Skanska to build hospital in Ohio for USD 75.6 M, about SEK 465 M
Skanska has been awarded the construction management contract for a heart hospital in Dayton, Ohio, in the US. The contract amount totals USD 75.6 M, approximately SEK 465 M, which will be included in order bookings for the second quarter. The customer is the Miami Valley Hospital.
The Miami Valley Hospital Heart Tower is an eleven-story building comprising about 45,000 square meters. The new hospital will feature a heart center, with cardiac surgery suites and 180 private patient rooms. The project also includes general patient and visitor areas and underground parking on two levels.
Work commenced in May and the hospital will be completed at the end of 2010.
The Miami Valley Hospital, in Dayton, Ohio, which was established in 1890 is now a regional specialist hospital with 848 beds and 1,100 physicians. Last year, the hospital was ranked as one of the best in the US by the newspaper U.S. News & World Report.
Skanska USA Building will lead the project, which is being conducted as a joint venture with Shook Construction. Skanska has 56 percent of the total contract amount, which totals USD 135 M.
The construction company Shook Construction is based in Dayton, Ohio, and has operations in several states. The company, which was formed in 1926, is now among the 400 largest in the US construction sector.
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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Skanska USA Building, tel +1 973 753 3450
Karin Lepasoon, Senior Vice President Communications, Skanska AB, tel +46 70 513 65 99
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