Skanska awarded additional order amounting to USD 102 M, about SEK 830 M, for hospital project in New Jersey

Skanska awarded additional order amounting to USD 102 M, about SEK 830 M, for
hospital project in New Jersey

Skanska has been awarded an additional order to the expansion of Capital
Health's hospital in Hopewell, New Jersey. The contract amounts to USD 102 M,
approximately SEK 830 M, which is included in order bookings for the second
quarter. The customer is Capital Health. 

The previous contract for the Hopewell Hospital amounted to USD 134 M, about SEK
1.1 billion, which was included in order bookings for the first quarter.

Skanska was also responsible for pre-construction planning and services started
last year. At that time, USD 90 M was included in order bookings at the rate in
which the pre-construction services were provided. 

The construction project involves about 90,000 square meters in two buildings
linked with a public atrium and lobby area. The hospital section will contain
space for 237 patient rooms making up two thirds of the project, with the
remainder administration premises. 

The new hospital in Hopewell is expected to be complete in October 2011 and
replace the 112-year-old Mercer Hospital in Trenton, New Jersey.

Skanska USA Building is a leading national and local provider of construction,
pre-construction consulting, general contracting and design-build services. The
company also provides validation services to clients in the pharmaceutical
industry.  Clients represent a broad range of U.S. industries including science
and technology, healthcare, education, high-tech, aviation, transportation and
sports and entertainment. The business unit is headquartered in Parsippany, New
Jersey and has approximately 3,500 employees. Sales in 2008 amounted to about
SEK 30.3 billion.


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 10 448 88 38
Direct line for media: tel +46 10 448 88 99


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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. The Group currently has 55,000
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 2008 totaled SEK 144 billion.