Jacobs Receives General Engineering Services Contract from CSX Transportation

PASADENA, Calif., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a three-year contract from CSX Transportation (CSXT) to provide general engineering services on a task order basis throughout the CSXT system.

Officials did not disclose the contract value.

As a primary consultant to CSXT, Jacobs will provide railroad design engineering and construction engineering and inspection services. The design engineering work will include track, civil, bridge, facilities, electrical, signal, and environmental services that could involve preliminary and detailed design, feasibility studies, cost estimating, and preparation of plan sets and bid documents.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Kevin J. McMahon said, "We are delighted to have been selected by CSX Transportation for this work and we look forward to extending our relationship and helping the company achieve its goals."

Jacobs, with over 55,000 employees and revenues exceeding $10.0 billion, provides technical, professional, and construction services globally.

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