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URS Selected to Manage Dallas Love Field Airport Program

Dépèche transmise le 30 juin 2009 par Business Wire

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the City of Dallas to manage its Capital Development Program at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas, TX.

URS will assist the City of Dallas Department of Aviation in managing a wide variety of design and construction projects totaling approximately $1 billion. The contract has a term of 2 years with two 2-year extensions.

The projects include the modernization of the Dallas Love Field terminal building complex and possibly the construction of an Automated People Mover (APM) system between the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Love Field transit station and the Love Field terminal building. The program also will include improvements to the airfield.

Commenting on the contract award, Gary V. Jandegian, President of the URS Division, said, “We are very pleased to have won this important contract with the City of Dallas. The projects at Love Field require a blend of local and national expertise. Our 300-person locally based professionals, teamed with the breadth of URS’ national aviation and program management expertise, provide the depth of resources needed for this complex program. We look forward to the successful completion of the program over the next several years.”

URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) is a leading provider of engineering, construction and technical services for public agencies and private sector companies around the world. The Company offers a full range of program management; planning, design and engineering; systems engineering and technical assistance; construction and construction management; operations and maintenance; and decommissioning and closure services. URS provides services for power, infrastructure, industrial and commercial, and federal projects and programs. Headquartered in San Francisco, the Company operates through three divisions: the URS Division, the EG&G Division and the Washington Division. URS Corporation has more than 50,000 employees in a network of offices in more than 30 countries (www.urscorp.com ).