Jacobs has been appointed by Hertfordshire County Council in England to provide multi-discipline and flexible highways and environmental professional services.
Jacobs will work collaboratively with Hertfordshire County Council and its supply chain, to provide programme and asset management and technical support to the highway and environmental service. The company said that the aim is to protect and maximise value from Hertfordshire County Council’s US$10 billion highway, structures and environmental assets.
The Jacobs-led team includes a strategic partnership with PA Consulting’s Global Innovation and Technology Centre, an incubator for startup companies and small enterprises in the Hertfordshire town of Royston. Additionally, the team includes sub consultants Tetra Tech, Tony Gee and Brightly, a Siemens company. A written statement from Jacobs said that the “integrated, locally-driven team will deliver enduring outcomes for the Hertfordshire community with a specific focus on sustainability and social value objectives”.
The contract will start in October for an initial five years followed by optional extension periods up to a maximum of 14 years. The estimated annual contract value is $22 million.
“We are developing a collaborative innovation culture with Hertfordshire County Council that will evolve services to meet ambitions for a cleaner, healthier Hertfordshire and grow local small/medium enterprises, suppliers, skills and jobs,” said Kate Kenny, senior vice president at Jacobs.
“Our programme management capability and tools, combined with our global specialists and data solutions ultimately benefit the county’s residents and businesses creating more resilient and effective services for more than a million people who live and work in Hertfordshire,” she said.
