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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000077543-05-000043.txt : 20050611
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000077543-05-000043
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050524
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050525
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050525

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PERINI CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000077543
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS - NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS [1540]
		IRS NUMBER:				041717070
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		73 MT WAYTE AVE
		CITY:			FRAMINGHAM
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01701
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5086282000

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Shubik Martin
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001291341

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06314
		FILM NUMBER:		05857189

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(203) 481-0579

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		140 EDGEHILL ROAD
		CITY:			HAMDEN
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06517
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            <rptOwnerName>Shubik Martin</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>140 EDGEHILL ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents unrestricted shares of common stock issued to the reporting person as partial compensation for 2005 Board of
 Directors' annual retainer fee.</footnote>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Michael E. Ciskey, Attorney in fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-05-25</signatureDate>
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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY, MARTIN SHUBIK
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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Exhibit 24</FONT></H2>

<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>LIMITED
POWER OF ATTORNEY<br>

FOR<br>

SECTION 16(a)
FILINGS</FONT></H1>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
Michael E. Ciskey, the undersigned&#146;s only true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to: </FONT></P>
<P><font size=2>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;         (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer, director
              and/or stockholder of Perini Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 and amendments thereto
              in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;         (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
              desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and any amendments thereto and timely
              file such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
              similar authority; and<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;         (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be
              necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing authority,  it being understood that the
              documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
              Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
              may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.</font></p>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power of substitution or </font></p>
<HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE>

<p><font size=2>revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact&#146;s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned&#146;s responsibilities to
comply with Section&#160;16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is
no longer required to file Forms&#160;3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned&#146;s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney may be filed with the
SEC as a confirming statement of the authority granted herein. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 25<SUP>th</SUP> day of May, 2005. </FONT></P>

<P><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/  Martin Shubik</u>  <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name:  Martin Shubik</font></P>


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