Jacobs Gets Engineering Contract for Houston Port Rehab

Jacobs Engineering Group said that it received a contract from the Port of Houston Authority for engineering services for the rehabilitation of Wharves 1 and 2 at the Barbours Cut Terminal in Morgans Point, Texas. The project is to allow the wharves to accommodate larger ship-to-shore cranes. Officials estimate construction to cost in excess of $50 million, with a design contract value of $4.9 million. Construction is expected to be complete by fall 2014.