Skanska has been contracted to build a data center in northeastern US. The contract amount is US$179 million, about SEK 1,230 million, which is included in order bookings for the third quarter of 2007.
The customer is a leading New York-based financial services firm. The facility will be crucial to the customer's future operations.
Skanska has previously constructed similar facilities for such clients as IBM and NASDAQ in addition to complex technical buildings for companies in for example, the biotech and telecommunications sectors.