Jacobs Receives Construction Management Contract For W.T.P. Expansion

Jacobs Engineering Group has received a contract from the City of Bakersfield, Calif., to provide construction management services for the city's Wastewater Treatment Plant #3 expansion. The three-year project has a value of $140 million.

This is the second consecutive expansion project for Wastewater Treatment Plant #3 that has been awarded to Jacobs. With this contract, Jacobs provides constructability reviews, construction management, inspection, surveying, and materials and soils testing. New facilities to be constructed include a headworks building, aeration basins, clarifiers, a tertiary treatment facility, and a cogeneration building. Upgrades to existing facilities will occur for several clarifying and trickling filters, while plant capacity will be increased from 16 to 32 million gallons per day.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Allyn Taylor stated, "We are proud to be awarded a second consecutive contract to manage construction at this plant for the City of Bakersfield. This award also epitomises our focus on developing long-term relationships with our clients. We are confident in our ability to help the city complete this project and meet its projected needs."

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Posted 10/01/07

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