Jacobs Honored with Three National Excellence Awards by American Council of Engineering Companies
June 03 2014 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that it
was honored with three awards at the 2014 American Council of
Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards
Gala.
ACEC’s annual Engineering Excellence Awards recognize preeminent
engineering achievements from throughout the world, using criteria
such as uniqueness and originality, complexity, and technical,
economic and social value.
Jacobs received Honor Awards for its work on two projects: The
Chicago Department of Aviation’s Runway 10C-28C and Associated
Taxiways project at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill;
and Texas A&M University’s superior-efficiency power plant
upgrade at its campus in College Station, Texas. Jacobs also won a
National Recognition award for the Minnesota Department of
Transportation’s Hwy 169/I-494 Interchange Reconstruction Project
in Hennepin County, Minn.
For the project at O’Hare International Airport, Jacobs was part
of a joint venture team that included AECOM, Milhouse Engineering
& Construction, and Delta Engineering Group. With a total
project budget of $1.3 billion, the design of new Runway 10C-28C
included paving, lighting, marking, grading, drainage, service
roads, airfield utilities, cargo tunnel, two cargo aprons, and
navigational aids as well as project phasing and coordination with
other enabling and ancillary projects. Delivered ahead of schedule
and on budget, the project provided O’Hare with a parallel runway
system that increases capacity and efficiency, representing a
nearly $4 billion economic impact.
At Texas A&M University, Jacobs provided full-service design
of the campus’ cogeneration plant, including combined heat and
power (CHP) and electrical system design, construction
administration, and commissioning. The new system requires
one-third less fuel than a typical off-campus power plant with
similar output and significantly reduces air polluting emissions.
It generates up to 43.5 megawatts of electricity and serves the
district energy system by supplying steam and chilled water for
space cooling, heating, and hot water for the 5,200-acre campus.
During the first month of the system’s operation, Texas A&M’s
energy savings exceeded $1 million. The superior-efficiency power
plant is part of the university’s initiative to reduce its CO2
emissions by 1.5 million tons over 30 years. The plant was the
recipient of a 2013 ENERGY STAR® CHP Award by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Hwy 169/I-494 Interchange Reconstruction Project in Hennepin
County, Minnesota included a new interchange, freeway and local
road system to replace one of the most congested interchanges in
the region. The project demanded a complex design involving 12 new
or widened bridges, six roundabouts, 11,000 feet of retaining wall,
and seven noise walls. Together with design partner TKDA, Jacobs
used performance-based design and design-build contracting to
deliver the project nearly $40M under original estimates and on
schedule, all while maintaining traffic flow. The project was also
selected for the ACEC Minnesota Chapter’s Grand Conceptor Award,
the chapter’s highest honor.
Jacobs Executive Vice President Phil Stassi stated, “It is very
rewarding to be recognized by our peers at ACEC. We are pleased to
have partnered with excellent team members and clients on these
projects; which demonstrate some of our innovative delivery and
design techniques and are the result of our relentless focus on
safety, quality, value, and helping our clients achieve their
goals.”
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical professional and construction services.
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statements made herein.
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.Michelle Jones, 626-578-6968
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