Skanska to build hospital in Delaware for USD 178 million, about SEK 1.5 billion

Skanska has been commissioned to provide construction management services for a hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. The contract amounts to USD 178 million, approximately SEK 1.5 billion, which will be included in order bookings for the first quarter.

The customer is Christiana Care Health System, which is now employing Skanska for a fifth major construction assignment.

The project calls for a nine-storey building with patient rooms, an office building and a new entrance building with an underground ambulance bay. In addition, the existing emergency and surgery wards will be renovated and expanded. The emergency ward will have two new floors. The assignment also includes relocation of utilities.

The expansion comprises a total of 38,000 square meters of floor space and will be completed in 2013. Activities at the hospital will continue throughout the construction period.

Skanska USA Building Inc. is a leading national and local provider of construction, pre-construction consulting, general contracting and design-build services. The company also provides validation services to clients in the pharmaceutical industry. Clients represent a broad range of U.S. industries including science and technology, healthcare, education, high-tech, aviation, transportation and sports and entertainment. The business unit is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey and has approximately 4,700 employees. Sales in 2008 amounted to about SEK 30.3 billion.




For further information please contact:

Tom Crane, Senior Vice President Communication,
Skanska USA Building, tel +1 973 753 3450
Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 10 448 88 38
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