Jacobs Selected to Provide Project Management for Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital's New Hospital Campus in Downtown Denver

PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today it was selected to provide Owner's Representative and Project Management services for Phase I of the Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital's new hospital campus program in downtown Denver, Colo.

Officials estimate the total Phase I project value at $650 million.

The complete program will involve design and construction of a 450-bed, tertiary hospital in two phases. Phase I will include 300 inpatient beds, 24 to 28 operating rooms, emergency services to accommodate 75,000 to 100,000 visits, and associated ancillary and support spaces in approximately 744,000 gross square feet of space. Phase II is projected to include an additional 150 beds and required support spaces.

Jacobs will be supported by a major subconsultant, Technical Project Services (TPS) of Denver. Jacobs and TPS will provide complete planning, design, construction, and occupancy phase project management services, with a focus on integrated project delivery strategies and Lean construction techniques to meet Exempla's ambitious objectives for the project.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Warren Dean stated, "We are delighted to support Exempla on their significant new Saint Joseph Hospital campus in Denver. We look forward to implementing leading delivery strategies and best practices from the more than $10 billion in healthcare projects that we are currently managing nationwide."

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

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SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

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