Skanska wins key contract for Osceola high-tech manufacturing center

Skanska USAs Orlando office was awarded a key contract for Osceola Countys planned Florida Advanced Manufacturing Research Center on Monday.

The contract amount is up to $10 million for preliminary design and building services. Construction is expected to cost about $70 million, and total project cost is expected to climb to $270 million over time.

The Osceola Board of County Commissioners approved a staff recommendation to award the contract to Skanska with no discussion at a regular meeting on Monday evening.

Skanska USA is an affiliate of a Swedish corporation, with a large office in Orlando. The company is riding high with big local contracts, having lead the consortium of companies that won the $2.3 billion Interstate 4 construction contract (Ultimate I-4) in September.

Skanska USA is an affiliate of a Swedish corporation, with a large office in Orlando. The company is riding high with big local contracts, having lead the consortium of companies that won the $2.3 billion Interstate 4 construction contract (Ultimate I-4) in September.

The center would build and research high-tech computer sensors used to gauge environmental factors like temperature, light or sound for data used in cars, smartphones, surgical devices, appliances and other technology.

Skanska was ranked first out of eight national construction companies, over Hensel Phelps, Barton/Malow and DPR Construction. Barton and DPR were tied for third place in the recommendation.

According to an evaluation sheet, Skanska scored 90 out of 100 total points in the panel evaluation. That included 26 out of 30 possible points in the most important category, Experience and Assigned Personnel. Second-place Hensel Phelps scored 87 total points.

The project, originally announced in June, is expected create a new hub for manufacturing, attracting thousands of jobs. Site work on the project began with a ground-breaking in October, where Osceola County and the University of Central Florida

Originally aimed at producing smart sensors, the facility may also include a broader focus on photonics. The site of the advanced manufacturing center is 20 acres owned by Osceola County near the intersection of U.S. 192 and Floridas Turnpike the former Judge Farms property.

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Skanska wins key contract for Osceola high-tech manufacturing center