JACOBS RECEIVES GO AHEAD FOR PHASE II DESIGN OF DRY BULK TERMINAL IN PORT OF LOS ANGELES.PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 1995--Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :JEC) announced today that it has been awarded the Phase II contract by the LAXT Corporation to provide detailed design and engineering of a $132 million, 20 million-ton per year dry bulk terminal at Pier 300 in the Port of Los Angeles The Port of Los Angeles is located on San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown. Also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT LA . LAXT Corporation is a newly formed conglomerate that has been assembled for the purpose of installing and operating the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Export Terminal (LAXT). The new terminal is part of the Port of Los Angeles' 2020 Program. In making the announcement, Arlan Emmert, Group Vice President said, "This will be one of the largest bulk marine terminals in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The facility will initially accommodate an annual throughput of 7 to 8 million tons, and will provide a storage capacity of 1 million tons. It will provide for expansion of the facility to an annual throughput of 20 million tons and a storage capacity of 2 million tons. The project will run through 1996, with mechanical completion scheduled for March 1997." Phase I of the work, completed by Jacobs in May 1994, included review and update of an earlier design study, value engineering, schedule development, preliminary design, and completion of a project control estimate. The terminal will be designed to handle both coal and coke exports. Coal will be received by train, unloaded using a tandem railcar dumper, conveyed to the storage area, and then stockpiled using an overhead traveling stacker. The coal will be reclaimed from tunnels under the pile using pile activators and belt conveyors. These conveyors will then transport the reclaimed material overland to be loaded onto ships. The coke is handled in a similar manner, except that it is received by truck and unloaded in a truck dump station. Jacobs Engineering Group Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC), a publicly traded company with annual revenues approaching $7 billion, provides professional technical services. Headquartered in Pasadena, CA, Jacobs offers support to industrial, commercial, and government clients across multiple Inc., headquartered in Pasadena, California Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 133,936 and the 160th largest city in the United States. The California Finance Department estimates the Pasadena population to be 146,166 in 2005. , provides single-source consulting, engineering, design, architectural, environmental and hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. management, procurement, construction, construction management, contract maintenance and operations services to government and industry worldwide. Jacobs has offices located throughout the United States, United Kingdom, and Ireland. CONTACT: Sherry Sweitzer, 818/578-6992 |
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