Swedish construction and property group Skanska has secured the mandate to build a new head office in Oslo for the Norwegian insurance company Gjensidiges Forsikring. The contract, awarded by property company Rom Eiendom, amounts to NOK 390 mln (EUR 50 mln).

The project relates to an office building with floor space of 15,000 m2 across eight floors. The building will feature a green profile, with the aim of achieving Energimerke B under the Norwegian environmental certification system.

Construction work will commence in the spring and the project is scheduled for completion in autumn 2013.

Skanska Norway focuses on construction and civil engineering operations and is also active in the development of homes, commercial properties and public-private partnerships (PPP) projects.