Skanska to build detention center in U.S. for USD 146.9 M, about SEK 900 M

Skanska has been named construction manager for the expansion of a detention center in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the US. The contract amount is USD 146.9 M, about SEK 900 M, which will be included in the order bookings for the third quarter. The customer is the Wake County correctional authority.

The contract is for the Hammond Road Detention Center that will be expanded by about 38,000 square meters. The expansion will provide space for a total of 672 inmates, of which 224 in single-bed cells and the remaining in eight dormitories. The new building will also house a kitchen and food service facilities, laundry area, administration areas, intake/booking space as well as facilities for medical services and a forensic lab. The project also includes a 300-space parking deck.

Preconstruction work has begun and the facility is scheduled to be completed in 2012.

Skanska USA Building is a leading U.S. provider of construction, general contracting, design and design-build services. The company also provides pharmaceutical validation services to clients. Customers represent a broad spectrum of American industries, including the pharmaceutical, healthcare, educational, electronics, infrastructure, sports and entertainment industries. The company is based in Parsippany, New Jersey and has approximately 4,000 employees. Revenues totaled approximately SEK 27 billion in 2007.




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