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 Highlights from Jacobs Associates History 1954 J. Donovan Jacobs establishes one-person consulting firm and takes first assignment as project engineer for a consortium of Kaiser-Walsh-Perini-Raymond on their successful bid for a contract for the Snowy Mountain Hydro-Electric Tunnel Project in New South Wales, Australia. 1956 Jacobs Associates incorporates in San Francisco and continues development of construction performance services: designing underground equipment for tunnel construction and preparing pre-bid estimates for tunnels, dams, and similar heavy construction projects. Clients include major contractors, Exxon, World Bank and state, federal and foreign agencies. 1958 Jacobs Associates wins first large contract: the Trinity Dam Conveyor. The firm provides designs for several large aggregate processing plants, including the Mangla Dam Processing Plant in Pakistan, possibly the largest such facility ever built. Jim L. Wilton plays a major role in establishing Jacobs Associates' reputation. 1962 – 1970 Jacobs Associates continues to develop construction estimating and scheduling services. Projects include the Panama Canal Sea Level Route, dam projects in Nigeria, Liberia, Venezuela, Canada, West Pakistan and the United States, and several Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) projects, including the Trans-Bay Tube. By 1967 Jacobs Associates has developed proprietary software to assist contractors in running projects and their companies. 1966 Jacobs Associates
advises Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) in Australia on the
constructability of a 55,000 linear foot Southeastern Trunk Sewer Tunnel
Project. Subsequently, MMBW retains Jacobs Associates to oversee the project.
Due to slowed progress from cave-ins around the head of the TBM, the project falls behind schedule and goes over budget. After consulting with Jacobs Associates, MMBW Staff designs a modified cutting, now known as the "Melbourne
Head." This innovation results in the completion of the job on schedule
and budget, establishing a world record for tunnel excavation progress. 1970 Principal John W. Nichols establishes a construction claims department that eventually would make up half of the entire firm. Jacobs Associates handles claims for owners and contracts on such projects as the the EPCOT Center in Florida, the Golden Gate Bridge renovation, the MGM Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the O'Hare Airport in Chicago, and the Space Shuttle facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base. 1971 – 1985 Jacobs Associates teams with the consortium John Connell-Mott, Hay & Anderson-Hatch-Jacobs and receives an award for the planning, design, and construction management of the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop project in Australia. Jacobs Associates manages the estimating, scheduling, and construction management activities. This marks the firm's first construction management job, and the first time Jacobs Associates teams with other firms for an assignment. The project finishes on schedule and budget to the Authority's complete satisfaction. |
1971 – 1987 Jacobs Associates establishes reputation as the premier designer of tunnel and excavation support during construction of the WMATA subway system. Our firm provides construction engineering for contractors on 24 construction contracts related to the WMATA system. Jacobs Associates conducts a major research study on cut-and-cover construction of subways for the U.S. DOT 1974 Research paper authored by two Jacobs Associates engineers, George Wickham and Henry Tiedemann, further enhances the firm's reputation for tunnel design. Their paper, "Ground Support Prediction Model - RSR Concept," introduces the Rock Structure Rating methodology, which becomes a landmark resource for tunnel design by providing an approach to quantifying and predicting the support necessary for a tunnel. 1980 Founder Don Jacobs receives the prestigious Beaver Award for Engineering. 1987 Principal James L. Wilton receives Beaver Award for Engineering, making Jacobs Associates the only consulting engineering firm at that time to claim two Beaver Awards. 1987 – 1996 Jacobs Associates, as subcontractor to Parsons/Dillingham, provides construction management services for the Los Angeles Metro Rail Project. 1996 Principal Alfred M. “Pete” Petrofsky receives Beaver Award for Engineering. 1990 – 2003 Jacobs Associates provides design and construction services on the MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel in Boston. 1996 Jacobs Associates establishes Los Angeles office after winning the design contract for the Arrowhead East and West Tunnels, part of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's Inland Feeder Project. 1997 – 2002 Jacobs Associates leads the construction management group for the successful Hollywood Water Quality Improvement Project for the Department of Water & Power in Los Angeles. 2001 San Diego County Water Authority retains a Jacobs Associates-led design team for its San Vicente to Second Aqueduct Pipeline Tunnel project. 2002 Principal William W. Edgerton receives award for “Outstanding Individual in the Underground Industry” from the American Underground Construction Association. Jacobs Associates opens an office in San Diego. 2003 Jacobs Associates establishes a Seattle office. 2006 Jacobs Associates opens offices in Boston and Portland. 2007 Jacobs Associates acquires another company for the first time. The joining party, Milbor-Pita and Associates of Washington State, specializes in geotechnical and rail tunnel engineering.
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