Jacobs Project Selected by ENR as "Best of the Best" in 2011

PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today the Vaccine Bulk Manufacturing Facility (VBF) Program of Projects at the Merck facility in Durham, N.C. received the Best Industrial/Manufacturing Award for 2011 from Engineering News-Record (ENR).

Jacobs provided engineering, procurement, construction management and commissioning/validation services for the $315 million, 214,000-square-foot vaccine manufacturing facility. Additionally, Jacob's modular shop in Charleston, S.C. completed full modular design and fabrication. The project was completed in two years, 40 percent faster than industry benchmarks.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Bob Pragada stated, "We value our long standing client relationship with Merck and are pleased to share in the success of their project. Our teams integrated quickly, collaborated on an extremely aggressive execution approach, and as a result delivered one of the safest, most innovative projects of its kind."

ENR is expected to profile all projects in its February 13, 2012 issue.

Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional, and construction services.

Statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking statements on management's current estimates and expectations as well as currently available competitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. For a description of some of the factors which may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements please refer to our 2011 Form 10-K, and in particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.  We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.

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SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.