2. THE COMPANY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Financial data for the past five fiscal years and the two months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 are summarized
URS is one of the largest engineering design
TABLE OF CONTENTS
below1. This financial data should be read in conjunction with the information contained in our financial statements and
1 Financial Highlights
services firms worldwide and a leading U.S. the accompanying notes, and the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
2 Chairman’s Letter to Stockholders
federal government contractor. We offer a compre- Results of Operations,” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2006,
34 Office Locations Worldwide
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2007.
hensive range of professional planning and design,
35 Consolidated Summary
of Financial Statements
systems engineering and technical assistance,
41 Reports of Management and
program and construction management, and oper-
Independent Registered Public YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED TWO MONTHS ENDED
Accounting Firm DECEMBER 29, DECEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
ations and maintenance services for transportation, 1
2003
44 Corporate Directory 1 1
(In thousands, except per share data) 2006 2005 2004 (Unaudited) 2004 2003 2002
facilities, environmental, water/wastewater, industrial
ibc Corporate Information Operations:
Revenues $ 4,240,150 $ 3,917,565 $ 566,997 $ 489,665 $3,381,963 $3,186,714 $2,427,827
infrastructure and process, homeland security, Costs and Expenses
installations and logistics, and defense systems. (excluding Minority Interest) $ 4,041,101 $ 3,774,730 $ 564,714 $ 480,587 $3,280,719 $3,089,880 $2,336,716
Income Before Income Taxes $ 199,049 $ 142,835 $ 2,283 $ 9,078 $ 101,244 $ 96,834 $ 91,111
Net Income $ 113,012 $ 82,475 $ 1,163 $ 5,448 $ 61,704 $ 58,104 $ 55,171
Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 2.19 $ 1.72 $ .03 $ .16 $ 1.53 $ 1.76 $ 2.03
URS has approximately 29,300 employees in two divisions: the
URS Division and the EG&G Division. Through our network of AS OF AS OF AS OF
approximately 370 offices and contract-specific job sites across the DECEMBER 29, DECEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, AS OF OCTOBER 31,
1
2003
U.S. and in more than 20 countries, we serve federal, state and 1 1
(In thousands) 2006 2005 2004 (Unaudited) 2004 2003 2002
local government agencies, as well as private industry and interna- Financial Position:
tional clients in the chemical, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, power, Cash $ 89,502 $ 101,545 $ 108,007 $ 34,744 $ 69,267 $ 36,275 $ 32,785
Total Assets $ 2,581,029 $ 2,469,448 $2,307,748 $2,219,319 $2,275,045 $2,193,723 $2,251,905
manufacturing, mining and forest products industries.
Total Debt $ 168,614 $ 318,560 $ 556,922 $ 830,581 $ 543,737 $ 812,593 $ 955,563
Preferred Stock $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 46,733
The URS Division provides the full range of services required to build,
Stockholders’ Equity $ 1,506,687 $ 1,344,504 $1,082,121 $ 771,941 $1,067,224 $ 765,073 $ 633,852
maintain and improve infrastructure, including highways, bridges,
mass transit systems, airports, ports and harbors, and water supply
and wastewater treatment facilities, as well as healthcare complexes,
schools and other public buildings. We provide planning and
$113.0
engineering design services for new industrial infrastructure and
$4,637*
$1,506.7
$4,240
process facilities, as well as for the expansion and upgrade of existing
$3,918
facilities. We also provide comprehensive environmental services
$1,344.5
$82.5
to protect, preserve and restore our natural resources, including our
$3,382
$3,187
$3,838*
air, water and soil.
$1,082.1
$3,823*
$1,067.2
$2,428
$3,662*
$3,633*
$61.7
The EG&G Division supports various U.S. federal agencies, primarily
$58.1
$55.2
$771.9*
the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security. We assist
$765.1
$2,828*
in the development and deployment of new weapons systems,
$633.9
2 months
maintain and upgrade military aircraft and equipment, and operate 2 months
and maintain military installations. Our services include training
$567
$5.4*
$490*
pilots for the U.S. Armed Forces, providing technical assistance
$1.2
URS Corporation’s 2006 Annual Report contains
for global threat reduction programs and conducting homeland
statements that are not historical fact and that may
security preparedness exercises in communities throughout the U.S.
constitute forward-looking statements involving
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risks and uncertainties, including statements about
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our future growth and future economic and business
Headquartered in San Francisco, URS is a publicly held company
conditions. Our actual results could differ materially Net Income
Revenues Stockholders’ Equity Backlog
listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol URS. (In millions)
(In millions) (In millions) (In millions)
from those discussed in this Annual Report. Factors
For more information about URS, please see our Annual Report on
that might cause such a difference include, but are
not limited to, those discussed under “Risk Factors”
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2006. 1
Effective January 1, 2005, we adopted a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to December 31, with interim quarters ending on the Fridays closest to March 31, June
in URS Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K,
30, and September 30. We filed a transition report on Form 10-Q with the SEC for the two months ended December 31, 2004. Our 2005 fiscal year began on January 1, 2005 and
which accompanies this Annual Report, and that
ended on December 30, 2005.
