PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that its joint venture with
AMEC, Assystem and Mott MacDonald has been awarded one of two
contracts that establishes a design services alliance (DSA) with
Sellafield Limited for its operation in West Cumbria, United
Kingdom.
The DSA framework, awarded to the AXIOM joint venture, provides
Sellafield with access to the full range of multi-disciplined
engineering services – civil and structural, mechanical, control
and instrumentation and process – for the development and
refurbishment of new and existing facilities and decommissioning at
the Sellafield site. Sellafield Ltd anticipates the contract to
operate for up to 15 years. Officials did not disclose the contract
value.
AXIOM's contract involves providing front-end engineering design
support for all new facilities as well as refurbishment and
upgrading of existing facilities and systems to the production
operations and infrastructure directorates at Sellafield. This work
is being delivered in collaboration with Sellafield's own staff and
local suppliers with all parties working as part of an integrated
team.
Jacobs Group Vice President Bob
Irvin stated, "We are delighted to continue our
collaborative working relationship with Sellafield. We are
well-established working with the local supply chain in West
Cumbria, and this new agreement gives us further opportunity to
share and leverage our collective knowledge and experience to
assist Sellafield in delivering its project commitments."
Todd Wright, the NMP-sponsored
Managing Director for Sellafield Ltd, said, "Effective supply chain
engagement through long-term collaborative alliances is key to
Sellafield Ltd delivering and exceeding commitments made in our
performance plan. These new contracts will bring stability and
certainty to the supply chain and are excellent news for West
Cumbria."
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical, professional, and construction services.
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SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.