Skanska secures two construction contracts in the U.S. for a total of USD 82 M, approximately SEK 575 M

Skanska secures two construction contracts in the U.S. for a total of
USD 82 M, approximately SEK 575 M 

Skanska has secured two construction assignments in the U.S. The total
contract amount is USD 82 M, approximately SEK 575 M, which will be
included in order bookings for the fourth quarter.

One of the contracts amounts to USD 41.3 M and is for a university
building in Storrs, Connecticut. The 14,500-square-meter four-story
building, which will include classrooms and lecture halls, will be
constructed at the heart of the university campus, thereby placing high
demands on logistics and safety. The client is University of
Connecticut.
The project is designed to meet the requirements of the LEED Silver
level of the LEED international environmental certification system. Work
will commence this year and the project is scheduled for completion in
July 2012.
The second contract amounts to USD 40.6 M and involves a four-story
office building, with an adjacent one-story building and a parking
garage to accommodate 200 cars. The client is the developer The Molasky
Group of Companies on behalf of a government tenant. 
The project, which is located close to the airport in Portland, Oregon,
will be completed in 2012.
Skanska USA is a leading company in building and project development in
the US. Skanska USA consists of four business units: Skanska USA
Building, specializing in building construction, Skanska USA Civil,
which is focused on infrastructure building; Skanska Infrastructure
Development, which develops projects in public-private-partnerships and
Skanska Commercial Development, which develops commercial properties in
selected cities. Skanska USA is based in New York and has a total of
about 7,000 employees. In 2009, revenues in the US amounted to
approximately SEK 44 billion. 
For further information please contact:
Elizabeth Miller, Director, Communications, Skanska USA, tel +1 917 656
5883
Jay Weisberger, Communications Manager, Skanska USA, tel +1 206 494 5469
Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 10 448 88 38
Direct line for media: tel +46 10 448 88 99
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pursuant to the Securities Markets Act.
Skanska is one of the world's leading project development and
construction groups with expertise in construction, development of
commercial and residential projects and public-private partnerships.
Based on its global green experience, Skanska aims to be the clients'
first choice for Green solutions. The Group currently has 49,000
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 2009 totaled SEK 137 billion.