Scandinavian contractor Veidekke and subsidiary Grande Entreprenør have signed a contract with Steinkjer Fylkeshus for the construction of an environmentally certified eight-storey office building.
The design and build contract for the property, which will accommodate Trøndelag county municipality, is valued at NOK 219 mln (€20 mln), excluding VAT.
Fylkets hus will comprise 7,000 m2 across eight storeys in addition to a basement and will be environmentally certified as BREEAM Very Good.
The building will have a central location just next to the railway station in Steinkjer.
The general manager of Grande Entreprenør, Morten Hynne, said: ‘We’re looking forward to starting construction of Nye Fylkets Hus. There are not many exclusively office buildings that are built in our area, and we are therefore very pleased to be selected as contractor in partnership with Veidekke Bygg in Trondheim who have great experience with such projects. The combined expertise of the team from Grande and Veidekke in the field of environment and sustainability tipped the project in our favour, and we are really proud of that.’
The head of section with Bane NOR Eiendom region Midt/Nord, Dag Haugdalm added: ‘We’re looking forward to starting the first construction stage at Steinkjer station. We have great faith in a good and constructive collaboration with a competent contractor with a local foothold. It is particularly pleasing to realise projects in the difficult times we are experiencing with extraordinary price growth and supply issues.’
Construction work starts in March, and completion is scheduled for December 2024.
Bane NOR Eiendom, Trøndelag County Municipality and Utstillingsplassen Eiendom are behind the company Steinkjer Fylkeshus.
