STOCKHOLM, December 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Skanska has signed a contract with the Virginia Department of Forensic Science (DFS) and the Department of General Services to build a new forensic laboratory Richmond, Va, UNITED STATES. The contract is worth it $189 millionabove SEK 1.9 billionwhich will be included in US orders for the fourth quarter of 2022.

The project includes the construction of a four-story, state-of-the-art forensic facility covering approximately 900,000 square feet. The Central Region Forensic Laboratory will house the Virginia Department of Forensic Science and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). Richmond, VaUNITED STATES.

Program areas for the DFS include laboratories configured for the analysis of firearms/tool ​​marks, latent prints/prints, computers and mobile devices, confiscated drugs, toxicology, nuclear and mitochondrial DNA and traces, and appropriate rooms for evidence storage and training are.

Program areas for OCME include autopsy laboratories, histology, radiology, the state anatomical program, and anthropology. The programs for DFS and OCME include space for nationwide administrative functions.

The work will begin January 2023 and is scheduled for completion in 2025.

For more information please contact:

Ashley JefferyCommunications Manager, Skanska United States Building, Tel. +1 (813) 459 3682
Matti KatajaActing Head of Media and Public Affairs, Skanska AB, tel. +46 (0)10 449 67 98
Direct line for media, Tel. +46 (0)10 448 88 99

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