Jacobs Receives Contract from Harris Corporation for the State of Maine's Statewide Radio Communications System

PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Harris Corporation's Public Safety and Professional Communications business to provide turnkey engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services to implement the State of Maine's Statewide Radio Communication Network Program (MSCommNet). The MSCommNet statewide digital radio system was designed to meet the communications needs of Maine's law enforcement, public safety, and public service first responders. The Project 25 (P25) VHF system will be fully compliant with Phase 1 of the federal P25 standard and will include 40 sites throughout Maine, providing mobile coverage across 95 percent of the state. The MSCommNet system will be based on Harris' VIDA Network, a cost-effective, Internet Protocol (IP)-based interoperable radio communications technology that supports and facilitates communications between new and legacy systems to provide seamless interoperability with other agencies, regardless of frequency band, radio brand or operating mode. MSCommNet will utilize significant portions of the State's existing communications infrastructure with a modern technical foundation that addresses current and future technical needs and business requirements.

Jacobs will perform site civil engineering, construction management, procurement and construction services of radio towers, equipment shelters and emergency power backup systems for the required infrastructure improvements. To support the power requirements at remote sites where commercial power is not available, Jacobs is providing a sustainable approach which includes the utilization of solar arrays and wind turbines.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Kevin McMahon stated, "We are delighted to partner with Harris Corporation and look forward to deploying the MSCommNet system for Maine's public safety and public service first responders."

Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications is a leading supplier of assured communications® systems and equipment for public safety, federal, utility, commercial and transportation markets, with products ranging from the most advanced IP voice and data networks, to industry leading multiband, multimode radios, to public safety-grade broadband video and data solutions. With more than 80 years of experience, Harris supports over 500 systems around the world. Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $5 billion of annual revenue and 15,000 employees -- including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional, and construction services.

Any statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. Although such statements are based on management's current estimates and expectations, and currently available competitive, financial, and economic data, forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. We, therefore, caution the reader that there are a variety of factors that could cause business conditions and results to differ materially from what is contained in 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 2008 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 also caution the readers of this release that 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.