{"id":35771,"date":"2026-06-23T18:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T01:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/jacobs-wins-role-on-1-7b-new-york-public-health-lab\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T18:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T01:27:13","slug":"jacobs-wins-role-on-1-7b-new-york-public-health-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/jacobs-wins-role-on-1-7b-new-york-public-health-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacobs wins role on $1.7B New York public health lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?313321260226\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/823584\/2026-06-23_16.42.27\/jacobs-new-york-public-health-lab.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box\" data-source=\"snorkel-form\">\n<p class=\"ed-secondary-content-box__title\"><strong>Award: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>AEC advisory services for public health lab<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong>$1.7 billion project<br \/><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Albany, New York<br \/><strong>Client:<\/strong>\u00a0Dormitory Authority of the State of New York<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Jacobs will serve as technical advisor to a new five-story, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/invest.jacobs.com\/news\/investor-news\/news-details\/2026\/Jacobs-serving-as-technical-advisor-as-construction-begins-on-New-York-States-1-7B-public-health-laboratory\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$1.7 billion lab under construction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in Albany, New York, according to a Tuesday news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York has tapped Jacobs for the progressive design-build project. The Dallas-based firm, on behalf of DASNY and the New York State Department of Health, will provide consulting and technical advisory services across the architectural, engineering and construction disciplines, according to the news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The firm will work alongside the design-build joint venture team of Gilbane Building Co. and Turner Construction, in association with HOK, according to Jacobs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cLarge-scale public health laboratories demand rigorous technical oversight to support safety, reliability and adaptability over decades of operation,\u201d Imad Feghali, executive vice president at Jacobs, said in the release. \u201cJacobs\u2019 independent technical advice is helping DASNY and the New York State Department of Health make informed decisions that advance regulatory compliance, operational resilience and long-term public health outcomes.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The new advanced public health lab, called the Wadsworth Center, will play a critical role in disease surveillance, outbreak response, environmental testing and newborn screening programs, the release said. Construction plans call for the consolidation of multiple lab sites into a single, modern campus, according to Jacobs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Once complete, the lab will strengthen New York\u2019s long-term public health readiness, as well as its research capacity and ability to respond to emerging biological and environmental threats, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Healthcare construction picks up<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The announcement arrives as healthcare construction shows signs of momentum, according to construction economic reports.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>For example, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/healthcare-data-centers-boost-may-construction-planning\/822389\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>planning activity accelerated<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in May, buoyed by healthcare-related work, according to Dodge Construction Network. Meanwhile, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/infrastructure-data-centers-construction-starts-strong-may\/823424\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>groundbreakings on healthcare projects skyrocketed<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in May, surging 138.8% month over month, according to Dodge.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Spending on these projects has held up for much of the past 12 months, according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data. Over the past year through April, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/data-center-construction-spending-april\/821894\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>spending on healthcare construction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> increased 2.9%, according to an analysis by Associated Builders and Contractors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Jacobs expects construction on the Wadsworth Center to reach completion in 2030.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/jacobs-new-york-public-health-lab\/823584\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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