds  and  guarantees  in the
ordinary  course  of  business.  The  term  "Guarantee"  used  as a  verb  has a
corresponding meaning.

     "Harris Bank" means Harris Trust and Savings Bank.

     "Harris Bank LC" means the letter of credit  listed on Schedule 1.01 issued
by Harris Bank to State Street Bank and Trust Company,  as Trustee,  as the same
may be amended from time to time.

     "Hazardous Substances" means any toxic,  radioactive,  caustic or otherwise
hazardous substance, including petroleum, its derivatives, by-products and other
hydrocarbons, or any substance having any constituent elements displaying any of
the foregoing characteristics.

     "Headquarters Building" means the office building located at 73 Mount Wayte
Avenue in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

     "Headquarters  Refinancing"  means a financing  secured by the Headquarters
Building on terms either (i)  substantially  the same as the terms  described in
the August 13, 1999  Application/Commitment  issued to Amresco Capital,  L.P. by
the Borrower and a borrower to be  determined  or (ii)  approved by the Required
Banks, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld.

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     "Indemnitee" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).

     "Interest  Period" means with respect to each  Euro-Dollar  Borrowing,  the
period  commencing  on the date of such  Borrowing  specified in the  applicable
Notice  of  Borrowing  or on the date  specified  in the  applicable  Notice  of
Interest Rate Election (which for this purpose, as contemplated by Section 2.01,
includes a Notice of Borrowing  or Notice of Interest  Rate  Election  delivered
under the  Existing  Credit  Agreement)  and  ending  one,  two or three  months
thereafter,  as the  Borrower may elect in such Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
Interest Rate Election, as the case may be; provided that:

          (a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day which is not
     a  Euro-Dollar  Business  Day  shall be  extended  to the  next  succeeding
     Euro-Dollar  Business  Day unless such  Euro-Dollar  Business  Day falls in
     another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the
     next preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day;

          (b) any Interest Period that begins on the last  Euro-Dollar  Business
     Day of a  calendar  month  (or on a day for which  there is no  numerically
     corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period)
     shall,  subject to clause (c) below, end on the last  Euro-Dollar  Business
     Day of a calendar month; and

               (c) any  Interest  Period  that  would  otherwise  end  after the
          Termination Date shall end on the Termination Date.

     "Internal  Revenue  Code"  means  the  Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as
amended, or any successor statute.

     "Investment" means any investment in any Person,  whether by means of share
purchase, capital contribution, loan, Guarantee, time deposit or otherwise.

     "Investor" means PB Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

     "Investor Group" means the Investor,  The Common Fund,  Separate Account P,
BCP,  Richard  C.  Blum,  Tutor,   Tutor-Saliba   Corp.,  and  their  respective
Affiliates.

     "Lake Ridge Sale" means the sale by  Perini/138  Joint  Venture,  a Georgia
real estate owning general partnership of which Perini Land and Development is a
general partner, of the land located in Clayton County, Georgia and described in
the Asset Sale Letter as "Perini/138 Partnership - Villages @ Lake Ridge; Single
Family (undeveloped)".

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     "LC Bank" means Fleet  National Bank,  formerly known as BankBoston,  N.A.,
and its  successors,  or such other Bank as the Borrower may designate from time
to time (with the consent of such other Bank).

     "LC Exposure"  means, at any time and for any Bank, an amount equal to such
Bank's Revolving Commitment  Percentage at such time multiplied by the aggregate
amount of Letter of Credit  Liabilities  in respect of all  Letters of Credit at
such time.

     "Letter of Credit" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).

     "Letter  of Credit  Liabilities"  means,  at any time and in respect of any
Letter of Credit, the sum, without duplication,  of (i) the amount available for
drawing under such Letter of Credit plus (ii) the aggregate unpaid amount of all
Reimbursement Obligations in respect of previous drawings made under such Letter
of Credit.

     "Lien"  means,  with  respect to any asset,  any  mortgage,  lien,  pledge,
charge,  security  interest  or  encumbrance  of any kind,  or any other type of
preferential  arrangement  that has the practical  effect of creating a security
interest,  in respect of such asset.  For the  purposes of this  Agreement,  the
Borrower  or any  Subsidiary  shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any asset
which it has  acquired  or holds  subject to the  interest of a vendor or lessor
under any  conditional  sale  agreement,  capital lease or other title retention
agreement relating to such asset.

     "Loan"  means a "Loan" as defined  in and  outstanding  under the  Existing
Credit  Agreement  or a loan made by a Bank  pursuant  to Section  2.02  hereof;
provided  that, if any such loan or loans (or portions  thereof) are combined or
subdivided pursuant to a Notice of Interest Rate Election, the term "Loan" shall
refer to the combined  principal  amount  resulting from such  combination or to
each of the separate  principal amounts resulting from such subdivision,  as the
case may be.

     "Loan  Commitment"  means for any Bank at any time an  amount  equal to the
excess,  if any,  of such  Bank's  Revolving  Commitment  at such time over such
Bank's LC Exposure at such time.

     "Lot 13 Sale" means the sale by Paramount Development  Associates of Lot 13
of the real property located in Bristol County,  Massachusetts  and described in
Schedule 4.03(b) hereto as the "Raynham Woods Commerce Center".

     "Management  Agreement" means the management  agreement dated as of January
17,  1997  among the  Borrower,  Tutor-Saliba  Corp.  and  Tutor,  as amended by
Amendment  No. 1 to  Management  Agreement  dated as of December 23, 1998 and as
further amended to the date hereof and from time to time hereafter in accordance
with the terms hereof.

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     "Material Plan" means at any time a Plan or Plans having aggregate Unfunded
Liabilities in excess of $10,000,000.

     "Material  Subsidiary" means at any time a Subsidiary which as of such time
meets the  definition  of a  "significant  subsidiary"  contained as of the date
hereof in Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     "Mortgage  Bank" means  Harris Bank,  as  successor  to Barclays  Bank PLC,
Boston Branch, in its capacity as mortgagee of the Headquarters Building.

     "Mortgaged Facilities" means the properties encumbered by the Mortgages and
described as Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in Part I of Schedule 4.03(b) hereto.

     "Mortgages"  means the mortgages or deeds of trust described in Part III of
Schedule  4.03(b),  as the  same  may be  amended,  modified,  supplemented  and
restated from time to time as permitted  herein and in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof, and "Mortgage" means any of the foregoing.

     "Multiemployer  Plan" means at any time an employee  pension  benefit  plan
within the  meaning of  Section  4001(a)(3)  of ERISA to which any member of the
ERISA Group is then making or accruing an  obligation to make  contributions  or
has within the preceding five plan years made contributions, including for these
purposes  any Person  which ceased to be a member of the ERISA Group during such
five year period.

     "Net  Income  from  Continuing  Operations"  means,  for  any  period,  the
consolidated  net income of the Borrower and its  Consolidated  Subsidiaries for
such period, but eliminating any extraordinary items of income or expense.

     "Net Operating Profit" means, for any period,  Operating Cash Flow for such
period determined  without regard to clause (iii) of the definition of Operating
Cash Flow.

     "Net Proceeds" means

     (a) with respect to any  Disposition  by the Borrower or any  Subsidiary of
any asset, property or business, an amount equal to the proceeds received by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect thereof (including  Insurance Proceeds (as
defined in any Mortgage)  received in respect of any  Casualty,  but only to the
extent  exceeding  the  aggregate  amount to restore or replace  the  applicable
Mortgaged Facility (or portion thereof subject to such Casualty),  and including
all  Awards  (as   defined  in  any   Mortgage)   received  in  respect  of  any
Condemnation),   less  (without  duplication)  reasonable   out-of-pocket  fees,
commissions  and other  transaction  expenses paid or payable by the Borrower or
such  Subsidiary  to   unaffiliated   third  parties  in  connection  with  such
Disposition,  all senior  mortgage debt owed to  unaffiliated  third parties and
required to be repaid at the

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time of such Disposition and any property taxes paid or payable (as estimated by
a financial officer of the Borrower in good faith) in respect thereof;  provided
that with  respect to any  Disposition  by a Subsidiary  that is not  100%-owned
(directly  or  indirectly)  by the Borrower (a "Joint  Venture"),  the term "Net
Proceeds"  shall be the product of the amount  determined  as set forth above in
this  definition,  multiplied  by the  greater of (i) the  aggregate  percentage
ownership  interest that the  Borrower,  directly or  indirectly,  holds in such
Joint  Venture and (ii) the  aggregate  percentage of such Net Proceeds that the
Borrower and its  100%-owned  (directly  or  indirectly)  Subsidiaries  would be
entitled to receive if such Joint Venture were to immediately  distribute all of
such Net Proceeds to the partners, joint venturers or other holders of interests
in such Joint Venture,  determined in accordance with the applicable partnership
agreement, joint venture agreement or other governing document; and

     (b) with respect to the Headquarters  Refinancing,  the aggregate amount of
cash proceeds  received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from the  Headquarters
Refinancing,  minus the sum of (i) the out-of-pocket  transaction costs incurred
by the  Borrower  or the New  Headquarters  Subsidiary  in  connection  with the
Headquarters Refinancing,  including all fees, commissions and reserve or escrow
fundings and (ii) the amount paid by the  Borrower to the  Mortgage  Bank on the
Effective Date pursuant to Section 3.01(h).

     "Net  Working  Investment"  means,  at any date,  an amount  calculated  as
follows:

          (i) the aggregate  amount of accounts and notes  receivable,  unbilled
     work and  investments  in  construction  joint  ventures which are shown as
     current assets,

                  minus

          (ii)  the  aggregate  amount  of  accounts   payable,   advances  from
     construction   joint  ventures,   deferred  contract  revenue  and  accrued
     expenses,

in each case as shown on the consolidated balance sheet for the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries determined as of such date.

          "New Headquarters  Subsidiary" means a direct 100%-owned Subsidiary of
     the  Borrower to be formed for the purpose of  acquiring  the  Headquarters
     Building  from the  Borrower  and leasing  the office  space in such office
     building to the Borrower and others.

          "New Investors" means Tutor-Saliba Corporation and the other investors
     named in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

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     "Notes" means promissory  notes of the Borrower,  substantially in the form
of Exhibit A, evidencing the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans,  and
"Note" means any one of such promissory notes issued hereunder.

     "Notice of Borrowing" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.

     "Notice of  Interest  Rate  Election"  has the meaning set forth in Section
2.02(e).

     "Obligor"  means each of the Borrower and the  Subsidiary  Guarantors,  and
"Obligors" means all of the foregoing.

     "Operating  Cash Flow"  means,  for any  period,  an amount  calculated  as
follows:

               (i)  the   consolidated   revenues  of  the   Borrower   and  its
          Consolidated  Subsidiaries less the consolidated cost of operations of
          the Borrower and its  Consolidated  Subsidiaries,  in each case to the
          extent attributable to the Construction Business for such period;

                  minus

               (ii)  the   aggregate   consolidated   amount  of  all   general,
          administrative   and  selling   expenses  of  the   Borrower  and  its
          Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period;

                   minus (or plus)

               (iii) any increase (or decrease) in Net Working  Investment  from
          the last day of such period relative to Net Working  Investment on the
          first day of such period.

     "Original Credit  Agreement" means the $125,000,000  Credit Agreement dated
as of December 6, 1994 among the Borrower,  the banks listed  therein and Morgan
Guaranty  Trust  Company  of New York,  as agent for such  banks,  as amended to
January 17, 1997.

     "Other Asset" means any asset,  property or business of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, other than any Real Estate Investment or any other real property, if
the aggregate amount of Net Proceeds in respect of any Disposition thereof shall
exceed $25,000.

     "Other LC Bank" means each Bank listed on Schedule 1.01 attached hereto and
its successors and assigns.

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     "Other Letters of Credit" means the letters of credit described on Schedule
1.01 attached hereto.

     "Other Mortgage  Obligations"  means the obligations of the Borrower to the
Mortgage Bank under the documents,  agreements and instruments  described in the
definition of Mortgage Bank, and all other supplemental or additional documents,
agreements and instruments  delivered in connection  therewith prior to February
26, 1996.

     "Other  Reimbursement  Obligations"  means, at any date, the obligations of
the Borrower,  whether or not contingent at such time and whether direct or as a
guarantee,  to  reimburse  any Other LC Banks for the amount  paid or payable by
such Other LC Bank in respect of a drawing under an Other Letter of Credit.

     "Paramount Development  Associates" means Paramount Development Associates,
Inc., a Massachusetts corporation.

     "Parent" means, with respect to any Bank, any Person controlling such Bank.

     "Participant" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(b).

     "PBGC"  means  the  Pension  Benefit  Guaranty  Corporation  or any  entity
succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

     "PELP  Sale"  means  the  sale  by  Perini  Eagle  Limited  Partnership,  a
Subsidiary  of each of the  Borrower  and Perini  Land and  Development,  of the
unimproved  land at the Grove at Black Canyon in Phoenix,  Arizona  described in
the Asset Sale Letter as "Perini Eagle Limited Partnership - Grove@Black Canyon;
Commercial Land".

     "Performance Letter of Credit" means a Letter of Credit which constitutes a
performance  standby  letter of credit  within  the  meaning  of  Appendix  A to
Regulation H of the Board of Governors  of the Federal  Reserve  system or other
applicable   capital   adequacy   guidelines   promulgated  by  bank  regulatory
authorities.

     "Perini Building Company" means Perini Building  Company,  Inc., an Arizona
corporation.

     "Perini Environmental Services" means Perini Environmental Services,  Inc.,
a Delaware Corporation.

     "Perini Land and  Development"  means Perini Land and Development  Company,
Inc., a Massachusetts corporation.

     "Perini  Management  Services" means Perini  Management  Services,  Inc., a
Massachusetts corporation.

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     "Perini Resorts" means Perini Resorts, Inc., a California corporation.

     "Permitted  Accounts"  means,  collectively,  (i)  the  deposit,  checking,
operating  and other bank  accounts  listed on Schedule  4.15,  (ii) payroll and
petty cash  accounts  opened in the  ordinary  course of business  with  imprest
balances not to exceed  $7,500 for each such account,  (iii) all other  deposit,
checking, operating and other bank accounts established after the Effective Date
with the prior written consent of the Required  Banks,  (iv) the Cash Collateral
Account established pursuant to the Borrower Security Agreement and (v) the Cash
Collateral Account established pursuant to the Subsidiary Security Agreement.

     "Permitted  Encumbrances"  means,  with  respect to any  property  owned or
leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries:

          (a) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet
     due or  which  are  being  contested  in  good  faith  and  by  appropriate
     proceedings if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the
     books of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, in accordance
     with GAAP;

          (b) carriers', warehousemen's,  mechanics', materialmen's, repairmen's
     or other like Liens  arising by operation of law in the ordinary  course of
     business so long as (A) the  underlying  obligations  are not overdue for a
     period of more than 60 days or (B) such Liens are being  contested  in good
     faith and by  appropriate  proceedings  and adequate  reserves with respect
     thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower or such Subsidiary,  as
     the case may be, in accordance with GAAP;

          (c) other  Liens or,  with  respect to real  property,  title  defects
     (including  matters which an accurate  survey might  disclose) which (x) do
     not secure Debt; and (y) do not  materially  detract from the value of such
     property  or  materially  impair the use  thereof by the  Borrower  or such
     Subsidiary in the operation of its business.

     "Permitted Liens" means the Liens permitted to exist under Section 5.13.

     "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a
partnership,  an  association,  a trust or any  other  entity  or  organization,
including a government or political  subdivision or an agency or instrumentality
thereof.

     "Plan"  means at any time an employee  pension  benefit  plan (other than a
Multiemployer  Plan)  which is  covered  by Title IV of ERISA or  subject to the
minimum  funding  standards  under Section 412 of the Internal  Revenue Code and
either (i) is

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maintained, or contributed to, by any member of the ERISA Group for employees of
any member of the ERISA Group or (ii) has at any time within the preceding  five
years been maintained, or contributed to, by any Person which was at such time a
member of the ERISA Group for  employees  of any Person which was at such time a
member of the ERISA Group.

     "Preceding  Effective  Date" means the  Effective  Date under the  Existing
Credit Agreement.

     "Prime  Rate"  means  the rate of  interest  publicly  announced  by Morgan
Guaranty  Trust  Company  of New York in New York  City from time to time as its
Prime Rate.

     "Raynham Woods Sale" means the sale by Paramount Development  Associates of
the real property (other than Lot 13) located in Bristol  County,  Massachusetts
and described in Schedule 4.03(b) hereto as the "Raynham Wood Commerce Center".

     "Real  Estate  Investment"  means  (i)  the  acquisition,  construction  or
improvement of any real property,  other than real property used by the Borrower
or a Consolidated Subsidiary in the conduct of its Construction Business or (ii)
any Investment in any Person  (including  Perini Land and Development or another
Consolidated  Subsidiary,  but without duplication of any Real Estate Investment
made by such Person with the proceeds of such Investment) engaged in real estate
investment or development or whose principal assets consist of real property.

     "Real Estate Plan" means a plan from the Borrower describing the reasonable
costs it plans to incur in connection  with real property  owned by the Borrower
or any Consolidated Subsidiary as of the date hereof, which plan shall have been
delivered to the Banks and the Agent not less than five  Domestic  Business Days
prior to the Effective Date and shall be in form and substance  satisfactory  to
each Bank.

     "R. E. Dailey & Co." means R. E. Dailey & Co., a Michigan corporation.

     "Regulated Activity" means any generation,  treatment,  storage, recycling,
transportation or Release of any Hazardous Substance.

     "Regulation U" means  Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

     "Reimbursement  Obligations"  means  at any  date  the  obligations  of the
Borrower  then  outstanding  under  Section 2.16 to  reimburse  any Bank for the
amount paid by such Bank in respect of a drawing under a Letter of Credit.

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     "Release" means any discharge,  emission or release, including a Release as
defined  in  CERCLA  at  42  U.S.C.  9601(22).   The  term  "Released"  has  a
corresponding meaning.

     "Release of Claims" means the Release of Claims dated as of the date hereof
among  the  Borrower,  the  Subsidiary  Guarantors,  the  Banks  and the  Agent,
substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

     "Required  Banks"  means  at any time  Banks  having  at  least  60% of the
aggregate amount of the Revolving  Commitments or, if the Revolving  Commitments
shall  have  been  terminated,  holding  Notes  evidencing  at least  60% of the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans.

     "Restricted  Payment" means (i) any dividend or other  distribution  on any
shares of the  Borrower's  capital stock  (except  dividends  payable  solely in
shares of its  capital  stock) or (ii) any  payment on account of the  purchase,
redemption,  retirement  or  acquisition  of (a) any  shares  of the  Borrower's
capital stock or (b) any option, warrant or other right to acquire shares of the
Borrower's capital stock.

     "Revolving  Commitment"  means,  with  respect  to  each  Bank,  (i) at the
Effective  Time,  such  Bank's   Effective  Date  Commitment   Amount  and  (ii)
thereafter,  such amount as reduced  from time to time  pursuant to Section 2.09
and Section 2.10.

     "Revolving  Commitment  Percentage" means, with respect to each Bank at any
time, the percentage that such Bank's  Revolving  Commitment  constitutes of the
aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments at such time.

     "Revolving  Loan" means (i) a Loan  outstanding  under the Existing  Credit
Agreement immediately prior to the Effective Time but which Loan does not become
a Term Loan  pursuant to Section  2.01(a) of this  Agreement or (ii) a Loan made
pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of this Agreement.

     "Route 44 Sale" means the sale by Paramount  Development  Associates of the
real property located in Bristol County, Massachusetts and described in Schedule
4.03(b) hereto as "Route 44 North - Raynham".

     "Securityholders Agreement" means the Securityholders Agreement dated as of
January 17, 1997 among the Borrower,  the Series B  Shareholders  named therein,
and the Banks.

     "Separate  Account P" means The Union Labor Life Insurance Company Separate
Account P.

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     "Series B  Preferred  Stock"  means  the  Series B  Cumulative  Convertible
Preferred Stock of the Borrower.

     "Specified  Real Estate Sales" means the Lake Ridge Sale,  the Lot 13 Sale,
the PELP Sale, the Raynham Woods Sale, the Route 44 Sale and the Wareham Sale.

     "Stock  Purchase"  means the purchases of shares of Common Stock and all of
the other transactions  contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement,  including
the exhibits and schedules thereto, to be consummated on or before the Effective
Date.

     "Stock Purchase Agreement" means the agreement dated as of February 5, 2000
among the  Borrower  and the New  Investors,  pursuant to which the Borrower has
agreed to issue and sell to the New Investors, and the New Investors have agreed
to purchase from the Borrower, under the terms and conditions set forth therein,
shares of newly issued Common Stock for $40,000,000.

     "Subsidiary"  of any Person means any  corporation or other entity of which
securities or other ownership  interests having ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions
are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.

     "Subsidiary  Guarantee  Agreement" means the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement
dated as of December 6, 1994 between the  Borrower,  the  Subsidiary  Guarantors
party thereto and the Agent,  as amended and restated as of January 17, 1997, as
further  amended prior to the Effective  Date and as the same may  thereafter be
amended,  modified,  supplemented  and  restated  from time to time as permitted
herein and in accordance with the terms thereof.

     "Subsidiary  Guarantor"  means  each of  Perini  Building  Company,  Perini
Management Services, Perini Land and Development,  R. E. Dailey & Co., Paramount
Development Associates,  Perini Environmental Services,  Perini Resorts and each
other  Subsidiary  of the  Borrower  which  becomes  a party  to the  Subsidiary
Guarantee Agreement, and their respective successors.

     "Subsidiary  Pledge  Agreement" means the Subsidiary Pledge Agreement dated
as of February 26, 1996 among the  Subsidiary  Guarantors  party thereto and the
Agent,  as amended and restated as of January 17, 1997, as further amended prior
to the  Effective  Date and as the same may  thereafter  be  amended,  modified,
supplemented  and  restated  from  time  to  time  as  permitted  herein  and in
accordance with the terms thereof.

     "Subsidiary  Security  Agreement" means the Subsidiary  Security  Agreement
dated as of December 6, 1994 among the Subsidiary  Guarantors  party thereto and
the Agent,  as amended and restated as of February 26, 1996, as further  amended
and restated as of

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January 17, 1997, as further amended prior to the Effective Date and as the same
may thereafter be amended, modified, supplemented and restated from time to time
as permitted herein and in accordance with the terms thereof.

     "Temporary  Cash  Investments"  means  investments,   satisfactory  to  the
Required Banks and the Agent,  including for purposes of perfecting the security
interest of the Agent therein, of cash balances in a Permitted Account in United
States Government securities or other short-term money market investments.

     "Termination Date" means January 21, 2003.

