Jacobs Receives Contract For Expansion Program At Riley Hospital For Children

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that a subsidiary company has been awarded a contract by Clarian Health Partners Hospital to assist in the expansion of Phase V at the Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Ind.

Officials did not disclose the contract value.

Jacobs will provide project management services for the construction of a $225 million expansion and renovation, including a 5-story addition with approximately 200 additional beds. Project management services primarily include oversight of design and construction activities, budget and schedule management, start-up assistance, and move-in coordination.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Warren Dean stated, "We are pleased with this opportunity to continue our four year relationship with Clarian Health and we look forward to delivery of another successful project. We are confident that this expansion will bring more accessible pediatric healthcare to the greater Indianapolis area."

Jacobs, with over 35,000 employees and revenues exceeding $5.0 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. Any forward-looking statements made in this release represent management's best judgement as to what may occur in the future. However, Jacobs' actual outcome and results are not guaranteed and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions ("Future Factors"), and may differ materially from what is expressed. For a description of Future Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, see the discussion under the section "Forward-Looking Statements" included in Item 7 -- Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company's 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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CONTACT: Rod Sharp of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., +1-626-578-6992

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