Jacobs Receives Construction Engineering and Inspection Services Contract From Florida Department of Transportation

PASADENA, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a contract from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Five, to provide construction engineering and inspection services for the Lake Jesup Bridge design-build project and other roadway construction projects in Brevard, Seminole, Volusia, Orange, and Osceola counties in Fla.

Officials did not disclose the contract value.

Jacobs will perform roadway and bridge construction inspection and quality control services. The Lake Jesup Bridge project includes demolition and removal of the existing bridge and construction of a new 3,700-foot-long, two-lane structure and 0.5-mile causeway. In addition to the new bridge construction, the work also includes two roadway widening and reconstruction projects on SR 15 near Sanford, Fla.

In making this announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Kevin McMahon stated, "Growth and development in east central Florida have progressed at a staggering pace in the last five years. In an effort to provide current and future residents with optimal transportation conditions, FDOT has made roadway improvement projects in these rapidly growing areas a priority in its work plan. We are proud to assist them by providing oversight to make sure that these important projects are constructed safely, accurately, and on schedule."

Jacobs, with over 54,000 employees and about $9.0 billion in revenues, provides technical, professional, and construction services globally.

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For additional information contact:

Mary Bloom

626.578.6992

SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.



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