Skanska awarded water works assignment in Florida valued at USD 49 M, or approximately SEK 340 M

Skanska awarded water works assignment in Florida valued at USD 49 M, or
approximately SEK 340 M

Skanska has been contracted to construct a water reclamation facility in Tampa,
Florida. The contract amount is USD 49 M, approximately SEK 340 M, which will be
included in order bookings for the third quarter of 2007. The customer is
Hillsborough County.

The project involves expansion of the Northwest Regional Water Reclamation
Facility, located in West Tampa. The facility, which treats and reclaims water
for irrigation, among other uses, will be expanded and modernized. Capacity will
be doubled to approximately 38,000 cubic meters per day.

The project involves constructing a new facility connected to the existing
plant, which will be upgraded. Skanska's assignment  involves construction of
concrete structures and installation of equipment for water treatment,
monitoring and control.

Work will begin in September and is expected to continue for two years.  

Earlier this year, Skanska received its largest US order to date, relating to
the Croton Water Filtration Plant in New York. Skanska's contract totals USD
1.04 billion, or approximately SEK 7.2 billion. In addition, Skanska is
currently constructing and upgrading six other water-treatment facilities in New
York and seven in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Skanska USA Civil focuses on construction of transportation infrastructure and
facilities for energy, water and water treatment. The company, with operations
in the eastern US, Colorado and  California, has approximately 3,800 employees.
Skanska USA Civil had 2006 sales of approximately SEK 9.8 billion.


For further information please contact:

Karen Diemer, Communications Manager, Skanska USA Civil, 
tel +1 718 746 2785
Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 8 753 88 38 
Direct line for the media: +46 8 753 88 99


This and previous releases can also be found at www.skanska.com

This is the type of information that Skanska AB may be obligated to disclose in
accordance with the Swedish Securities Exchange and Clearing Operations Act
and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. 

Skanska is one of the world's leading construction groups with expertise in
construction, development of commercial and residential projects and
public-private partnerships. The Group currently has 56,000 employees in
selected home markets in Europe, in the US and Latin America. Headquartered in
Stockholm, Sweden and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Skanska's sales in
2006 totaled USD 17 billion.