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| Skanska to construct drinking water plant in New York Skanska has landed its largest order in the U.S. to date. The contract is for the Croton Water Filtration Plant in New York. The total contract amount is USD 1.3 billion, about SEK 9.1 billion, of which Skanska has 80 percent, corresponding to USD 1.04 billion, about SEK 7.2 billion. The customer is the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP). The Croton Water Filtration Plant is one the facilities that supplies the City of New York with all drinking water. The plant, with a capacity to treat 1.2 million cubic meters of water per day (320 MGD), is located at the Mosholu golf course in the Bronx. Skanska's assignment includes both the construction and installation work. Most of the plant is constructed in concrete covering a footprint area of 35,000 square meters. The plant is being built on four levels underground. Skanska is responsible of the concrete work, but not excavation. Some 200,000 cubic meters of concrete and 27,000 tons of reinforcing steel are expected to be used. Skanska's project includes installation of machinery and piping as well as control equipment. The project is a turnkey delivery and Skanska will also be responsible for start-up and commissioning but not for meeting projected design criteria of the treated water. The project is being carried out in a joint venture with Tully Construction, which has the remaining 20 percent of the contract amount. The project starts later this summer. Construction work is scheduled to be completed in 50 months and the start-up phase is expected to take an additional six months. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |