NCC builds residential houses for American emb. staff in Berlin for SEK 100 milli

NCC builds residential houses for American embassy staff in Berlin for SEK 100 million NCC Deutsche Bau GmbH has been awarded the contract by the United States Department of State for the construction of 14 two-family houses and 3 semi-detached houses comprising a total of 34 residential units. This amounts to 6,600 m² living area. The value of the contract amounts to DEM 20.7 million (SEK 100 million). The contract comprises the complete planning work for the architecture, statics, landscaping and media, the turnkey construction of the houses, the preparation of the complete external facilities such as lawns, the planting of trees, parking places, footpaths and accesses, and the demolition of 20 existing family houses. The houses are equipped with built-in kitchens in accordance with American standards including high- quality built-in cupboards and parts. Commencement of construction works is planned for the end of May. The construction period will be 18 months. NCC Deutsche Bau took part in the international competition together with the Berlin architects' firm Beider and Schlör and won the contract against a number of competent competitors. The project will be built in a top Berlin situation, in Grunewald. For further information: Ingvar Lundström, Construction Manager, NCC Deutsche Bau GmbH, tel +49 170 566 30 30 Gisela Lindstrand, Press Officer NCC AB, tel +46 8 585 523 46 or +46 70 392 95 00 Renate Rohloff, Information Director, NCC Deutsche Bau GmbH, tel +49 3361 670 237 All of NCC's press releases are available on www.ncc.se NCC is one of the leading construction and property development companies in the Nordic and Baltic Sea region. NCC has annual sales of approximately SEK 40 billion, with 25,000 employees. The NCC Group is divided into six business areas: Contracting, Housing, Property Development, Industry, Telecom and Service. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/05/04/20010504BIT00400/bit0002.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/05/04/20010504BIT00400/bit0002.pdf