Veidekke: Major office commission for Bara in Bergen
Bara Eiendom has commissioned Veidekke to build the new LINK office building in Kronstadparken in Bergen. The 16,400 m2 building is to be environmentally certified and Veidekke itself will be one of the tenants. The commission is a design and build contract in collaboration worth NOK 504 million, excluding VAT.
“We have enjoyed good, continuous collaboration with Bara Eiendom for 14 years and LINK will be the seventh office building in a row that we have built for them. We are grateful for this renewed confidence and at the same time we are looking forward to moving into what will be the largest building in Kronstadparken to date,” says Thor Småbrekke, district manager at Veidekke Bygg Bergen.
LINK will be of high quality, in line with other new buildings that make up Kronstadparken with a central location between Fjøsangerveien (E39) and Bergen Light Rail. The building will be 16,400 m2 spread over eight floors above ground and two basement levels with excellent cloakroom facilities, indoor cycle parking and car parking, among other things.
Common facilities in the building include a meeting room centre, game zone, podcast studio and a great in-house restaurant. The project emphasises biodiversity, smart technology and smart use of resources, energy optimisation, reuse and flexible solutions for easy rebuilding if this should be needed in the future. On the roof, there will be a garden inspired by nature with a large percentage of native vegetation, as well as production of fruits, berries, vegetables and herbs. The building is to be certified according to the BREEAM-NOR Excellent standard and energy class A.
Ground and basement works will start in June, while the rest of the construction works will start shortly afterwards. Planned completion is in December 2026. The contract is included in Veidekke's order book for Q3 2024. Read more about the project here.
For further information, please contact:
Thor Småbrekke, District Manager, Veidekke Bygg Bergen, tel. +47 93 43 06 60, thor.smaabrekke@veidekke.no
Veidekke Communications Manager Helge Dieset, +47 90 55 33 22, helge.dieset@veidekke.no
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Veidekke is one of Scandinavia’s largest contractors. In addition to undertaking all types of building and civil engineering assignments, the group also maintains roads and produces asphalt and aggregates. Veidekke emphasises stakeholder involvement and local experience. Annual turnover is approx. NOK 43 billion, and almost half of its 8,000 employees own shares in the company. Veidekke is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has posted a profit every year since its inception in 1936.
