DALLAS, Jan. 22, 2019
/PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) has been selected by the
Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority (DCA) for
engineering design management (EDM) services related to the
California WaterFix program. Estimated at $17 billion in 2017, WaterFix is California's largest water conveyance project,
designed to bolster the reliability of the state's water supplies,
while protecting and enhancing the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary,
a vital environmental asset.
The California WaterFix program, slated to begin in early 2019,
will upgrade outdated and unreliable water infrastructure that is
more than 50 years old and dependent on levees that put clean water
supply at risk from earthquakes and sea-level rise.
"WaterFix is one of the highest profile infrastructure projects
in the nation, essential to secure clean water supplies for 27
million people, area businesses and three million acres of
agricultural land," said Jacobs COO and President of Buildings,
Infrastructure and Advanced Facilities Bob Pragada. "Building on
our long-term relationship with California water agencies, DCA will tap into
our extensive water infrastructure and engineering design
experience to begin modernization of California's water delivery system."
Jacobs' initial $93 million
contract with DCA will support the preliminary and final
engineering design phase of the 15-year program. Major
infrastructure components include three water diversion intakes
(3,000 cfs each) with state-of-the-art fish screens, two large
tunnels (40-foot diameter and 35 miles long), two large pumping
stations (4,500 cfs each) and miles of new roads and utility
relocations.
Following more than a decade of studies, WaterFix emerged as the
most effective solution to address California's water shortages while also
improving environmental conditions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin
Delta – such as reducing the harmful impacts of the existing
infrastructure diversions near endangered fish habitats and
reinstating more natural river flows.
WaterFix also stands to generate nearly 122,000 jobs for the
region and offer greater water security, enhanced disaster
preparedness and climate change resilience for millions of
California residents, businesses
and agriculture that obtain their water from the Delta.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
$15 billion in fiscal 2018 revenue
and a talent force of more than 80,000, Jacobs provides a full
spectrum of services including scientific, technical, professional
and construction- and program-management for business, industrial,
commercial, government and infrastructure sectors. For more
information, visit www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on
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please refer to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 28, 2018, and in particular
the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk
Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do
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