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Skanska has signed a $242 million contract with an existing customer to build a data center in Virginia, the Sweden-based contractor and developer announced in a press release shared with Construction Dive Tuesday.
Skanska’s work at the 250,000 square foot facility will include site work, underground services, the fit-out of an administration space and three data rooms. The company did not respond to Construction Dive’s request for information about the client.
Amazon Web Services is building a 250,000-square-foot facility in three buildings in Manassas, Virginia, according to local channel InsideNova. AWS bought two packages there in 2021 for a total of $6.6 million, InsideNova said.
Northern Virginia has earned the nickname “Data Center Alley” because of its prime location. Available land and access to water and workers make the region an attractive place for large companies to set up their data center projects.
Work on the Skanska project began in March and is scheduled to open in December 2025, according to the announcement. It’s not the only industry win the contractor has reported recently.
In late 2023, Skanska announced that it had signed an $82 million contract with an existing customer for a data center in Arizona. This project consists of a single-story data center of approximately 250,000 square feet, with completion expected in April.
