Veidekke: To build homes at Storetveit in Bergen

Nordr AS has selected Veidekke to build the Storetveithagen residential project at Fantoft in Bergen. The first stage includes groundworks and building 36 block and terraced houses. The commission is a design and build contract valued at NOK 146 million, excluding VAT.

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When the entire project is completed, Storetveithagen will consist of 100 homes in four low apartment block and four terraced houses. The first construction phase that Veidekke has been commissioned to build consists of a complete parking facility, 28 apartments in a four-storey apartment block and apartments in terraced housing. 

“We appreciate the confidence shown in us and being awarded the contract. We have developed this residential project over several years in partnership with Nordr, and are very pleased to finally be able start work soon. The project will involve significant own production, and we’re looking forward to starting construction after the holidays,” says District Manager Thor Småbrekke with Veidekke Bygg Bergen.

Storetveithagen sets the bar high for sustainability and the environment with regard to the design of the homes, construction materials and energy efficiency. The apartment block will be built according to the passive house standard with re-use of crushed concrete from the office building that was demolished at the site, and blasted rock from the groundworks have been used in the Slettebakken environmental decontamination project in the vicinity.

“We’re looking forward extending the good partnership with Veidekke from Fantoftparken. Storetveithagen has been well-received in the market, and we’re looking forward to establishing a new neighbourhood at Storetveit,” says Urban Director Kristoffer Evjen with Nordr.

Construction will start after the summer holidays, and handover is scheduled for Q1 2025. The contract is included in Veidekke’s order book for the second quarter. Read more about the project here.


For further information, please contact:
District Manager Thor Småbrekke with Veidekke Bygg Bergen, tel. +47 93 43 06 60, thor.smaabrekke@veidekke.no
Communications Manager Helge Dieset, Veidekke, tel. +47 90 55 33 22, helge.dieset@veidekke.no

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Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's largest contractors. In addition to undertaking all types of building and civil engineering assignments, the group also maintains roads and produces asphalt and aggregates. Veidekke emphasises stakeholder involvement and local experience. Annual turnover is approx. NOK 39 billion, and almost half of its 8,000 employees own shares in the company. Veidekke is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has posted a profit every year since its inception in 1936.

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