     "Term  Loan"  means a Loan  made by a Bank and  designated  a Term  Loan in
accordance with Section 2.01(a) of this Agreement.

     "Term Loan Repayment  Date" means the last Domestic  Business Day of March,
June, September, and December in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

     "The Common Fund" means The Common Fund for  Non-Profit  Organizations  for
the account of its Equity Fund.

     "Total  Debt"  means,  at any  date,  the  Debt  of the  Borrower  and  its
Consolidated Subsidiaries, determined as of such date on a consolidated basis.

     "Tutor" means Ronald N. Tutor, an individual.

     "Unfunded  Liabilities"  means,  with respect to any Plan at any time,  the
amount  (if any) by which (i) the value of all  benefit  liabilities  under such
Plan, determined on a plan termination basis using the assumptions prescribed by
the PBGC for  purposes of Section  4044 of ERISA,  exceeds  (ii) the fair market
value of all Plan assets allocable to such  liabilities  under Title IV of ERISA
(excluding any accrued but unpaid contributions),  all determined as of the then
most  recent  valuation  date for such Plan,  but only to the  extent  that such
excess  represents  a potential  liability of a member of the ERISA Group to the
PBGC or any other Person under Title IV of ERISA.

     "Usage" means, at any date, the sum of the aggregate  outstanding principal
amount of the Revolving  Loans at such date plus the aggregate  amount of Letter
of Credit Liabilities at such date with respect to all Letters of Credit.

     "Wareham  Sale" means the sale by Paramount  Development  Associates of the
real  property  located in  Plymouth  County,  Massachusetts  and  described  in
Schedule 4.03(b) hereto as the "Wareham Commerical Center".

     "Warrantholders Rights Agreement" means the Warrantholders Rights Agreement
dated as of January 17, 1997 among the Borrower and the Banks.

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     "Warrants"  means the warrants issued by the Borrower to the Banks pursuant
to Section 2.18 of the Existing Credit Agreement.

     "Wholly-Owned Consolidated Subsidiary" means any Consolidated Subsidiary of
the Borrower all of the shares of capital stock or other ownership  interests of
which  (except  directors'  qualifying  shares)  are at  the  time  directly  or
indirectly owned by the Borrower.

     Section  1.2.  Accounting  Terms  and   Determinations.   Unless  otherwise
specified  herein,  all accounting  terms used herein shall be interpreted,  all
accounting  determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements
required to be delivered  hereunder  shall be prepared in accordance  with GAAP,
applied on a basis consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Borrower's
independent  public  accountants)  with the  most  recent  audited  consolidated
financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered
to the Banks.

     Section  1.3.  Types of  Borrowing.  The term  "Borrowing"  denotes (i) the
aggregation  of Loans of one or more Banks made or to be made to the Borrower on
the same day,  all of which  Loans are of the same type  (subject  to Article 8)
and,  except  in the case of Base Rate  Loans,  have the same  initial  Interest
Period  and (ii) if the  context  so  requires,  the  borrowing  of such  Loans.
Borrowings are classified for purposes of this Agreement (i) by reference to the
Class of Loans  comprising  such Borrowing  (e.g., a "Revolving  Borrowing" is a
Borrowing  comprised of Revolving  Loans) or (ii) by reference to the pricing of
the Loans  comprising  such  Borrowing  (e.g.,  a  "Euro-Dollar  Borrowing" is a
Borrowing comprised of Euro-Dollar Loans).



                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   The Credits

     Section  2.1.  The Loans.  (a Division of Loans.  Immediately  prior to the
Effective  Time,  each Bank has "Loans" to the  Borrower  outstanding  under the
Existing Credit  Agreement.  At the Effective Time, (i) $35,000,000 in principal
amount of "Loans"  outstanding  under the Existing Credit Agreement (which shall
be chosen by the Borrower with the consent of the Agent) shall  automatically be
converted to and become Term Loans hereunder, (ii) all other "Loans" outstanding
under the Existing  Credit  Agreement  shall  automatically  be converted to and
become Revolving Loans hereunder and (iii) all "Euro-Dollar  Loans"  outstanding
under  the  Existing  Credit  Agreement  shall  continue  as  Euro-Dollar  Loans
hereunder,  with the Interest Period for each such  Euro-Dollar  Loan unchanged.
Each Bank's  outstanding Term Loan and Revolving Loan, upon giving effect

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to the  foregoing,  shall in each case be an amount  equal to (i) the  aggregate
amount of Term Loans and Revolving Loans, as the case may be, (ii) multiplied by
the  percentage  set  forth for such Bank in  clause  (b) of the  definition  of
Effective Date Commitment Amount.

     (b Revolving Loans.  From time to time prior to the Termination  Date, each
Bank severally  agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
to make loans to the Borrower  from time to time in amounts such that the sum of
(i) the aggregate  principal amount of all Revolving Loans  outstanding for such
Bank plus (ii) the LC Exposure for such Bank does not exceed,  in the  aggregate
at any time,  the amount of such Bank's  Revolving  Commitment.  Each  Borrowing
under this Section shall be in an aggregate  principal amount of $500,000 or any
larger multiple  thereof (except that any such Borrowing may be in the aggregate
amount of the unused  Revolving  Commitments) and shall be made from the several
Banks ratably in proportion to their respective  Revolving  Commitments.  Within
the foregoing limits,  the Borrower may borrow under this Section,  repay, or to
the extent permitted by Section 2.09 or Section 2.11, prepay Revolving Loans and
reborrow  at any time prior to the  Termination  Date under this  Section.  Each
Revolving Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan or, subject to Article 8, a Euro-Dollar
Loan if specified as such in the applicable Notice Of Borrowing.

     (c Term Loans.  Term Loans are not  revolving in nature and amounts of such
Loans repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

     Section 2.2. Method of Borrowing; Method of Electing Interest Rates.

     (a The Borrower shall give the Agent notice (a "Notice of  Borrowing")  not
later  than  11:30  A.M.  (New  York  City  time) on the date of each  Base Rate
Borrowing and at least three  Euro-Dollar  Business Days before each Euro-Dollar
Borrowing, specifying:

          (i the date of such Borrowing,  which shall be a Domestic Business Day
     in the case of a Base Rate  Borrowing or a Euro-Dollar  Business Day in the
     case of a Euro-Dollar Borrowing;

          (ii the aggregate amount of such Borrowing;

          (iii whether the Loans  comprising  such Borrowing  shall be Base Rate
     Loans or Euro-Dollar Loans; and

          (iv in the  case  of a  Euro-Dollar  Borrowing,  the  duration  of the
     Interest  Period  applicable  thereto,  subject  to the  provisions  of the
     definition of Interest Period.

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     (b Upon receipt of a Notice of Borrowing,  the Agent shall promptly  notify
each Bank of the  contents  thereof  and of such  Bank's  ratable  share of such
Borrowing and such Notice of Borrowing  shall not thereafter be revocable by the
Borrower.

     (c Not  later  than 1:30  P.M.  (New  York  City  time) on the date of each
Borrowing,  each Bank shall make available its ratable share of such  Borrowing,
in Federal or other funds  immediately  available in New York City, to the Agent
at its address referred to in Section 9.01. Unless the Agent determines that any
applicable  condition  specified in Article 3 has not been satisfied,  the Agent
will make the funds so received from the Banks  available to the Borrower at the
Agent's aforesaid address.

     (d Unless the Agent  shall have  received  notice  from a Bank prior to the
date of any Borrowing (or, in the case of a Base Rate  Borrowing,  prior to noon
(New York City time) on the date of such Borrowing) that such Bank will not make
available to the Agent such Bank's share of such Borrowing, the Agent may assume
that such Bank has made such  share  available  to the Agent on the date of such
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02(c) and the Agent may, in reliance upon
such  assumption,  make  available to the Borrower on such date a  corresponding
amount.  If and to the  extent  that such Bank shall not have so made such share
available to the Agent,  such Bank and the Borrower  severally agree to repay to
the Agent forthwith on demand such  corresponding  amount together with interest
thereon,  for  each  day from the date  such  amount  is made  available  to the
Borrower  until the date such amount is repaid to the Agent,  at (i) in the case
of the Borrower,  a rate per annum equal to the higher of the Federal Funds Rate
and the interest rate  applicable  thereto  pursuant to Section 2.05 and (ii) in
the case of such Bank,  the Federal  Funds Rate. If such Bank shall repay to the
Agent such  corresponding  amount,  such amount so repaid shall  constitute such
Bank's Loan included in such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.

     (e) The Loans included in each Borrowing  shall bear interest  initially at
the  type  of  rate  specified  by the  Borrower  in the  applicable  Notice  of
Borrowing.  Thereafter,  the  Borrower  may from time to time elect to change or
continue the type of interest rate borne by each Group of Loans (subject in each
case to the provisions of Article 8), as follows:

          (i) if such  Loans  are Base Rate  Loans,  the  Borrower  may elect to
     convert such Loans to Euro-Dollar Loans as of any Euro-Dollar Business Day;
     and

          (ii) if such Loans are  Euro-Dollar  Loans,  the Borrower may elect to
     convert  such Loans to Base Rate Loans or elect to  continue  such Loans as

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     Euro-Dollar Loans for an additional Interest Period, in each case effective
     on the last day of the then  current  Interest  Period  applicable  to such
     Loans.

     Each such  election  shall be made by  delivering  a notice (a  "Notice  of
     Interest Rate Election") to the Agent at least three  Euro-Dollar  Business
     Days before the conversion or continuation selected in such notice is to be
     effective.  A Notice of Interest  Rate  Election  may, if it so  specifies,
     apply to only a portion of the aggregate  principal  amount of the relevant
     Group of Loans;  provided that (i) such portion is allocated  ratably among
     the Loans  comprising  such Group and (ii) the portion to which such Notice
     applies,  and the  remaining  portion to which it does not apply,  are each
     $500,000 or any larger multiple thereof.

     (f) Each Notice of Interest Rate Election shall specify:

          (i) the Group of Loans  (or  portion  thereof)  to which  such  notice
     applies;

          (ii) the date on which the conversion or continuation selected in such
     notice is to be effective, which shall comply with the applicable clause of
     Section 2.02(e) above;

          (iii) if the Loans comprising such Group are to be converted,  the new
     type of Loans and, if such new Loans are Euro-Dollar Loans, the duration of
     the initial Interest Period applicable thereto; and

          (iv) if such Loans are to be  continued  as  Euro-Dollar  Loans for an
     additional  Interest  Period,  the  duration  of such  additional  Interest
     Period.

     Each Interest Period  specified in a Notice of Interest Rate Election shall
     comply with the provisions of the definition of Interest Period.

     (g) Upon receipt of a Notice of Interest  Rate  Election  from the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.02(e) above,  the Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of
the contents  thereof and such notice shall not  thereafter  be revocable by the
Borrower.  If the  Borrower  fails to deliver a timely  Notice of Interest  Rate
Election to the Agent for any Group of  Euro-Dollar  Loans,  such Loans shall be
converted  into Base  Rate  Loans on the last day of the then  current  Interest
Period applicable thereto.

     Section 2.3. Notes.

     (a) In connection with the  effectiveness of the Existing Credit Agreement,
the Borrower delivered to the Agent, for the account of each Bank, duly executed
"Notes"  substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Existing Credit Agreement
(collectively,  the  "Existing  Notes") to evidence  the "Loans" of each Bank as
defined therein. On or prior

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to the Effective Date,  pursuant to Section 3.01(b),  the Borrower shall deliver
to the Agent,  for the account of each Bank, duly executed Notes,  substantially
in the form of Exhibit A hereto.  On the Effective  Date,  each Bank's  Existing
Note shall be deemed  amended and restated by such duly  executed new Note,  and
each  Bank's  Existing  Note  shall be  deemed  cancelled.  From and  after  the
Effective  Date, the Loans of each Bank (whether made under the Existing  Credit
Agreement,  prior thereto or pursuant to this Agreement) shall be evidenced by a
single Note payable to the order of such Bank for the account of its  Applicable
Lending  Office.  Each Bank agrees that it will,  promptly  after the  Effective
Date,  deliver to the Agent, for cancellation and delivery to the Borrower,  its
Existing Note (or in the case of loss thereof,  a written agreement of indemnity
by such Bank for such loss in customary form and executed by such Bank).

     (b) Each Bank may, by notice to the  Borrower  and the Agent,  request that
its Loans of a particular  Class or type be  evidenced by a separate  Note in an
amount equal to the aggregate unpaid  principal amount of such Loans.  Each such
Note  shall  be in  substantially  the  form  of  Exhibit  A,  with  appropriate
modifications to reflect the fact that it evidences solely Loans of the relevant
Class or type. Each reference in this Agreement to the "Note" of such Bank shall
be deemed to refer to and include  any or all of such Notes,  as the context may
require.

     (c) Upon receipt of each Bank's Note pursuant to Section 2.03(a) or Section
2.03(b), the Agent shall mail such Note to such Bank. Each Bank shall record the
date,  amount  and  maturity  of each Loan made by it and the date and amount of
each payment of principal made by the Borrower with respect thereto, and may, if
such Bank so elects in connection  with any transfer or enforcement of its Note,
endorse on the schedule forming a part thereof appropriate notations to evidence
the  foregoing  information  with  respect  to each such Loan then  outstanding;
provided  that  the  failure  of any  Bank  to  make  any  such  recordation  or
endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower  hereunder or under
the Notes.  Each Bank is hereby  irrevocably  authorized  by the  Borrower so to
endorse its Note and to attach to and make a part of its Note a continuation  of
any such schedule as and when required.

     Section 2.4.  Maturity of Revolving Loans.  Unless payable earlier pursuant
to Section 2.09 or Section  6.01,  each  Revolving  Loan shall  mature,  and the
principal amount thereof shall be due and payable, on the Termination Date.

     Section 2.5. Interest Rates.

     (a) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear  interest on the  outstanding  principal
amount thereof,  for each day from the date such Base Rate Loan is made until it
becomes  due, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the  Applicable  Base Rate
Margin plus the Base Rate for such day.  Such  interest  shall be payable on the
last Domestic  Business Day of each

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month.  Any  overdue  principal  of or interest on any Base Rate Loan shall bear
interest,  payable on demand,  for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal
to the sum of 2% plus the rate  otherwise  applicable to such Base Rate Loan for
such day.

     (b) Each Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding  principal
amount thereof,  for the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum
equal  to the sum of the  Applicable  Euro-Dollar  Margin  plus  the  applicable
Adjusted  Euro-Dollar  Rate.  Such  interest  shall be payable for each Interest
Period on the last day thereof.

     (c) Any overdue principal of or interest on any Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear
interest,  payable on demand,  for each day from and  including the date payment
thereof was due to but excluding the date of actual payment, at a rate per annum
equal  to the  sum of 2%  plus  the  higher  of (i)  the  sum of the  Applicable
Euro-Dollar  Margin plus the Adjusted  Euro-Dollar  Rate applicable to such Loan
and (ii) the Applicable  Euro-Dollar  Margin plus the quotient obtained (rounded
upward,  if  necessary,  to the next  higher  1/100 of 1%) by  dividing  (x) the
average  (rounded  upward,  if necessary,  to the next higher 1/16 of 1%) of the
respective  rates per annum at which one day (or,  if such  amount  due  remains
unpaid more than three Euro-Dollar  Business Days, then for such other period of
time not longer than three months as the Agent may elect) deposits in dollars in
an  amount  approximately  equal  to  such  overdue  payment  due to each of the
Euro-Dollar  Reference Banks are offered to such  Euro-Dollar  Reference Bank in
the London  interbank  market for the applicable  period  determined as provided
above  by  (y)  1.00  minus  the  Euro-Dollar  Reserve  Percentage  (or,  if the
circumstances  described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 8.01 shall exist,  at a
rate per  annum  equal to the sum of 2% plus the rate  applicable  to Base  Rate
Loans for such day).

     (d) The Agent shall  determine  each interest rate  applicable to the Loans
hereunder.  The Agent shall give prompt  notice to the Borrower and the Banks of
each rate of interest so  determined,  and its  determination  thereof  shall be
conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

     (e) Each  Euro-Dollar  Reference  Bank  agrees to use its best  efforts  to
furnish  quotations  to the Agent as  contemplated  hereby.  If any  Euro-Dollar
Reference Bank does not furnish a timely  quotation,  the Agent shall  determine
the relevant interest rate on the basis of the quotation or quotations furnished
by the  remaining  Euro-Dollar  Reference  Bank  or  Banks  or,  if none of such
quotations is available on a timely basis,  the provisions of Section 8.01 shall
apply.

     Section 2.6.  Commitment Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the
account of each  Bank,  a  commitment  fee at the rate of 0.60% per annum on the
daily average unused  portion of such Bank's  aggregate  Revolving  Commitments.
Such  commitment  fees shall accrue from and including the Effective Date to but
excluding the

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Termination  Date. Such commitment fees shall be payable on the last day of each
fiscal  quarter  of the  Borrower  prior  to  the  Termination  Date  and on the
Termination Date.

     Section 2.7.  Restructuring Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent on the
Effective Date a restructuring fee for the account of the Banks in the aggregate
amount of $100,000 (to be shared in proportion to their Revolving Commitments).

     Section  2.8.   Agency  Fee.  The  Borrower  shall  pay  to  the  Agent  as
compensation  for its  services  hereunder  and under the  Collateral  Documents
agency fees payable in the amounts and at the times  heretofore  agreed  between
the Borrower and the Agent.

     Section 2.9.  Termination  or Reduction of Revolving  Commitments.  (a) The
Borrower may, upon three Domestic Business Days' notice to the Agent,  terminate
at any  time,  or  proportionately  permanently  reduce  from time to time by an
aggregate amount of $100,000 or any larger multiple thereof, the unused portions
of the Revolving  Commitments.  If the Revolving  Commitments  are terminated in
their  entirety,  all accrued  commitment fees shall be payable on the effective
date of such termination.

     (b) The Revolving  Commitments shall terminate on the Termination Date, and
all Revolving Loans then  outstanding  and all Letter of Credit  Liabilities (in
each case,  together with accrued interest  thereon) shall be due and payable on
such date.

     (c)  The  Revolving   Commitments  of  all  Banks  shall  be   permanently,
automatically  and ratably reduced  immediately  upon receipt by the Borrower or
any  Subsidiary  of any  proceeds  from any  Specified  Real  Estate Sale or the
Headquarters  Refinancing  in an amount equal to (i) after giving effect to such
Specified Real Estate Sale or Headquarters  Refinancing,  the amount, if any, by
which  the  total  Net  Proceeds  received  by the  Borrower  or any  Subsidiary
subsequent to the Effective  Date in respect of Specified  Real Estate Sales and
the  Headquarters  Refinancing  exceeds  $11,000,000,  minus (ii) the  aggregate
amount by which the Revolving  Commitments have been previously reduced pursuant
to this Section 2.09(c).

     (d) If at any  time  the  Borrower  or any  Subsidiary  shall  receive  any
proceeds from

          (i) any  Disposition  of any Real Estate  Investment or any other real
     property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary  (including  without  limitation
     any proceeds  received by the Borrower or any  Subsidiary as  consideration
     for the granting of any right or option  providing  for a  Disposition  but
     excluding (A) operating  receipts from Real Estate  Investments and (B) any
     proceeds  received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from (I) any Specified
     Real Estate Sales or (II) the Headquarters Refinancing); or

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          (ii)  any  Disposition  of  any  Other  Assets   (including,   without
     limitation  any  proceeds  received by the  Borrower or any  Subsidiary  as
     consideration  for the  granting  of any  right or option  providing  for a
     Disposition   but  excluding  (A)  payments  in  the  ordinary   course  on
     construction   contracts,   (B)   operating   receipts   from  Real  Estate
     Investments,  (C) liability insurance proceeds, (D) income of not more than
     $100,000 earned from Temporary Cash Investments  during any fiscal year and
     (E) in-kind  proceeds  resulting  from trade-ins or other  Dispositions  of
     obsolete or surplus  equipment),

then the Revolving  Commitments shall be permanently,  automatically and ratably
reduced  in an amount  equal to the  amount,  if any,  by which  100% of the Net
Proceeds  realized  by the  Borrower  or  any  Subsidiary  in  respect  of  such
Disposition exceeds the aggregate amount of Term Loans required to be prepaid in
respect of such Disposition pursuant to Section 2.10(b) hereof; provided that no
such reduction shall be required pursuant to clause 2.09(d)(ii) unless and until
the aggregate amount of Net Proceeds from all Dispositions of Other Assets after
the  Effective  Date  and  not  previously   applied  to  reduce  the  Revolving
Commitments pursuant to clause 2.09(d)(ii) shall equal or exceed $125,000 or any
higher integral  multiple of $125,000,  at which time the Revolving  Commitments
shall be reduced in amount equal to $125,000 or such higher integral multiple of
$125,000, as the case may be.

     (e) On each day on which the Revolving  Commitments are reduced pursuant to
this Section 2.09, the Borrower shall repay such principal amount (together with
accrued interest thereon) of each Bank's  outstanding  Revolving Loans as may be
necessary so that after such repayment, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
each Bank's  Revolving  Loans plus such  Bank's LC Exposure  does not exceed the
amount  of  such  Bank's  Revolving  Commitment  after  giving  effect  to  such
reduction.  In the event that the aggregate amount of the Revolving  Commitments
is  reduced  to an  amount  less than the  aggregate  amount of Letter of Credit
Liabilities  at such time in respect of all  Letters  of  Credit,  the  Borrower
hereby agrees that it shall forthwith, without any demand or taking of any other
action  by the  Required  Banks or the  Agent,  pay to the  Agent an  amount  in
immediately  available  funds equal to the difference to be held as security for
the  Letter of Credit  Liabilities  for the  benefit  of all Banks  pursuant  to
arrangements satisfactory to the Agent and the Banks.

     Section 2.10. Repayment of Term Loans.

     (a) On each Term Loan  Repayment  Date,  there shall become due and payable
and the Borrower  shall repay the aggregate  principal  amount of the Term Loans
set forth below  opposite  such date (or,  if less,  the  aggregate  outstanding
principal  amount of the Term  Loans),  in each case  together  with accrued and
unpaid interest on the principal amount being repaid:

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  Term Loan Repayment                    Aggregate Principal Amount of
   Date Occurring in                            Term Loan Repayment
- ----------------------                   -----------------------------

    March 2000                                      $3,750,000
    June 2000                                       $3,750,000
    September 2000                                  $3,750,000
    December 2000                                   $3,750,000
    March 2001                                      $2,500,000
    June 2001                                       $2,500,000
    September 2001                                  $2,500,000
    December 2001                                   $2,500,000
    March 2002                                      $2,500,000
    June 2002                                       $2,500,000
    September 2002                                  $2,500,000
    December 2002                                   $2,500,000

provided that if the Term Loans shall be repaid at any time in  accordance  with
Section  2.10(b),  such repayments  shall be applied to decrease the amounts set
forth above,  first to decrease the aggregate  amount of repayment of Term Loans
required on the last Term Loan  Repayment  Date,  and thereafter to decrease the
amount of repayment of Term Loans in reverse chronological order.

     (b) Until the Term Loans have been repaid in full,  there shall  become due
and payable,  and the Borrower shall repay, an aggregate principal amount of the
Term Loans (or, if less, the aggregate  outstanding principal amount of the Term
Loans) in the following  amounts at the following  times,  together with accrued
and unpaid interest on the principal amount being repaid:

          (i) immediately  upon receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary at any
     time of any proceeds from any Disposition of any Real Estate  Investment or
     any other  real  property  of the  Borrower  or any  Subsidiary  (including
     without  limitation any proceeds received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary
     as  consideration  for the granting of any right or option  providing for a
     Disposition   but  excluding  (A)  operating   receipts  from  Real  Estate
     Investments and (B) any proceeds received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary
     from  (I)  any  Specified  Real  Estate  Sale  or  (II)  the   Headquarters
     Refinancing),  in an amount equal to 100% of the Net  Proceeds  realized by
     the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect thereof; and

          (ii) immediately upon receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any
     proceeds  from any  Disposition  of any Other  Assets  (including,  without
     limitation  any  proceeds  received by the  Borrower or any  Subsidiary  as
     consideration  for the  granting  of any  right or option  providing  for a
     Disposition   but  excluding  (A)

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     payments in the ordinary  course on construction  contracts,  (B) operating
     receipts from Real Estate  Investments,  (C) liability  insurance proceeds,
     (D) income of not more than $100,000 earned from Temporary Cash Investments
     during any fiscal year and (E) in-kind proceeds resulting from trade-ins or
     other  Dispositions of obsolete or surplus equipment) in an amount equal to
     100% of the Net  Proceeds  realized by the  Borrower or any  Subsidiary  in
     respect  thereof;  provided that no such repayment shall be required unless
     and until the  aggregate  amount of Net Proceeds from all  Dispositions  of
     Other Assets after the Effective Date and not  previously  applied to repay
     the Term Loans  pursuant to this clause  2.10(b)(ii)  shall equal or exceed
     $125,000 or any higher  integral  multiple of  $125,000,  at which time the
     Term  Loans  shall be repaid in amount  equal to  $125,000  or such  higher
     integral multiple of $125,000, as the case may be.

     Section 2.11. Optional Prepayments.

     (a) The  Borrower  may,  upon notice to the Agent not later than 11:30 A.M.
(New York  City  time) on any  Domestic  Business  Day,  prepay or repay on such
Domestic  Business Day the Base Rate Loans in whole at any time, or from time to
time in part in amounts aggregating  $100,000 or any larger multiple thereof, by
paying the principal amount to be prepaid together with accrued interest thereon
to the date of  prepayment.  Each such optional  prepayment  shall be applied to
prepay ratably the Loans of the several Banks.

     (b) Subject to Section 2.13, the Borrower may, upon notice to the Agent not
later than 11:30 A.M.  (New York City  time) on any  Euro-Dollar  Business  Day,
prepay or repay on such Euro-Dollar Business Day the Loans comprising a Group of
Euro-Dollar  Loans in whole at any time, or from time to time in part in amounts
aggregating  $100,000 or any larger  multiple  thereof,  by paying the principal
amount to be  prepaid  together  with  accrued  interest  thereon to the date of
prepayment. Each such optional prepayment shall be applied to prepay ratably the
Loans of the several Banks included in such Group.

     (c) Upon receipt of a notice of  prepayment  or repayment  pursuant to this
Section,  the Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of the contents  thereof and
of such  Bank's  ratable  share of such  prepayment  and such  notice  shall not
thereafter be revocable by the Borrower.

     Section 2.12. General Provisions as to Payments.

     (a) The Borrower  shall make each payment of principal of, and interest on,
the Loans and of fees  hereunder,  not later than 1:30 P.M. (New York City time)
on the date when due, in Federal or other  funds  immediately  available  in New
York City, to the Agent at its address  referred to in Section  9.01.  The Agent
will  promptly  distribute  to

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each Bank its ratable  share of each such payment  received by the Agent for the
account of the Banks.  Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the
Base  Rate  Loans  or of fees  shall  be due on a day  which  is not a  Domestic
Business  Day,  the date for  payment  thereof  shall  be  extended  to the next
succeeding  Domestic  Business  Day.  Whenever any payment of  principal  of, or
interest  on,  the  Euro-Dollar  Loans  shall  be  due on a day  which  is not a
Euro-Dollar  Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the
next succeeding  Euro-Dollar  Business Day unless such Euro-Dollar  Business Day
falls in another  calendar  month,  in which case the date for  payment  thereof
shall  be the  next  preceding  Euro-Dollar  Business  Day.  If the date for any
payment of  principal is extended by  operation  of law or  otherwise,  interest
thereon shall be payable for such extended time.

     (b) Unless the Agent shall have received  notice from the Borrower prior to
the date on which any payment is due to the Banks  hereunder  that the  Borrower
will not make such  payment in full,  the Agent may assume that the Borrower has
made  such  payment  in full to the Agent on such  date and the  Agent  may,  in
reliance upon such assumption,  cause to be distributed to each Bank on such due
date an amount equal to the amount then due such Bank. If and to the extent that
the Borrower  shall not have so made such payment,  each Bank shall repay to the
Agent  forthwith on demand such amount  distributed  to such Bank  together with
interest thereon,  for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such
Bank until the date such Bank repays  such  amount to the Agent,  at the Federal
Funds Rate.

     Section  2.13.  Funding  Losses.  If the  Borrower  makes  any  payment  of
principal  with  respect  to any  Euro-Dollar  Loan or any  Euro-Dollar  Loan is
converted  to a Base  Rate  Loan  (pursuant  to  Article  2,  Section  6 or 8 or
otherwise) on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period  applicable
thereto,  or the last day of an  applicable  period  fixed  pursuant  to Section
2.05(c),  or if the  Borrower  fails to borrow or prepay any  Euro-Dollar  Loans
after notice has been given to any Bank in  accordance  with Section  2.02(b) or
2.11(c), the Borrower shall reimburse each Bank on demand for any resulting loss
or expense incurred by it (or by any existing or prospective  Participant in the
related Loan),  including  (without  limitation) any loss incurred in obtaining,
liquidating  or employing  deposits from third  parties,  but excluding  loss of
margin for the period after any such payment or conversion or failure to borrow,
provided that such Bank shall have delivered to the Borrower a certificate as to
the amount of such loss or expense, which certificate shall be conclusive in the
absence of manifest error.

     Section 2.14. Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest based on the Prime
Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap
year) and paid for the actual  number of days elapsed  (including  the first day
but excluding the last day).  All other  interest and  commitment  fees shall be
computed  on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the  actual  number of
days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

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     Section 2.15. Maximum Interest Rate.

     (a) Nothing  contained  in this  Agreement  or the Notes shall  require the
Borrower to pay  interest at a rate  exceeding  the maximum  rate  permitted  by
applicable law.  Neither this Section 2.15 nor Section 9.08 is intended to limit
the rate of interest  payable  for the  account of any Bank to the maximum  rate
permitted  by the laws of the  State of New York if a higher  rate is  permitted
with respect to such Bank by supervening provisions of U.S. federal law.

     (b) If the amount of  interest  payable  for the account of any Bank on any
interest  payment  date  in  respect  of  the  immediately   preceding  interest
computation period,  computed pursuant to Section 2.05, would exceed the maximum
amount  permitted by  applicable  law to be charged by such Bank,  the amount of
interest  payable  for its  account  on such  interest  payment  date  shall  be
automatically reduced to such maximum permissible amount.

     (c) If the  amount  of  interest  payable  for the  account  of any Bank in
respect  of any  interest  computation  period is  reduced  pursuant  to Section
2.15(b)  and the amount of  interest  payable  for its account in respect of any
subsequent interest computation period, computed pursuant to Section 2.05, would
be less than the maximum  amount  permitted by  applicable  law to be charged by
such Bank,  then the amount of  interest  payable  for its account in respect of
such subsequent interest computation period shall be automatically  increased to
such maximum  permissible  amount;  provided that at no time shall the aggregate
amount by which  interest  paid for the  account of any Bank has been  increased
pursuant to this Section  2.15(c) exceed the aggregate  amount by which interest
paid for its account has theretofore been reduced pursuant to Section 2.15(b).

     Section 2.16. Letters of Credit.

     (a) Prior to the Effective Time,  upon the request of the Borrower,  the LC
Bank has issued  "Letters of Credit" under and as defined in the Existing Credit
Agreement.  On the  Effective  Date,  all of such  "Letters of Credit"  shall be
deemed to be Letters of Credit  hereunder.  Subject to the terms and  conditions
hereof,  the LC Bank agrees to issue  letters of credit  hereunder  from time to
time before the Termination  Date upon the request of the Borrower (such letters
of credit  issued,  collectively  with the "Letters of Credit"  issued under the
Existing Credit Agreement, the "Letters of Credit");  provided that, immediately
after each such  Letter of Credit is  issued,  (i) the  aggregate  amount of the
Letter of Credit  Liabilities  for all  Letters  of Credit  shall not exceed the
Available  LC  Amount  and (ii) the  aggregate  amount  of the  Letter of Credit
Liabilities for all Performance  Letters of Credit shall not exceed  $3,000,000;
and provided  further  that no Letter of Credit  shall be issued to replace,  in
whole or in part,  directly or indirectly,  the Harris Bank LC. Upon the date of
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accordance with this Section 2.16, the LC Bank shall be deemed,  without further
action by any party  hereto,  to have sold to each Bank,  and each Bank shall be
deemed,  without further action by any party hereto,  to have purchased from the
LC Bank,  a  participation  in such Letter of Credit and the  related  Letter of
Credit Liabilities in proportion to its Revolving Commitment Percentage.

     (b) The Borrower  shall give the LC Bank at least three  Domestic  Business
Days' prior notice  (effective upon receipt)  specifying the date each Letter of
Credit is to be issued,  and  describing  the  proposed  terms of such Letter of
Credit and the nature of the transactions proposed to be supported thereby. Upon
receipt  of such  notice the LC Bank shall  promptly  notify the Agent,  and the
Agent shall promptly notify each Bank, of the contents thereof and of the amount
of such Bank's  participation in such proposed Letter of Credit. The issuance by
the LC Bank of any  Letter  of  Credit  shall,  in  addition  to the  conditions
precedent  set forth in Article 3 (the  satisfaction  of which the LC Bank shall
have no duty to  ascertain),  be subject to the  conditions  precedent that such
Letter  of Credit  shall be  satisfactory  to the LC Bank and that the  Borrower
shall have executed and delivered such other instruments and agreements relating
to such Letter of Credit as the LC Bank shall have  reasonably  requested.  Each
Letter of Credit  shall  have an expiry  date not later  than one year after its
date of issue;  provided  that no Letter of Credit  shall have a term  extending
beyond the Termination Date; and provided further that any such Letter of Credit
may include an evergreen or renewal option, pursuant to which the expiry date of
such  Letter  of  Credit  will  be  automatically   extended  unless  notice  of
non-renewal  is given by the LC Bank (provided that such Letter of Credit has an
absolute expiry date not later than the Termination  Date); and provided further
that the LC Bank shall deliver  notice of non-renewal at the time such notice is
required to be given unless requested not to by the Borrower, which request will
be  treated  in the same  manner as a request  for  issuance  of a new Letter of
Credit on the same terms (any such  Letter of Credit,  an  "Evergreen  Letter of
Credit").

     (c) The  Borrower  shall pay to the Agent a letter of credit  fee at a rate
per annum  equal to 3.00%  multiplied  by the  aggregate  amount  available  for
drawings  under each Letter of Credit issued from time to time,  any such fee to
be payable for the account of the Banks ratably in proportion to their Revolving
Commitment Percentages.  Such fee shall be payable in arrears on the last day of
each  fiscal  quarter of the  Borrower  for so long as such  Letter of Credit is
outstanding  and on the date of termination  thereof.  The Borrower shall pay to
the LC Bank  additional  fees and  expenses  in the  amounts and at the times as
agreed between the Borrower and the LC Bank.

     (d) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any demand
for  payment or other  drawing  under such  Letter of Credit,  the LC Bank shall
notify the Agent and the Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and each other
Bank as to the amount to be paid as a result of such  demand or drawing  and the
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responsibility  of the LC Bank to the  Borrower  and each Bank  shall be only to
determine  that the  documents  (including  each  demand  for  payment  or other
drawing)  delivered  under each Letter of Credit issued by it in connection with
such  presentment  shall be in  conformity  in all material  respects  with such
Letter of Credit.  The LC Bank shall  endeavor to exercise  the same care in the
issuance and  administration of the Letters of Credit as it does with respect to
letters of credit in which no  participations  are granted,  it being understood
that in the  absence of any gross  negligence  or willful  misconduct  by the LC
Bank,  each  Bank  severally  agrees  that  it  shall  be  unconditionally   and
irrevocably  liable  without regard to the occurrence of any Event of Default or
any  condition  precedent  whatsoever,  pro rata to the  extent  of such  Bank's
Revolving  Commitment  Percentage,  to  reimburse  the LC Bank on demand for the
amount of each payment made by the LC Bank under each Letter of Credit issued by
the LC Bank to the extent such amount is not reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant
to clause  2.16(e) below together with interest on such amount for each day from
the date of the LC Bank's  demand for such  payment  (or, if such demand is made
after  11:00 A.M.  (New York City time) on such date,  from the next  succeeding
Domestic  Business  Day) to the date of payment by such Bank of such amount at a
rate of interest per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate for such day.

     (e)  The  Borrower  shall  be  irrevocably  and  unconditionally  obligated
forthwith to reimburse  the LC Bank for any amounts paid by the LC Bank upon any
drawing  under any Letter of Credit,  without  presentment,  demand,  protest or
other  formalities of any kind;  provided that neither the Borrower nor any Bank
shall  hereby  be  precluded  from  asserting  any  claim  for  direct  (but not
consequential)  damages suffered by the Borrower or such Bank to the extent, but
only to the extent,  caused by (i) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of
the LC Bank in  determining  whether a  request  presented  under any  Letter of
Credit  complied  with the terms of such  Letter  of Credit or (ii) such  Bank's
failure  to pay under any  Letter of Credit  after the  presentation  to it of a
request  strictly  complying  with the terms  and  conditions  of the  Letter of
Credit.  All  such  amounts  paid by the LC Bank  and  remaining  unpaid  by the
Borrower  shall bear interest,  payable on demand,  for each day until paid at a
rate per  annum  equal to the sum of 2% plus the rate  applicable  to Base  Rate
Loans for such day.  The LC Bank will pay to each Bank,  ratably  in  accordance
with its Revolving Commitment Percentage, all amounts received from the Borrower
for application in payment, in whole or in part, of the Reimbursement Obligation
in respect of any  Letter of Credit,  but only to the extent  such Bank has made
payment to the LC Bank in respect of such  Letter of Credit  pursuant to Section
2.16(d).

     (f) If after the date hereof,  the adoption of any applicable  law, rule or
regulation,  or any change in any  applicable  law, rule or  regulation,  or any
change in the  interpretation  or  administration  thereof  by any  governmental
authority,  central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or
administration  thereof, or compliance by any Bank with any request or directive
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law) of any such  authority,  central bank or  comparable  agency shall  impose,
modify  or  deem  applicable  any  tax,  reserve,  special  deposit  or  similar
requirement  against or with  respect to or measured by  reference to Letters of
Credit  issued or to be issued  hereunder  or  participations  therein,  and the
result shall be to increase the cost to any Bank of issuing or  maintaining  any
Letter of Credit or any participation  therein,  or reduce any amount receivable
by any Bank  hereunder  in respect of any Letter of Credit  (which  increase  in
cost,  or  reduction  in amount  receivable,  shall be the result of such Bank's
reasonable allocation of the aggregate of such increases or reductions resulting
from such  event),  then,  upon demand by such Bank (which  demand  shall not be
unreasonably delayed, provided that a demand within six months of the accrual of
such increased cost or reduction in amount  receivable  will not be deemed to be
unreasonably  delayed),  the Borrower  agrees to pay to such Bank,  from time to
time as specified by such Bank, such  additional  amounts as shall be sufficient
to  compensate  such  Bank for such  increased  costs or  reductions  in  amount
incurred by such Bank. A certificate  of such Bank submitted by such Bank to the
Borrower shall be conclusive as to the amount thereof in the absence of manifest
error.

     (g) The  Borrower's  obligations  under this Section 2.16 shall be absolute
and  unconditional  under  any and all  circumstances  and  irrespective  of any
setoff,  counterclaim  or defense to payment which the Borrower may have or have
had against the LC Bank, any Bank or any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit.  The
Borrower  further agrees with the LC Bank and the Banks that the LC Bank and the
Banks shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower's  Reimbursement Obligation
in respect of any Letter of Credit shall not be affected by, among other things,
the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even if
such  documents  should  in fact  prove  to be in any or all  respects  invalid,
fraudulent or forged,  or any dispute between or among the Borrower,  any of its
Subsidiaries,  the  beneficiary  of  any  Letter  of  Credit  or  any  financing
institution  or other party to whom any Letter of Credit may be  transferred  or
any claims or defenses  whatsoever  of the  Borrower or any of its  Subsidiaries
against the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any such  transferee.  The LC
Bank  shall not be liable  for any  error,  omission,  interruption  or delay in
transmission,   dispatch  or   delivery  of  any  message  or  advice,   however
transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit issued, extended or renewed
by it. The  Borrower  agrees that any action  taken or omitted by the LC Bank or
any Bank  under or in  connection  with each  Letter of Credit  and the  related
drafts and documents, if done in good faith and without gross negligence,  shall
be binding upon the Borrower and shall not put the LC Bank or any Bank under any
liability to the Borrower.

     (h) To the extent not  inconsistent  with clause 2.16(g) above, the LC Bank
shall be entitled to rely,  and shall be fully  protected in relying  upon,  any
Letter of Credit,  draft, writing,  resolution,  notice,  consent,  certificate,
affidavit,  letter,  cablegram,  telegram,  telecopy, telex or teletype message,
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be  genuine  and  correct  and to have been  signed,  sent or made by the proper
Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal  counsel,  independent
accountants  and other  experts  selected  by the LC Bank.  The LC Bank shall be
fully  justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this  Agreement
unless it shall first have received such advice or  concurrence  of the Required
Banks as it reasonably deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its
reasonable  satisfaction  by the Banks against any and all liability and expense
which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or  continuing  to take any such
action.  Notwithstanding  any other  provision of this Section 2.16, the LC Bank
shall in all cases be fully  protected in acting,  or in refraining from acting,
under this  Agreement in accordance  with a request of the Required  Banks,  and
such request and any action taken or failure to act  pursuant  thereto  shall be
binding upon the Banks and all future holders of  participations  in any Letters
of Credit.

     (i) The Borrower  hereby  indemnifies  and holds harmless each Bank and the
Agent from and  against  any and all claims and  damages,  losses,  liabilities,
costs or  expenses  which  such  Bank or the  Agent  may  incur (or which may be
claimed against such Bank or the Agent by any Person whatsoever) by reason of or
in  connection  with the  execution  and  delivery  or transfer of or payment or
failure to pay under any Letter of Credit,  including,  without limitation,  any
claims, damages,  losses,  liabilities,  costs or expenses which the LC Bank may
incur by reason  of or in  connection  with the  failure  of any  other  Bank to
fulfill or comply with its  obligations  to the LC Bank  hereunder  (but nothing
herein  contained  shall  affect any rights the  Borrower  may have against such
defaulting Bank);  provided that the Borrower shall not be required to indemnify
any Bank or the Agent for any claims,  damages,  losses,  liabilities,  costs or
expenses  to the  extent,  but only to the  extent,  caused  by (i) the  willful
misconduct or gross  negligence of the LC Bank in determining  whether a request
presented  under any Letter of Credit  complied with the terms of such Letter of
Credit or (ii) the LC Bank's failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the
presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions
of the Letter of Credit.  Nothing in this  Section  2.16(i) is intended to limit
the obligations of the Borrower under any other provision of this Agreement.

     (j) Each Bank shall,  ratably in accordance  with its Revolving  Commitment
Percentage,   indemnify  the  LC  Bank,  its  affiliates  and  their  respective
directors,  officers,  agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the
Borrower)  against any cost,  expense  (including  reasonable  counsel  fees and
disbursements),  claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result
from such indemnitees'  gross negligence or willful  misconduct or the LC Bank's
failure  to pay under any  Letter of Credit  after the  presentation  to it of a
request  strictly  complying  with the terms  and  conditions  of the  Letter of
Credit)  that  such  indemnitees  may  suffer or incur in  connection  with this
Section 2.16 or any action taken or omitted by such indemnitees hereunder.

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     (k) In its  capacity  as a Bank the LC Bank shall have the same  rights and
obligations as any other Bank.

     Section 2.17. Taxes.

     (a) For purposes of this Section,  the  following  terms have the following
meanings:

               "Taxes"  means  any and all  present  or  future  taxes,  duties,
          levies, imposts,  deductions,  charges or withholdings with respect to
          any payment by the  Borrower  pursuant to this  Agreement or under any
          Note, and all liabilities with respect  thereto,  excluding (i) in the
          case of each Bank and the  Agent,  taxes  imposed on its  income,  and
          franchise or similar taxes imposed on it, by a jurisdiction  under the
          laws of which such Bank or the Agent (as the case may be) is organized
          or in which its principal  executive office is located or, in the case
          of each Bank, in which its  Applicable  Lending  Office is located and
          (ii) in  the case of each Bank,  any  United  States  withholding  tax
          imposed  on such  payments  but only to the  extent  that such Bank is
          subject to United States  withholding  tax at the time such Bank first
          becomes a party to this Agreement.

               "Other  Taxes" means any present or future  stamp or  documentary
          taxes and any other excise or property  taxes,  or similar  charges or
          levies,  which arise from any payment made pursuant to this  Agreement
          or under any Note or from the  execution  or delivery of, or otherwise
          with respect to, this Agreement or any Note.

     (b) Any and all  payments by the Borrower to or for the account of any Bank
or the Agent hereunder or under any Note shall be made without deduction for any
Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that, if the Borrower shall be required by law to
deduct any Taxes or Other  Taxes from any such  payments,  (i) the  sum  payable
shall be increased  as  necessary  so that after making all required  deductions
(including  deductions  applicable to additional sums payable under this Section
2.17) such Bank or the Agent (as the case may be)  receives  an amount  equal to
the sum it would  have  received  had no such  deductions  been  made,  (ii) the
Borrower  shall  make such  deductions,  (iii) the  Borrower  shall pay the full
amount  deducted  to the  relevant  taxation  authority  or other  authority  in
accordance with applicable law and (iv) the Borrower shall furnish to the Agent,
at its address  referred to in Section 9.01, the original or a certified copy of
a receipt evidencing payment thereof.

     (c) The Borrower  agrees to indemnify  each Bank and the Agent for the full
amount of Taxes or Other  Taxes  (including,  without  limitation,  any Taxes or
Other Taxes

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imposed or asserted by any  jurisdiction  on amounts  payable under this Section
2.17)  paid by such  Bank or the  Agent  (as the case may be) and any  liability
(including  penalties,  interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect
thereto.  This  indemnification  shall be paid within 15 days after such Bank or
the Agent (as the case may be) makes demand therefor.

     (d) Each Bank organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United
States,  on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement
in the case of each Bank listed on the signature pages hereof and on or prior to
the date on which it  becomes a Bank in the case of each  other  Bank,  and from
time to time  thereafter  if requested  in writing by the Borrower  (but only so
long as such Bank remains  lawfully  able to do so),  shall provide the Borrower
and the Agent with Internal  Revenue  Service form 1001 or 4224, as appropriate,
or any successor form  prescribed by the Internal  Revenue  Service,  certifying
that such Bank is entitled  to benefits  under an income tax treaty to which the
United States is a party which  exempts the Bank from United States  withholding
tax or reduces the rate of  withholding  tax on  payments  of  interest  for the
account of such Bank or certifying that the income  receivable  pursuant to this
Agreement is  effectively  connected  with the conduct of a trade or business in
the United  States.  If the form  provided by a Bank at the time such Bank first
becomes a party to this Agreement indicates a United States interest withholding
tax rate in excess of zero,  withholding  tax at such rate  shall be  considered
excluded from "Taxes" as defined in subsection 2.17(a) of this Section.

     (e) For any period  with  respect to which a Bank has failed to provide the
Borrower or the Agent with the  appropriate  form  pursuant  to Section  2.17(d)
(unless such failure is due to a change in treaty,  law or regulation  occurring
subsequent  to the  date on  which  such  form  originally  was  required  to be
provided),  such Bank shall not be entitled  to  indemnification  under  Section
2.17(b) or (c) with respect to Taxes imposed by the United States; provided that
if a Bank,  which is  otherwise  exempt  from or  subject  to a reduced  rate of
withholding  tax,  becomes  subject to Taxes because of its failure to deliver a
form required  hereunder,  the Borrower shall take such steps as such Bank shall
reasonably request to assist such Bank to recover such Taxes.

     (f) If the  Borrower is required  to pay  additional  amounts to or for the
account of any Bank  pursuant to this Section  2.17,  then such Bank will change
the  jurisdiction  of its Applicable  Lending Office if, in the judgment of such
Bank, such change (i) will eliminate or reduce any such additional payment which
may thereafter accrue and (ii) is not otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank.

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                                    ARTICLE 3

                     Conditions; Post-Closing Requirements

     Section 3.1.  Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall become  effective on the
first date by which all of the following  conditions  shall have been  satisfied
(or waived in accordance with Section 9.05),  but only if all of such conditions
shall have been satisfied (or waived) on or before April 15, 2000:

     (a) receipt by the Agent of counterparts  of this Agreement  signed by each
of the  parties  hereto  (or,  in the case of any party as to which an  executed
counterpart  shall  not  have  been  received,  receipt  by the  Agent  in  form
satisfactory   to  it  of  telegraphic,   facsimile,   telex  or  other  written
confirmation  from  such  party of  execution  of a  counterpart  hereof by such
party);

     (b)  receipt by the Agent of duly  executed  Notes for the  account of each
Bank, dated on or before the Effective Date and complying with the provisions of
Section 2.03;

     (c)  receipt  by the Agent of  counterparts  of the the  Release of Claims,
dated as of the date hereof and duly executed by each of the parties thereto;

     (d) the aggregate  "Commitments"  under the Existing Credit Agreement shall
have been reduced to an amount not exceeding  $56,000,000 and the Borrower shall
have  repaid  such  principal  amount  of  the  "Loans"  outstanding  thereunder
(together with any accrued  interest on the amount repaid and any amount payable
pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Existing Credit  Agreement) as shall be required
in connection with such reduction (taking into account any outstanding Letter of
Credit Liabilities);

     (e)  evidence  reasonably  satisfactory  to the  Agent  that no  additional
financing  statements are required to be filed under the Uniform Commercial Code
of any  jurisdiction in order to perfect the security  interests  created by the
Collateral Documents;

     (f)  receipt  by the  Agent of  evidence  satisfactory  to the Agent of the
insurance coverage required by Section 5.03;

     (g)  receipt by the Agent of  evidence  satisfactory  to the Agent that (i)
prior to or simultaneously with the transactions  hereunder contemplated to take
place on the Effective Date, (A) the Stock Purchase shall have been  consummated
in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Stock Purchase Agreement, and
the Borrower  shall have  received at least  $40,000,000  in gross cash proceeds
from  the  Stock  Purchase  and (B) all  shares  of  Series  B  Preferred  Stock
outstanding  prior to such date shall be exchanged  for shares of Common  Stock;
and (ii) all  transactions  contemplated  by the Stock Purchase  Agreement to be
consummated  on or before the closing  date for such sales will take place

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prior to or simultaneously with the transactions  hereunder contemplated to take
place on the Effective Date;

     (h) receipt by the Agent of evidence  satisfactory  to the Agent that prior
to or simultaneously with the transactions  hereunder contemplated to take place
on the Effective Date, the Borrower shall have paid in full all indebtedness and
other obligations owing to the Mortgage Bank;

     (i)  receipt  by the Agent of an opinion  of  Goodwin,  Procter & Hoar LLP,
special  counsel for the Borrower,  covering the matters set forth on Exhibit B,
or with such changes as shall be acceptable to the Agent and the Required  Banks
and covering such additional  matters relating to the transactions  contemplated
hereby as the Required Banks may reasonably request;

     (j)  receipt by the Agent of an opinion of Davis Polk &  Wardwell,  special
New York counsel for the Agent,  covering the matters set forth on Exhibit C, or
with such changes as shall be acceptable to the Agent and the Required Banks;

     (k) receipt by the Agent, on behalf of the Banks and on behalf of itself in
its  capacity as Agent,  of all  interest,  fees and other  amounts  (other than
principal,  subject to Section 3.01(r) below) due and payable under the Existing
Credit  Agreement or hereunder  (including fees and expenses payable pursuant to
Section 9.03 hereunder,  bills for which may include a reasonable  allowance for
post-Effective Date work) of which the Borrower has received notice;

     (l) each Bank's  satisfaction  in its sole good faith  discretion as to the
absence  of  any  material  adverse  change  in  any  aspect  of  the  business,
operations,  properties,  prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Borrower  and its  Subsidiaries,  or any event or condition  that is  reasonably
likely to result in such a material adverse change;

     (m)  receipt by the Agent of a  certificate  signed by the chief  financial
officer or  treasurer  of the  Borrower  to the  effect  that,  both  before and
immediately  after the  making of the  Loans and the  consummation  of the Stock
Purchase  and the  other  transactions  contemplated  to take  place on the date
hereof,  (i) no  Default  shall have  occurred  and be  continuing  and (ii) the
representations  and warranties of the Borrower and any Subsidiaries  made in or
pursuant to any Financing Documents are true;

     (n) receipt by the Agent of a Cash Management Letter, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Banks;

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     (o)  receipt by each of the Banks of (i) a business  plan for the  Borrower
and its Subsidiaries prepared by the Borrower and Tutor in accordance with GAAP,
in a form and containing  such detail as may be reasonably  satisfactory  to the
Banks,  (ii) any other  information  it may  reasonably  request  concerning the
financial  condition,   results  of  operations,   liabilities   (contingent  or
otherwise,  including with respect to environmental liabilities and employee and
retiree  benefits) and prospects of, and the financial  reporting and accounting
systems and the management information systems of, the Borrower and satisfaction
by each Bank in its sole good faith discretion with all such information;

     (p) receipt by the Agent,  to the extent not  previously  delivered  to the
Agent under the Existing  Credit  Agreement,  of copies of any amendments to the
Management  Agreement  (including Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 31, 1999)
and of any other agreements  between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and
any members of the Investor Group (other than agreements between the Borrower or
any of its  Subsidiaries  and  Tutor-Saliba  Corp. which shall have been entered
into in the ordinary course of the Construction Business), all of which shall be
in form and substance satisfactory to the Banks;

     (q)  receipt  by the  Agent  of all  documents  it may  reasonably  request
relating to the existence of the Obligors,  the corporate  authority for and the
validity of the Financing  Documents and any other matters relevant hereto,  all
in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent;

     (r)  receipt by the Agent of evidence  satisfactory  to it that prior to or
simultaneously with the transactions hereunder contemplated to take place on the
Effective Date, that upon the  effectiveness  of this Agreement,  the sum of the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans plus the aggregate
amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities shall not exceed the aggregate amount
of the Revolving Commitments;

     (s)  receipt by the Agent and the Banks of the Asset Sale  Letter,  in form
and substance satisfactory to each Bank;

     (t) receipt by the Agent and the Banks of the Real Estate Plan, in form and
substance satisfactory to each Bank;

     (u)  receipt  by the Agent and the Banks of the  information  described  in
Sections 5.01(e), 5.01(f), 5.01(g) and 5.01(h) for the most recent date prior to
the Effective Date when such information would have been deliverable pursuant to
such  sections,  which  information  shall  be  provided  in a  format  that  is
acceptable to the Banks; and

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     (v) receipt by the Agent of evidence satisfactory to it that all approvals,
consents and other actions by or in respect of, or filings with any governmental
body,  agency,  official,  authority or any other Person  required in connection
with the Stock Purchase or the  transactions  contemplated by the Stock Purchase
Agreement or any Financing Documents shall have been obtained, taken or made.

     This Agreement shall not become effective or be binding on any party hereto
unless all of the  foregoing  conditions  are satisfied not later than April 15,
2000. With respect to clauses (l) and (o) above, each Bank shall be conclusively
deemed to be satisfied unless on or before the Domestic Business Day immediately
preceding  the  Effective  Date it shall have given notice to the Agent,  making
specific reference to clause (l) or (o), as appropriate,  identifying the matter
or matters as to which it is not satisfied.  Prior to the  effectiveness of this
Agreement in accordance with this Section 3.01, none of the terms and conditions
of the Existing  Credit  Agreement or any Financing  Document (as defined in the
Existing Credit  Agreement)  shall be amended,  waived or otherwise  modified by
this Agreement and all of such terms and  conditions  shall remain in full force
and effect and are hereby  ratified  and  confirmed in all  respects.  The Agent
shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Banks of the Effective Date, and such
notice shall be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

     Section 3.2.  Credit  Events.  The obligation of any Bank to make a Loan on
the occasion of any Borrowing and of the LC Bank to issue a Letter of Credit (or
to permit the  extension of an Evergreen  Letter of Credit) on the occasion of a
request therefor by the Borrower is subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions:

     (a)  receipt  (i) by the  Agent of a Notice of  Borrowing  as  required  by
Section  2.02,  in the case of a  Borrowing  or (ii) by the LC Bank of notice as
required by Section 2.16, in the case of a Letter of Credit;

     (b) the fact that,  after  giving  effect to such Credit  Event,  the Usage
shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments;

     (c) the fact that,  immediately  after such Credit Event,  no Default shall
have occurred and be continuing;

     (d) the fact  that  the  representations  and  warranties  of each  Obligor
contained in each Financing Document to which it is a party shall be true on and
as of the date of such  Borrowing  (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier
date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true as of such
earlier date);

     (e) the  ability of the  Borrower to obtain  bonding  for new  construction
projects shall not be less than or more limited than on the Effective Date; and

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     (f) the payment by the Borrower of all amounts theretofore payable pursuant
to Section 9.03 within seven days of demand.

     Each Borrowing shall be deemed to be a  representation  and warranty by the
Borrower on the date of such Borrowing as to the facts specified in clauses (b),
(c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Section.

     Section 3.3. Post-Closing Requirement.  The Borrower covenants that it will
on or promptly after, and in any event no more than five Domestic  Business Days
following,  the Effective Date deliver to the Agent an endorsement to each title
insurance  policy  delivered  to  the  Agent  pursuant  to the  Existing  Credit
Agreement  or any other  prior  agreements  of the  Borrower  insuring  that the
coverage under such policy is unaffected by this Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE 4

                         Representations and Warranties

     The Borrower represents and warrants that:

     Section 4.1.  Corporate  Existence and Power. The Borrower is a corporation
duly  incorporated,  validly  existing  and in good  standing  under the laws of
Massachusetts,  and has all  corporate  powers  and  all  material  governmental
licenses,  authorizations,  consents  and  approvals  required  to  carry on its
business as now conducted.

     Section 4.2. Corporate and Governmental  Authorization;  No Contravention .
The  execution,  delivery  and  performance  by each  Obligor  of the  Financing
Documents to which it is a party are within its corporate powers, have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, require no action by or in respect
of, or filing  with,  any  governmental  body,  agency  or  official  and do not
contravene,  or constitute a default  under,  any provision of applicable law or
regulation or of the certificate of  incorporation or by-laws of such Obligor or
of any  agreement,  judgment,  injunction,  order,  decree  or other  instrument
binding upon such Obligor or any of its  Subsidiaries  or result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien, except Liens created by the Collateral Documents,  on
any asset of such Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries.

     Section 4.3. Binding Effect; Liens of Collateral Documents.

     (a) Each of the  Financing  Documents  (other  than the Notes) to which the
Borrower is a party  constitutes  a valid and binding  agreement of the Borrower
and the

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Notes,  when  executed and  delivered in accordance  with this  Agreement,  will
constitute  valid  and  binding  obligations  of the  Borrower,  enforceable  in
accordance  with  their  terms.  Each of the  Financing  Documents  to which any
Subsidiary  Guarantor is a party, when executed and delivered in accordance with
this Agreement,  will constitute valid and binding agreements of each Subsidiary
Guarantor party thereto,  in each case enforceable  against each such Subsidiary
Guarantor in accordance with their respective terms.

     (b) All real property in which the Borrower or any of its  Subsidiaries has
an  interest,  directly or  indirectly  (whether  through an interest in a joint
venture or  partnership  or otherwise) as of the date hereof is listed in Part I
of Schedule  4.03(b) hereto.  The list of personal  property of the Borrower and
each of its  Subsidiaries  set forth in Part II of  Schedule  4.03(b),  security
interests  in which  are  governed  by  Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the
relevant  jurisdictions,  is complete in all material  respects.  The  location,
ownership status and lien information provided in Schedule 4.03(b) for each item
of real property and each type of personal property are complete and correct.

     (c) The Collateral  Documents create valid security interests in, and first
mortgage  Liens on,  the  Collateral  purported  to be  covered  thereby,  which
security  interests and mortgage Liens are and will remain perfected  (except in
the case of inventory located at construction sites) security interests and duly
recorded mortgage Liens,  prior to all other Liens except Liens permitted by the
Collateral Documents.

     Section 4.4. Financial Information.

     (a) The  consolidated  balance  sheet of the Borrower and its  Consolidated
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and the related consolidated  statements of
income,  stockholders'  equity and cash flows for the  fiscal  year then  ended,
reported on by Arthur  Andersen  LLP and set forth in the  Borrower's  1999 Form
10-K, a copy of which has been delivered to each of the Banks,  fairly  present,
in conformity with GAAP, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and
its Consolidated  Subsidiaries as of such date and their consolidated results of
operations and cash flows for such fiscal year.

     (b) Since  December 31, 1999 there has been no material  adverse  change in
the  business,  financial  position,  results of  operations or prospects of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole.

     Section 4.5.  Litigation.  Except as disclosed in the Borrower's  1999 Form
10-K,  there  is no  action,  suit  or  proceeding  pending  against,  or to the
knowledge of the Borrower  threatened against or affecting,  the Borrower or any
of its  Subsidiaries  before any court or arbitrator or any  governmental  body,
agency or  official  in which there is a  reasonable  possibility  of an adverse
decision  which could  materially  adversely  affect the business,  consolidated
financial position or consolidated results of operations of the Borrower

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and its Consolidated Subsidiaries or which in any manner draws into question the
validity of any Financing Document.

     Section  4.6.  Compliance  with  ERISA.  Each member of the ERISA Group has
fulfilled its obligations  under the minimum funding  standards of ERISA and the
Internal  Revenue  Code with  respect to each Plan and is in  compliance  in all
material  respects  with the  presently  applicable  provisions of ERISA and the
Internal  Revenue Code with  respect to each Plan.  No member of the ERISA Group
has (i) sought a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the
Internal  Revenue  Code  in  respect  of any  Plan,  (ii)  failed  to  make  any
contribution or payment to any Plan or  Multiemployer  Plan or in respect of any
Benefit  Arrangement,  or made any amendment to any Plan or Benefit Arrangement,
which has resulted or could result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of
a bond or other  security  under  ERISA or the  Internal  Revenue  Code or (iii)
incurred  any  liability to the PBGC or any other Person under Title IV of ERISA
other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA.

     Section 4.7. Environmental Matters.

     (a) In the ordinary course of its business,  the Borrower conducts periodic
reviews of the effect of  Environmental  Laws on the  business,  operations  and
properties of the Borrower and its  Subsidiaries and compliance  therewith.  The
Borrower and its  Subsidiaries  also attempt,  whenever  possible,  to negotiate
specific provisions in contracts for construction  services that allocate to the
contracting   governmental   agency  or  private  owner,  the  entire  risk  and
responsibility  for  Hazardous  Substances  encountered  during  the  course  of
construction.  On  the  basis  of  such  reviews  and  contract  provisions  and
procedures,  the Borrower has reasonably concluded that the costs and associated
liabilities  of  compliance  with  Environmental  Laws  are  unlikely  to have a
material  adverse  effect  on the  business,  financial  condition,  results  of
operations  or  prospects of the  Borrower  and its  Consolidated  Subsidiaries,
considered as a whole.

     (b) Without limiting the foregoing, as of the Effective Date:

          (i)  no  notice,   notification,   demand,  request  for  information,
     citation,  summons,  complaint or order has been issued,  no complaint  has
     been filed, no penalty has been assessed and no  investigation or review is
     pending  or,  to  the  knowledge  of  the   Obligors,   threatened  by  any
     governmental  or other entity with respect to any (A) alleged  violation by
     the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any  Environmental Law involving
     any Mortgaged  Facility,  (B) alleged failure by the Borrower or any of its
     Subsidiaries  to  have  any  environmental  permit,  certificate,  license,
     approval,  registration  or  authorization  required in connection with the
     conduct of its business at any Mortgaged  Facility,  (C) Regulated Activity

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     conducted at any Mortgaged Facility or (D) Release of Hazardous  Substances
     at or in connection with any Mortgaged Facility;

          (ii) other than generation of Hazardous  Substances in compliance with
     all applicable Environmental Laws, no Regulated Activity has occurred at or
     on any Mortgaged Facility;

          (iii)  no  polychlorinated   biphenyls,   radioactive  material,  urea
     formaldehyde,  lead, asbestos,  asbestos-containing material or underground
     storage tank (active or  abandoned) is or has been present at any Mortgaged
     Facility;

          (iv)  no  Hazardous  Substance  has  been  Released  (and  no  written
     notification of such Release has been filed) or is present  (whether or not
     in a  reportable  or  threshold  planning  quantity)  at,  on or under  any
     Mortgaged Facility;

          (v) no  Mortgaged  Facility  is  listed  or, to the  knowledge  of the
     Obligors, proposed for listing, on the National Priorities List promulgated
     pursuant  to CERCLA,  on CERCLIS  (as  defined in CERCLA) or on any similar
     federal,  state  or  foreign  list  of  sites  requiring  investigation  or
     clean-up; and

          (vi)  there are no Liens  under  Environmental  Laws on any  Mortgaged
     Facility,  no  government  actions have been taken or are in process  which
     could subject any Mortgaged Property to such Liens and neither the Borrower
     nor any of its  Subsidiaries  would be  required  to place  any  notice  or
     restriction  relating to Hazardous  Substances in any deed to any Mortgaged
     Facility.

     (c) No environmental  investigation,  study,  audit,  test, review or other
analysis has been  conducted of which the Obligors have knowledge in relation to
any Mortgaged Facility which has not been delivered to the Banks.

     Section  4.8.  Taxes.  United  States  Federal  income  tax  returns of the
Borrower and its  Subsidiaries  have been examined and closed through the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1996. The Borrower and its  Subsidiaries  have filed all
United  States  Federal  income tax returns and all other  material  tax returns
which are  required to be filed by them and have paid all taxes due  pursuant to
such  returns or pursuant  to any  assessment  received  by the  Borrower or any
Subsidiary.  The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries in respect of taxes or other  governmental  charges are, in the
opinion of the Borrower, adequate.

     Section 4.9. Subsidiaries. All of the Borrower's Subsidiaries and all joint
ventures and  partnerships in which the Borrower or any of its  Subsidiaries has
an interest  as of the date  hereof are listed in  Schedule  4.09 hereto and the
state of  incorporation  or

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organization and the ownership  interest of each  Subsidiary,  joint venture and
partnership  specified therein are complete and correct.  Each of the Borrower's
corporate Subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated,  validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of its  jurisdiction of  incorporation,  and has
all corporate  powers and all material  governmental  licenses,  authorizations,
consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted.

     Section 4.10. Not An Investment Company. The Borrower is not an "investment
company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

     Section 4.11.  No  Burdensome  Restrictions;  No  Derivatives  Obligations;
Certain Existing Agreements.

     (a) No contract, lease, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower
or any of its  Subsidiaries  is a party or by which any of its property is bound
or affected, no charge, corporate restriction,  judgment, decree or order and no
provision of  applicable  law or  governmental  regulation  has or is reasonably
expected  to  materially  and  adversely  affect  the  business,  operations  or
financial condition of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries,  taken as
a whole,  or the ability of the Borrower to perform its  obligations  under this
Agreement.

     (b)  Neither  the  Borrower  nor any of its  Subsidiaries  is  party to any
Derivatives  Obligation  other than any Derivatives  Obligation  permitted to be
incurred pursuant to Section 5.02(b).

     (c) All agreements to which the Borrower or any  Subsidiary  Guarantor is a
party or by which it is bound (other than the Financing Documents)  containing a
negative  pledge or  limitations on its incurrence of Debt or sale of assets are
listed on Schedule 4.11 hereto.

