Press Release Aug 17, 2010

Jacobs Receives Contract from North East of Scotland Transport Partnership in the UK

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PASADENA, Calif., Aug 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a framework agreement from the North East of Scotland Transport Partnership (Nestrans), Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council to provide transportation and environmental related services for various projects until 2013. Nestrans is the transport partnership for Aberdeen City and Shire, which strives to better connect the region and increase public accessibility.

No value for the contract has been set, and it is subject to future workloads of the three commissioning bodies.

Jacobs' scope of services include multidisciplinary consultancy support to assist in the implementation of projects for the Regional Transport Partnership and Councils from initial conception through final design, as well as the procurement of works contracts and construction.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Bob Duff stated, "We are delighted to have been awarded this contract, which further strengthens our relationship with the Regional Transport Partnership and Councils. We look forward to providing a diverse range of services and assisting Nestrans in its efforts to improve transport and the quality of life for all in north east Scotland."

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

Any statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. Although such statements are based on management's current estimates and expectations, and currently available competitive, financial, and economic data, forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. We, therefore, caution the reader that there are a variety of factors that could cause business conditions and results to differ materially from what is contained in 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 2009 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 also caution the readers of this release that we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein. 

For additional information contact:

                Michelle Jones

                626.578.6968

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SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.