NCC to rebuild Kemikum in Uppsala for SEK 180 million
NCC to rebuild Kemikum in Uppsala for SEK 180 million NCC has been commissioned by Akademiska Hus Uppsala AB to rebuild the Kemikum property block in Uppsala. The order is worth SEK 180 million. NCC will be the coordinating general contractor responsible for rebuilding the properties at the Kemikum block. The assignment is worth totally SEK 180 million; about SEK millions from installation works. In Main Section 1 of Kemikum, the existing laboratory premises, comprising approximately 31,000 square meters of floor space, will be converted for use as premises for arts and social science studies. In addition, about 900 square meters of new premises, including associated landscaping work, will be built within the block. The assignment also includes façade renovation. NCC has option on the rebuilding of Main Section 2 of the Kemikum block, which has an estimated contract value of approximately SEK 60 million. According to current plans, the contract regarding this second phase will be signed in March 2003. "We are gratified to have been commissioned to rebuild the Kemikum block. NCC has engaged in close and mutually beneficial cooperation with Akademiska Hus in Uppsala since the beginning of the 1990s," says Håkan Pettersson, Business Manager at NCC Construction Sweden's Stockholm/Mälardalen region. For further information, please contact: Håkan Pettersson, Business Manager NCC Construction Sweden Tel +46 18 16 15 60 or +46 70 675 7802 Gisela Lindstrand, Press Relation Manager NCC AB Tel +46 8 585 52346 or +46 70 392 9500 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 2001 sales of SEK 46 billion, with 25,000 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/2002/10/15/20021014BIT00990/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/10/15/20021014BIT00990/wkr0002.pdf