     Section 4.12. Full Disclosure.  All information heretofore furnished by the
Borrower  to the Agent or any Bank for  purposes of or in  connection  with this
Agreement or any transaction  contemplated  hereby is, and all such  information
hereafter  furnished  by the Borrower to the Agent or any Bank will be, true and
accurate in all  material  respects (or in the case of  projections  and similar
information  based  on  reasonable  estimates)  on the  date  as of  which  such
information  is stated or certified.  The Borrower has disclosed to the Banks in
writing  any  and  all  facts  which  materially  and  adversely  affect  or may
reasonably  be expected to materially  and  adversely  affect (to the extent the
Borrower can now  reasonably  foresee),  the  business,  operations or financial
condition of the Borrower and its Consolidated  Subsidiaries,  taken as a whole,
or the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

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     Section  4.13.   Ownership  of  Property;   Liens.  The  Borrower  and  its
Subsidiaries  have good and marketable title to and are in lawful possession of,
or have valid leasehold interests in, or have the right to use pursuant to valid
and enforceable  agreements or arrangements,  all of their respective properties
and other assets (real or personal, tangible, intangible or mixed), except where
the failure to have or possess the same with respect to such properties or other
assets  could  not,  in the  aggregate,  have a material  adverse  effect on the
business,  financial  condition,  results  of  operations  or  prospects  of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries,  considered as a whole. None of such
properties or other assets is subject to any Lien except Permitted Liens.

     Section  4.14.  Representations  and  Warranties  Incorporated  from  Other
Financing  Documents.  As of the Effective Date, each of the representations and
warranties made in this Agreement,  the Subsidiary  Guarantee  Agreement and the
Collateral  Documents  by any of the parties  thereto is true and correct in all
material  respects,   and  such   representations   and  warranties  are  hereby
incorporated  herein by  reference  with the same  effect as though set forth in
their entirety herein, as qualified therein.

     Section  4.15.  Bank  Accounts  and Cash  Management  System.  All deposit,
checking,  operating or other bank  accounts  maintained  by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary  Guarantor  (other than payroll and petty cash accounts opened in the
ordinary course of business with imprest  balances not to exceed $7,500 for each
such  account) and, for each such account,  the name of the account  party,  the
name of the bank,  the  account  number and the type of  account,  are listed on
Schedule 4.15. As to be confirmed by the Cash Management Letter delivered on the
Effective  Date, the Cash  Management  Letter  delivered in connection  with the
Preceding  Effective  Date provides a complete and accurate  description  of the
cash management system of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

     Section  4.16.  Representations  in  Perfection  Certificates.  All  of the
information set forth in each Perfection Certificate (as defined in the Borrower
Security Agreement or the Subsidiary Security Agreement)  delivered to the Agent
prior to the Effective Date is correct and complete as of the Effective Date.



                                    ARTICLE 5

                                    Covenants

     The Borrower agrees that, so long as any Bank has any Revolving  Commitment
hereunder or any amount  payable under any Note remains  unpaid or any Letter of
Credit

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remains outstanding or any Reimbursement Obligation with respect thereto remains
unpaid:

     Section 5.1. Information. The Borrower will deliver to each of the Banks:

     (a) as soon as  available  and in any event within 90 days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Borrower,  consolidated and consolidating balance sheets
of the Borrower and its  Consolidated  Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal
year and the  related  consolidated  and  consolidating  statements  of  income,
stockholders'  equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each
case in comparative  form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported
on in a manner  acceptable to the Securities  and Exchange  Commission by Arthur
Andersen LLP or other independent  public  accountants of nationally  recognized
standing;

     (b) as soon as  available  and in any event within 45 days after the end of
each of the  first  three  quarters  of each  fiscal  year  of the  Borrower,  a
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated  Subsidiaries as
of the end of such quarter and the related consolidated  statement of income and
cash flows for such  quarter and for the portion of the  Borrower's  fiscal year
ended at the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form
the figures for the corresponding  quarter and the corresponding  portion of the
Borrower's  previous  fiscal year,  all  certified  (subject to normal  year-end
adjustments) as to fairness of  presentation,  GAAP and consistency by the chief
financial officer or the chief accounting officer of the Borrower;

     (c)  simultaneously  with the delivery of each set of financial  statements
referred to in clause 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) above:

          (1)  a  certificate  of the  chief  financial  officer  or  the  chief
               accounting   officer  of  the  Borrower  (x)  setting   forth  in
               reasonable detail the calculations  required to establish whether
               the Borrower was in compliance with the  requirements of Sections
               5.07 to 5.11, inclusive, 5.12, 5.15, 5.16 and 5.18 on the date of
               such financial statements and (y) stating whether there exists on
               the date of such certificate any Default and, if any Default then
               exists,  setting  forth the details  thereof and the action which
               the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect  thereto;
               and

          (2)  a report  prepared by management  of the Borrower,  in sufficient
               detail as may be

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               reasonably   acceptable  to  the  Required  Banks,   providing  a
               description  of and an  explanation  for any  material  variances
               between such financial statements and the Business Plan;

     (d)  simultaneously  with the delivery of each set of financial  statements
referred to in clause  5.01(a)  above,  a statement  of the firm of  independent
public  accountants  which reported on such statements (i) whether  anything has
come to their  attention to cause them to believe that there existed on the date
of such statements any Default and (ii) confirming the calculations set forth in
the officer's certificate delivered  simultaneously therewith pursuant to clause
5.01(c) above;

     (e) as soon as  available  and in any event within 45 days after the end of
each  quarter of each  fiscal  year of the  Borrower,  a copy of the most recent
"retainage  report",  "new work  potential  report"  and "new  work  acquisition
report"  (including a description  of new work and a comparison of such new work
to the new work  projected in the Business  Plan)  prepared by management of the
Borrower, substantially in the format for such information delivered pursuant to
Section 3.01(u);

     (f) as soon as  available  and in any event within 45 days after the end of
each quarter of each fiscal year of the Borrower  (subject to the proviso at the
end of this Section  5.01(f)),  a schedule in substantially  the format for such
information  delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(u),  dated as of the last day of
such quarter (or month, as the case may be) listing each  construction  contract
which  provides for aggregate  total  payments in excess of $2,500,000  and with
respect to which the Borrower or a Consolidated  Subsidiary of the Borrower is a
party or participates  through a joint venture, and setting forth as of the date
of such  schedule for each such  contract the  Borrower's  original  estimate of
revenue  and  profit,  the  Borrower's  current  estimate of revenue and profit,
cumulative realized and estimated remaining revenue and profit, "cash ahead/cash
behind"  information,  the percentage of completion and  anticipated  completion
date of each such contract and a forecast by quarter of the remaining cash flows
for each such contract, certified as to consistency, accuracy and reasonableness
of estimates by the chief financial  officer or the chief accounting  officer of
the  Borrower;  provided  that if the  Borrower  shall  fail to comply  with its
obligations  under Section  5.01(g) or 5.01(h) due to extenuating  circumstances
for five Domestic Business Days after the due date thereof or such later date as
the Required  Banks may approve,  the Borrower  shall  thereafter be required to
provide the  information  described in this Section  5.01(f) on a monthly basis,
within twenty Domestic Business Days after the end of each month;

     (g) as soon as available  and in any event within three  Domestic  Business
Days after the end of each  month,  a copy of the weekly and  monthly  cash flow
projections which management of the Borrower has customarily  prepared every two
weeks by

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project,  by  division  and on a  consolidated  basis,  prepared in a manner and
format easily  comparable to the financial  information  provided  under Section
5.01(f),  substantially in the format for such information delivered pursuant to
Section 3.01(u),  with a variance analysis comparing the current  projections to
the most recent prior projections;

     (h) as soon as available and in any event within two Domestic Business Days
after the last day of each calendar week, a weekly "flash report," substantially
in the format  for such  information  delivered  pursuant  to  Section  3.01(u),
providing information regarding:

          (i) the Borrower's  approximate  consolidated  aggregate cash receipts
     and cash  disbursements  for such week and for the most recent  three prior
     weeks;

          (ii) the  Borrower's  cash balances as of the close of business on the
     last day of such  week and as of the close of  business  on the last day of
     the most recent three prior weeks;

          (iii) the  aggregate  principal  amount  of all Loans and  outstanding
     Letters of Credit as of the close of  business on the last day of such week
     and as of the close of business  on the last day of the most  recent  three
     prior weeks;

          (iv) the estimated amounts of outstanding  checks, net borrowings from
     joint ventures (including a listing of the major net borrowings by project)
     and overdue obligations, including held checks, as of the close of business
     on the last day of such  week and as of the close of  business  on the last
     day of the most recent three prior weeks; and

          (v) any material  developments of which the chief financial officer of
     the  Borrower is aware  relating  to, or any  changes in, any  construction
     contracts,  including any profit write-downs and/or any loss of float in an
     amount which exceeds $100,000 for any individual  construction contract and
     "significant"  cash flow  timing  variances  (relative  to the most  recent
     information provided pursuant to the Business Plan or Section 5.01(f)) that
     are not  expected to be reversed  within  ninety days of the date when such
     timing variance is expected to occur (or has occurred),  with "significant"
     for  purposes  of this  Section  5.01(h))  meaning a cash flow  variance of
     $500,000 or more for any individual construction contract;

     (i) by March 31 of each fiscal year,  beginning  with fiscal year 2001, the
annual  projected  consolidated  and  consolidating  balance  sheets  and income
statements,  operating and capital  expenditure budgets and cash flow forecasts,
prepared on a quarterly  basis and in accordance with GAAP, for the Borrower and
its  Consolidated  Subsidiaries  for the next  succeeding  three  fiscal  years,
presented  on a quarterly  basis and in a format

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reasonably  acceptable  to the  Required  Banks,  and  certified  by  the  chief
financial  officer of the Borrower as containing  reasonable  assumptions to the
best of his knowledge;

     (j)  forthwith  upon the  occurrence of any Default,  a certificate  of the
chief financial officer or the chief accounting  officer of the Borrower setting
forth  the  details  thereof  and the  action  which the  Borrower  is taking or
proposes to take with respect thereto;

     (k) promptly upon the mailing  thereof to the  shareholders of the Borrower
generally,  copies of all financial statements,  reports and proxy statements so
mailed;

     (l) promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements
(other than the exhibits thereto and any registration  statements on Form S-8 or
its  equivalent)  and annual,  quarterly or monthly  reports  which the Borrower
shall have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission;

     (m) if and when any member of the ERISA  Group (i) gives or is  required to
give notice to the PBGC of any "reportable event" (as defined in Section 4043 of
ERISA) with respect to any Plan which might constitute grounds for a termination
of such Plan under Title IV of ERISA,  or knows that the plan  administrator  of
any Plan has given or is required to give notice of any such reportable event, a
copy of the notice of such reportable event given or required to be given to the
PBGC;  (ii) receives  notice of complete or partial  withdrawal  liability under
Title IV of ERISA or notice that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, is
insolvent or has been terminated,  a copy of such notice;  (iii) receives notice
from  the  PBGC  under  Title IV of ERISA  of an  intent  to  terminate,  impose
liability (other than for premiums under Section 407 of ERISA) in respect of, or
appoint a trustee to  administer  any Plan, a copy of such notice;  (iv) applies
for a waiver of the minimum  funding  standard under Section 412 of the Internal
Revenue  Code,  a copy of such  application;  (v)  gives  notice  of  intent  to
terminate  any Plan under  Section  4041(c) of ERISA,  a copy of such notice and
other  information filed with the PBGC; (vi) gives notice of withdrawal from any
Plan pursuant to Section 4063 of ERISA, a copy of such notice; or (vii) fails to
make any payment or contribution to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or in respect
of any  Benefit  Arrangement  or makes  any  amendment  to any  Plan or  Benefit
Arrangement  which has resulted or could result in the  imposition  of a Lien or
the posting of a bond or other  security,  a certificate of the chief  financial
officer or the chief accounting officer of the Borrower setting forth details as
to such occurrence and action,  if any, which the Borrower or applicable  member
of the ERISA Group is required or proposes to take;

     (n) prompt notice of the receipt of any complaint,  order, citation, notice
or other written communication from any Person with respect to (i) the existence
or alleged  existence of a violation of any applicable  Environmental  Law at or
on, or of any

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Environmental  Liability arising with respect to, any Mortgaged  Facility,  (ii)
any Release on any Mortgaged  Facility or any part thereof in a quantity that is
reportable  under any  applicable  Environmental  Law,  and (iii) any pending or
threatened  proceeding  for the  termination,  suspension or  non-renewal of any
permit  required  under any  applicable  Environmental  Law with  respect to any
Mortgaged Facility;

     (o) prompt notice of any change in the Borrower's ability to obtain bonding
for new construction  projects  (including without limitation a reduction in the
amount of bonding  commitments  of any bonding  company to the  Borrower and any
restrictions on use of such commitments);

     (p) prompt notice of any decision by the Borrower,  any of its Subsidiaries
or any joint venture  partner not to meet a capital call by any joint venture in
which the Borrower or any such Subsidiary is participating;

     (q) prompt notice of the Borrower or any Subsidiary obtaining or increasing
an  interest  in a  joint  venture  or  partnership  which,  in the  case of any
construction joint venture,  need not be given until reasonably promptly after a
bid by such joint venture for a construction  contract shall have been accepted;
and

     (r) from time to time such additional  information  regarding the financial
position or business of the Borrower and its  Subsidiaries  as the Agent, at the
request of any Bank, may reasonably request.

     Section 5.2. Payment of Obligations; No Derivatives Obligations.

     (a) The Borrower will pay and discharge,  and will cause each Subsidiary to
pay  and  discharge,  at or  before  maturity,  all  their  respective  material
obligations and liabilities,  including,  without  limitation,  tax liabilities,
except where the same may be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,
and will  maintain,  and will cause each  Subsidiary to maintain,  in accordance
with GAAP, appropriate reserves for the accrual of any of the same.

     (b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its  Subsidiaries to,
become a party to any Derivatives  Obligation  other than an interest rate swap,
interest  rate  cap,  interest  rate  collar  or  other  interest  rate  hedging
transactions  and/or any foreign  currency  exchange or other  currency  hedging
transactions,  but  only  if (x)  each  such  transaction  is  with a Bank or an
Affiliate of a Bank,  (y) each such  transaction is entered into in the ordinary
course of business to hedge or  mitigate  risks to which the  Borrower or any of
its  Subsidiaries is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of
its liabilities,  and (z) the aggregate notional amount of obligations for which
the interest

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rate or  currency  exposure is hedged by all such  transactions  does not at any
time exceed $4,000,000.

     Section 5.3.  Maintenance of Property;  Insurance.  The Borrower will keep,
and will cause each Subsidiary to keep, all property useful and necessary in its
business in good working order and  condition,  ordinary wear and tear excepted;
will maintain, and will cause each Subsidiary to maintain (either in the name of
the  Borrower  or in such  Subsidiary's  own name)  with  financially  sound and
reputable insurance companies,  insurance on all their property in at least such
amounts and against at least such risks as are  usually  insured  against in the
same general area by companies of  established  repute  engaged in the same or a
similar  business;  and will furnish to the Banks, upon written request from the
Agent, full information as to the insurance carried.

     Section 5.4. Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence. The Borrower
will continue,  and will cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to continue,  to engage
in business of the same  general  type as now  conducted by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries,  and will preserve,  renew and keep in full force and effect,  and
will cause each Subsidiary  Guarantor to preserve,  renew and keep in full force
and effect their respective  corporate  existence and their  respective  rights,
privileges  and  franchises  necessary  or  desirable  in the normal  conduct of
business.

     Section 5.5. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will comply, and cause each
Subsidiary  to  comply,  in all  material  respects  with all  applicable  laws,
ordinances,  rules,  regulations,  and requirements of governmental  authorities
(including,  without limitation,  Environmental Laws and ERISA and the rules and
regulations  thereunder)  except where the necessity of compliance  therewith is
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

     Section 5.6. Inspection of Property, Books and Records.

     (a) The Borrower will keep, and will cause each Subsidiary to keep,  proper
books  of  record  and  account  in which  full,  true and  correct  entries  in
conformity with GAAP shall be made of all dealings and  transactions in relation
to its business and activities;  and will permit, and will cause each Subsidiary
to  permit,  representatives  of any Bank at such  Bank's  expense  (subject  to
Section 9.03(a)(ii)) to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to
examine and make abstracts from any of their respective books and records and to
discuss their  respective  affairs,  finances and accounts with their respective
officers,  employees and independent public accountants,  all at such reasonable
times and as often as may reasonably be desired.

     (b) The Borrower shall hold a meeting for  representatives  of the Banks at
least once each  fiscal  quarter,  at a time and place to be  determined  by the
Agent (after

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consultation  with the  Banks)  on ten  Domestic  Business  Days'  notice to the
Borrower and the Banks,  for purposes of holding such discussions with the chief
operating  officer and chief  financial  officer of the  Borrower  (each of whom
shall  attend  each such  meeting)  and such other of the  Borrower's  officers,
employees and independent  public accountants as the Borrower shall designate or
as the Agent shall  designate at the  reasonable  request of any Bank;  provided
that the chief  executive  officer of the Borrower also shall attend each of the
first five meetings held pursuant to this Section 5.06(b).

     Section 5.7.  Minimum Working Capital Ratio.  The Borrower shall not permit
the  ratio  of (i) the  consolidated  current  assets  (including  cash and cash
equivalents)  of the  Borrower  and its  Consolidated  Subsidiaries  to (ii) the
consolidated  current  liabilities  (excluding Debt under this Agreement) of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries to be (x) prior to December 31, 2000,
less than 1.15:1 and (y) thereafter, less than 1.25:1.

     Section 5.8.  Maximum Total Debt Ratio.  The Borrower  shall not permit the
ratio of (i) Total Debt as at the last day of any fiscal year set forth below to
(ii)  Operating Cash Flow for such fiscal year to be greater than the amount set
forth below opposite such fiscal year:


                                                        Maximum
Fiscal Year Ending                                 Total Debt Ratio
- ------------------                                 ----------------

December 31, 2000                                           7:1
December 31, 2001                                           5:1
December 31, 2002                                         3.5:1

     Section 5.9. Debt.

     (a) After the date hereof,  the Borrower  will not incur or suffer to exist
any Debt other than:

          (i) Debt  existing  on December  31, 1999 and listed on Schedule  5.09
     hereof;

          (ii) Debt under this Agreement;

          (iii)  Debt  owing  to  joint   ventures  in  which  the  Borrower  is
     participating;

          (iv) Debt  incurred to finance  insurance  premiums,  in an  aggregate
     principal amount not to exceed $3,000,000 at any time;

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          (v) Debt owed by the  Borrower to a  Subsidiary  and  evidenced  by an
     intercompany  note  pledged  to  the  Agent  under  the  Subsidiary  Pledge
     Agreement;

          (vi) Debt  incurred  or assumed  by the  Borrower  for the  purpose of
     financing  all or any part of the cost of acquiring any fixed assets of the
     Borrower  (including  through capital leases),  provided that the aggregate
     outstanding  principal  amount of all such Debt  incurred or assumed by the
     Borrower and its Consolidated  Subsidiaries shall not exceed $13,000,000 at
     any time;

          (vii)  Debt   incurred  by  the  Borrower  in   connection   with  the
     Headquarters  Refinancing,  including a limited  recourse  Guarantee by the
     Borrower  of the  Debt  incurred  by the  New  Headquarters  Subsidiary  in
     connection with the Headquarters  Refinancing,  the scope of such Guarantee
     to  be  as  contemplated  by  the  permitted  terms  of  the   Headquarters
     Refinancing; and

          (viii) any  refinancing,  extension,  renewal or refunding of any Debt
     referred to in clauses 5.09(a)(i) through 5.09(a)(vii) above; provided that
     any refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any such Debt (A) shall
     not  increase  the  principal  amount  of such  Debt and (B) in the case of
     clause (vii), itself satisfies the requirements of clause (vii).

     (b) After the date hereof,  the Borrower will not permit any  Subsidiary to
incur or suffer to exist any Debt other than

          (i) Debt  existing  on December  31, 1999 and listed on Schedule  5.09
     hereof;

          (ii) Debt under the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement;

          (iii)  Debt  owing  to joint  ventures  in which  such  Subsidiary  is
     participating;

          (iv) Debt owing by a Subsidiary  to the  Borrower and  evidenced by an
     intercompany  note  pledged  to  the  Agent  under  the  Borrower  Security
     Agreement; and

          (v) Debt  incurred  or  assumed  by a  Subsidiary  for the  purpose of
     financing all or any part of the cost of acquiring any fixed assets of such
     Subsidiary (including through capital leases),  provided that the aggregate
     outstanding  principal  amount of all such Debt  incurred or assumed by the
     Borrower and its Consolidated  Subsidiaries shall not exceed $13,000,000 at
     any time;

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          (vi) Debt  incurred by the New  Headquarters  Subsidiary in connection
     with the Headquarters Refinancing; and

          (vii) any  refinancing,  extension,  renewal or  refunding of the Debt
     referred to in clauses 5.09(b)(i) through 5.09(b)(vi) above;  provided that
     any extension, renewal or refunding on any such Debt (A) shall not increase
     the  principal  amount  of such  Debt and (B) in the case of  clause  (vi),
     itself satisfies the requirements of clause (vi).

     Section 5.10.  Minimum  Consolidated  Tangible Net Worth. The Borrower will
not permit  Consolidated  Tangible Net Worth during any fiscal quarter set forth
below to be less than the amount set forth below opposite such fiscal quarter:



                                                          Minimum Consolidated
         Fiscal Quarter Ending                             Tangible Net Worth
         ---------------------                             ------------------

         March 31, 2000                                       $30,000,000

         June 30, 2000                                        $30,000,000

         September 30, 2000                                   $29,000,000

         December 31, 2000                                    $33,000,000

         March 31, 2001                                       $34,000,000

         June 30, 2001                                        $36,000,000

         September 30, 2001                                   $40,000,000

         December 31, 2001                                    $43,000,000

         March 31, 2002                                       $45,000,000

         June 30, 2002                                        $47,000,000

         September 30, 2002                                   $53,000,000

         December 31, 2002                                    $56,000,000

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     Section 5.11.  Minimum Net  Operating  Profit.  (a) The Borrower  shall not
permit Net Operating  Profit to be less than  $3,000,0000 for the fiscal quarter
ending March 31, 2000.

     (b) The  Borrower  shall not  permit Net  Operating  Profit to be less than
$7,500,000 for the period of two  consecutive  fiscal  quarters  ending June 30,
2000.

     (c) The  Borrower  shall not  permit Net  Operating  Profit to be less than
$12,000,000 for the period of three consecutive fiscal quarters ending September
30, 2000.

