SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide technical and research services to the agency’s Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration’s Risk Reduction Division. The contract has a one-year initial term, followed by four one-year option periods, and has a maximum value of $35 million to URS, assuming all of the option periods are exercised.
Under the terms of the contract, URS will provide the Risk Reduction Division’s Building Science Branch with architectural and engineering research, studies, assessments and other services to support the Division’s work in developing guidance for fostering a disaster-resilient built environment.
“We look forward to continuing to help FEMA meet its critical mission of protecting against, and responding to, disasters,” said Gary V. Jandegian, President, Infrastructure & Environment, URS Corporation. “URS has a long history of supporting FEMA on major initiatives, and we are pleased to be assisting them on this program.”
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.urscorp.com).