Jacobs Receives Contract from WSDOT for Interstate 90

PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a contract from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to provide design services for fire and life safety systems improvements within the Mount Baker and Mercer Island tunnels along I-90 in the Seattle metro area.

Officials did not disclose the contract value.

The design effort focuses on multiple systems within the existing tunnels, including fire detection and suppression, ventilation, emergency egress, intelligent transportation and illumination. There are two primary purposes of the system upgrade; to add a High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane through the tunnels, and also to prepare the highway corridor for the future extension of light rail between Seattle and the cities of Bellevue and Redmond. This contract extends Jacobs work history with WSDOT on the I-90 Corridor, which began in the 1980s.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Kevin McMahon stated, "We're very pleased to have the opportunity to continue our working relationship with WSDOT as critical mobility improvements are implemented along I-90."

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.

For additional information contact:

Michelle Jones

626.578.6968

SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.