Obos Forretningsbygg AS has awarded Veidekke Entreprenør AS the contract to build a new major hotel in the centre of Bergen. This is a turnkey contract with a value of NOK 366 million excluding VAT.
The hotel will become Bergen's new, central major hotel and will be erected next to Bygarasjen on the so-called Ørnen site. The hotel will have a total floor area of approx. 19,000 m2 over thirteen floors. It will have 368 rooms and conference and course facilities for up to 700 people. The architect is Niels Torp Arkitekter AS.
The hotel will be operated by Rica Hotels when completed early in 2014. Demolition of existing buildings is expected to start in June.
For more information please contact:
District manager Lars Rune Folkedal of Veidekke Bergen, tel. +47 91 34 69 78, lars-rune.folkedal@veidekke.no
Project manager Knut Olav Haakonsen of Veidekke, tel. +47 95 88 84 94, knut-olav.haakonsen@veidekke.no
Communications Manager Helge Dieset of Veidekke, tel. + 47 21 05 77 91 /+47 90 55 33 22, helge.dieset@veidekke.no
Managing Director Carl Henrik Eriksen, OBOS Forretningsbygg, tel. + 47 22 86 59 59 / +47 91 61 48 15 carl.henrik.eriksen@obos.no
Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's largest contractors with 6,100 employees and a turnover of NOK 16.3 billion (2010). Activities include building and construction projects, residential developments, asphalt plants, gravel and aggregates, road maintenance and recycling. Our values are professional, honest, enthusiastic and pioneering. Our goals for health, safety and the environment, HSE, have equal status with our financial goals. Veidekke is characterized by a decentralised organizational model with a strong corporate culture and a high degree of employee involvement. Over half the employees are co-owners, holding almost 20% of Veidekke's shares between them. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has never declared a loss since it was founded in 1936.
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