PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it was selected to receive a general engineering services contract from the Port of Tacoma to provide open-order roadway, railway, and infrastructure engineering services to develop marine terminals along the Blair/Hylebos Peninsula.

Officials did not provide the contract value, yet noted that Jacobs' design contract with the Port is based upon the time and expense to support approximately $300 million in roadway, railroad, and infrastructure work.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Kevin McMahon stated, "Jacobs has maintained a 23-year relationship with the Port of Tacoma, managing numerous projects during that time. We are pleased to continue our successful relationship by supporting the Port's redevelopment efforts. Our project team is ready to deliver cost-effective, efficient, and environmentally friendly designs that will enable the expedient transhipment of goods."

Jacobs, with over 49,000 employees and revenues exceeding $8.0 billion, provides technical, professional, and construction services globally.

Any statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. Although such statements are based on management's current estimates and expectations, and currently available competitive, financial, and economic data, forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. We, therefore, caution the reader that there are a variety of factors that could cause business conditions and results to differ materially from what is contained in our forward-looking statements. For a description of some of the factors which may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements please refer to our 2006 Form 10-K, 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 also caution the readers of this release that we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.

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