URS to Provide Support Services for Federal Aviation Administration Research and Development Facility
URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that it has been awarded an
indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) to provide construction, operations and maintenance
services for environmental remediation projects at the FAA’s 5,000 acre
William J. Hughes Technical Center located at the Atlantic City
International Airport in New Jersey. The ten-year contract has a maximum
value of $88 million to URS.
Under the terms of the contract, URS can compete for, or be assigned,
task orders to provide a variety of services including construction,
testing, and initial operations and maintenance of the environmental
remedial action systems; long-term operations and maintenance of
existing treatment systems; geographic information system support for
ongoing as well as future remedial efforts; and monitoring and
maintenance services for underground storage tank systems.
“URS’ successful re-compete of this contract is due in large part to the
Company’s outstanding operations and safety record with the FAA, as well
as the high-quality work we have furnished to the Technical Center since
1998,” said Tom Zarges, President of URS’ Washington Division. “We are
pleased to have been awarded the opportunity to continue to serve the
FAA at the world’s premier aviation research and development facility,
which is dedicated to enhancing the National Airspace System.”
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 47,000 employees in a network of offices in more than 30
countries (www.urscorp.com).
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