     (d) The  Borrower  shall not  permit Net  Operating  Profit to be less than
$17,500,000 for the period of four  consecutive  fiscal quarters ending December
31, 2000.

     (e) The  Borrower  shall not  permit Net  Operating  Profit to be less than
$20,000,000 for each of the periods of four  consecutive  fiscal quarters ending
on March 31, 2001 and June 30, 2001.

     (f) The  Borrower  shall not  permit Net  Operating  Profit to be less than
$21,000,000 for each of the periods of four  consecutive  fiscal quarters ending
on September 30, 2001, December 31, 2001, March 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002.

     (g) The  Borrower  shall not  permit Net  Operating  Profit to be less than
$22,000,000 for each of the periods of four  consecutive  fiscal quarters ending
on September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2002.

     Section 5.12. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets.

     (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its  Subsidiaries to,
consolidate or merge with or into any other Person, other than a Subsidiary into
a Subsidiary Guarantor or into the Borrower.

     (b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its  Subsidiaries to,
Dispose of any of its or their assets, other than:

          (i) Sales of  inventory  in the  ordinary  course of their  respective
     businesses;

          (ii) Dispositions of Temporary Cash Investments;

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          (iii) Dispositions of other assets if (x) each of the Banks shall have
     given its prior written consent thereto and (y) the consideration  therefor
     shall consist of cash payable at closing in an amount at least equal to the
     fair  market  value  of such  assets  (as  determined  in good  faith  by a
     financial officer of the Borrower or, if such value exceeds $15,000,000, by
     the board of  directors  of the  Borrower or a duly  constituted  committee
     thereof); provided that the prior written consent of the Banks shall not be
     required for either (A) a Disposition of any asset if the aggregate  amount
     of the fair  market  value of all  Dispositions  for which  consent  is not
     provided  during any fiscal  year is less than  $500,000  and the  Borrower
     delivers  to  each  of  the  Banks  prompt  written  notice  of  each  such
     Disposition  or (B) a  Disposition  of any asset  listed on the Asset  Sale
     Letter if the consideration therefor equals or exceeds the amount set forth
     thereon;

          (iv) operating  leases at market rentals of residential and commercial
     space held by the Borrower or any of its  Subsidiaries  in connection  with
     their real estate  investment and development  activities,  but only to the
     extent that such leases are entered  into in the  ordinary  course of their
     respective businesses, consistent with past practices as in effect prior to
     the Effective Date;

          (v) operating leases at market rentals of portions of office space not
     then utilized by the Borrower or any of its  Subsidiaries in the Borrower's
     headquarters office building in Framingham, Massachusetts; and

          (vi) the transfer of the Headquarters  Building by the Borrower to the
     New Headquarters Subsidiary.

     Section 5.13.  Negative  Pledge.  Neither the Borrower nor any Consolidated
Subsidiary  of the Borrower  will create,  assume or suffer to exist any Lien on
any asset  (including,  without  limitation,  capital stock of Subsidiaries) now
owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:

     (a) Liens  existing  on December  31, 1999  securing  Debt  outstanding  on
December 31, 1999 as described in Schedule 5.13;

     (b) any Lien on any asset securing Debt incurred or assumed for the purpose
of financing all or any part of the cost of acquiring such asset,  provided that
(i) such Lien attaches to such asset  concurrently  with or within 90 days after
the  acquisition  thereof,  (ii) such Lien  secures only such Debt and (iii) the
aggregate  outstanding  principal amount of all such Debt incurred or assumed by
the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries does not exceed $13,000,000;

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     (c)  any  Lien  arising  out  of the  refinancing,  extension,  renewal  or
refunding  of any Debt  secured by any Lien  permitted  by any of the  foregoing
clauses of this  Section,  provided  that such Debt is not  increased and is not
secured by any additional assets;

     (d) Permitted Encumbrances;

     (e) Liens  granted to the Bonding  Company to secure  amounts  owing by the
Borrower  or  any  of  its   Subsidiaries   in  connection  with  surety  bonds,
undertakings  and  instruments  of  guarantee  issued by the Bonding  Company on
behalf of the  Borrower or any of its  Subsidiaries  in the  ordinary  course of
their respective businesses;

     (f) Liens created by the Collateral Documents; and

     (g)  Liens on the  Headquarters  Building  arising  from  the  Headquarters
Refinancing;

provided that protective filings of Uniform Commerical Code financing statements
by lessor of equipment under  operating  leases shall not constitute a violation
of this Section.

     Section  5.14.  Use of Proceeds.  The proceeds of the Loans made under this
Agreement will be used by the Borrower for general corporate  purposes.  None of
such proceeds will be used,  directly or  indirectly,  for the purpose,  whether
immediate,  incidental or ultimate, of purchasing or carrying any 'margin stock"
within the meaning of Regulation U.

     Section  5.15.  Restricted  Payments.  The Borrower  will not, and will not
permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly,  declare,  order, pay, make or
set apart any sum for any Restricted Payment;  provided that the foregoing shall
not restrict or prohibit:

     (a) cash  payments  in the  ordinary  course of business in full or partial
settlement of employee stock options or in full or partial settlement of similar
incentive  compensation  arrangements  providing employees options,  warrants or
other rights to acquire shares of the Borrower's capital stock to employees,  up
to an  aggregate  amount  not to exceed  $100,000  during  any  period of twelve
consecutive calendar months;

     (b)  the  redemption,  for an  aggregate  redemption  price  not  exceeding
$200,000,  of the "Rights" issued pursuant to the Shareholder  Rights  Agreement
dated as of September 23, 1988, as amended to the Effective Date;

     (c)  the  redemption,  for an  aggregate  redemption  price  not  exceeding
$10,000,000, of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Borrower; and

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     (d) other Restricted  Payments,  but only if and to the extent that, before
and after  giving  effect  thereto:  (i) no Default  shall have  occurred and be
continuing;  (ii) the  aggregate  amount of the Revolving  Commitments  plus the
aggregate  principal  amount of the  outstanding  Term Loans  shall be less than
$41,000,000;  (iii) the aggregate  amount of all Restricted  Payments during any
fiscal quarter,  when added to the aggregate  amount of all Restricted  Payments
during the three immediately preceding fiscal quarters,  shall not exceed 50% of
Net Income from Continuing  Operations for the four immediately preceding fiscal
quarters;  and (iv) Consolidated  Tangible Net Worth on the date such Restricted
Payment is made shall be at least equal to the amount set forth  below  opposite
the last full fiscal quarter immediately preceding such payment:

 .                                                        Minimum Consolidated
Fiscal Quarter Ending                                      Tangible Net Worth
- ---------------------                                      ------------------

March 31, 2000                                                $36,277,000

June 30, 2000                                                 $38,793,000

September 30, 2000                                            $41,821,000

December 31, 2000                                             $46,557,000

March 31, 2001                                                $48,192,000

June 30, 2001                                                 $51,111,000

September 30, 2001                                            $55,336,000

December 31, 2001                                             $59,955,000

March 31, 2002                                                $61,644,000

June 30, 2002                                                 $64,703,000

September 30, 2002                                            $71,119,000

December 31, 2002                                             $75,145,000

     Section 5.16. Real Estate Investments.  The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any Consolidated Subsidiary to, make any Real Estate Investment; provided
that this section shall not prohibit the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary
from

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incurring  reasonable  costs  associated  with  any real  property  owned by the
Borrower or any  Consolidated  Subsidiary on the date hereof in accordance  with
the Real Estate Plan.

     Section 5.17. Purchase of Assets; Investments. Neither the Borrower nor any
Consolidated  Subsidiary  will  acquire  any assets  other than in the  ordinary
course of business.  Neither the Borrower nor any  Consolidated  Subsidiary will
make or acquire any Investment in any Person other than:

     (a) Real Estate Investments permitted by Section 5.16;

     (b) Investments in Subsidiaries  or joint ventures  principally  engaged in
the Construction Business; and

     (c) Temporary Cash Investments;


provided that no Real Estate  Investments  may be made pursuant to clause (b) or
(c) above.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,  the Borrower will
not, and will not permit any  Subsidiary  to,  acquire or create any  Subsidiary
without the consent of the Required Banks and  arrangements  satisfactory to the
Required Banks for (x) a pledge of the stock of such Subsidiary to the Agent for
the benefit of the Banks,  (y) a guaranty by such  Subsidiary of the obligations
of the  Borrower  hereunder  and (z) a grant  of a Lien  on the  assets  of such
Subsidiary  to the Agent for the benefit of the Banks to secure  such  guaranty;
provided that the Borrower may create the New  Headquarters  Subsidiary and this
Section  shall not require the New  Headquarters  Subsidiary  to  guarantee  the
Borrower's obligations hereunder or to grant a Lien on its assets to secure such
guaranty for so long as the New  Headquarters  Subsidiary shall be prohibited by
the  terms of the  Headquarters  Refinancing  from  giving  such a  guaranty  or
granting a Lien on its assets to secure such a guaranty.

     Section 5.18. Capital Expenditures.

     (a) The  Borrower  will not permit  the  aggregate  amount of  Consolidated
Capital  Expenditures  during any fiscal year,  commencing  with the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2000, to exceed $5,000,000.

     (b)  All  Consolidated   Capital   Expenditures  by  the  Borrower  or  any
Consolidated Subsidiaries shall be in connection with the Construction Business.

     Section 5.19.  Transactions  with Affiliates.  Neither the Borrower nor any
Subsidiary  will,  directly  or  indirectly,  enter  into or permit to exist any
transaction (including the Disposition of any asset or property or the rendering
of any service) with any member of the Investor Group or any other  Affiliate of
the  Borrower  on  terms  that

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are less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary,  as the case may be, than
those which might be obtained by the Borrower at the time from a Person which is
not an Affiliate of the Borrower. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall,
directly or indirectly, pay or become obligated to pay any fees or other amounts
to or for the  account  of any  member of the  Investor  Group  other  than fees
payable to Tutor-Saliba Corp. in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Management Agreement; provided that this Section shall not prohibit the Borrower
from transferring the Headquarters  Building to the New Headquarters  Subsidiary
or from leasing the Headquarters  Building from the New Headquarters  Subsidiary
as a condition to the Headquarters Refinancing.

     Section 5.20.  Amendments or Waivers.  Without the prior written consent of
the Required  Banks,  neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary  will agree to any
amendment or waiver to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Management Agreement or
any  other  agreements  with any  members  of the  Investor  Group  (other  than
agreements  between the  Borrower or any of its  Subsidiaries  and  Tutor-Saliba
Corp.  which  shall  have  been  entered  into  in the  ordinary  course  of the
Construction  Business) or to any amendment or waiver of any material  provision
of any other material partnership or joint venture agreements.

     Section 5.21.  Debt  Payments.  Other than any  refinancing or refunding of
Debt  permitted by Section 5.09,  neither the Borrower nor any  Subsidiary  will
prepay,  redeem,  defease  (whether  actually or in substance),  purchase in any
manner or make any  payment  in  respect of  principal,  interest  or premium in
respect of any Debt (or deposit or set aside funds for the purpose of any of the
foregoing) other than regularly  scheduled  repayments of principal and payments
of interest  required in accordance with the terms of the instruments  governing
such Debt to the extent set forth on Schedule  5.21;  provided that this Section
shall not  prohibit  the  Borrower  from using a portion of the  proceeds of the
Stock  Purchase to pay the  principal,  interest  and other  amounts owed to the
Mortgage Bank.

     Section 5.22. Cash Management System.  Without the prior written consent of
the Required Banks,  the Borrower will not modify the cash management  system of
the Borrower and its  Subsidiaries  from that  described in the Cash  Management
Letter delivered on the Preceding  Effective Date.  Neither the Borrower nor any
Subsidiary  Guarantor shall maintain any deposit,  checking,  operating or other
bank accounts other than the Permitted Accounts.

     Section 5.23. Limitation on Restrictions  Affecting  Subsidiaries.  Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will enter into, or suffer to exist, any
agreement  with  any  Person  which  prohibits  or  limits  the  ability  of any
Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make other distributions or pay any Debt owed
to the Company or any  Subsidiary,  (b) make loans or advances to the Company or
any  Subsidiary,  (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or
any Subsidiary or (d) create, incur, assume or

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suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property,  assets or revenues,  whether
now owned or hereafter  acquired as security for the  obligations of the Company
under the Financing  Documents,  other than (1) any Financing Document,  (2) any
agreement  governing  Debt  secured by a Lien  permitted by clause (b) or (c) of
Section  5.13,  to the  extent  it  imposes  restrictions  only  on the  related
property,  and (3) any agreement  governing  Debt listed on Schedule 5.09 or any
Debt that refinances,  extends,  renews or refunds any such Debt but only if the
restrictions  contained therein are no more restrictive,  taken as a whole, than
the  restrictions  in the  Debt  listed  on  Schedule  5.09  that  is  being  so
refinanced, extended, renewed or refunded.

     Section 5.24. Further Assurances.

     (a) The Borrower will, and will cause each of its  Subsidiaries  to, at its
sole cost and expense,  do,  execute,  acknowledge  and deliver all such further
acts,  deeds,  conveyances,   mortgages,  assignments,  notices  of  assignment,
transfers and assurances as the Agent shall from time to time request, which may
be necessary or desirable in the  reasonable  judgment of the Agent from time to
time to assure, perfect, convey, assign, transfer and confirm unto the Agent the
property and rights conveyed or assigned  pursuant to the Collateral  Documents,
or which the Borrower or such  Subsidiaries may be or may hereafter become bound
to convey or assign to the Agent or which may facilitate the  performance of the
terms of the Collateral Documents or the filing, registering or recording of the
Collateral Documents.

     (b) All costs and expenses in  connection  with the security  interests and
Liens created by the Collateral  Documents,  including reasonable legal fees and
other reasonable costs and expenses in connection with the granting,  perfecting
and  maintenance  of  such  security   interests  and  Liens,  the  preparation,
execution,  delivery,  recordation  or filing of documents and any other acts in
connection with the grant of such security  interests and Liens as the Agent may
reasonably request, shall be paid by the Borrower promptly when due.



                                    ARTICLE 6

                                    Defaults

     Section 6.1.  Event of  Defaults.  If one or more of the  following  events
("Events of Default") shall have occurred and be continuing:

     (a) the Borrower  shall fail to pay when due any principal of any Loan, any
Reimbursement Obligation, any fees or any other amount payable hereunder;

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     (b) the  Borrower  shall fail to pay any  interest on any Loan within three
Domestic Business Days after the due date thereof;

     (c) the  Borrower  or any  Subsidiary  Guarantor  shall  fail to observe or
perform any  covenant  contained  in  Sections  5.07 to 5.24,  inclusive,  or in
Section 3.01 of the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement;

     (d) any Obligor  shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement
contained  in any  Financing  Document  (other  than  those  covered  by clauses
6.01(a), 6.01(b) and 6.01(c) above) for 10 days after written notice thereof has
been given to such Obligor by the Agent at the request of any Bank;

     (e) any  representation,  warranty,  certification or statement made by any
Obligor in any Financing Document or in any certificate,  financial statement or
other document  delivered pursuant thereto shall prove to have been incorrect in
any material respect when made (or deemed made);

     (f) the  Borrower  shall  fail to make any  payment  in respect of any Debt
(other  than the Notes or  Reimbursement  Obligations)  when due or  within  any
applicable grace period;

     (g) any  Subsidiary  shall fail to make any  payment in respect of any Debt
the aggregate  principal  amount of which is $250,000 or more when due or within
any applicable grace period;

     (h) any event or condition shall occur which results in the acceleration of
the maturity of any Debt of the Borrower or any  Subsidiary or enables (or, with
the giving of notice or lapse of time or both,  would enable) the holder of such
Debt or any Person  acting on such holder's  behalf to  accelerate  the maturity
thereof;

     (i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary  shall  commence a voluntary  Bankruptcy
Proceeding  or shall  consent  to any such  relief or to the  appointment  of or
taking possession by any such official in an involuntary  Bankruptcy  Proceeding
commenced  against  it, or shall make a general  assignment  for the  benefit of
creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due, or shall
take any corporate action to authorize any of the foregoing;

     (j) an involuntary  Bankruptcy  Proceeding  shall be commenced  against the
Borrower or any  Subsidiary and such  involuntary  Bankruptcy  Proceeding  shall
remain  undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 days; or an order for relief
shall be entered

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against the Borrower or any Subsidiary under the federal  bankruptcy laws as now
or hereafter in effect;

     (k) any member of the ERISA  Group  shall fail to pay when due an amount or
amounts aggregating in excess of $5,000,000 which it shall have become liable to
pay to the PBGC or any other Person under Title IV of ERISA; or notice of intent
to  terminate  a  Material  Plan shall be filed  under  Title IV of ERISA by any
member of the ERISA Group,  any plan  administrator  or any  combination  of the
foregoing;  or the PBGC shall institute  proceedings  under Title IV of ERISA to
terminate,  to impose  liability  (other than for premiums under Section 4007 of
ERISA) in respect of, or to cause a trustee to be  appointed to  administer  any
Material  Plan; or a condition  shall exist by reason of which the PBGC would be
entitled  to  obtain  a  decree  adjudicating  that any  Material  Plan  must be
terminated;  or there shall occur a complete or partial  withdrawal  from,  or a
default, within the meaning of Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA, with respect to, one
or more  Multiemployer  Plans which could cause one or more members of the ERISA
Group to incur a current payment obligation in excess of $5,000,000;

     (l) a judgment  or order for the  payment of money in excess of  $5,000,000
shall be rendered  against the Borrower or any  Subsidiary  and such judgment or
order shall continue unsatisfied, unstayed and unbonded for a period of 10 days;

     (m) any of the  following:  (i) any person or group of persons  (within the
meaning of Section 13 or 14 of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
(other than the Exempt Group) shall have acquired  beneficial  ownership (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange  Commission
under said Act) of 15% or more of the outstanding  shares of common stock of the
Borrower;  (ii) the Borrower shall cease to own 100% of the capital stock of any
Subsidiary Guarantor;  (iii) Tutor shall cease to be the beneficial owner of the
same percentage of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and preferred stock of
the  Borrower  as he is the  beneficial  owner of on the  Effective  Date (after
giving  effect to the  closing  of the  transactions  contemplated  by the Stock
Purchase  Agreement and calculated on a pro forma basis by subtracting  from the
aggregate  number of shares of Common Stock or preferred  stock, as the case may
be,  outstanding  on the date of  determination  the  number of shares of Common
Stock or preferred  stock,  as the case may be, issued after the date hereof (A)
for cash or, in the case of shares issued  pursuant to employee  stock  options,
for in-kind  consideration,  (B) in  consideration  for the  acquisition  of any
investment (including by way of merger) or property or the provision of services
or (C) upon the exercise of any warrant, option, convertible security or similar
instrument issued after the date hereof for any  consideration  described in the
foregoing  clauses (A) and (B)); (iv) BCP shall cease to be the beneficial owner
of at least,  during any period prior to the second anniversary of the Effective
Date, 85% and, during any period  thereafter,  80% of the outstanding  shares of
Common Stock and preferred stock of the Borrower as it is beneficial owner of on
the

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Effective  Date  (after  giving  effect  to  the  closing  of  the  transactions
contemplated by the Stock Purchase  Agreement) without the prior written consent
of the Required Banks,  such consent not to be unreasonably  withheld,  provided
that if BCP  distributes  shares of  Common  Stock  and  preferred  stock of the
Borrower to its partners such  distribution  itself shall not be the basis of an
Event of  Default,  but any  subsequent  determination  of  whether  an Event of
Default has  occurred  pursuant to this clause (iv) shall be made on a pro forma
basis aggregating the beneficial  ownerships of BCP and its partners;  (v) Tutor
ceases to be chairman and chief executive officer of the Borrower unless, within
90 days, the Borrower engages a new chief executive  officer who is satisfactory
to the Required  Banks; or (vi) BCP shall cease to be the general partner of the
Investor; or

     (n) any  Financing  Document  shall cease to be in full force and effect or
shall be declared null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall
be contested  by any  Obligor,  or the Agent on behalf of the Banks shall at any
time fail to have a valid and perfected Lien on all of the Collateral  purported
to be  subject to such Lien,  subject  to no prior or equal  Lien  except  Liens
permitted  by the  Collateral  Documents,  or any  Obligor  shall so  assert  in
writing;

then, and in every such event,  the Agent shall (i) if requested by Banks having
more than 50% in aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments, by notice to the
Borrower terminate the Revolving Commitments and they shall thereupon terminate,
and (ii) if  requested  by  Banks  holding  Notes  evidencing  more  than 50% in
aggregate  principal  amount of the Loans, by notice to the Borrower declare the
Notes  (together  with  accrued  interest  thereon)  to be, and the Notes  shall
thereupon  become,  immediately  due and payable  without  presentment,  demand,
protest  or other  notice of any kind,  all of which  are  hereby  waived by the
Obligors; provided that in the case of any of the Events of Default specified in
clause 6.01(i) or 6.01(j) above with respect to any Obligor,  without any notice
to the  Borrower  or any  other  act by the Agent or the  Banks,  the  Revolving
Commitments  shall  thereupon  terminate  and the Notes  (together  with accrued
interest thereon) shall become immediately due and payable without  presentment,
demand,  protest or other notice of any kind,  all of which are hereby waived by
the Obligors.

     Section 6.2. Cash Cover.  The Borrower  hereby  agrees,  in addition to the
provisions  of Section  6.01  hereof,  that upon the  occurrence  and during the
continuance  of any Event of Default,  it shall,  if requested by the Agent upon
instructions  from  Banks  having  more  than  50% in  aggregate  amount  of the
Revolving  Commitments,  pay (and,  in the case of any of the  Events of Default
specified  in clause  6.01(i) or  6.01(j)  above  with  respect to any  Obligor,
forthwith,  without any demand or the taking of any other action by the Agent or
any Bank, it shall pay) to the Agent an amount in  immediately  available  funds
equal to the then  aggregate  Letter of Credit  Liabilities  for all  Letters of
Credit to be held as security  therefor for the benefit of all Banks pursuant to
arrangements satisfactory to the Agent and the Banks.

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     Section 6.3. Notice of Default. The Agent shall give notice to the Borrower
under Section  6.01(d)  promptly  upon being  requested to do so by any Bank and
shall thereupon notify all the Banks thereof.



                                    ARTICLE 7

                                    The Agent

     Section 7.1. Appointment and Authorization.  Each Bank irrevocably appoints
and  authorizes  the Agent to take such  action  as agent on its  behalf  and to
exercise such powers under the Financing Documents as are delegated to the Agent
by the terms thereof, together with all such powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto.