Cover: URS employees at the Federal Building Eastern District Courthouse, Brooklyn, New York
also was filed with the Securities and Exchange Services: Construction Management
*Unaudited
Commission on February 27, 2007. Client: U.S. General Services Administration
3. CHAIRMAN’S LETTER
To Our Stockholders: 2006 was an excellent year in place to support continued
Another factor behind our private
grew 7% in 2006, reflecting
growth.
sector business growth has been
increased demand for the services
for URS, marked by strong financial results and our success in positioning URS
we provide to modernize and
sustained growth in all of the market sectors we Our results would not be possible
in high-growth markets. Over
expand the country’s aging infra-
without the dedication of our
the past several years, we have
structure. This spending has been
serve. Revenues and net income were $4.2 billion
more than 29,300 employees
built a significant and growing
accelerated by the federal high-
and $113 million, respectively, the highest levels in worldwide, and I would like to
emissions control business in the
way funding law, SAFETEA-LU
the Company’s history. We generated $165 million thank them for their hard work in
power sector, and this business
(the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
the past year. Our clients regularly
continued to thrive in 2006. New
Efficient Transportation Equity
in cash from operations and paid down $150 million
turn to URS for complex assign-
air emission regulations, such
Act: A Legacy for Users), which
in debt. We also ended the year with a record ments because we have some
as the Clean Air Interstate Rule,
provides federal matching funds
of the most talented professionals
have established more stringent
to state agencies for surface trans-
$12.4 billion book of business.
in their fields.
environmental standards to
portation projects. Another strong
funding source has been, and will
URS’ 2006 results demonstrate the success of
likely continue to be, major bond
2006 Revenues by Client Type These results demonstrate the In addition, URS provides
initiatives passed by voters to our business strategy. We achieved consistent and
strength of the fundamentals engineering, facilities and envi-
fund infrastructure improvement
underlying our business, as well ronmental services at military
reliable revenue and earnings growth, generated
45% U.S. Federal
programs. In November 2006,
as our success in building a bases worldwide, and during the
Government
strong cash flow and grew the business in each
voters in 19 states approved a
company with the service offer- 2006 fiscal year, we were suc-
22% U.S. State and
record level of $68 billion in
ings, scale and geographic cessful in leveraging our broad of the market sectors we serve.
Local Governments
new bond issuances.
reach to capture new growth range of capabilities and increased
23% Private Industry
Accordingly, this year’s annual
reduce harmful sulfur dioxide
opportunities. scale to win large, bundled con-
10% International
report, entitled Our Foundation
emissions. URS is helping utilities
Our financial results also reflect
tracts with the DoD. Many of
for Success, is dedicated to the
comply with these new regula-
a marked recovery in our private
these contracts support long-term
Through our two operating
employees of URS. In the sub-
tions by retrofitting coal-fired
sector business, which grew
DoD initiatives, such as the
divisions, the URS and EG&G
sequent pages, we have profiled
power plants with flue gas desul-
13% in 2006, after a year of flat
current Base Realignment and
Divisions, we provide a broad
some of the extraordinary work
furization scrubbers that reduce
revenues in 2005. We benefited
Closure (BRAC) program. This
range of engineering and tech-
being performed by our employ-
these emissions.
from our strategy of building
program is designed to reorganize
nical services in the U.S. federal
ees. I encourage you to read
long-term strategic partnerships,
the DoD base structure and
government, state and local
these stories and learn more
In summary, the Company’s
or Master Service Agreements
upgrade facilities to more effi-
government, private industry and
about our professionals and why
2006 results demonstrate the
(MSAs), with leading multina-
ciently support the U.S. Armed
international sectors—each
we are a recognized leader in
success of our business strategy.
tional corporations. These MSAs
Forces and adapt to changing
contributing to our strong growth
the engineering and technical
We achieved consistent and
have allowed us to capture
military priorities. We also expe-
in the past fiscal year. The federal
services market.
