For Immediate Release
Contact: Sam Ramraj
(415) 774-2700
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that a
URS-led team has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to provide
remediation and cleanup services to the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) in Oak Ridge,
Tennessee. The ETTP site consists of a number of industrial facilities originally used to support the
Manhattan Project during World War II. The contract has an initial five-year term, followed by a fouryear
option period, and has a maximum value of $2.2 billion to the team, assuming the option is
exercised.
The contractor team includes URS Energy & Construction, Inc. and CH2M HILL Constructors, Inc.
Restoration Services, Inc. is providing subcontractor services as well. Under the terms of the contract,
the team will manage and execute cleanup work at ETTP, providing decontamination and
decommissioning services.
Tom Zarges, President, Energy and Construction for URS said, “We are pleased that the Department
of Energy is confident in our team’s ability to successfully execute this work, which will contribute to
the cleanup of the Oak Ridge Site. URS is a leading provider of remediation and decommissioning
services at legacy nuclear sites throughout the U.S., and we look forward to deepening our
relationship with the DOE through the execution of this project.”
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, URS Corporation
has approximately 47,000 employees in a network of offices in more than 40 countries (www.urs.com).
