Thames Water Utilities Awards Contract to Jacobs
February 14 2017 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Jacobs to provide engineering and environmental
consultancy support until 2020
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been selected by
Thames Water Utilities Limited in the United Kingdom to provide
engineering and environmental consultancy services for the
remainder of its existing Asset Management Program (AMP6) operating
until 2020. The framework also has options to extend to the end of
AMP8 in 2030.
Under the framework agreement, Jacobs’ engineering scope extends
across all asset areas and includes identifying, defining and
validating needs; providing feasibility studies; identifying
operational and delivery efficiencies; preliminary and detailed
design; and project management across all engineering
disciplines.
The environmental scope includes strategic planning for drought
and water resources management; outcomes and performance
commitments measurement and optimization; odour and environmental
impact assessments; ecological surveys; flow monitoring; water
quality sampling; and project management. Both areas of work
include providing support to Thames Water as it interfaces with
regulators and stakeholders.
“We are delighted to be supporting Thames Water with their
priorities for enhancing service to customers, underpinned by
responsible environmental management,” said Jacobs Senior Vice
President Buildings and Infrastructure Bob Duff. “We are well
positioned to leverage our global water resources expertise to help
deliver sustainable, pragmatic solutions, particularly as Thames
Water moves towards future planning cycles.”
Thames Water is the UK's largest water and wastewater services
provider, supplying around 2,600 million liters of drinking water a
day, and serving 15 million wastewater customers across London and
the Thames Valley. An investment of £4 billion ($5 billion) between
2015 and 2020 is planned across its asset base to improve customer
service.
Jacobs provides professional services to its clients’ water,
wastewater, and flood control challenges across the world. Support
ranges from advice on regulatory requirements, energy and utility
master planning, water and waste treatment, reuse and networks,
irrigation, dams and reservoirs, and more.
Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers
of full-spectrum technical, professional and construction services
for industrial, commercial and government organizations globally.
The company employs 54,000 people and operates in more than 25
countries around the world. For more information, visit
www.jacobs.com.
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