reliable revenue and earnings
increased capital spending in the
rienced increased demand for
government sector was a major
growth, generated strong cash
private sector, resulting from favor-
the services we provide to
driver for our business in 2006,
Finally, I would like to thank our
flow and grew the business in
able economic conditions. For
the Department of Homeland
increasing 7% over 2005. We
clients and stockholders for their
each of the market sectors we
example, during 2006, we won
Security to support disaster
continued to benefit from a
continued confidence in URS.
serve. Since 2002, the year we
a number of new assignments
preparedness and emergency
high level of demand for our
We look forward to updating you
acquired EG&G, we also have
as leading oil and gas companies
response programs in communi-
outsourced operations and main-
on our progress in 2007.
paid down more than $780
reinvested record profits in
ties throughout the U.S.
tenance services to maintain
million in debt, lowering our debt
refinery upgrades, environmental
and upgrade military aircraft
to total capitalization ratio from
controls, and remediation and
and ground vehicles for the In the state and local government
58% to just 10%. Looking ahead,
pipeline projects. At the same
Department of Defense (DoD). sector, we benefited from a high
I am optimistic about our pro-
time, our MSAs have enabled
Revenues also remained strong level of infrastructure investment
spects. We expect the favorable
us to support multinational clients
from our systems engineering across the U.S., particularly for
business trends we experienced Martin M. Koffel
on projects outside the U.S. and
and technical assistance services transportation, public building
in 2006 to continue in the Chairman and
were a key contributor to the
to develop, test and evaluate and school investment programs.
coming year, and we have the Chief Executive Officer
growth we experienced in our
weapons systems. Our revenues in this market
management team and systems
international revenues last year.
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4. A TRANSPORTATION MILESTONE IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL
URS EMPLOYEES,
PICTURED
LEFT TO RIGHT:
Joy Jones Mike Bonin
Steve Matty Ron Fletcher
Srinivas Gunna Marta Alonso
David Tackoor Nick Chow
Siva Kesavan Yacob Petros
Alex Lee Mike Baker
David Dobbeck Robert Sebkarshad
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5. WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE, WASHINGTON, DC
The Woodrow Wilson Bridge provides a vital link across
the Potomac River for commuters traveling from Maryland
and Virginia to the nation’s capital. Long considered one
of the worst traffic bottlenecks in the country, the entire
7.5-mile corridor was in need of a major overhaul. URS,
as part of a joint venture, is serving as the general engi-
neering and environmental consultant for this $2.4 billion
reconstruction project. When the first of two new bridge
spans was dedicated in May 2006, it marked a major
project milestone and was the first step in improving traffic
flow along this busy corridor.
Completed in 1961, the original four- “As part of the project’s environ-
lane bridge was designed to carry mental program, URS facilitated
75,000 vehicles per day across the the recycling of the old bridge’s
Potomac River. However, at its peak, building materials to create reefs
travel demand reached 200,000 that improve the fish habitat in
vehicles per day—nearly three times Chesapeake Bay,” notes Environ-
the design capacity. When the second mental Manager Mike Baker. Another
span opens, the new bridge will effort to remove barriers to fish
accommodate 12 lanes of traffic. migration won an American Road &
Although the bridge is the centerpiece Transportation Builders Association’s
of the reconstruction, the project Globe Award in 2006. “To help
includes four major interchanges. As wildlife continue to thrive in close
“The Woodrow Wilson Bridge is an impressive
the general engineering consultant, proximity to the bridge, an 84-acre
URS is responsible for design and parcel along the Potomac was donated new landmark for the nation’s capital. Everyone
construction oversight, coordina- to the National Park Service as a
on the URS team welcomed the opportunity
tion between multiple jurisdictions bald eagle sanctuary,” Mike adds.
and agencies, and the public out-
to contribute to such an important and high-
reach program. The opening ceremony included a fly-
profile project.”
over by the Navy’s “Blue Angels,” a
A project of this scale and complexity brass band fanfare and guest officials
Mike Bonin, Hunt Valley, Maryland (pictured right)
offers numerous technical challenges crossing the bridge in President
and opportunities to develop innova- Woodrow Wilson’s 1923 Rolls Royce. with Mike Baker, Hunt Valley, Maryland
tive techniques. Over the summer of “We mobilized more than 400 URS
2006, two stages of carefully choreo- employees from 20 offices, who have
graphed traffic realignments shifted collectively contributed to the success
traffic onto the first new bridge span. of the project,” notes Mike Bonin,
Immediately thereafter, URS coordi- URS’ Chief Engineer for the new
nated a series of dramatic explosive Wilson Bridge spans. “URS is one of
detonations to demolish the old the few firms with the resources and
bridge and clear a path for construc- expertise to handle a mega-project
tion of the second span. of this size.”
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6. UPGRADING FACILITIES FOR A MILITARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
URS EMPLOYEES, RIGHT SIDE
LEFT SIDE PICTURED CLOCKWISE
PICTURED CLOCKWISE FROM BOTTOM:
FROM BOTTOM:
Monika Beckmann
Melanie Glanert Sabrina Haubold
Volker List Till Utermoehlen
Hendrik Krauss Hilde Utermoehlen
John Huhtala Albin Toth
Michaela Pfeiffer Brian Osborn
Christian Kunz
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7. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS SCHOOLS,
KAISERSLAUTERN DISTRICT, GERMANY
The thousands of U.S. service men and women stationed
overseas are expected to perform to the highest standards,
and they deserve the best when it comes to educating
their children. That means more than just providing
dedicated teachers; it means having well-maintained,
technologically up-to-date schools and being adequately
prepared to handle projected student enrollment.
The Department of Defense performed asbestos remediation
Dependents Schools (DoDDS), a before completely gutting the building.
civilian agency under the U.S. DoD, Next, floors, ceilings, plaster, piping,
is responsible for operating K–12 electrical wiring, heating and water
schools in Europe and the Pacific supply systems all were replaced, and
for the children of U.S. military and new built-in furniture was installed.
other government personnel. With Classes began as scheduled, despite
more than 6,000 students in 25 the broad scope of the work.
schools, the DoDDS Kaiserslautern
District is the largest DoDDS district Earning the highest rating from DoDDS
outside the continental U.S. Several for this project, URS then was asked
of the district’s schools are located to renovate a middle school and
at Ramstein Air Base, which serves playgrounds and to modernize a high
as headquarters for the U.S. Air school sports stadium. The stadium’s
Force in Europe and is a major infrastructure was upgraded to
NATO installation. include a new running track, a lawn-
watering system, lighting and
In Kaiserslautern, Germany, URS is bleacher seating for 1,000 spectators.
helping DoDDS upgrade school facil- “URS was involved in every aspect
ities and plan for the future. “We of both projects, from facility assess-
completed our first project with the ments and planning to design and
Kaiserslautern District in 2004, and construction,” says Till. “We did it all.”
we have been working together ever
“With help from URS, the children of U.S.
since,” says URS Project Manager Recently, URS completed a major
military personnel will have access to modern,
Till Utermoehlen. “URS has provided facilities evaluation and master plan
design, environmental and construc- to aid the Kaiserslautern District
well-equipped schools while their parents
tion services for school modernization in its future planning. “The project
are on assignment in Germany. We are proud
projects worth millions of dollars.” demonstrates our growing partner-
ship with DoDDS,” says Till. “As the
of our contributions to this effort.”
URS’ first assignment for the district district fulfills its mission to provide
was the complete renovation of a educational programs that inspire
Till Utermoehlen, Kaiserslautern, Germany
50-year-old elementary school at and prepare students for success
Ramstein, which had to be completed in the global environment, the master
on an extremely tight schedule during plan will be key to the district’s
the three-month summer break. URS planning for long-term growth.”
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8. A STATE-OF-THE-ART SUBMARINE FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY
URS EMPLOYEES,
PICTURED
LEFT TO RIGHT:
Bill Fatek
Debbie Phelps
Bill Swanson
Gene Parkos
Marcus Burrell
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9. THE U.S. NAVY’S VIRGINIA CLASS
SUBMARINE PROGRAM
When the first Virginia Class submarine recently joined “EG&G has been working on the Virginia Class
the U.S. Navy’s fleet, it was the successful culmination since the program began in 1992. We are
of years of hard work—work that began in the early honored to be assisting the Navy with the
1990s with the help of URS’ EG&G Division. The first
development of the most advanced submarine
advanced nuclear submarine designed for post-Cold War
in its fleet.”
missions, the Virginia Class submarine far surpasses
the performance of its predecessors and is a major asset Marcus Burrell, Washington, DC
in the War on Terror.
