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   PASADENA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that it received aone-year contract extension from Saudi Arabian utility company Marafiq tocontinue providing project management contractor (PMC) services for its ongoinginvestment program in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Officials did not disclose the contract value. Jacobs provides PMC services for a number of projects in Jubail and Yanbuindustrial cities. The work includes conceptual design, front-end engineering,tender support, construction/commissioning supervision and other servicesnecessary for successful capital program delivery. Projects involve expansions,upgrades and installations of wastewater treatment plants, desalination plantsand electrical power generation facilities. Jacobs is performing the workon-site with support from its offices in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia; Winnersh,United Kingdom; and Mumbai, India. In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Mike Coylestated,"Jacobs continues to grow in Saudi Arabia and Marafiq is an important part ofthat growth. We are fully committed to building a fully self-sufficient,In-Kingdom capability in Saudi Arabia." Marafiq management stated, "This contract extension is recognition by Marafiq ofthe excellent support being extended to Marafiq by the Jacobs team in theexecution of Marafiq projects. We recognize the value brought to our businessthrough long-term relationships with companies like Jacobs." Marafiq's core business is the development, operation and maintenance of powerand water treatment systems to provide essential utility services for theindustrial cities of Jubail and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia. Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical,professional, and construction services. Statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact areforward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking statements onmanagement`s current estimates and expectations as well as currently availablecompetitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking statements, however,are inherently uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could causebusiness results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. For adescription of some of the factors which may occur that could cause actualresults to differ from our forward-looking statements please refer to our 2011Form 10-K, and in particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business,1A - Risk Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion andAnalysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do not undertaketo update any forward-looking statements made herein.  Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.Michelle Jones, 626.578.6968 Copyright Business Wire 2012