It will work in partnership with the city鈥檚 school properties body Uppsala Skolfastigheter to develop the buildings in B盲linge. Skolfastigheter estimates that the order value will amount to about SEK 450 million (拢43m).
鈥淯ppsala鈥檚 population is growing, as is the need for new schools and preschools,鈥� said Annelie Johansson, CEO of Skolfastigheter. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why we鈥檙e now investing in upgrading our school environments. NCC has long and extensive experience of building schools, and also with working in different cooperative formats, which was important for us when conducting this procurement.鈥�
In B盲linge, where both the school and preschool have long been in need of upgrades, the old school buildings will be demolished to make space for the new, larger premises with room for an increased number of students. In total, the project encompasses around 11,000m2 and includes a kitchen/cafeteria and sports hall in addition to the schools.
NCC won the contract in competition with 12 other tenderers and received the highest rating on all the 鈥榮oft鈥� evaluation criteria, for example project organisation.
鈥淣CC is one of the construction companies building the most schools in Sweden today, and we鈥檒l leverage that experience and know-how in building in B盲linge,鈥� said NCC Building Sweden business area manager Henrik Landelius. 鈥淭ogether with Skolfastigheter, we鈥檒l develop solutions for modern and sustainable schools that will give students and staff the best possible work environment for learning and growing.鈥�
The project is being conducted in a partnering cooperative format. Work will begin during the first quarter of 2020, with a planning and project engineering phase, where the documentation will be jointly developed in order to come to an agreement on the target cost for the assignment.
Construction is scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2021 and the schools are expected to be ready early summer 2024.
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