EG&G has a 45-year history of sup- aged by totally integrated teams for
porting the Navy’s nuclear submarine maximum efficiency. As a result, the
force, which dates back to the time Virginia Class submarines are being
of the first nuclear submarine, the delivered closer to the estimated deliv-
USS Nautilus (pictured). EG&G ery date than any other shipbuilding
assists in all phases of combat system program in the Navy’s history.
development—from preparing budg-
ets for the Department of Defense, The modular design, open architec-
to testing and installing sophisticated ture and use of commercial off-the-
combat systems, and performing shelf equipment allow for the easy
quality assurance, training and start- replacement of technologies and
up services. components throughout the life of the
submarine. Hardware and software
“We are the Navy’s primary outside upgrades for fire control, navigation,
provider of professional support serv- electronic warfare and communica-
ices to the Virginia Class submarine tions can be added quickly and at
program office and the Navy ship- significantly lower cost, thus meeting
yards where the vessels are built,” the continuous improvements man-
says EG&G Program Manager Marcus dated by the U.S. Congress for
Burrell. “Currently, we have a team the Virginia Class. This flexibility is
of highly skilled engineers and tech- a major advantage over previous
nicians working on-site every day submarine classes.
at the Groton, Connecticut, shipyard,
as part of the Navy’s integrated Of the first ten ships funded in the
submarine development process.” Virginia Class program, two have
joined the fleet, the third will soon be
Revolutionary design and construc- commissioned and the fourth is under
tion practices are being used in this construction. Able to move faster
submarine program. The Virginia than predecessor submarines and
Class submarines are the first to be equally effective in coastal waters or
completely designed with advanced the open sea, the Virginia Class
computer technology, the first to submarines are designed to meet the
Navy’s evolving role in the 21st
make use of innovative modular
construction techniques for utmost century, both efficiently and affordably.
flexibility, and the first to be man-
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10. MODERNIZING A VALUED COMMUNITY RESOURCE
URS EMPLOYEES,
PICTURED
LEFT TO RIGHT:
Ross Pouley
Joyce Hsia
Roy Smith
Bob Carns
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11. THE KING COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Like most major libraries, the King County Library System
(KCLS) in Washington State is being challenged to meet
the expanding and evolving needs of its patrons and
the increasing demand on library resources. In the past
decade alone, library use has increased 40 percent,
while existing facilities have aged and maintenance costs
have escalated. Today, KCLS is the second busiest library
system in the country, circulating more than 19 million
books, magazines, DVDs and other materials each year.
In 2004, King County voters approved open to cost-saving contractual and
a $172 million capital bond measure project delivery approaches.”
to modernize, upgrade and expand
KCLS’ facilities to help keep pace with One approach was to bundle smaller
demand, meet community needs projects together to take advantage
and effectively prepare the library of the state’s design-build contracting
system for the next decade. Planned option for projects of more than
improvements include renovating $10 million. With design-build, a
and expanding 33 existing branches single contractor is responsible
and constructing 10 new libraries. for the design and construction of
Embarking on the largest capital a project. Another cost-saving
improvement program in its history, approach has been to pursue public-
KCLS turned to URS for help. private partnership arrangements
to co-develop large properties that
URS is providing program manage- can support both a library and a
ment assistance, including the mixed-use, residential or retail devel-
development of program protocols opment. This is a groundbreaking
and procedures, an overall project venture for the library system, reflect-
schedule and financial projections. ing its creative, entrepreneurial spirit.
The work also includes assisting in
design and contract negotiations and Despite the ambitious project scope
providing day-to-day oversight of indi- and rising construction costs, URS’
vidual projects for KCLS. program and construction manage-
“URS’ role in helping the King County Library
ment expertise is keeping the KCLS’
System expand and modernize its facilities
“One of our biggest challenges is building program on track. To date,
dealing with the market-driven esca- 13 projects are in various stages of
will have a positive and lasting impact on many
lation of construction costs,” says design and construction. Says Ross,
cities and towns in western Washington.”
Program Manager Ross Pouley. “Since “KCLS management relies on us to
the bond measure passed several implement the financial, contractual
years ago, we have seen double-digit and physical aspects of construc- Ross Pouley, Seattle, Washington
increases in the costs for steel and tion, so they can focus on what they
other building materials. So, construc- do best: run one of the busiest and
tion dollars don’t buy as much as most advanced library systems in
they used to. Fortunately, KCLS was the country.”
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12. OUR PEOPLE: THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS
JOHN HUHTALA MARTA ALONSO
PROJECT MANAGER ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING, PERMIT MANAGER
KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND
While he was growing up, John Huhtala’s family Some people take their time choosing the direction
moved several times, requiring him to attend of their life’s work. Not Marta Alonso. From an
different schools. As a result, he easily acclimated early age, she excelled at math and science and
to new situations. That pattern has continued wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps as an
throughout his ten-year career at URS, as he has engineer. She spent the summer between college
eagerly embraced new challenges. Starting out in and graduate school as an intern working on the
URS’ Grand Rapids, Michigan, office, John has Woodrow Wilson Bridge. That experience helped
welcomed the chance to work overseas on cement her career choice.
numerous projects, beginning as an estimator in
Saudi Arabia. Once she earned her master’s degree from Johns
Hopkins University, Marta knew she wanted to
John approaches each new project with anticipa- work at URS. She says, “I had a civil engineering
tion, but never more so than when it provides background, with an interest in environmental
exposure to a new culture. He says, “URS is a compliance. Interning at URS provided me with
company rich in opportunity, and I am a prime exposure to the practical aspects of my studies
example of someone who has taken advantage and the reality of environmental consulting. The
of those opportunities. I have always been Company has an excellent reputation in the envi-
encouraged to try new things.” ronmental and engineering industries.”
