The National Institutes of Health has awarded Skanska USA the construction management services assignment for its new Biomedical Research Center in Baltimore , Md. Construction is under way on the 560,000-sf biomedical research laboratory designed to house the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute on Drug Abuse programs. The construction value is approximately $166 million. The new facility will contain clinical and research labs, office space, conference and lobby areas, and common sections with a library, food service, and security system throughout the building. Skanska is also responsible for constructing an independent utility plant adjacent to the research center. Smith Management Construction is serving as the development manager and CUH2A is the architect. The center is slated for completion in winter of 2006/2007.
NIH Constructs Baltimore Biomedical Research Center
Baltimore, Md.
