NCC to construct new city hall block in Kristianstad for SEK 470 million

NCC to construct new city hall block in Kristianstad for SEK 470
million  

NCC Construction Sweden has obtained a letter of intent from
Kristianstad Municipality concerning a rebuild of the city hall block,
the City's municipality and regional building. The façades of the old
block will be preserved, while office premises and the number of
workplaces will be increased. The project, which will be implemented on
a partnering basis, is scheduled to commence in summer 2011 and be
completed in 2014.

The partnering cooperation will occur in two phases. In the first phase,
commencing immediately, the parties will join forces to prepare
construction documents and plan the project, while also agreeing on a
price. Only then will the Municipality decide whether NCC will receive
the assignment to implement the project.  Currently the total order
value is estimated to SEK 470 million.

This will be the first time that Kristianstad Municipality has engaged
in partnering negotiations.

“We want to capitalize on the contractor's knowledge early in the
project, while the Municipality and Region Skåne will maintain strong
control and influence throughout the process,” says Patrik Möller,
Project Manager at the Management Office of Kristianstad Municipality.

The Municipality's evaluation showed that NCC has long-term traditions
when it comes to partnering projects and planning systems for
contracting operations.

Partnering is a structured form of cooperation whereby developers,
consultants and contractors jointly solve construction assignments. The
methods are based on transparent and honest cooperation allowing various
areas of expertise to complement each other throughout the construction
process.

More about partnering:
www.ncc.se/NCCpartnering (http://www.ncc.se/NCCpartnering)

The project will employ approximately 50 individuals and the order is
expected to be registered no earlier than the third quarter of 2011.

For questions, please contact:
Per-Ola Martinsson, Business Manager, NCC Construction Sweden, Region
South, Tel: +46 (0)70 58 90 378
Patrik Möller, Project Manager, Kristianstad Municipality, Tel: +46
(0)733 135178
Magnus Jonsson, Head of External Communication and Media Relations,  NCC
AB, Tel:  +46 (0)8 585 522 46, +46 (0)70 817 8711

NCC's media line: +46 (0)8 585 519 00, E-mail:
press@ncc.se (press@ncc.se)