Jacobs to provide engineering and environmental consultancy support
until 2020
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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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Source: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.