Jacobs' Subsidiary Announces Contract Renewals at Three Ford Test Complexes

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--March 5, 2003--Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that a subsidiary company received contract funding renewals from Ford Motor Company at three automotive operations sites in Michigan.
    Officials did not disclose the contract values.
    The first renewal is for the Driveability Test Facility (DTF) operating site in Allen Park, Mich. Jacobs' responsibilities include complete test asset management for a test complex providing climatic, altitude, aerodynamic, acoustic, and powertrain test capability to Ford and other vehicle, system, and component manufacturers. Jacobs provided design, build, and road-to-laboratory correlation for the DTF prior to assuming operational responsibility.
    The second renewal is for the Dearborn Proving Ground (DPG) operating site in Dearborn, Mich. Jacobs' responsibilities include complete test asset management for the DPG's climatic wind tunnels and test rooms.
    The third renewal is for calibration/metrology services at Ford's proving ground in Romeo, Mich. Jacobs' responsibilities include providing on-site instrumentation maintenance and calibration support services for Ford's Michigan Proving Grounds.
    In making the announcement, Jacobs President Craig Martin stated, "The facilities at each of these test complexes are critical to the development of Ford automobiles. As a relationship-based company, we welcome this opportunity to continue growing our partnership with Ford and supporting them in enhancing test operations and testing technology."
    Jacobs, with over 35,000 employees and revenues approaching $5.0 billion, provides technical, professional, and construction services globally.

    Any statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements made in this release represent management's best judgement as to what may occur in the future. However, Jacobs' actual outcome and results are not guaranteed and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions ("Future Factors"), and may differ materially from what is expressed. For a description of Future Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, see the discussion under the section "Forward-Looking Statements" included in Management's Discussion and Analysis filed as part of Exhibit 13 to the Company's 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.