AF Gruppen’s subsidiary, Strøm Gundersen, have been awarded the contract to
refurbish the Kommunegården municipal centre in the town of Sandvika on behalf
of Bærum Kommunale Pensjonskasse.

The demolition of existing building stock has already begun as part of a
separate contract. Following completion of the demolition process, the building
will be stripped down to the concrete slabs and columns. Strøm Gundersen will
then begin work on the construction of the new municipal centre. 

When complete, the building will have a gross area of approx. 33,500 m2.
Following its rebuild, the municipal centre will have a capacity for around
1,300 activity-based jobs. Floor plans and technical solutions will be chosen
that provide the municipality with an attractive working environment and a
flexible, area-efficient, adaptable and operationally-streamlined building
during the lease.

The contract will be carried out as an integrated project contract. The works
are divided into 2 phases. Phase 1 is a design period encompassing further
development of the preliminary project. Phase 2 encompasses the construction
work itself. The contract is valued at approx. NOK 800 million, excluding VAT.

Phase 1 – Interaction pre-project, starting in May 2020 and due for completion
in October 2020.
Phase 2 – Interaction implementation, starting in October 2020 and due for
completion in December 2022.

"The municipal centre is a very important symbolic building for Sandvika, which
is why there are such stringent requirements in terms of its climate impact and
flexibility as a whole. We look forward to working with Bærum Kommunale
Pensjonskasse and their project management team from Insenti on what will be an
exciting and comprehensive project," says Morten Grongstad, CEO of AF Gruppen. 


For further information:

General manager of Strøm Gundersen AS: Arne Riise, tel. +47 975 31 249
EVP Construction, AF Gruppen ASA: Amund Tøftum, tel. +47 920 26 712
CEO of AF Gruppen ASA, Morten Grongstad, Tel. +47 991 53 905