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Jacobs Receives Contract for Australian PTA Rail Project

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Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. recently received a contract from the Western Australia Public Transport Authority (“PTA”). The company has been designated as the client-side technical advisor for the entity’s Forrestfield Airport Rail Link. Details of the important rail sector deal have been kept under wraps.

The project involves construction of roughly 8.5 kilometers of underground rail through twin bored tunnels. The tunnels link the Perth airport as well as the eastern foothill suburbs to an existing passenger rail line above the ground. The infrastructure project, which is presently the largest in Western Australia, entails the construction of a new above and below ground station.

Jacobs would provide a multi-disciplinary environmental and engineering team to PTA. The team would review construction documents and design of the project. Jacobs would serve as the discipline lead for the project’s rail and building services and will be assisted by consultants like Golder & Associates and B,G&E.

Share Price and Zacks Rank

Share price of the company stood at $53.09 per share as of Jul 12, 2016. We expect the aforesaid announcement to result in stock price movement in the near term.

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Jacobs currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). The company remains on track to boost its financials via new contracts, improved backlogs, greater operational efficiency and increased innovations. However, headwinds like strong U.S. dollar, intense industry competition and dismal pricing environment in the global mining and energy market raise concerns.

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