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
).
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