Jacobs Receives Contract from Clemson University

PASADENA, Calif.--May 1, 20043, 2004--Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that they received a contract from Clemson University to provide program management services for Clemson's automotive engineering research and education campus in Greenville, S.C.

Officials did not disclose the contract value.

Upon full development, the 400-acre International Center for Automotive Research will include a new graduate engineering center, state-of-the-art research and development facilities, and private industry research and development operations to support the region's growing automotive industry.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Pete Evans stated, "We are pleased to be a part of this cooperative effort between Clemson University, the state of South Carolina, and the automotive and motorsports industries. We are committed to the success of this project and look forward to servicing the long-term growth needs of these industries in this area."

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 Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company's 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.