Skanska to build detention center in U.S. for USD 146.9 M, about SEK 900 M

Skanska to build detention center in U.S. for USD 146.9 M, about SEK 900 M

Skanska has been named construction manager for the expansion of a detention
center in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the US. The contract amount is USD 146.9
M, about SEK 900 M, which will be included in the order bookings for the third
quarter. The customer is the Wake County correctional authority.


The contract is for the Hammond Road Detention Center that will be expanded by
about 38,000 square meters. The expansion will provide space for a total of 672
inmates, of which 224 in single-bed cells and the remaining in eight
dormitories. The new building will also house a kitchen and food service
facilities, laundry area, administration areas, intake/booking space as well as
facilities for medical services and a forensic lab. The project also includes a
300-space parking deck.

Preconstruction work has begun and the facility is scheduled to be completed in
2012. 

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.




For further information please contact:

Tom Crane, Senior Vice President Communication, 
Skanska USA Building, tel +1 973 753 3450
Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 8 753 88 38. 
Direct line for media: tel +46 8 753 88 99


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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 60,000 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
2007 totaled SEK 139 billion.