Nicholson Construction admitted to Columbia University

23 February 2011 - New contracts - United States of America

Nicholson Construction, a subsidiary of Soletanche Freyssinet (VINCI Construction), in a consortium, has been awarded the contract, by Bovis Lend Lease, for the foundations and basements of the first phase of the Columbia University Manhattanville Development project, located on the site of a former industrial zone in the West Harlem neighbourhood of New York.

The contract covers the preparatory works, earthworks, civil engineering (including 14,300 sq. metres of diaphragm walls and 96 tie bars), water tightness and drainage. The works began in early January.