Reflecting on how much he enjoyed working on Marta was hired by URS immediately upon
a short-term assignment in Germany during the earning her master’s degree, and her career is
renovation of a sports stadium, John pursued per- showing signs of great promise. She was recently
manent reassignment overseas. Now that he and selected as one of the 2007 New Faces of Civil
his family have settled, they are all reaping the Engineering by the American Society of Civil
benefits. “The work is fantastic, and an added Engineers. Since starting at URS in 2003 as an
plus is the experience this provides for my kids. Environmental Engineer, Marta already has been
We live in a global society, and the exposure to promoted once and is now the Permit Manager
other cultures is invaluable,” says John. with the Environmental Compliance team. She
sees the potential for further career opportunities.
John has helped build a small practice into a “I have exposure to so many aspects of environ-
much larger office in Kaiserslautern and has mental management and training here that would
enjoyed getting involved in different aspects of be difficult to match elsewhere. I work with a
the business. In addition, he also benefits from team of people who are the best in their fields and
the different perspectives of his international I learn from them every day,” she explains.
colleagues from continental Europe and the U.K.
It not only helps him on the job, but also enriches Thanks to a program initiated by Marta, people are
his life. John says, “I’ve added to my experience learning from her as well. She teaches Spanish
by working with people who have an amazing to inspectors, with an emphasis on construction-
knowledge base.” related terms to enhance safety on the Woodrow
Wilson Bridge project. She is delighted that her
As for the future, John looks forward to new career job at URS benefits her hometown. She says, “It’s
challenges, saying, “It is all here for me at URS.” rewarding to work on a project that has a direct,
positive impact on the city where I have lived for
the past 20 years.”
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13. REHABILITATING FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS
URS EMPLOYEES, RIGHT SIDE
LEFT SIDE PICTURED CLOCKWISE
PICTURED CLOCKWISE FROM BOTTOM:
FROM BOTTOM:
Kristi Dauth
Frank Lawler Elizabeth Lowrey
Brian Merceron Katrinna Durbin
Bruce Lelong Harry Harlan
Sandra Dave Silas Cunningham
Doree Magiera Barry Fehl
Mike Housey Ryan Koenig
Matt Lee Mike Patorno
Bruce Adams Gurkan Ozgurel
Ariel Buenano
John Gribar
Paul Barras (center)
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14. LEVEE EVALUATION AND REPAIR PROJECTS,
LOUISIANA AND CALIFORNIA
Although Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans
on August 29, 2005, the worst damage occurred as flood
waters poured through the city’s breached levees. Eighty
percent of the city was flooded—with many areas under
12 feet of water. To restore New Orleans’ battered flood
protection system, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
established Task Force Guardian and called on URS to
provide design and construction services for 29 projects.
The restoration moved at an extraordi- risk is the Sacramento-San Joaquin
nary pace. URS mobilized employees Delta in California’s Central Valley,
from around the country to work with where levees protect 2.5 million resi-
our New Orleans-area staff—many dents, more than two million acres
of whom had suffered personal and of cultivated land and the fresh
property losses in the storm. The water supply for two-thirds of the
repairs, which totaled $250 million, state’s population.
were completed in just nine months.
In 2006, following sustained heavy
“The Corps highly commended our rainfall and runoff, the governor
work, presenting URS with a specially declared a state of emergency for
designed medal for outstanding California’s levee system and directed
achievement,” says URS Project the Department of Water Resources
Manager Mike Patorno. Noting the (DWR) to complete fast-track repairs
dedication of his colleagues who of the damaged, eroding levees.
“Those of us who experienced the devastation
worked diligently to complete the work
of Hurricane Katrina firsthand understand the
prior to the next hurricane season, The DWR selected URS to plan,
he added, “Many of us believed this design and manage construction for
importance of repairing the country’s aging
was the most important work we the massive program, which is
levee infrastructure. URS has the resources
would ever do during our careers.” being funded by $4.9 billion in flood-
protection bond money authorized
and expertise to get the job done.”
