Who is UCMT?


The University Construction Management Team (UCMT) is a joint venture between URS Corporation and Turner Construction Company. These two firms have worked together on many complex projects across the country and, in the process, developed a core Team of construction professionals who work together to successfully manage the most complex projects. UCMT provides comprehensive top of the line service on construction projects from the early stages of design through constructability analysis, contract bidding, construction, commissioning and startup of the new facilities.

URS Corporation is the nation’s largest construction management company with an emphasis on project controls, URS Construction Services focuses on the management of large, complex construction projects primarily on behalf of public owners.

Turner Construction is the premier builder of hospital facilities in the United States. The firm has met the complex challenges of hospital construction more than any firm of its kind. With a work force of 5000 in the United States, Turner has the depth of personnel to provide the experience and expertise needed for the most challenging of projects.

The UCMT Team assembled for the UCLA Westwood Replacement Hospital has been working together since 1998. They have a proven record of working together and demonstrated their combined abilities to put into place a well-balanced and seamless organization. The UCMT Team at the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital also consists of personnel who have worked together on previous projects and is augmented with key personnel from the Westwood project. This effort of sharing resources is designed to ensure similar management procedures as well as take advantage of the knowledge gained.

For more information on each of the firms, please visit their respective websites.

The URS webpage is located at www.urscorp.com and Turner Construction can be found at www.turnerconstruction.com.