Public Works Department accelerates wastewater system improvements
PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today its program
management services contract was renewed for a fifth year in support of
the City of Chattanooga’s Waste Resource Division Wet Weather EPA
Consent Decree Program for improvements to its wastewater system.
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is providing professional,
technical and administrative services, as well as other skilled
personnel to perform activities associated with improvements to the City
of Chattanooga’s wastewater treatment and collection system facilities.
This includes all aspects of the EPA Consent Decree Program including
management of scope, schedule and budget for a $300 million capital
improvements program to largely rehabilitate aging sewers and increase
capacity at the wastewater treatment plant, with an overall goal of
reducing sanitary sewer overflows in the collection system.
To date, the program has completed more than 65 projects and tasks
resulting in $86 million in infrastructure construction, 80,000 feet of
rehabilitated sewer pipeline and more than one million feet of surveyed
and assessed sewer pipelines.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Senior Vice President Buildings and
Infrastructure Randy Pierce stated, "We're very pleased by the
opportunity to continue our relationship with the City of Chattanooga
and keep the Consent Decree Program moving forward. This renewal is a
testimony to our long-term commitment to providing quality, service and
value to Chattanooga and is indicative of a foundation project -- a
stable, long-term contract that helps clients streamline their
operations and processes to deliver cost-effective capital projects.”
Jacobs has been providing engineering and construction professional
services for Chattanooga signature projects since 2003, including the
development of a comprehensive computer hydraulic model for the
wastewater collection system, technical and compliance consulting for
the negotiation of the EPA Consent Decree, the Tiftonia and Amnicola
Sewer Interceptor Rehabilitation and the East Brainerd Pump Station and
Collection Upgrade projects.
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 50,000 people and operates in more than 30 countries
around the world. For more information, visit www.jacobs.com.
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Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do not
undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.
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Source: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.