EXHIBIT 3.1 CERTIFICATE OF ELIMINATION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK OF URS CORPORATION AND THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF SERIES B EXCHANGEABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF URS CORPORATION AND THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK OF URS CORPORATION AND THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF SERIES D SENIOR CONVERTIBLE PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK OF URS CORPORATION AND THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF SERIES E SENIOR CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK OF URS CORPORATION URS CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: The name of the Corporation is URS CORPORATION. SECOND: The date on which the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was originally filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware is February 13, 1976. THIRD: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, acting in accordance with the provisions of Section 141 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, adopted the following resolutions: RESOLVED, that none of the authorized shares of the Corporation's Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, and that none will be issued subject to the Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock previously filed with respect to such shares; and RESOLVED FURTHER, that the proper officers of the Corporation are hereby authorized and directed to take all such actions as they may deem to be necessary or advisable in order to file a Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to eliminate all provisions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 151(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. FOURTH: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, acting in accordance with the provisions of Section 141 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, adopted the following resolutions: RESOLVED, that none of the authorized shares of the Corporation's Series B Exchangeable Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, and that none will be issued subject to the Certificate of Designation of Series B Exchangeable Convertible Preferred Stock previously filed with respect to such shares; and RESOLVED FURTHER, that the proper officers of the Corporation are hereby authorized and directed to take all such actions as they may deem to be necessary or advisable in order to file a Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to eliminate all provisions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series B Exchangeable Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 151(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. FIFTH: That all provisions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series B Exchangeable Convertible Preferred Stock, as amended, are hereby eliminated. SIXTH: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, acting in accordance with the provisions of Section 141 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, adopted the following resolutions: RESOLVED, that none of the authorized shares of the Corporation's Series C Preferred Stock are outstanding, and that none will be issued subject to the Certificate of Designation of Series C Preferred Stock previously filed with respect to such shares; and RESOLVED FURTHER, that the proper officers of the Corporation are hereby authorized and directed to take all such actions as they may deem to be necessary or advisable in order to file a Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to eliminate all provisions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 151(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. SEVENTH: That all provisions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series C Preferred Stock, as amended, are hereby eliminated. EIGHTH: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, acting in accordance with the provisions of Section 141 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, adopted the following resolutions: RESOLVED, that none of the authorized shares of the Corporation's Series D Senior Convertible Participating Preferred Stock are outstanding, and that none will be issued subject to the Certificate of Designation of Series D Senior Convertible Participating Preferred Stock previously filed with respect to such shares; and RESOLVED FURTHER, that the proper officers of the Corporation are hereby authorized and directed to take all such actions as they may deem to be necessary or advisable in order to file a Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to eliminate all provisions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series D Senior Convertible Participating Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 151(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. NINTH: That all provisions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series D Senior Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, as amended, are hereby eliminated. TENTH: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, acting in accordance with the provisions of Section 141 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, adopted the following resolutions: RESOLVED, that none of the authorized shares of the Corporation's Series E Senior Cumulative Convertible Participating Preferred Stock are outstanding, and that none will be issued subject to the Certificate of Designation of Series E Senior Cumulative Convertible Participating Preferred Stock previously filed with respect to such shares; and RESOLVED FURTHER, that the proper officers of the Corporation are hereby authorized and directed to take all such actions as they may deem to be necessary or advisable in order to file a Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to eliminate all provisions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series E Senior Cumulative Convertible Participating Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 151(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. ELEVENTH: That all provisions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series E Senior Cumulative Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, as amended, are hereby eliminated. [Signatures on following page.] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, URS CORPORATION has caused this Certificate of Elimination of the Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock and the Certificate of Designation of Series B Exchangeable Convertible Preferred Stock and the Certificate of Designation of the Series C Preferred Stock and the Certificate of Designation of Series D Senior Convertible Participating Preferred Stock and the Certificate of Designation of Series E Senior Cumulative Convertible Participating Preferred Stock to be signed by its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary and attested to by its Assistant Secretary this 23rd day of July, 2003. URS CORPORATION By: /s/ Kent P. Ainsworth -------------------------------------------- Kent P. Ainsworth, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary ATTEST: /s/ Carol Brummerstedt - --------------------------------------- Carol Brummerstedt, Assistant Secretary