TALLAHASSEE, FL—Skanska USA has signed a $30.7 million contract to construct the phase two expansion of Florida A&M University (FAMU)'s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Tallahassee.

The new FAMU five-story pharmacy school building will incorporate a more than 81,000 square feet addition to the existing pharmacy building. The project will include 36 laboratories focused on pharmaceutics, pharmacology, toxicology, medicinal chemistry, tissue culture and a variety of field-related laboratories. In addition to 20,000 square feet of pharmaceutical laboratories, the academic building will include 39,000 square feet of office space, 2,000 square feet of computer labs and a 5,142-square-foot conference center.

"After years of working together on FAMU's campus, Skanska continues to build facilities with cutting edge technology allowing FAMU to continue to develop the latest innovations in the pharmacy industry, while fostering the minds of the next generation of scientists," said Fred Hames, executive vice president and general manager at Skanska USA Building in Florida. "FAMU is another example of how higher education is being elevated in Florida."