AF Gruppen

Regulatory Filings • Dec 27, 2018

AF Gruppen to build student bedsits in Fredrikstad

AF Gruppen to build student bedsits in Fredrikstad

AF Gruppen has been appointed as design and build contractor with collaboration for the construction of student bedsits for the Student Welfare Organisation in Østfold.

The contract includes the demolition of existing bedsits and building four new blocks with a total of 230 new student bedsits in massive wood. The project has a total gross floor area of approx. 6,900 m2. This is building phase 5 for student bedsits at Bjølstad.

A collaborative period will be carried out from January to June 2019. Start-up with demolition on the site is planned for when the university college closes in June 2019. The bedsits will be ready for the start of the school year in 2020.

This is a design and build contract worth approximately NOK 119 million excluding VAT.

- “AF Gruppen appreciates the confidence the Student Welfare Organisation has shown in us by choosing AF as contractor for Bjølstad 5. The award proves that we have a very competitive contractor in Østfold, with expertise in massive wood projects,” says Morten Grongstad, CEO of AF Gruppen.

For further information:

CEO: Morten Grongstad, tel. +47 991 53 905

EVP Building: Henning Olsen, tel. +47 917 41 592