NCC receives order worth SEK 190 million for water-treatment plant in Bergen
NCC receives order worth SEK 190 million for water-treatment plant in Bergen NCC Construction Norway has reached an agreement with the Municipality of Bergen regarding the upgrade of an existing water-treatment plant and construction of a new plant. The value of the order, including an option to upgrade the existing water-treatment plant, is NOK 175 million (approx. SEK 190 million). "NCC has previously built large parts of the water-supply system in Bergen and it is extremely gratifying that we have been entrusted by the municipality to complete an additional phase," says Terje J. Skjelbred, District Manager within NCC Construction Norway's Civil Engineering region in Western Norway, commenting on the transaction. The treatment plant will purify water from the Svartediket reservoir, which is situated between the mountaintops of Ulriken and Fløyen. The plant will have the capacity to supply water for 50,000 inhabitants. NCC's assignments will include blasting tunnels and building underwater rock caverns. A total of 120,000 cubic meters of rock will be blasted. It is estimated that the project will require about 8,000 cubic meters of concrete. The assignment is scheduled for completion on February 1, 2007. Further information: Terje J. Skjelbred, District Manager, NCC Construction Norway, Civil Engineering, Western Region, tel. +47 553 02360, +47 952 28 715) Øyvind Kvaal, Information Manager, NCC Construction Norway, tel. +47 900 76 910 Annica Gerentz, Acting Press Relations Manager, NCC AB, tel. +46 8 585 52204 +46 70 398 42 09 All of NCC's press releases are available on www.ncc.info NCC is one of the leading construction and property development companies in the Nordic region. NCC had in 2003 sales of SEK 45 billion, with 24,000 employees. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/04/15/20040415BIT20370/wkr0006.pdf