MARLTON, N.J. and SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has received two contracts from the City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission to provide project management services at San Francisco International Airport. The contracts have a combined value to Hill of approximately $6.4 million.
Hill will be providing project management support services in relation to the temporary boarding area B and the security screening checkpoint area of Terminal 1 as part of a two-year contract. The objective of the $1.7-billion Terminal 1 Redevelopment Program is to improve airport capacity in response to passenger traffic growth which is expected to reach 18.5 million passengers by 2019. Hill will also be providing as-needed project management support services for other facets of the airport's capital program pursuant to a three-year contract.
"We look forward to helping the Airport Commission reach the objectives of its capital program," said Michael B. Smith, Senior Vice President in charge of the Western Region for Hill's Project Management Group. "This program will greatly improve the airport's operations and passenger service," added Smith.
Hill International, with 4,200 employees in 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, construction claims and other consulting services primarily to the buildings, transportation, environmental, energy and industrial markets. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the 9th 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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