Jacobs Selected by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to Support Regional Networks

PASADENA, Calif., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that it has been selected to provide architectural and engineering services for six Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) throughout the United States.

The five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) awards have a maximum order limit of $7.5 million each, for a total maximum order limit of $45 million.

Under the terms of the awards, Jacobs is providing planning and design services to help the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) meet federal mandates for energy and sustainability at medical centers and outpatient clinics across its networks.

Jacobs' scope includes solutions for energy efficiency and conservation as well as potential evaluation and design for a vast array of renewable energies that may include geothermal, cogeneration, biomass, wind turbine and solar photovoltaic technologies.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Tom McDuffie stated, "We are delighted to support the VA in its goal to provide quality health care to our veterans while achieving continued environmental sustainability."

The range of work includes utility metering, retrocommissioning, conducting feasibility studies and the planning and design of projects that increase energy efficiency and water conservation at multiple sites in six of the VA's regional networks: North Carolina and Virginia; Florida and Puerto Rico; Missouri, Kansas, and South Illinois; Central and South Texas; Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska; and Northern California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Guam.

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.