NCC Polish Company Hydrobudowa Secures Construction Contract Worth SEK 230 Million


SOLNA, Sweden, Dec. 9, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hydrobudowa SA Gdansk has concluded an agreement with Maritime Office in Slupsk regarding reconstruction of the Port of Kolobrzeg entrance at the Polish North Coast. The order is worth approximately SEK 230 million (PLN 96.5 million).

This represents the second phase of the building program in the area. The contract will be fully executed by Hydrobudowa excluding the dredging that constitutes about 30 percent of the total works. Hydrobudowa constructed the first phase of the Maritime Office in Slupsk reconstruction program in Kolobrzeg.

The project will mainly consist of extension of breakwater's stone core, superstructure on the all length of the breakwater including breakwater's head, filling-up of a protective armour, stone armour, superstructure on the all length, construction of fender dolphins, mooring dolphins, construction of a new platform quay, navigation aids and electrical system.

Construction will commence immediately and is scheduled for completion in May 2006.

"From Hydrobudowa's viewpoint, the contract at Kolobrzeg is extremely important. It secures our activities in our core business for the coming years and shows our strength for the coming harbour extensions and NATO works. The assignment will correspond to a full year's production for our Kolobrzeg worksite," said Wojciech Czajko, President of Hydrobudowa SA Gdansk.


For further information, please contact: 
Jan Tojkander, Senior Vice President NCC Polska, 
tel: +48 58 341 32 11 or +48 601 61 62 27 

Gisela Lindstrand, Press Relation Manager NCC AB 
Tel: +46 8 585 52346 or +46 70 392 9500

All of NCC's press releases are available on www.ncc.info

NCC is one of the leading construction and property development companies in the Nordic region. NCC had in 2001 sales of SEK 46 billion, with 25,000 employees.

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