The expansion will be carried out on a 14-storey hospital, covering about 50,000m2 of area. Credit: Motive Studio and NBBJ/Skanska.

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Skanska have signed an additional contract for an ongoing hospital expansion project in Portland, US.

This contract amendment valued at Skr2.1bn ($210.16m) is scheduled to be included in the US order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Works under the additional contract include activities related to the interior build-out of the upcoming expansion. It comprises framing and sheathing, installation, and completion of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems.

The hospital expansion will see the construction of a new 14-storey building, covering about 50,000m2 of area, carried out within a collaborative project delivery model.

The building will add 128 patient beds, with space for more beds that can be added later.

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The new tower is expected to feature three levels of parking and six levels of patient floors, which will include bone marrow transplant unit and surgical oncology.

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Additionally, the design will incorporate shelled space to accommodate future expansions.

The tower will be connected to the existing hospital via three sky bridges for pedestrians.

This agreement comes after the company signed a contract amendment worth Skr1bn with OHSU in July this year.

The board of OHSU gave approval for $650m to be used for the hospital expansion.

Construction of the hospital expansion project began in 2022 and is anticipated to reach completion in 2026.

Last week, Skanska announced an investment of Nkr750m ($72.99m) in the residential project of Røa X in Oslo, Norway.