     Section 7.2.  Agent and  Affiliates.  Morgan  Guaranty Trust Company of New
York shall have the same rights and powers under the Financing  Documents as any
other Bank and may  exercise or refrain  from  exercising  the same as though it
were not the  Agent,  and  Morgan  Guaranty  Trust  Company  of New York and its
affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally  engage in any
kind of  business  with the  Borrower  or any  Subsidiary  or  affiliate  of the
Borrower as if it were not the Agent hereunder.

     Section  7.3.  Action  by Agent.  The  obligations  of the Agent  under the
Financing Documents are only those expressly set forth herein.  Without limiting
the  generality  of the  foregoing,  the Agent shall not be required to take any
action with respect to any Default, except as expressly provided in Article 6.

     Section 7.4.  Consultation  with Experts.  The Agent may consult with legal
counsel (who may be counsel for an Obligor),  independent public accountants and
other  experts  selected  by it and shall not be liable for any action  taken or
omitted  to be taken by it in good faith in  accordance  with the advice of such
counsel,  accountants  or  experts;  provided  that no Bank shall be required to
reimburse  the Agent (to the extent not paid by the  Borrower)  for the fees and
expenses of any experts (other than any legal counsel and E&Y Restructuring LLC)
who shall not have been approved by the Required Banks.

     Section  7.5.  Liability  of  Agent.  Neither  the  Agent  nor  any  of its
affiliates nor any of their respective directors,  officers, agents or employees
shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in  connection  herewith
(i) with the  consent  or at the  request of the  Required  Banks or (ii) in the
absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Neither the Agent nor
any of its affiliates nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or
employees shall be responsible  for or have any duty to ascertain,  inquire into
or verify (i) any statement,  warranty or representation made in

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connection  with the Financing  Documents or any borrowing  hereunder;  (ii) the
performance or observance of any of the covenants or agreements of the Borrower;
(iii) the  satisfaction of any condition  specified in Article 3, except receipt
of  items  required  to be  delivered  to  the  Agent;  or  (iv)  the  validity,
effectiveness  or genuineness of any Financing  Document or any other instrument
or writing  furnished  in  connection  herewith.  The Agent  shall not incur any
liability  by  acting  in  reliance  upon  any  notice,  consent,   certificate,
statement, or other writing (which may be a bank wire, telex or similar writing)
believed  by it to be genuine or to be signed by the  proper  party or  parties.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the term "agent" in
this  Agreement  with  reference  to any Agent is not  intended  to connote  any
fiduciary  or other  implied  (or  express)  obligations  arising  under  agency
doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of
market  custom  and is  intended  to create or  reflect  only an  administrative
relationship between independent contracting parties.

     Section 7.6.  Indemnification.  Each Bank shall, ratably in accordance with
its  Revolving  Commitment,  indemnify  the  Agent,  its  affiliates  and  their
respective directors,  officers,  agents,  advisors and employees (to the extent
not reimbursed by the Borrower) against any cost, expense (including  reasonable
counsel  fees and  disbursements),  claim,  demand,  action,  loss or  liability
(except  such as result  from such  indemnitees'  gross  negligence  or  willful
misconduct)  that such  indemnitees  may suffer or incur in connection with this
Agreement or any action  taken or omitted by such  indemnitees  hereunder.  Each
Bank agrees that the indemnity set forth in this Section 7.06 shall require each
Bank to pay (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) the  reasonable  fees
and  disbursements  of counsel  retained  by the Agent in  connection  with this
Agreement and the reasonable fees and disbursements of E&Y Restructuring LLC and
other experts approved by the Required Banks retained by the Agent in connection
with this  Agreement,  but no Bank shall be  required to  indemnify  any advisor
retained  by the Agent,  and no Bank shall  hereby  indemnify  the Agent for any
indemnity  given by the  Agent  to any  advisor  (other  than an  indemnity  for
reasonable  fees and  disbursements  in  accordance  with the  agreement  to pay
reasonable fees and disbursements set forth in this sentence),  unless such Bank
shall have separately given its express written consent to give such indemnity.

     Section  7.7.  Credit  Decision.   Each  Bank  acknowledges  that  it  has,
independently  and without  reliance upon the Agent or any other Bank, and based
on such  documents and  information as it has deemed  appropriate,  made its own
credit  analysis  and  decision  to enter  into this  Agreement.  Each Bank also
acknowledges that it will,  independently and without reliance upon the Agent or
any other Bank,  and based on such  documents and  information  as it shall deem
appropriate at the time,  continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or
not taking any action under this Agreement.

     Section 7.8.  Successor  Agent.  The Agent may resign at any time by giving
notice  thereof to the Banks and the Borrower.  Upon any such  resignation,  the
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Banks shall have the right to appoint a successor  Agent.  If no successor Agent
shall have been so appointed by the Required Banks, and shall have accepted such
appointment,   within  30  days  after  the  retiring   Agent  gives  notice  of
resignation,  then the  retiring  Agent may,  on behalf of the Banks,  appoint a
successor  Agent,  which shall be a commercial  bank organized or licensed under
the laws of the United  States of America or of any State  thereof  and having a
combined  capital and surplus of at least  $150,000,000.  Upon the acceptance of
its  appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor  Agent,  such successor Agent
shall  thereupon  succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of
the retiring  Agent,  and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties
and obligations  hereunder.  After any retiring Agent's resignation hereunder as
Agent,  the  provisions  of this  Article  shall  inure to its benefit as to any
actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent.

     Section 7.9. Collateral Documents.

     (a)  As to any  matters  not  expressly  provided  for  in  the  Collateral
Documents (including the timing and methods of realization upon the Collateral),
and which do not  otherwise  require  the  signature  of all Banks  pursuant  to
Section  9.05,  the Agent shall act or refrain  from acting in  accordance  with
written  instructions  from  the  Required  Banks  or,  in the  absence  of such
instructions,  in accordance with its discretion;  provided that the Agent shall
not be obligated to take any action if the Agent believes that such action is or
may be contrary to any applicable law or might cause the Agent to incur any loss
or liability for which it has not been indemnified to its satisfaction.

     (b) The Agent shall not be responsible  for the  existence,  genuineness or
value of any of the  Collateral  or for the  validity,  perfection,  priority or
enforceability  of the  security  interests  in any of the  Collateral,  whether
impaired  by  operation  of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on
its part  under  the  Collateral  Documents.  The  Agent  shall  have no duty to
ascertain or inquire as to the  performance or observance of any of the terms of
the Collateral Documents by any Obligor.

                                    ARTICLE 8

                             Change in Circumstances

     Section 8.1. Basis for Determining  Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair.  If
on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any Euro-Dollar Loan:

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     (a) the Agent is advised by the  Reference  Banks that  deposits in dollars
(in the applicable  amounts) are not being offered to the Reference Banks in the
relevant market for such Interest Period, or

     (b) Banks  having  50% or more of the  aggregate  amount  of the  Revolving
Commitments  advise the Agent that the Adjusted  Euro-Dollar Rate, as determined
by the Agent will not  adequately  and fairly  reflect the cost to such Banks of
funding their Euro-Dollar Loans for such Interest Period,

the Agent shall  forthwith  give notice  thereof to the  Borrower and the Banks,
whereupon  until the Agent notifies the Borrower that the  circumstances  giving
rise to such  suspension no longer exist,  (i) the  obligations  of the Banks to
make  Euro-Dollar  Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans into  Euro-Dollars  Loans
shall be suspended and (ii) each outstanding Euro-Dollar Loan shall be converted
into a Base  Rate  Loan on the  last  day of the then  current  Interest  Period
applicable thereto. Unless the Borrower notifies the Agent at least two Domestic
Business Days before the date of any Euro-Dollar Borrowing for which a Notice of
Borrowing has  previously  been given that it elects not to borrow on such date,
such Borrowing shall instead be made as a Base Rate Borrowing.

     Section 8.2. Illegality. If, after the date of this Agreement, the adoption
of any applicable law, rule or regulation,  or any change in any applicable law,
rule or  regulation,  or any  change  in the  interpretation  or  administration
thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged
with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or
its Euro-Dollar  Lending  Office) with any request or directive  (whether or not
having  the  force of law) of any such  authority,  central  bank or  comparable
agency  shall make it unlawful or  impossible  for any Bank (or its  Euro-Dollar
Lending Office) to make,  maintain or fund its  Euro-Dollar  Loans and such Bank
shall so notify the Agent,  the Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the
other Banks and the  Borrower,  whereupon  until such Bank notifies the Borrower
and the Agent that the  circumstances  giving rise to such  suspension no longer
exist,  the  obligation of such Bank to make  Euro-Dollar  Loans,  or to convert
outstanding Loans into Euro-Dollar Loans, shall be suspended.  Before giving any
notice to the Agent  pursuant  to this  Section,  such Bank  shall  designate  a
different Euro-Dollar Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for
giving  such notice and will not, in the  judgment  of such Bank,  be  otherwise
disadvantageous  to such  Bank.  If such Bank  shall  determine  that it may not
lawfully continue to maintain and fund any of its outstanding  Euro-Dollar Loans
to maturity and shall so specify in such notice,  each  Euro-Dollar Loan of such
Bank then  outstanding  shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan (and the Borrower
shall  contemporaneously  pay accrued  interest on such  Euro-Dollar Loan to the
date of  conversion)  either  (a) on the last day of the then  current  Interest
Period applicable to such Euro-Dollar Loan if such Bank may lawfully continue to
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such  day or (b)  immediately  if  such  Bank  shall  determine  that it may not
lawfully continue to maintain and fund such Loan to such day.

     Section 8.3. Increased Cost and Reduced Return.

     (a) If after the date hereof,  the adoption of any applicable  law, rule or
regulation,  or any change in any  applicable  law, rule or  regulation,  or any
change in the  interpretation  or  administration  thereof  by any  governmental
authority,  central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or
administration  thereof,  or compliance by any Bank (or its  Applicable  Lending
Office) with any request or  directive  (whether or not having the force of law)
of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency:

          (i) shall subject any Bank (or its Applicable  Lending  Office) to any
     tax, duty or other charge with respect to its Euro-Dollar  Loans,  its Note
     or its obligation to make  Euro-Dollar  Loans, or shall change the basis of
     taxation of payments to any Bank (or its Applicable  Lending Office) of the
     principal of or interest on its Euro-Dollar  Loans or any other amounts due
     under this Agreement in respect of its Euro-Dollar  Loans or its obligation
     to make  Euro-Dollar  Loans  (except  for changes in the rate of tax on the
     overall net income of such Bank or its Applicable Lending Office imposed by
     the  jurisdiction  in which  such  Bank's  principal  executive  office  or
     Applicable Lending Office is located); or

          (ii) shall impose,  modify or deem applicable any reserve  (including,
     without limitation,  any such requirement imposed by the Board of Governors
     of  the  Federal  Reserve  System,   but  excluding  with  respect  to  any
     Euro-Dollar Loan any such requirement included in an applicable Euro-Dollar
     Reserve  Percentage),  special  deposit,  insurance  assessment  or similar
     requirement  against  assets of,  deposits  with or for the  account of, or
     credit  extended by, any Bank (or its Applicable  Lending  Office) or shall
     impose on any Bank (or its  Applicable  Lending  Office)  or on the  United
     States market for  certificates of deposit or the London  interbank  market
     any  other  condition  affecting  its  Euro-Dollar  Loans,  its Note or its
     obligation to make Euro-Dollar Loans;

and the result of any of the  foregoing is to increase the cost to such Bank (or
its Applicable Lending Office) of making or maintaining any Euro-Dollar Loan, or
to reduce  the amount of any sum  received  or  receivable  by such Bank (or its
Applicable  Lending  Office) under this Agreement or under its Note with respect
thereto,  by an amount deemed by such Bank to be material,  then, within 15 days
after demand by such Bank (with a copy to the Agent),  the Borrower shall pay to
such Bank such  additional  amount or amounts as will  compensate  such Bank for
such increased cost or reduction.

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     (b) If any Bank shall have  determined  that,  after the date  hereof,  the
adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation  regarding  capital adequacy,
or any  change  in any  such  law,  rule or  regulation,  or any  change  in the
interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority,  central
bank or comparable  agency  charged with the  interpretation  or  administration
thereof,  or any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not
having  the  force of law) of any such  authority,  central  bank or  comparable
agency,  has or would have the effect of reducing  the rate of return on capital
of such  Bank  (or its  Parent)  as a  consequence  of such  Bank's  obligations
hereunder  to a level  below  that which  such Bank (or its  Parent)  could have
achieved  but for such  adoption,  change,  request or  directive  (taking  into
consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed
by such Bank to be material, then from time to time, within 15 days after demand
by such Bank (with a copy to the  Agent),  the  Borrower  shall pay to such Bank
such  additional  amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank (or its Parent)
for such reduction.

     (c) Each Bank will promptly  notify the Borrower and the Agent of any event
of which it has knowledge,  occurring after the date hereof,  which will entitle
such  Bank to  compensation  pursuant  to this  Section  and  will  designate  a
different Applicable Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for,
or reduce the amount  of,  such  compensation  and will not,  in the  reasonable
judgment of such Bank, be otherwise  disadvantageous to such Bank. A certificate
of any Bank  claiming  compensation  under this  Section and  setting  forth the
additional  amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder  shall be conclusive in
the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Bank may use any
reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

     Section 8.4. Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Euro-Dollar Loans. If
(i) the  obligation of any Bank to make or maintain  Euro-Dollar  Loans has been
suspended  pursuant to Section 8.02 or (ii) any Bank has  demanded  compensation
under  Section  8.03(a) and the  Borrower  shall,  by at least five  Euro-Dollar
Business  Days' prior notice to such Bank  through the Agent,  have elected that
the provisions of this Section shall apply to such Bank, then,  unless and until
such Bank  notifies  the  Borrower  that the  circumstances  giving rise to such
suspension or demand for compensation no longer exist:

     (a) all Loans which would  otherwise be made by such Bank as (or  continued
as or converted into) Euro-Dollar Loans shall be made instead as Base Rate Loans
(on which  interest and principal  shall be payable  contemporaneously  with the
related Euro-Dollar Loans of the other Banks), and

     (b) after each of its Euro-Dollar  Loans has been repaid (or converted to a
Base Rate Loan),  all payments of principal  which would otherwise be applied to
repay  such  Euro-Dollar  Loans  shall be  applied  to repay its Base Rate Loans
instead.

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                                    ARTICLE 9

                                  Miscellaneous

     Section 9.1. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any
party  hereunder  shall be in writing  (including  bank wire,  telex,  facsimile
transmission  or similar  writing) and shall be given to such party:  (x) in the
case of the Borrower or the Agent,  at its address or telex or facsimile  number
set forth on the  signature  pages  hereof,  (y) in the case of any Bank, at its
address  or  telex  or  facsimile   number  set  forth  in  its   Administrative
Questionnaire  or (z) in the case of any party,  such other  address or telex or
facsimile  number as such party may hereafter  specify for the purpose by notice
to the Agent and the Borrower.  Each such notice, request or other communication
shall be effective (i) if given by telex,  when such telex is transmitted to the
telex  number  specified  in this  Section  and the  appropriate  answerback  is
received,  (ii) if given by  facsimile  transmission,  when  such  facsimile  is
transmitted  to the  facsimile  number  specified in this Section and receipt of
such facsimile is confirmed, either orally or in writing, by the party receiving
such  transmission,  (iii) if given  by  certified  mail,  72 hours  after  such
communication  is  deposited  in the mails with  first  class  postage  prepaid,
addressed as aforesaid  or (iv) if given by any other means,  when  delivered at
the address specified in this Section;  provided that notices to the Agent under
Article 2 shall not be effective until received.

     Section  9.2. No  Waivers.  No failure or delay by the Agent or any Bank in
exercising  any right,  power or privilege  under any Financing  Document  shall
operate as a waiver  thereof  nor shall any single or partial  exercise  thereof
preclude  any other or further  exercise  thereof or the  exercise  of any other
right,  power or privilege.  The rights and remedies  therein  provided shall be
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

     Section 9.3. Expenses; Documentary Taxes; Indemnification.

     (a) The  Borrower  shall pay (i) all  out-of-pocket  expenses  of the Agent
(including fees and disbursements of special counsel for the Agent but excluding
fees and  disbursements  of  accountants,  financial  advisors and other experts
retained  by the Agent) in  connection  with the  preparation  of any  Financing
Documents,  any waiver or consent under any Financing Document, any amendment of
any  Financing  Document  or any  Default or alleged  Default  or  otherwise  in
connection with this Agreement or any other Financing  Documents;  provided that
the Borrower  shall pay all fees and  disbursements  of any firm of  independent
public  accountants,  financial advisors and other experts retained

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by the Agent in  connection  with any  waiver  or  consent  under any  Financing
Document, any amendment of any Financing Document or any Default; and (ii) if an
Event of Default occurs,  all  out-of-pocket  expenses incurred by the Agent and
each Bank,  including fees and  disbursements  of counsel  (including  allocated
costs of internal counsel and disbursements of internal counsel),  in connection
with such Event of Default and any collection,  bankruptcy, insolvency and other
enforcement  proceedings resulting therefrom.  The Borrower shall indemnify each
Bank against any transfer taxes,  documentary taxes, assessments or charges made
by any  governmental  authority by reason of the  execution  and delivery of any
Financing Document.

     (b) The  Borrower  agrees  to  indemnify  the Agent  and each  Bank,  their
respective  affiliates  and  the  respective  directors,  officers,  agents  and
employees  of the  foregoing  (each an  "Indemnitee")  and hold each  Indemnitee
harmless from and against any and all liabilities,  losses,  damages,  costs and
expenses of any kind,  including,  without  limitation,  the reasonable fees and
disbursements  of counsel  (including  allocated  costs of internal  counsel and
disbursements of internal  counsel),  which may be incurred by any Indemnitee in
connection  with  any  investigative,   administrative  or  judicial  proceeding
(whether or not such Indemnitee  shall be designated a party thereto) brought or
threatened relating to or arising out of any Financing Document or any actual or
proposed use of proceeds of Loans  hereunder;  provided that no Indemnitee shall
have the  right to be  indemnified  hereunder  for such  Indemnitee's  own gross
negligence  or  willful  misconduct  as  determined  by  a  court  of  competent
jurisdiction.

     (c) The  Borrower  agrees  to  indemnify  each  Indemnitee  and  hold  each
Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all liabilities,  losses,  damages,
costs and expenses of any kind (including without limitation reasonable expenses
of investigation by engineers,  environmental  consultants and similar technical
personnel and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel  including  allocated
costs  of  internal  counsel  and  disbursements  of  internal  counsel)  of any
Indemnitee  arising  out of, in  respect  of or in  connection  with any and all
Environmental Liabilities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Borrower  hereby  waives  all  rights for  contribution  or any other  rights of
recovery with respect to liabilities, losses, damages, costs or expenses arising
under or  related  to  Environmental  Laws  that it  might  have by  statute  or
otherwise against any Indemnitee.

     Section  9.4.  Sharing of Setoffs.  Each Bank  agrees that if it shall,  by
exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise,  receive payment of
a  proportion  of  the  aggregate  amount  due  with  respect  to  any  Loan  or
Reimbursement  Obligation  owed to it  which  is  greater  than  the  proportion
received by any other Bank in respect of the  aggregate  amount due with respect
to any  Loan or  Reimbursement  Obligation  owed to such  other  Bank,  the Bank
receiving   such   proportionately   greater   payment   shall   purchase   such
participations  in the Loans  and  Reimbursement  Obligations  owed to the other

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Banks, and such other  adjustments shall be made, as may be required so that all
such payments with respect to the Loans and  Reimbursement  Obligations  owed to
the Banks  shall be shared by the Banks pro rata;  provided  that (i) nothing in
this Section  shall impair the right of any Bank to exercise any right of setoff
or  counterclaim it may have and to apply the amount subject to such exercise to
the  payment  of  indebtedness  of the  Borrower  other  than  its  indebtedness
hereunder and (ii) nothing in any Financing  Documents shall require any Bank to
share any payments and distributions  received by such Bank if such payments and
distributions  were  made  in  respect  of any  obligations  (including  without
limitation Other Reimbursement  Obligations and Other Mortgage  Obligations) not
constituting  Loans or Reimbursement  Obligations.  The Borrower agrees,  to the
fullest extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any holder of
a participation in a Loan or Reimbursement  Obligation,  whether or not acquired
pursuant  to the  foregoing  arrangements,  may  exercise  rights  of  setoff or
counterclaim and other rights with respect to such  participation as fully as if
such holder of a  participation  were a direct  creditor of the  Borrower in the
amount of such participation.

     Section 9.5. Amendments and Waivers. (a) Any provision of this Agreement or
the Notes may be amended or waived if, but only if, such  amendment or waiver is
in writing and is signed by the  Borrower and the  Required  Banks (and,  if the
rights or duties of the Agent or the LC Bank are affected thereby,  by the Agent
or the LC Bank, as the case may be);  provided that no such  amendment or waiver
shall,  unless  signed by all the Banks,  (i) increase or decrease the Revolving
Commitment  of  any  Bank  (except  for a  ratable  decrease  in  the  Revolving
Commitments  of all  Banks),  (ii) amend  Section  2.10 or  5.12(b)(iii),  (iii)
subject any Bank to any additional  obligation,  (iv) reduce the principal of or
rate of interest on any Loan or any fees hereunder,  (v) postpone the date fixed
for any  payment of  principal  of or interest  on any Loan,  any  Reimbursement
Obligation  or  any  fees  hereunder  or for  termination  or  reduction  of any
Revolving  Commitment,  (vi)  reinstate the Revolving  Commitments  or cause the
Notes  to  be  no  longer  immediately  due  and  payable  after  the  Revolving
Commitments  shall  have  been  terminated  and  the  Notes  shall  have  become
immediately  due  and  payable  pursuant  to  Section  6.01,  (vii)  change  the
percentage of the Revolving  Commitments  or of the aggregate  unpaid  principal
amount of the Notes, or change the number of Banks,  which shall be required for
the Banks or any of them to take any action under this Section 9.05 or any other
provision of any Financing  Documents,  (viii) release any Subsidiary  Guarantor
from the Subsidiary Guarantee  Agreement,  (ix) amend Section 9.04, 9.05 or 9.06
hereof or (x)  notwithstanding  any provision of any Collateral  Document to the
contrary,  modify any  definition of  Collateral  in any  Financing  Document or
release any item of Collateral from any Lien provided by any Collateral Document
except  for the  sale or  other  disposition  of such  item by the  Agent in the
exercise of its rights as  provided  therein  (provided  that unless an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or the Agent has received  written notice
from the Borrower or any Bank of the  existence  of any  Default,  the Agent may
release  any item of  Collateral  at the  request of the  Borrower,  without the
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any Banks if such release is required in connection with any Disposition of such
Collateral and such Disposition is permitted under this Agreement).

     Section 9.6. Successors and Assigns.

