Hill International-Led Joint Venture Selected as Project Manager for Barwa Al Khor Development in Qatar

Hill International the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that a joint venture led by Hill has been awarded a contract by Barwa Al Khor Company to provide project management services in connection with the Barwa Al Khor development in Qatar. The five-year contract has an estimated value to the joint venture of approximately QR191.5 million ($52.6 million). Hill has a 65% interest in the joint venture.

The Barwa Al Khor development covers an enormous area totaling approximately 5.5 million square meters (58.8 million square feet) with a built-up area of approximately 3.6 million square meters (39.0 million square feet). Al Khor city is to feature creatively inspired designs of villas and townhouses, terraces, flats and mixed-use areas, two sprawling hotels (one five-star and one four-star), a superior shopping mall, four top schools, commercial office space, a mosque and an international golf course. The project anticipates offering over 24,000 units as homes to the elite with five-star quality services to surround them. The total expected cost of the development is approximately QR 30 billion ($8.2 billion).

“We are honored to be working with a world-class developer such as Barwa on such a world-class project,” said Raouf S. Ghali, President of Hill’s Project Management Group (International). “Hill looks forward to helping make Barwa Al Khor one of the most successful developments in the Middle East,” Ghali added.

Hill International, with 2,300 employees in 80 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management and construction claims and consulting services. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the 11th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit their website at www.hillintl.com.