Apr 8 2010
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a contract from NASA to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services to upgrade the Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) at Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Ohio.
Jacobs will design, build and commission a new integrated refrigeration system comprised of primary refrigeration equipment, a secondary coolant loop and a new heat exchanger. Jacobs will also design and construct a single story, 70 ft. by 120 ft. building to house the new refrigeration system.
The contract value is estimated at $16M.
Jacobs' technical solution and project execution approach provide GRC, NASA and the U.S. aerospace community with the ability to achieve an optimum testing environment for conducting ground, de-icing and anti-icing research on military and commercial aircraft in uniform simulated icing conditions at airspeeds of up to 350 knots.
In making the announcement, Jacobs President and CEO Craig Martin stated, "We are proud to support NASA in the upgrade of this important national asset, which provides critical aerospace test and evaluation capability."
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional, and construction services.
Source: http://www.jacobs.com