PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received an award from Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to provide facilities management implementation support services.

Officials did not disclose the contract value.

The scope of the contract includes services provided as part of an integrated team to assist and support the development of a facilities management program to ensure LAWA exemplifies best facilities management and business practices. These best practices are to be applied to meet LAWA's facilities management needs at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), LA/Ontario International Airport (LA/ONT), Van Nuys Airport (VNY), as well as property in and around Palmdale, Calif.

LAWA has a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of existing facilities at various stages of deterioration with significant renewal/replacement requirements. LAWA is investing extensively in new facilities to accommodate new large aircraft and to improve the customer experience.

Jacobs' responsibilities include assisting LAWA in defining and implementing a phased facilities management program applied to the entire portfolio of assets to provide LAWA with a systematic approach for acquiring, managing, operating, investing in and evaluating their facilities that is cost-effective, reliable and sustainable. The facilities management program is expected to help maximize the value of new assets being developed at Los Angeles International Airport.  To achieve this goal, Jacobs will work with LAWA staff to integrate people, processes and technologies to optimize the value of facilities through their life cycles from planning, design and construction, to operations and maintenance, renewal and, ultimately, disposal.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Tom McDuffie stated, "We are very pleased to continue our relationship with Los Angeles World Airports, and we look forward to supporting them on such a significant project."

Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional, and construction services.

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SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.