Jacobs Awarded Contract from Wipro Limited
February 23 2016 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Providing Project Management Services for Rajiv
Gandhi InfoTech Park in India
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it
received a contract from Wipro Limited for project management
services for the construction of the Information Technology -
Special Economic Zone (IT SEZ) Phase 4 at Rajiv Gandhi InfoTech
Park in Pune, India.
The scope of the role includes pre-construction services, such
as coordinating and finalizing construction designs and drawings,
as well as full project management services up to commissioning
stage for the 1.67 million square foot facility. The IT SEZ
facility consists of a software development block, middle and
utility blocks, a multi-level car park and other external
developments and is slated for LEED Platinum rating.
The project began in December 2015, with completion expected
within three years.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Senior Vice President &
General Manager, India & Asia, Vinayak Pai stated, “We are very
excited to embark on this large project, which represents the first
project management role for a buildings project of this scale in
our history in India. We have developed an increasingly strong
relationship with Wipro in recent years and we look forward to
leveraging our broad experience and local capability on this
significant development in Pune.”
Wipro Limited Senior Vice President & Global Operations Head
Hariprasad Hegde added, “Wipro recognizes the need for superior
project management and delivery of project in terms of cost,
quality and timeliness. In Jacobs, we see the potential to adopt
international best practices and apply this to Indian IT projects.
We also think Jacobs’ engineering strength can further help the
project management team deliver this large project in terms of
quality and timeliness. We look forward to this engagement.”
Jacobs’ role is being led by its Buildings and Infrastructure
line of business.
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical, professional and construction services.
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