In addition to the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, the company is also providing the project management services up to the plant start-up.
Jacobs’ offices in Winnersh, UK; Mumbai, India; and Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia are supporting ISACC for the pre-contract award activities.
The commissioning production run is scheduled to start by end of 2014 and commercial operations are expected to follow in the first quarter of 2015.
Work is currently in progress to secure all the other necessary utilities to run the project.
The soda ash (sodium carbonate) and calcium chloride products, currently being imported, are used in oil and gas drilling operations, as well as in the manufacture of glass and detergents.
Jacobs is a provider of technical, professional, and construction services.
