Jacobs Awarded Construction Management Services Re-Compete
01 December 2015 - 11:45PM
Business Wire
Cobb County Water System Working to Support
Growing Georgia County
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it was
awarded a construction management services re-compete contract in
support of the Cobb County Water System’s 2015-2020 Capital
Improvement Program in Georgia.
Jacobs is providing professional, technical and administrative
services, as well as other skilled personnel to perform activities
associated with water, wastewater and storm water facilities
construction; and utility locate services.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Senior Vice President and
General Manager Buildings & Infrastructure, Americas, Randy
Pierce stated, “We’re very pleased by the opportunity to continue
our relationship with the Water System and keep its projects moving
forward successfully.”
The win is a testimony to Jacobs’ long-term commitment of
quality and service to Cobb County as a client and is indicative of
a Jacobs foundation project: a stable, long-term contract that
helps clients streamline their operations and processes to deliver
cost-effective capital projects.
Jacobs is providing construction management for all aspects of
water and sewer system replacement and rehabilitation projects for
the Cobb County Water System. To date, the program has resulted in
the execution of over 70 projects and $82 million in infrastructure
construction and 879,200 utility locates. This contract supports
the County’s Capital Improvement Program. While all eyes are on the
new Braves Stadium and its effect on infrastructure in the area,
the County is also undergoing a tremendous population growth—13.2
percent from 2000-2010 according to the Development Authority of
Cobb County, and a similar growth trend is forecasted through
2030.
With an office in Cobb County, Jacobs has been providing design
and construction management for signature projects since 1993,
including the South Cobb Tunnel and Lift Station, the Chattahoochee
Tunnel, the Northwest Cobb WRF Expansion and the R.L. Sutton WRF
Liquid Process and Solids Handling Replacement Project.
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical, professional and construction services.
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