Veidekke: Building activity centre in Sandefjord
Veidekke has been commissioned by Sandefjord municipality to build an environmentally certified activity centre with workplaces for residents with permanent adaptation needs. This will be a design and build contract valued at close to NOK 150 million, excluding VAT.
“We are very pleased that we have been awarded yet another commission for Sandefjord municipality, which is one of our most important recurring customers. The activity centre meets an important need for society, and we consider it very meaningful to build such an important building. We are therefore particularly pleased that we won the fierce competition for the commission where the award criteria were 40% price and 60% quality," says district manager Lars N. Hjertås with Veidekke Bygg Vestfold og Telemark.
The activity centre will be located at Helgerød outside Sandefjord with a gross area of approximately 4,300 m2 across two floors. The project also includes rerouting of stormwater pipes and a stream opening, lime stabilisation of the ground, landscaping and the construction of a new pedestrian and cycle path.
Sandefjord municipality has chosen to incorporate the option of emission-free construction sites, which means that only electricity or hydrogen will be used as an energy source at the construction site. In addition, carbon emissions from building materials will be up to 30% lower than in a reference building and energy class A. Waste production will be reduced to less than 25 kg per gross square metre, while the recycling rate will be at least 95%.
"Sandefjord municipality has high environmental ambitions for the project, and it will be environmentally certified as BREEAM-NOR level Excellent. This coincides very well with Veidekke's strategy of being part of the climate solution," Hjertås concludes.
Construction is scheduled to start in early February with completion in the autumn of 2025. The commission is included in Veidekke’s order book for the fourth quarter.
For further information, please contact:
District manager Lars N. Hjertås, tel. +47 92 29 71 92, lars.hjertas@veidekke.no
Communications Manager Helge Dieset, tel. +47 90 55 33 22, helge.dieset@veidekke.no
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Veidekke is one of Scandinavia’s biggest contractors and property developers. The company undertakes all types of building construction and civil engineering contracts, develops residential projects, maintains roads, and produces asphalt and aggregates. Veidekke emphasises stakeholder involvement and local experience. Annual turnover is approximately NOK 39 billion and around half of its 8600 employees own shares in the company. Veidekke is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has always posted a profit since it was founded in 1936.
