Skanska signed a $64 million contract with the City of Vancouver to build the new Public Works Operations Campus, according to the company's announcement. In Swedish krona, that's about SEK 600 million, which is how Skanska likes to keep score back home.
The scope isn't small:
13 new buildings across roughly 233,300 square feet of enclosed space
An additional 36,100 square feet of covered parking
Site work including grading, retaining walls, utilities, stormwater systems, landscaping, and lighting
Parking built out for staff, public, and fleet vehicles
Prep work already kicked off back in December 2025, so crews have had a head start before this contract made it official. Completion is targeted for July 2028, giving the city's Public Works department a serious operational glow-up once the dust settles.
Deals Like This Add Up
This contract lands in Skanska's third-quarter 2026 US order bookings, another notch in the company's growing Pacific Northwest presence.
Public works campuses rarely make headlines, but they're the backbone that keeps roads paved and pipes running. Vancouver just bought itself a much bigger backbone.
Worth watching: how a three-year build timeline holds up against the usual permitting and supply chain curveballs that keep contractors humble.
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