PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today the Vaccine Bulk
Manufacturing Facility (VBF) Program of Projects at the Merck
facility in Durham, N.C. received
the Best Industrial/Manufacturing Award for 2011 from Engineering
News-Record (ENR).
Jacobs provided engineering, procurement, construction
management and commissioning/validation services for the
$315 million, 214,000-square-foot
vaccine manufacturing facility. Additionally, Jacob's modular shop
in Charleston, S.C. completed full
modular design and fabrication. The project was completed in two
years, 40 percent faster than industry benchmarks.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President
Bob Pragada stated, "We value our
long standing client relationship with Merck and are pleased to
share in the success of their project. Our teams integrated
quickly, collaborated on an extremely aggressive execution
approach, and as a result delivered one of the safest, most
innovative projects of its kind."
ENR is expected to profile all projects in its February 13, 2012 issue.
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.
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