Based on the success of Task Force by California voters. In 11 months,
Guardian, URS continues to work more than 250 URS employees
Mike Patorno, Metairie, Louisiana
on the rehabilitation of 25 miles of completed 53,000 linear feet of crit-
levees, floodwalls and structures ical levee repairs, with additional
for the New Orleans Corps’ Hurricane repair projects planned in 2007. But,
Protection Office. The Corps’ Risk the potential for levee failure is not
Assessment Task Force for Dams and just a problem in Louisiana and
Levees also has asked URS to California. Thousands of communities
help develop procedures to evaluate nationwide depend on flood control
13,000 miles of levees nationwide. systems. As other areas assess the
condition of these systems, URS’
The devastation in New Orleans expertise restoring and repairing aging
has prompted other states to evaluate levees is helping to prevent another
their levee systems. One area at disaster of Katrina-like proportions.
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15. TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HELICOPTER PILOTS
URS EMPLOYEES, BACK ROW:
FRONT ROW:
Frank Wynne
Bob Price Pat Pestotnik
Lisa Bailey Al Cooper
Bob Beaman Jerry Ogles
Betsy Flinn Bob Barnes
Joe Rallo Sam Denton
Dave Van Conant Bill Pruitt
Howard Tatum Butch Faust
Mike Babb
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16. U.S. ARMY FLIGHT SCHOOL, FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA
When images of American military helicopters on combat
missions are shown on television news programs, it
is likely that the pilots were trained by instructors from
URS’ EG&G Division. EG&G serves as the flight trainer
at the U.S. Army Aviation Warfighting Center’s Flight
School, located at Fort Rucker, Alabama, the largest heli-
copter training school in the world.
At any given time, as many as 120 transport and sophisticated combat
helicopters can be seen in the sky operations. To help them prepare
over the Fort Rucker area, as flight for the perils of battle, our flight
instructors train the next generation instructors incorporate real-life lessons
of military helicopter pilots. More than learned from military missions.
400 EG&G instructors—most of
whom have military backgrounds and Student pilots also are required to
are combat veterans—provide rotary complete rigorous water survival
flight training to approximately 1,200 training to prepare for an overwater
young men and women annually. ditching emergency. Training begins
in the classroom, but the real action
Since 1989, EG&G has led more takes place in a pool equipped
than 20,000 Army, Air Force and with a state-of-the-art helicopter
allied student pilots through months simulator dunker.
of intensive instruction. Most have
never flown before. From aviation Used for Helicopter Overwater
theory and simulation instruction to Survival Training (HOST), the dunker
actual flight training, students at helps pilots learn how to swim out
Fort Rucker are thoroughly prepared of a sinking aircraft in a real-time
for successful careers as certified situation. “Once they complete this
military aviators. In addition to training phase of their training, the students
student pilots, EG&G conducts are prepared to survive an aircraft
graduate-level programs for experi- ditching, although we hope they
enced aviators. never have to,” says HOST Program “Rigorous flight training is essential,
Manager Ron Sanders.
particularly since today’s graduate
Today, many new military aviators
will be deployed on missions in “We take great pride in being role
pilots may need to immediately
dangerous, high-risk situations shortly models for our students and setting
undertake dangerous missions.”
after graduation. They will fly some of the standard for excellence in Army
the most technologically advanced aviation,” says EG&G Program
Chuck Gant, Fort Rucker, Alabama
rotary wing aircraft anywhere— Manager Chuck Gant. “The men
Apaches, Black Hawks, Chinooks and and women who serve in our
Kiowa Warriors—for reconnaissance, Armed Forces deserve nothing less.”
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17. AN ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE APPROACH TO ROADWAY DESIGN
URS EMPLOYEES, MIDDLE ROW PICTURED
FRONT ROW PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT:
LEFT TO RIGHT:
Jayesh Narsey
Noel Nancekivell Jay Riechelmann
Karen Wilson Andre de Groot
Amelie Fillion Dean Sykes
Ross Sharp
Indra Gyawali BACK ROW PICTURED
LEFT TO RIGHT:
Peter Lipscombe
Murray Addis
Brent England
Meagan Stewart
Steve Drury
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18. NORTHERN GATEWAY ALLIANCE ALPURT B2 PROJECT,
NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND
Living within a rugged terrain of forests, clean rivers,
unspoiled beaches and native flora and fauna not found
elsewhere, New Zealanders are committed to preserving
their unique environment. That’s why the country’s “Designing ALPURT B2 has been one of the
newest and largest transportation project ever—a $365 greatest challenges of my career. We have gone
million, 4.7-mile highway extension north of Auckland—
far beyond what we initially thought possible,
has been designed with a major ecological and environ-
setting new industry standards for environ-
mental focus that does just that.
mentally sensitive engineering.”
