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Thursday, June 12, 2008
URS Awarded Engineering Design Contract by Indiana Department of Transportation
Contract Valued at Up To $46.5 Million to URS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - /BUSINESS WIRE/ - June 11, 2008 -- URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that the Company's URS Division has been awarded a contract by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to provide engineering design for the $567 million, 465/69 Northeast Corridor project in Indianapolis. The contract has a maximum value of $46.5 million to URS.
Under the terms of the contract, URS will assist INDOT with design and project management services, including preparation of a financial plan, environmental documentation, geotechnical engineering, surveying, roadway and bridge design, land acquisition, permitting and utility coordination.
Gary V. Jandegian, President, URS Division, said: "We look forward to working with the Indiana Department of Transportation on this interstate reconstruction project. URS has extensive experience assisting state transportation agencies around the country successfully complete complex and critical assignments, and we are pleased to have been chosen for this assignment."
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).
CONTACT:
URS Corporation
H. Thomas Hicks, 415-774-2700
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
or
Sard Verbinnen & Co.
Hugh Burns/Jane Simmons
212-687-8080
SOURCE: URS Corporation
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - /BUSINESS WIRE/ - June 11, 2008 -- URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that the Company's URS Division has been awarded a contract by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to provide engineering design for the $567 million, 465/69 Northeast Corridor project in Indianapolis. The contract has a maximum value of $46.5 million to URS.
Under the terms of the contract, URS will assist INDOT with design and project management services, including preparation of a financial plan, environmental documentation, geotechnical engineering, surveying, roadway and bridge design, land acquisition, permitting and utility coordination.
Gary V. Jandegian, President, URS Division, said: "We look forward to working with the Indiana Department of Transportation on this interstate reconstruction project. URS has extensive experience assisting state transportation agencies around the country successfully complete complex and critical assignments, and we are pleased to have been chosen for this assignment."
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).
CONTACT:
URS Corporation
H. Thomas Hicks, 415-774-2700
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
or
Sard Verbinnen & Co.
Hugh Burns/Jane Simmons
212-687-8080
SOURCE: URS Corporation
