Uvaterv Zrt. (Hungary)

UVATERV Ut-, Vasuttervezo Zrt. is a transportation infrastructure planning company located in Budapest, Hungary. The company has been involved in the planning of various transportation facilities for over 60 years. Their main focus is on the design of airports, highways, roads, railways, bridges, overpasses, tunnels, metro systems, river ports, transportation buildings, vehicle depots, underground garages, and parking structures, both in Hungary and abroad. The company's activities are divided into three main sectors. The first sector includes road, highway, railway, and airport planning, road network development, traffic engineering, geodesy, utility planning, and land development. The second sector deals with bridge design, bridge construction technology planning, and structural design. The third sector is responsible for the design of underground structures and metro systems, as well as architectural and building services design. The company operates nine design offices for these three sectors. The engineering work is supported by an advanced in-house IT system, which provides collaborative work solutions and project management solutions. UVATERV Zrt. is available to its clients throughout all phases of facility implementation, from feasibility studies to permit and construction plans, and even construction management. Some of their most important recent projects include the expansion of Ferihegy International Airport, further planning of the M1, M3, M5, and M7 highways, the design of the Budapest bypass M0 highway ring, new Danube and Tisza bridges, the feasibility study of the Budapest Metro Line 4, and the design of hotels, office buildings, shopping centers, and underground garages. In terms of export projects, they have worked on airport planning and construction management in Algeria, a 700 km railway line in Libya, and the planning of the Tripoli metro network. The company was established as a state enterprise in 1948 and was privatized in 1993, becoming a joint-stock company. The shares are owned by the company's management and employees. In 1997, the company received ISO 9001 certification for quality management.