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MARLTON, N.J. and DOHA, Qatar, Dec 17, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by H.H. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Khalifa Al Thani to provide project management services during the construction of the Al Waab Mall project in Doha, Qatar.
Al Waab Mall will be a 3-story retail development with parking facilities for 1,300 cars located in the Fereej Al Amir District at the center of Doha City. Al Waab Mall will offer 425,000 square feet of leasable space including a hypermarket, department stores, restaurants, food court and various types of retail outlets. The $110 million project is expected to be completed by January 2012.
"We are honored that we have been selected to manage this important project," said Raouf S. Ghali, President of Hill's Project Management Group (International). "I am confident our team will successfully deliver this project for our client," added Ghali.
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 8th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.
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SOURCE: Hill International, Inc.
CONTACT: Hill International, Inc. John P. Paolin, Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications (856) 810-6210 johnpaolin@hillintl.com The Equity Group Inc. Devin Sullivan, Senior Vice President (212) 836-9608 dsullivan@equityny.com
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