PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it received
contracts from Wipro
Limited to provide detailed design services for campuses at
Gopanpally (Hyderabad), Bhubaneshwar and Kolkata in India.
For the Hyderabad and Bhubaneshwar contracts, Jacobs is providing
detailed engineering design for the construction of Information
Technology - Special Economic Zone (IT SEZ) facilities at each campus.
The scope includes structural, heating, ventilating and air conditioning
(HVAC), electrical, plumbing, fire-fighting, integrated building
management system (IBMS) and LEED certification. The built-up area (BUA)
for the two facilities totals 1.95 million square feet.
For the Kolkata facility, a 13-level building with BUA of 0.218 million
square feet, Jacobs is providing full HVAC design and interior fit-out
design for electrical, fire-fighting, plumbing, IBMS and LEED
certification. All three facilities will be designed for LEED
Platinum certification.
In making the announcement Jacobs Senior Vice President & General
Manager, India & Asia Vinayak Pai stated, “We are delighted to be
expanding our strong relationship with Wipro to include the provision of
building design services for projects in India. We look forward to
leveraging our global experience and local knowledge on these
significant projects as Wipro extends its investment in this region.”
Wipro Limited Senior Vice President & Global Operations Head Hariprasad
Hegde added, “Wipro is at the forefront of innovative and sustainable
design of such facilities. As such we partner with international experts
in areas such as building physics and structural engineering. In Jacobs
we have the ability to tap into the expertise that they have around the
world, and apply this to IT campus design.”
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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Source: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.