Noel Nancekivell, Auckland, New Zealand
Despite concerns about aesthetics only preserve native trees and
and potential environmental impacts, streams, but also provide a corridor
there was no question that a modern for wildlife to travel safely beneath
highway was needed to improve the new highway.
north-south travel from greater
Auckland—the largest urban area in The completed highway will feature
New Zealand. Every business day, other innovative elements, including
workers from north of the city com- two 1,245-foot tunnels as an alterna-
mute to downtown Auckland, tive to making deep cuts through the
often enduring long travel times on steep terrain. The tunnels will have
the existing two-lane, winding road. a sophisticated deluge fire-suppression
system, a first for New Zealand.
The project presented some unique In addition, stormwater falling on
design challenges for URS—the pavement and bridges along the
lead engineering design partner of highway will be collected and treated
the Northern Gateway Alliance. The before being discharged into water-
alliance is responsible for building ways to prevent contaminants from
the highway realignment, known as entering the natural environment.
ALPURT B2, starting north of Once construction has been com-
Auckland in Orewa to the town of pleted, an ambitious project to
Puhoi. “The project traverses areas revegetate one million native plants
that are historically rich and diverse, also will help restore the region to
containing steep topography, large its natural condition.
tracts of native bush, streams and
estuaries, and pastoral farmland,” “This is one of the most complex and
says URS Project Manager Noel innovative engineering assignments
Nancekivell. URS has ever undertaken in New
Zealand,” says Noel. “Our vision is
URS staff participating in the alliance to create a showcase of environmental
designed numerous structures, includ- and engineering excellence. We
ing six bridges that will help maintain think that vision has been realized,
the ecological balance in sensitive and that ALPURT B2 will serve as
areas. Two of the bridges will be a model for future transportation
“eco-viaducts” built high above the projects throughout the country.”
treetops. These structures will not
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19. A PARTNERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
URS EMPLOYEES,
PICTURED
LEFT TO RIGHT:
Daniel Banaszek
Melodie Cole
Jerome Von Hatten
Shaik Quadri
Ken Kastman
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20. UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE
Steel is an essential part of modern society. From auto-
mobiles, appliances, canned foods and residential
housing, to tubular products used for the exploration and
distribution of oil and natural gas, we depend on steel
products every day. Much of that steel is produced by
industrial giant United States Steel Corporation. U. S.
Steel was founded more than a century ago—long before
the environmental impacts of industrial processes were
understood or regulated.
Today, one of the challenges associ- in addressing past waste disposal
ated with operating heavy industrial issues by investigating and identifying
facilities is complying with modern areas potentially requiring remedia-
environmental regulations while tion. We also design and monitor
remaining competitive in the global groundwater remediation systems,”
marketplace. In 1997, U. S. Steel says URS Project Manager Shaik
chose URS as an environmental Quadri. “U. S. Steel’s Gary Works is
alliance partner to help meet this one of our major Chicago-area clients,
challenge. and we are proud to have been
working at this site over the past
“As part of URS’ long-standing relationship with
With more than a dozen steel manu- ten years.”
U. S. Steel, we have been supporting its
facturing and finishing facilities in
the United States and Eastern Europe, “Teams of URS engineers, scientists
environmental program in Gary, Indiana, and
U. S. Steel is the largest integrated and technicians work side by side
at multiple sites across the country.”
steel manufacturer headquartered in with U. S. Steel’s environmental
the United States and the seventh staff at most of the company’s oper-
largest steel producer in the world. ating facilities and at many of its Shaik Quadri, Chicago, Illinois
U. S. Steel has spent millions of dol- former manufacturing sites,” says
lars on the improvement and cleanup Bob Doyle, URS National Program
of its own industrial sites, as well as Manager for U. S. Steel projects.
those acquired from former owners. “We also provided environmental
due diligence support for U. S. Steel’s
Over the years, URS teams have acquisition of National Steel’s assets
helped the company manage its in 2003, as well as for the potential
environmental program—performing purchase of facilities overseas.”
hundreds of projects, ranging from
addressing wastewater treatment With hundreds of offices throughout
issues to cleaning up residual wastes. the world, URS can provide compre-
One such project is at U. S. Steel’s hensive environmental services to
largest U.S. facility—Gary Works, in multinational clients at multiple
Gary, Indiana. locations, whenever and wherever
we are needed.
“URS’ on-site project team at Gary
Works primarily assists U. S. Steel
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