contract_awardAwarded Friday, July 24, 2026Analyzed

CH2M HILL, INC: $17.2M Environmental Protection Agency Contract

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Summary

The EPA awarded a $17.2M delivery order to CH2M HILL, INC (a subsidiary of Jacobs Solutions Inc., $J) for remedial design and action support at the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine. This contract is too small to have a meaningful impact on Jacobs' $10.9B revenue, so it is a neutral event for the stock.

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Key Takeaways

  • 1.The $17.2M EPA contract is a routine task order for Jacobs Solutions via its CH2M HILL subsidiary.
  • 2.The contract is too small (0.03% annualized) to have any material impact on Jacobs' financials or stock.
  • 3.No related legislation provides additional tailwinds; this is an isolated, low-impact award.

Market Implications

For $J, this contract is negligible and will not affect the stock. The broader sector (environmental remediation) sees no shift. Investors should look for larger awards from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or the EPA's Superfund program for meaningful signals.

Full Analysis

  1. The contract: The EPA issued a delivery order under the RAF DES contract vehicle to CH2M HILL, INC for remedial design and remedial action support at the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine OU1. The total award is $17.2M with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2029. 2) The parent company: CH2M HILL, INC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobs Solutions Inc. ($J), a publicly traded engineering and construction firm. Jacobs reported FY2025 revenue of $10.9B, making this contract approximately 0.16% of total revenue (or 0.03% on an annualized basis). This is a routine, small-scale environmental remediation task order and does not move the needle for Jacobs. 3) Connection to legislation: No specific legislation is directly tied to this contract. Several related bills in the database (e.g., S3004, S1787) deal with watershed and conservation areas but are neutral with low impact and not clearly linked to this specific EPA remedial action. 4) Supply chain winners: No significant downstream opportunities are identifiable from this small task order. Environmental remediation subcontractors, such as smaller specialist firms (e.g., Tetra Tech, $TTEK, or private firms), could potentially benefit, but the value is too small to track. 5) Historical pattern: Jacobs routinely wins small EPA task orders. These do not historically result in stock price movements. The stock performance of Jacobs is driven by larger infrastructure and defense contracts, not small environmental awards.

Intelligence Surface

Cross-referenced against federal contracts, SEC insider filings & congressional trade disclosures

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$$J● Neutral

What the bill does

direct award recipient via subsidiary CH2M HILL, INC

Who must act

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarding to CH2M HILL, INC (Jacobs Solutions Inc.)

What happens

$17.2M task order for remedial design and remedial action support at Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine OU1, representing approximately $3.44M per year over the 5-year period, which is less than 0.05% of Jacobs' annual revenue.

Stock impact

Jacobs Solutions Inc. is a large engineering and construction firm with $10.9B in annual revenue. This contract is a routine, small-scale environmental remediation task order for the federal government. It does not materially affect Jacobs' financial performance or competitive position.

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Contract Details

Recipient

CH2M HILL, INC

Award Amount

$17,187,612

Awarding Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Sub-Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Contract Type

DELIVERY ORDER

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