Jacobs on Team to Deliver Ravenhall Prison Project in Melbourne, Australia
October 14 2014 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that it
is a member of the GEO Consortium selected by the Victorian
Government in Australia to design and build a new prison in
Melbourne, Australia.
Jacobs is providing security planning and engineering services
for Ravenhall, a medium security men’s prison that is expected to
significantly improve the State’s prison system capacity.
The project is being delivered as a Public Private Partnership
(PPP), with Jacobs providing security planning, civil, structural,
mechanical, electrical, dry fire, communications and
Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) services.
Other members of the GEO Consortium include The GEO Group, Inc.,
The GEO Group Australia Pty Ltd, John Holland, Honeywell and
Capella Capital.
The project is expected to be complete in late 2017.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Michael
Shirley said, “Ravenhall Prison is a strategic infrastructure
project that supports a safer Victoria and that is expected to
drive investment in the region. Our extensive experience in
designing and building justice facilities has been fundamental to
us securing this role, and we look forward to working as part of
the consortium to deliver the new facility.”
Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers
of technical professional and construction services.
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Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.Michelle Jones, 626.578.6968
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