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NCC wins $89M hospital expansion contract in Sweden
Swedish construction firm NCC has won a SEK800M ($89M) contract to expand and upgrade the Ryhov County Hospital in Jönköping, Sweden.
NCC to build $84M cogeneration installation in Sweden
NCC has secured a SEK750M ($84.1M) contract from E.ON to build a new cogeneration installation as part of a closed-loop facility at Hogbytorp in north Stockholm, Sweden.
$300M tunnel projects planned for Faroe Islands
Swedish construction firm NCC has won a contract to build two road tunnels worth about SEK2.7bn ($300M) in the Faroe Islands.
NCC wins Danish biotech campus contract
Swedish construction firm NCC has won a SEK865M ($98M) contract from pharmaceutical firm Novozymes to build the Novozymes Innovation Campus in Copenhagen, Denmark.
NCC wins Swedish office building contract
Swedish construction firm NCC has secured a contract worth SEK460M ($55M) from airport owner Swedavia to build an office building directly adjacent to Terminals 4 and 5 at Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sweden.The 20,000sq m building, named Sky City Office One, will become the hub of the airport city that is emerging around Arlanda Airport.The 11-storey building will feature an energy-efficient design with superior insulation, climate control and efficient ventilation, ensuring minimal energy consumption. The facility is aiming to achieve BREEAM-SE Excellent certification.NCC Building Sweden business manager Henrik Lundin said: "NCC has solid experience of this type of partnering project, thus ensuring a more innovative and efficient construction process and ultimately a product with exceptionally high quality."We will construct a state-of-the-art office building that has a very high energy performance."Construction on the project will begin in the autumn and is expected to be complete in summer 2018.
Work to begin on next phase of Södersjukhuset Hospital expansion in Sweden
Swedish construction firm NCC has announced that will start work on the next phase of the Södersjukhuset Hospital expansion project in Stockholm, Sweden.The company was commissioned in June 2015 to expand the hospital by adding a new treatment centre and a technical utilities building.Locum — a real estate manager owned by Stockholm County Council — and NCC have now agreed on the project's final implementation.The SEK1.3bn (£114M) contract will include the construction of two buildings. The first will house new operating rooms, a sterile centre, a unit for postmortems and pathology/cytopathology, as well as a large new emergency unit.The second building will house the hospital operation functions such as a centre for managing the hospital's waste and incoming goods.Locum's chairman Paul Lindquist Fransson said: "The new emergency unit is a key part of the county of Stockholm's future health and medical care plans, where all residents are to know that they receive the proper care on time."We will maintain our excellent partnership with NCC on this large and important project."Construction has commenced on some portions where preparatory groundwork and construction of the frame are in progress.The new hospital buildings are expected to be completed at the end of 2018. Once the new emergency unit opens in 2019, it will be the largest of its kind in Sweden.
Work to begin on new hospital project in Sweden
Swedish construction firm NCC and Region Örebro County have agreed on the design and implementation of a new hospital project in Örebro, Sweden.The construction company was commissioned to build the new university hospital in October 2015.Both parties have agreed on a contract worth SEK1.5bn ($180M) and have worked together to plan the project and prepare detailed system documents. The new facility, known as the H building, will replace existing premises that no longer adhere to the current requirements. It will feature residential care, outpatient care and surgery for areas including ear, nose and throat (ENT), dermatology, anesthesia and emergency care clinics. NCC's Building head in Sweden Henrik Landelius said: "NCC has extensive experience of building major hospitals, which we will utilize in this project. A partnering project such as this means that, at an early stage, we can plan together with the Region to obtain the best results."The project is aiming to achieve Sweden Green Building Council (SGBC) Gold certification.
NCC wins $100.2M office contract in Sweden
NCC has bagged a SEK830M ($100.2M) contract from Fabege to build a new office building next to the Arenastaden city development project in Solna, Sweden.Covering an area of 40,000sq m, the seven-storey building will mainly accommodate ICA's new headquarters. The building will comprise an underground parking garage with nearly 120 parking spaces. The project will feature large glazed facades and is set to comply with BREEAM-SE Excellent specifications. Preparatory groundwork on the project has already commenced, while construction of the actual building is set to start at the end of 2016. NCC Building Sweden head Henrik Landelius said: "Cooperation during the project engineering phase has been excellent and we look forward to carrying out this project together with Fabege. It is our first large-scale assignment for Fabege and we are using a collaboration form known as partnering. It is a form that we have used before for similar projects and our experience of it is extremely positive."Fabege's director of projects and development Klas Holmgren added: "We feel assured about how the initial preparations have been carried out and our impression of NCC's staff is that they are highly competent and committed. Together, we have created a solid basis for a successful project and we are looking forward to the start of construction."The project is expected to be complete in the end of 2018.
NCC to build central station for West Link project in Sweden
Swedish construction firm NCC has secured a contract from the Swedish Transport Administration to build the SEK3bn ($360M) central station phase of the West Link project in Sweden.The project will include the construction of a railway tunnel from the E6 Highway in the east, a rock tunnel through the Lejonet redoubt, an underground commuter train station located immediately north of Gothenburg Central Station, and the remaining railway tunnel to the west up to the Gothenburg Opera House, a section of nearly 2km.The contract will be delivered under a new model called Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) under which NCC, in partnership with the Transport Administration, will be responsible for project planning and cost optimization. NCC Infrastructure business area manager Svante Hagman said: "We are really positive to the fact that the Transport Administration has decided to procure this project as an Early Contractor Involvement contract."This cooperative format will enable us to integrate our organizations and create joint understanding of the challenges that a project of this size involves. "We have previously worked in close cooperation on large-scale tunnel projects, such as the City Tunnel in Malmö and the Stockholm City Line, which has given us valuable experience in terms of sustainable technical solutions and the use of leading-edge technology in civil engineering works."Construction is expected to commence in 2018 and the project is set to be completed in 2026.
NCC starts construction of $36bn Kungälv's waterworks
NCC and Kungälv Municipality have entered into a partnership for the construction of a $36bn waterworks in Kungälv, Sweden.The project is set to provide drinking water to the municipalities of Kungälv, Tjörn, Ale and Stenungssund.The waterworks will have as its water source the Göta älv river and will be able to supply 1,080cb m of water per hour when completed.Maria Sondell, project manager at Kungälv Municipality, said: "Kungälv and the surrounding municipalities need to secure their supply of drinking water and we will build, together with NCC, a state-of-the-art facility equipped with the latest water purification technology."NCC Infrastructure business area manager, Svante Hagman said: "Working on this type of sustainable community solution is incredibly motivating. "We have been working with Kungälv Municipality on project engineering and dimensioning of the new waterworks since the autumn. "We are moving into the next phase of the partnering arrangement that involves detail engineering so that we can start construction soon. This is scheduled to begin no later than May."