Innovative and sustainable solutions to upgrade
highways network in the United
Kingdom
Supports vision to enhance economy, environmental
stewardship and social equity
DALLAS, May 23, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) has been appointed by
Hertfordshire County Council to provide multi-discipline and
flexible highways and environmental professional services to
advance the public highways network in Hertfordshire, U.K.
Working collaboratively with Hertfordshire County Council and
its supply chain, Jacobs will provide program and asset management,
and technical support to the highway and environmental service – to
protect and maximize value from Hertfordshire County Council's
$10 billion (£8 billion) highway,
structures and environmental assets.
The Jacobs-led team includes a strategic partnership with PA
Consulting as embedded innovation and transformation partner.
PA Consulting's Global Innovation and Technology Centre in Royston,
Hertfordshire will be a creative
center from which to help create the future of local transport and
highway services. Additionally, the team includes sub consultants
Tetra Tech, Tony Gee and Brightly, a
Siemens company. This integrated, locally-driven team will deliver
enduring outcomes for the Hertfordshire community with a specific focus
on sustainability and social value objectives.
Hertfordshire County Council expects the contract to commence in
October for an initial five years followed by optional extension
periods to a maximum of 14 years, with an estimated contract value
of $22 million (£17 million) per
annum.
"We are developing a collaborative innovation culture with
Hertfordshire County Council that will evolve services to meet
ambitions for a cleaner, healthier Hertfordshire and grow local small/medium
enterprises, suppliers, skills and jobs," said Jacobs Senior Vice
President Kate Kenny. "Our program
management capability and tools, combined with our global
specialists and data solutions ultimately benefit the county's
residents and businesses creating more resilient and effective
services for more than a million people who live and work in
Hertfordshire."
"Following much hard work and a competitive procurement process,
I am pleased to announce our collaboration with Jacobs. I look
forward to many years of close co-operation as we continue working
to protect, repair and enhance our highways network," said
Hertfordshire County Councilor and Executive Member for Highways
Phil Bibby. "Our roads are the arteries that connect our people and
communities across the county and I am confident that working
together with Jacobs we have the right people and plans in place to
deliver for Hertfordshire."
Ranked No.1 in Program
Management by Engineering News-Record and as one
of the largest service providers to U.K. Local Government
Authorities, Jacobs helps plan, develop, finance, design, deliver
and maintain world-class infrastructure solutions that connect
people and communities.
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by
solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities,
resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational
advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing,
turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for
good. With approximately $16 billion
in annual revenue and a talent force of more than 60,000, Jacobs
provides a full spectrum of professional services including
consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the
government and private sector. Visit jacobs.com and
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