Skanska signs contract for construction of educational facility in Boston, USA, for USD 57 M, about SEK 370 M
Skanska has signed a contract with Harvard Business School in Boston, USA, to construct the educational facility Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center. The contract value for Skanska is USD 57 M, about SEK 370 M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska USA Building for the fourth quarter 2013.
The new 7,400-square-meter educational facility will be built on the current space of the existing Kresge Hall. The building is targeting LEED certification on Gold level.
The project starts in March 2014 and is expected to be completed in May 2016.
Skanska USA is one of the leading development and construction companies in the country, consisting of four business units: Skanska USA Building, which specializes in building construction; Skanska USA Civil, specialized in civil infrastructure; Skanska Infrastructure Development, which develops public-private partnerships; and Skanska Commercial Development, which develops commercial projects in select U.S. markets. Headquartered in New York, Skanska USA has approximately 8,300 employees and its 2012 revenues were SEK 37.3 billion.
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Beth Miller, Communications Manager, Skanska USA, tel: +1 917 656 5883
Edvard Lind, Head of Media Relations, Skanska AB, tel +46 (0)10-448 88 08
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Skanska is one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups with expertise in construction, development of commercial and residential projects and public-private partnerships. Based on its global green experience, Skanska aims to be the clients' first choice for Green solutions. The Group currently has 57,000 employees in selected home markets in Europe, in the US and Latin America.
Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Skanska's sales in 2012 totaled SEK 132 billion.