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    Jacobs to Support Highway Improvements Project in Texas; Randy Pierce Comments

    Jacobs Engineering Group will provide construction, engineering and inspection services over a three-year period for the Texas Department of Transportation’s US 75/President George Bush Turnpike interchange improvements project in Collin County. The company said Tuesday it will support the improvement of two direct connectors, construction of new auxiliary lanes, extension of the railroad bridge and some demolition and reconstruction work. […] More

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    Jacobs Lands Construction Mgmt Contract with Texas School District; Tom McDuffie Comments

    The Garland public school district in Texas has selected Jacobs Engineering Group to oversee construction projects under the district’s $455 million bond program. Jacobs will aid in the district’s security and life safety updates, window replacements, lighting installations, facility expansion and the construction of a new natatorium and career/technical education center, Jacobs said Tuesday. Contract work […] More

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    Jacobs to Supervise Rehab of New Jersey’s Mathis Bridge

    Jacobs Engineering Group will provide construction inspection services for the New Jersey Department of Transportation‘s $79 million Route 37 Mathis Bridge rehabilitation project under a $7.7 million contract. The company said Tuesday it will supervise the structural, mechanical and electrical rehabilitation of the bridge’s bascule section and the construction of exothermic deck units. “Both the Mathis Bridge and the […] More

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    Jacobs Designated Cisco Gold Partner; Darren Kraabel Comments

    Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced Wednesday, it has achieved a gold certification as a partner of Cisco in providing telecommunication technology services to customers. “Cisco Gold status is a significant achievement for Jacobs, one that complements and enhances our value-added reseller and technology lifecycle management services,” said Darren Kraabel Jacobs Vice President. He also went on […] More

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    Jacobs to Provide Design for California High-Speed Rail Construction Package 2-3

    Jacobs Engineering Group will provide infrastructure design services for Construction Package 2-3 of Dragados-Flatiron Joint Venture‘s $1.2 billion design-build contract for the California High-Speed Rail. Jacobs said Tuesday CP 2-3 covers 65 miles of construction and infrastructure improvement work on the future high-speed rail system stretching from San Diego to San Francisco in California. The company added that […] More

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    Jacobs Gets Contract Extension on Lend Lease’s Facilities Project for Australia’s F-35A Fleet

    Jacobs Engineering Group has received an extension to its contract with Lend Lease to provide infrastructure design services for the New Air Combat Capability project in Australia. Jacobs said Tuesday its support for the project will cover acoustics, electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, security, structural and other schematic, detailed and final design aspects. According to the company, the NACC project […] More

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    Research Firm ExecRank Puts GovCon Leaders on ‘Top CIO for 2014’ List

    Research and advisory firm ExecRank has unveiled its annual list of 250 of the “Top CIOs for 2014,” a ranking of chief information officers across all industries that evaluates these leaders across 24 different categories. For this exercise, ExecRank says it developed a series of algorithms over three years to measure executive performance and predict future executive […] More

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    Jacobs to Help Texas Dept Oversee Design-Build Projects; Randy Pierce Comments

    Jacobs Engineering Group has been awarded a six-year, $20 million contract to help the Texas Department of Transportation oversee design-build and public-private partnership projects across the state. Jacobs said Tuesday it will implement design, construction oversight and owner verification testing procedures for the department under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. “Using lessons learned from our work on the Dallas-Fort Worth Connector, Chisholm […] More

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    Bassim Shebaro: Jacobs to Help Saudi Arabia Build Industrial Cities

    Jacobs Engineering Group has won a two-year contract of an undisclosed amount with the Saudi Industry Property Authority to design and develop industrial cities in the country. The company will provide concept and design services for three new industrial cities in Saudi Arabia, the company said Tuesday. “We look forward to supporting MODON’s goal to create a lasting and […] More

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    Jacobs Wraps Up Redeemable Biomass Electricity Credit Study

    Jacobs Engineering Group has completed a study on how redeemable biomass electricity credits for usage in Riau, Indonesia. The project is a collaboration with Universitas Muhammadiyah in Riau, Sumatra with financial backing provided by the Energy and Environment Partnership Indonesia (EEP) and additional efforts supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. “Jacobs is pleased […] More