Swedish Construction Company Secures New York Contract

Stockholm, Sweden-based construction company Skanska has been contracted to construct the final phase of the new Paerdegat Basin Water Quality Facility in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The $136 million contract has been issued by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. 

The scope of Skanska's contract includes construction of new buildings and plant facilities at Paerdegat Basin. Skanska will also be responsible for installation of control systems, piping, valves, pumps and other ancillary equipment. In addition, the contract requires wetland restoration for certain areas of Jamaica Bay. Site work will begin in July with an expected contract duration of 48 months.

The facility will operate during wet weather only and will be used to store rainwater and sewage water in high floods, heavy rainfalls and spring snow thaws. The stored overflow will later be sent to the Coney Island Waste Water Treatment Plant for treatment.

The project is part of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's program to reduce pollution and improve water quality through CSO abatement. The project will reduce discharge into the Bay, improve oxygen quality in the water, reduce bacteria and provide control over pollutants.

This is Skanska's third large environmental project in New York in the past few years. Skanska is currently carrying out major expansions of the North River Water Pollution Control Plant for $46.6  million and the wastewater plant at Newton Creek. Skanska's share of the contract amount for the latter project is $222 million.