BATAVIA, IL — Jacobs was named the Construction Manager as Advisor (CMa) for the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) Near Site Conventional Facilities project located at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Illinois.
Fermilab is a particle physics and accelerator laboratory studying the mysteries of neutrinos, the most abundant particles that have mass in the universe. Jacobs will provide project and construction management and safety oversight support for above- and below-ground buildings and enclosures that house the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) Near Detector and supporting infrastructure.
Jacobs has a track record delivering complex underground and deep concrete infrastructure programs. Key projects include, Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Grand Central Madison program, the RiverRenew Tunnel Project, the Northgate Link Light Rail, the Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Tunnel, and the Thames Tideway Tunnel (one of the largest water infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the U.K.).
"Building upon our 10-plus years supporting Fermilab, our selection for this contract demonstrates Jacobs' experience delivering infrastructure projects for some of the world's most advanced scientific facilities," Jacobs Executive Vice President Susannah Kerr said. "This project particularly showcases our in-depth knowledge in deep surface excavation and foundation systems, construction of complex research facilities, construction safety, and intricate concrete structures and directly supports the potential for scientific discovery."
"The DUNE program and LBNF facility will perform incredible, world-leading science enabled by an amazing and complex experiment system constructed in both Illinois and South Dakota," LBNF/DUNE-US Project Director Jim Kerby said. "Because of this, the construction of the science facilities require excellence at every level of engineering through execution. This is an important step in realizing the long-term performance of LBNF/DUNE."
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As the host laboratory for DUNE, Fermilab is collaborating with funding agencies and more than 1,400 scientists and engineers worldwide to study neutrinos using massive neutrino detectors at Fermilab in Illinois and the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota. The total project cost exceeds $1 billion. Construction is expected to commence in 2025.
