OREANDA-NEWS. September 15, 2010. Key American companies have begun to enter Azerbaijan.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Taxes informed, a branch of the URS Federal Services International Inc. (the USA) passed state registration in August. Zaur Aliyev has been appointed head of the company.

URS is one of the largest, global, fully integrated engineering, construction and technical services firms with the capabilities to support the full project life cycle. It offers professional planning, design, environmental, construction, program and construction management, operations and maintenance, management and a wide range of specialized technical services. It provides services for transportation, power, industrial infrastructure, environment and nuclear energy protection, water/wastewater, mining, and defense and security.

As a major U.S. federal contractor, URS provides critical support to the Departments of Defense (DoD), Homeland Security (DHS) and Energy (DOE), as well as to National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies.