Kunnskapsdepartementet (The Ministry of Education and Research) (KD) has assigned The Directorate of Public Construction and Property the task of starting the work associated with the sketch project for expansion and new construction for the Viking Age collection at Bygdøy.

The special consultant in this contract will be a part of an interdisciplinary engineering design group. Together the group shall map the stresses that all the objects in the existing Viking Ship house can have been exposed to. Both as regards construction work on the site and for any relocation. Furthermore, the collection's resilience as regards these stresses shall be assessed. Systems shall be designed to support and insulate objects that require protection from vibrations. Dust, temperature and humidity must also be assessed and if necessary measures must be designed to ensure secure, stabile climatic conditions.