Jacobs Receives General Engineering Services Contract From the Florida Department of Transportation

PASADENA, Calif., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a general engineering services contract from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to provide professional services support to the Office of the Chief Engineer for the development, operation, maintenance, and construction of the state highway system.

Officials did not disclose the value of the 5-year contract.

Jacobs will provide technical and professional personnel to function as an extension of the Department's staff on an as-needed basis, providing services to support design, right-of-way, traffic engineering and operations, construction, maintenance, and materials activities.

In making this announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Kevin McMahon stated, "We are pleased to continue our long-standing and successful relationship with the FDOT. We are excited to partner with the Office of the Chief Engineer and to help develop and implement effective solutions that continually improve Florida's transportation system."

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

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