STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 13, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Skanska has secured an assignment to extend the General Hospital in Tampa, Florida, in the US, for approximately SEK 480 M (USD 65 M). The assignment will be included in order bookings for the second quarter of 2004. The customer is Tampa General Hospital.
The pre-construction phase starts immediately and construction is expected to begin in September. Completion is planned for September 2006.
The project comprises the construction-management assignment for a 26,000 square-meter extension of Tampa General Hospital. The four-story building will be constructed above an existing parking area. The new building will house an emergency department, operating rooms, a women's center for delivery, an intensive care unit and a cardiovascular center. The hospital's central energy plant will also be extended to be able to provide energy for the new facility.
Tampa General Hospital serves a community of approximately four million in central and western Florida. The hospital is also the principal teaching hospital for the University of South Florida School of Medicine.
Skanska ranks as the third largest hospital constructor in the US market, based on sales in 2002, according to US trade magazine ENR. Customers include both authorities and private healthcare companies throughout the US.
Skanska USA Building is a leading construction-services company with construction, construction-management, design and design/construct operations throughout the US. Customers represent a broad spectrum of US industry, including pharmaceuticals, healthcare, education, electronics, infrastructure, sport and entertainment. The company is based in Parsippany, New Jersey and has approximately 5,300 employees.
For further information please contact:
Tom Crane, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Skanska USA Building, tel +1 973 394 9100 Anders Lilja, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Skanska AB, tel +46 8 753 88 01
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