Veidekke has secured a contract from Kristiansand municipality in Norway to build Wilds Minne school, which will accommodate 500 students at primary level and 60 staff members.

The design and build contract carries a value of $38.35m (NOK376m) excluding VAT.

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The company will include the contract in this quarter.

Featuring an area of around 6,000m2, the school will also have a 3,500m2 multi-purpose facility with commercial premises on the ground floor

The school will feature an outdoor area for students to play. It will be built with massive wood and eco-friendly solutions.

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Veidekke Construction Agder district manager Atle Monan said: “After long and strong collaboration with Kristiansand municipality and the other parties involved in the development of this sustainable and solid school project, we are happy to see the political process concluded, and excited to finally be able to start construction. We appreciate being entrusted with the assignment.”

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The demolition of the current buildings on the site has begun.

Construction work will commence in August 2022.

The project is anticipated to complete in June 2024.

In March, Bane NOR had commissioned Veidekke to build tunnel and surface zone for a dual track railway from Kleverud to Tangenvika alongside Lake Mjøsa in Innlandet, Norway.

The contract, worth approximately $145.5m (NOK1.3bn) excluding VAT, also included options worth approximately $33.58m (NOK300m).

This was among the first of the major contracts associated to Bane NOR’s InterCity project on the Kleverud-Sørli-Åkersvika stretch of the Dovre Line.

Scope of the works include just under 5km of groundworks between Kleverud and Espa for the new dual track route intended for speeds of up to 250 km/h, including the 3km Hestnes Tunnel.
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Image: Construction work will commence in August 2022. Credit: Veidekke/Cision