     (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the  parties  hereto and their  respective  successors  and  assigns,
except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise  transfer any of its rights
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of all Banks.

     (b) Any  Bank may at any time  grant  to one bank or other  institution  (a
"Participant")  a  participating  interest in its Revolving  Commitment  and its
Loans in the full amount of its Revolving  Commitment.  In the event of any such
grant by a Bank of a  participating  interest to a  Participant,  whether or not
upon notice to the  Borrower and the Agent,  such Bank shall remain  responsible
for the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the Borrower and the Agent
shall  continue to deal solely and directly  with such Bank in  connection  with
such Bank's rights and obligations under this Agreement.  Any agreement pursuant
to which any Bank may grant such a  participating  interest  shall  provide that
such  Bank  shall  retain  the sole  right and  responsibility  to  enforce  the
obligations of the Borrower hereunder including,  without limitation,  the right
to  approve  any  amendment,  modification  or waiver of any  provision  of this
Agreement; provided that such participation agreement may provide that such Bank
will not  agree to any  modification,  amendment  or  waiver  of this  Agreement
described  in clause (i),  (ii) or (iii) of Section  9.05 without the consent of
the  Participant.  An  assignment  or other  transfer  which is not permitted by
subsection (c) or (d) below shall be given effect for purposes of this Agreement
only to the extent of a participating  interest  granted in accordance with this
subsection (b).

     (c) Any Bank may assign to one or more  banks,  financial  institutions  or
"accredited  investors"  (as defined in  Regulation D of the  Securities  Act of
1933, as amended as of the Effective  Date) (each an "Assignee") all or any part
(subject  to the  proviso  below)  of its  rights  and  obligations  under  this
Agreement  and the  Notes  and  such  Assignee  shall  assume  such  rights  and
obligations, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in substantially
the form of Exhibit E, executed by such Assignee and such  transferor  Bank with
the  subscribed  consent of the Agent,  which consent shall not be  unreasonably
withheld or delayed;  provided  that (i) if an Assignee is an  affiliate of such
transferor Bank or another Bank, no such consent shall be required,  (ii) unless
the Assignee is an affiliate of such  transferor  Bank,  the Assignee is another
Bank or the  assignment  shall be for all of the  transferor  Bank's  rights and
obligations  under the Credit  Agreement,  the assignment must be of at least an
aggregate  $5,000,000 of the transferor  Bank's  Revolving  Commitments and Term
Loans and (iii) any  assignment  of part of any Bank's  rights  and  obligations
shall include equally  proportionate  parts of such Bank's

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Revolving  Commitment  and Term  Loans.  Upon  execution  and  delivery  of such
instrument  and payment by such  Assignee to such  transferor  Bank of an amount
equal  to the  purchase  price  agreed  between  such  transferor  Bank and such
Assignee,  such Assignee  shall be a Bank party to this Agreement and shall have
all the rights and  obligations  of a Bank with a  Revolving  Commitment  as set
forth  in such  instrument  of  assumption,  and the  transferor  Bank  shall be
released  from its  obligations  hereunder  to a  corresponding  extent,  and no
further consent or action by any party shall be required.  Upon the consummation
of any assignment  pursuant to this  subsection  (c), the  transferor  Bank, the
Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate  arrangements so that, if required
or  requested  by the  Assignee,  a new  Note  is  issued  to the  Assignee.  In
connection with any such  assignment,  the transferor  Bank or the Assignee,  as
agreed between them, shall pay to the Agent an administrative fee for processing
such assignment in the amount of $2,500.

     (d) Any Bank may at any time assign all or any portion of its rights  under
this  Agreement and its Note to a Federal  Reserve Bank (i.e.,  an agency of the
Federal  government known as a "Federal Reserve Bank"). No such assignment shall
release the transferor Bank from its obligations hereunder.

     Section 9.7. Certain Collateral.  Each of the Banks represents to the Agent
and  each of the  other  Banks  that it in good  faith is not  relying  upon any
"margin  stock" (as defined in  Regulation  U) as collateral in the extension or
maintenance of the credit provided for in this Agreement.

     Section 9.8. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.  This Agreement and
each Note shall be construed in  accordance  with and governed by the law of the
State of New York. The Borrower hereby submits to the nonexclusive  jurisdiction
of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and of
any New York  State  court  sitting in New York City for  purposes  of all legal
proceedings  arising out of or relating to this  Agreement  or the  transactions
contemplated  hereby.  The Borrower  irrevocably  waives,  to the fullest extent
permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying
of the venue of any such  proceeding  brought in such a court and any claim that
any such proceeding  brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum.

     Section 9.9. Counterparts; Integration. This Agreement may be signed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect
as if the  signatures  thereto  and hereto were upon the same  instrument.  This
Agreement  constitutes the entire agreement and understanding  among the parties
hereto and supersedes any and all prior agreements and  understandings,  oral or
written, relating to the subject matter hereof.

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     Section 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE OBLIGORS, THE AGENT AND THE
BANKS HEREBY  IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING  ARISING  OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS  AGREEMENT  OR THE  TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

     Section  9.11.  Other  Reimbursement  Obligations.  The  execution  of this
Agreement  and any other  documents,  agreements  or  instruments  in connection
herewith  does not  constitute a waiver or amendment of any term or condition of
any documents,  agreements or instruments  evidencing or otherwise  delivered in
connection  with the  Other  Reimbursement  Obligations  or the  Other  Mortgage
Obligations.  No Bank  shall  have any  rights  or  obligations  under  any such
documents,  agreements  or  instruments  unless  party  thereto and as set forth
therein.  Nothing in any  Financing  Documents  requires  any Bank to obtain any
consent  from  any  other  Bank in  taking  actions  permitted  to be  taken  in
accordance  with the  terms  and  conditions  of any  documents,  agreements  or
instruments  evidencing  or  otherwise  delivered in  connection  with the Other
Reimbursement  Obligations or Other Mortgage Obligations to which it is a party,
or in omitting to take any such actions.

     Section  9.12.  Consents in Connection  with  Creation of New  Headquarters
Subsidiary and the  Headquarters  Refinancing.  (a) Each Bank hereby consents to
the creation of the New  Headquarters  Subsidiary,  but if the New  Headquarters
Subsidiary is created as a corporation,  then such consent is conditional on the
following  occurring  promptly following such creation (and, in any event, on or
prior to the date of closing of the Headquarters Refinancing):  (A) the Borrower
Pledge  Agreement  shall be amended to add all of the shares of capital stock of
the New Headquarters Subsidiary and the related rights, entitlements, privileges
and other interests described in Section 3 thereof as Collateral  thereunder and
(B) the Borrower shall deliver  certificates  representing such capital stock to
the Agent, with duly executed  instruments of transfer or assignment in blank in
form and  substance  satisfactory  to the Agent;  provided that each Bank agrees
that it will consider in good faith a request by the Borrower that it consent to
a pledge of less than all (including none) of the shares of capital stock of the
New  Headquarters  Subsidiary  if the Borrower  demonstrates  to the  reasonable
satisfaction of the Banks that the  Headquarters  Refinancing is available to it
on  commercially  reasonable  terms only if it pledges less than all  (including
none) of the shares of capital stock of the New  Headquarters  Subsidiary to the
Banks.

     (b) Each Bank  consents to the amendment to the Borrower  Pledge  Agreement
contemplated by clause 9.12(a) above, and acknowledges and agrees that the Agent
is  authorized  to execute and deliver such  amendment  to the  Borrower  Pledge
Agreement.

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     Section 9.13.  Release of Certain  Mortgages.  Each Bank  acknowledges  and
agrees that the Agent is authorized to release:

     (a) the  Mortgage  on the  Headquarters  Building  upon the  closing of the
Headquarters Refinancing; and

     (b) the Mortgages on any property  sold in a Specified  Real Estate Sale at
the time of such sale,

but only if the  Revolving  Commitments  are reduced by the  amount,  if any, by
which they are required to be reduced pursuant to Section 2.09(c) as a result of
such Specified Real Estate Sale or Headquarters Refinancing..

     Section 9.14.  Consent to  Subordination  of Liens on Equipment.  Each Bank
agrees  that,  if the  Borrower  shall so request,  the Agent is  authorized  to
execute and deliver whatever letter, agreement or other document the Agent shall
reasonably  determine is necessary  in order to  subordinate  Liens on equipment
granted to the Banks pursuant to the Collateral  Documents to Liens permitted by
Section 5.13 hereof with respect to such equipment.

                                       81
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     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have caused this  Agreement to be
duly  executed by their  respective  authorized  officers as of the day and year
first above written.


                                                 PERINI CORPORATION


                                               By:/s/Robert Band
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Name:  Robert Band
                                                  Title:  President & COO


                                                By:/s/Susan C. Mellace
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Name:  Susan C. Mellace
                                                   Title:  Treasurer

                                                 MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST
                                                 COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as Agent



                                                By:/s/Anna Marie Fallon
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Name:  Anna Marie Fallon
                                                   Title:  Vice President


Revolving
Commitments       Term Loans                    BANKS
- -----------       ----------                    -----

$4,334,400        $7,224,000                    MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST
                                                COMPANY OF NEW YORK



                                                 By:/s/Anna Marie Fallon
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Name:  Anna Marie Fallon
                                                    Tite:  Vice President

                                       82
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$9,408,000        $15,680,000                   FLEET NATIONAL BANK,
                                                as Bank and as LC Bank



                                                By:/s/Peggy Peckham
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Name:  Peggy Peckham
                                                   Title:  Sr. Vice President


$3,057,600        $5,096,000                    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.



                                                By:/s/Marlene M. Tuma
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Name:  Marlene M. Tuma
                                                   Title:  Vice President



$1,680,000        $2,800,000                    COMERICA BANK



                                                By:/s/Cynthia B. Jones
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Name:  Cynthia B. Jones
                                                   Title:  Vice President


$1,680,000        $2,800,000                    HARRIS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK



                                                By:/s/Diana Williams
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Name:  Diana Williams
                                                   Title:  Sr. Vice President

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$840,000          $1,400,000                    CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS



                                                By:/s/David E. Brown
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Name:  David E. Brown
                                                   Title:  Vice President

____________      ___________
$21,000,000       $35,000,000                   TOTAL COMMITMENTS AND TERM LOANS


               EACH OF THE  UNDERSIGNED  SUBSIDIARY  GUARANTORS  CONSENTS TO THE
               AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT AS SET
               FORTH HEREIN:

                                                 PERINI BUILDING COMPANY, INC.


                                                By:/s/Susan C. Mellace
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Name:  Susan C. Mellace
                                                   Title: Treasurer


                                                PERINI MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.


                                                By:/s/Robert Band
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Name:  Robert Band
                                                   Title:  President


                                                PERINI LAND AND DEVELOPMENT
                                                COMPANY, INC.


                                                By:/s/Susan C. Mellace
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                    Name:  Susan C. Mellace
                                                    Title:  Treasurer

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                                                 R. E. DAILEY & CO.


                                                 By:/s/Robert Band
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                    Name:  Robert Band
                                                    Title:  President


                                                 PARAMOUNT DEVELOPMENT
                                                 ASSOCIATES, INC.


                                                 By:/s/Susan C. Mellace
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                    Name:  Susan C. Mellace
                                                    Title: Treasurer


                                             PERINI ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.


                                                 By:/s/Stephen L. Piecuch
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                  Name:  Stephen L. Piecuch
                                                  Title: Chief Financial Officer


                                                 PERINI RESORTS, INC.


                                                 By:/s/Susan C. Mellace
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                    Name:  Susan C. Mellace
                                                    Title:  Treasurer

                                       85
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                                                                       EXHIBIT A


                        SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE



                                                              New York, New York

                                                           ____________ __, 2000

     For value received,  Perini Corporation,  a Massachusetts  corporation (the
"Borrower"),  promises to pay to the order of (the  "Bank"),  for the account of
its Lending Office, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to
the Borrower  pursuant to or otherwise  outstanding  under the Credit  Agreement
referred to below,  on the maturity date  provided for in the Credit  Agreement.
The  Borrower  promises to pay interest on the unpaid  principal  amount of each
such  Loan on the  dates  and at the rate or rates  provided  for in the  Credit
Agreement.  All such payments of principal and interest  shall be made in lawful
money of the United States in Federal or other  immediately  available  funds at
the office of Morgan  Guaranty  Trust Company of New York,  60 Wall Street,  New
York, New York.

     All Loans made by the Bank and maturities thereof and all repayments of the
principal  thereof  shall be  recorded by the Bank and, if the Bank so elects in
connection with any transfer or enforcement of this note,  appropriate notations
to  evidence  the  foregoing  information  with  respect  to each such Loan then
outstanding may be endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached hereto, or on a
continuation of such schedule attached to and made a part hereof;  provided that
the failure of the Bank to make any such  recordation or  endorsement  shall not
affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement.

     This  note  is one of the  Notes  referred  to in the  Second  Amended  and
Restated  Credit  Agreement  dated as of March 29, 2000 among the Borrower,  the
banks listed on the signature  pages thereof,  and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company
of New York, as Agent (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Credit
Agreement"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same
meanings.  Reference  is made to the Credit  Agreement  for  provisions  for the
mandatory and optional  prepayment  hereof and the  acceleration of the maturity
hereof.

<PAGE>


     Payment  of  principal  and  interest  on  this  Note  is   unconditionally
guaranteed,  subject to the  limitations  contained in the Subsidiary  Guarantee
Agreement,  by the Subsidiary  Guarantors  pursuant to the Subsidiary  Guarantee
Agreement.



                                                 PERINI CORPORATION


                                                By:_____________________________
                                                   Name:
                                                   Title:


                                                By:_____________________________
                                                   Name:
                                                   Title:

<PAGE>
                                  Note (cont'd)



                         LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL


                                             Amount of
       Date             Amount of            Principal                 Notation
                          Loan                Repaid                   Made by
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                                                                       EXHIBIT E


                   FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

     ASSIGNMENT  AND ASSUMPTION  AGREEMENT  dated as of  _________________  ___,
______ among [ASSIGNOR] (the "Assignor"), [ASSIGNEE] (the "Assignee") and MORGAN
GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as Agent (the "Agent").

                                W I T N E S E T H

     WHEREAS, this Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the "Agreement") relates
to the Second Amended and Restated  Credit  Agreement dated as of March 29, 2000
among Perini Corporation (the "Borrower"), the Banks party thereto and the Agent
(the "Credit Agreement");

     WHEREAS,  as provided under the Credit Agreement,  the Assignor on the date
hereof has a Revolving Commitment in the amount of $_____;

     WHEREAS,  the Assignor on the date hereof has Revolving  Loans  outstanding
under the Credit Agreement in the aggregate principal amount of $______ and Term
Loans outstanding  under the Credit Agreement in the aggregate  principal amount
of $_______; and

     WHEREAS,  the Assignor proposes to assign to the Assignee all of the rights
of the  Assignor  under the Credit  Agreement in respect of  $__________  of its
Revolving   Commitment  (the  "Assigned   Revolving  Amount")  together  with  a
corresponding  portion of the Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit  Liabilities,
and all of the rights of the Assignor  under the Credit  Agreement in respect of
$__________  of its Term  Loans (the  "Assigned  Term  Loans  Amount"),  and the
Assignee   proposes  to  accept   assignment  of  such  rights  and  assume  the
corresponding obligations from the Assignor on such terms;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     Section 15. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein
shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

                                       1
<PAGE>
     Section  16.  Assignment.  The  Assignor  hereby  assigns  and sells to the
Assignee  all of the  rights of the  Assignor  under the Credit  Agreement  with
respect to a Revolving Commitment in the amount of the Assigned Revolving Amount
and with  respect  to a Term  Loans in the  amount of the  Assigned  Term  Loans
Amount,  and the Assignee  hereby accepts such  assignment from the Assignor and
assumes all of the obligations of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement to the
extent of its  Revolving  Commitment  in the  amount of the  Assigned  Revolving
Amount and its Term Loans in the amount of the Assigned Term Loans Amount.  Upon
the execution and delivery  hereof by the Assignor,  the Assignee and the Agent,
the  payment of the  amounts  specified  in Section 3 required to be paid on the
date hereof and receipt by the Agent of the  administrative  fee  required to be
paid  pursuant  to Section  9.06(c) of the Credit  Agreement:  (i) the  Assignee
shall, as of the date hereof,  succeed to the rights and be obligated to perform
the obligations of a Bank under the Credit Agreement with a Revolving Commitment
in an amount equal to the Assigned Revolving Amount, with corresponding  amounts
of Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities, and Term Loans in an amount
equal to the Assigned  Term Loans  Amount,  and (ii) the  Revolving  Commitment,
Revolving  Loans,  Letter of Credit  Liabilities  and Term Loans of the Assignor
shall, as of the date hereof,  be reduced by like amounts and (iii) the Assignor
shall be released from its obligations  under the Credit Agreement to the extent
such obligations have been assumed by the Assignee.  The assignment provided for
herein shall be without recourse to the Assignor.

     Section  17.  Payments.  As  consideration  for  the  assignment  and  sale
contemplated in Section 2 hereof,  the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor on the
date hereof in Federal funds the amount  heretofore  agreed  between them. It is
understood that commitment and other fees accrued under the Credit  Agreement to
the date hereof with respect to the Assigned  Revolving Amount of the Assignor's
Revolving  Commitment  and the Assigned Term Loans Amount are for the account of
the Assignor and such fees and commissions  accruing from and including the date
hereof  are for the  account  of the  Assignee.  Each  of the  Assignor  and the
Assignee hereby agrees that if it receives any amount under the Credit Agreement
which is for the account of the other party  hereto,  it shall  receive the same
for the account of such other party to the extent of such other party's interest
therein and shall promptly pay the same to such other party.

     Section 18. Consent of the Agent.  This  Agreement is conditioned  upon the
consent of the Agent pursuant to Section  9.06(c) of the Credit  Agreement.  The
execution of this  Agreement by the Agent is evidence of such consent.  Pursuant
to Section 9.06(c) of the Credit  Agreement,  the Borrower has agreed to execute
and  deliver  a Note  payable  to the  order of the  Assignee  to  evidence  the
assignment and assumption provided for herein.

                                       2

<PAGE>

     Section 19. Non-reliance on Assignor.  The Assignor makes no representation
or warranty in connection  with, and shall have no  responsibility  with respect
to, the  solvency,  financial  condition,  or  statements of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary  Guarantor,  or the validity and enforceability of the obligations of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary  Guarantor in respect of the Financing Documents.
The Assignee acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance on the
Assignor,  and  based  on  such  documents  and  information  as it  has  deemed
appropriate,  made its own  credit  analysis  and  decision  to enter  into this
Agreement and will  continue to be  responsible  for making its own  independent
appraisal of the business,  affairs and financial  condition of the Borrower and
the Subsidiary Guarantors.

     Section  20.  Governing  Law.  This  Agreement  shall  be  governed  by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

     Section 21.  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

                                       3
<PAGE>
     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
and  delivered  by their duly  authorized  officers  as of the date first  above
written.


                                              [ASSIGNOR]


                                               By:______________________________
                                                  Name:
                                                  Title:



                                              [ASSIGNEE]


                                               By:______________________________
                                                  Name:
                                                  Title:



                                               THE AGENT HEREBY CONSENTS TO
                                               THE FOREGOING ASSIGNMENT:

                                               MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST
                                               COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as Agent


                                               By:______________________________
                                                  Name:
                                                  Title:

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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release                                             March 30, 2000

         PERINI ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF $81 MILLION RECAPITALIZATION AND
                        $56 MILLION BANK CREDIT AGREEMENT

Framingham,  MA -- Perini Corporation  (AMEX:PCR) (the "Company") announced that
the Company has  completed  the $40 million sale of  9,411,765  shares of common
stock at $4.25 per share (the  "Transaction")  to  Tutor-Saliba  Corporation  of
Sylmar,  CA, O&G  Industries,  Inc. of  Torrington,  CT, and National Union Fire
Insurance  Company of  Pittsburgh,  Pa., a  wholly-owned  subsidiary of American
International  Group,  Inc.  (collectively  the "New  Investors").  Tutor-Saliba
Corporation  is owned and  controlled  by Ronald N.  Tutor,  who also  serves as
Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer.

A Special Committee of the Company's Board of Directors approved the Transaction
after receiving a fairness opinion from the investment  banking firm of Houlihan
Lokey  Howard & Zukin.  A majority of  outstanding  common  shares,  including a
majority of shares held by  disinterested  shareholders,  were voted in favor of
the Transaction.

In addition,  the Company  announced  that 100% of its Series B Preferred  Stock
(which had a current  accreted face amount of  approximately  $41.2 million) has
been exchanged for 7,490,417 shares of common stock at $5.50 per share.

The shares of common stock issued in the Transaction represent approximately 42%
of the Company's  voting rights and the New Investors have the right to nominate
three members to the Company's  Board of  Directors.  The former  holders of the
Series B Preferred Stock now control  approximately  33% of the Company's voting
rights  and  continue  to be  entitled  to  nominate  up to two  members  of the
Company's Board of Directors.

In connection with the  Transaction,  the Company has negotiated the terms of an
Amended and  Restated  Credit  Agreement  (the "Credit  Agreement").  The Credit
Agreement  provides for restructuring of the Company's  existing credit facility
into a $35  million  term loan (the  "Term  Loan") and a $21  million  revolving
credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility"). The Credit Agreement requires
that the Company  repay the Term Loan  quarterly  through 2002 and the Revolving
Credit Facility by January 21, 2003.

<PAGE>
This recapitalization of Perini Corporation results in approximately $38 million
of positive net worth and improved liquidity to support the Company's successful
core construction  operations.  Mr. Tutor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
said  "we  plan  to  create  substantial   shareholder  value  through  improved
profitability in our Building and Civil construction operations."

The  statements  contained in this Release  that are not purely  historical  are
forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  including
statements regarding the Company's expectations,  hopes, beliefs,  intentions or
strategies regarding the future.  Forward-looking statements involve a number of
risks,  uncertainties  or  other  factors  that  may  cause  actual  results  or
performance to be materially  different from those  expressed or implied by such
forward-looking  statement.  These risks and uncertainties  include, but are not
limited to, the continuing validity of the underlying  assumptions and estimates
of total forecasted  project revenues,  costs and profits and project schedules;
the  outcomes  of pending or future  litigation,  arbitration  or other  dispute
resolution  proceedings;   changes  in  federal  and  state  appropriations  for
infrastructure  projects;  possible  changes or  developments  in  worldwide  or
domestic, social, economic, business, industry, market and regulatory conditions
or  circumstances;  and  actions  taken or omitted to be taken by third  parties
including the Company's customers, suppliers, business partners, and competitors
and legislative,  regulatory,  judicial and other  governmental  authorities and
officials.


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