MARLTON, N.J. and BUCHAREST, Romania, Aug. 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has received a contract from the Romanian National Company of Motorways and National Roads to provide supervision services during design and construction of the 100-kilometer (62-mile) Lugoj-Deva Section of the A1 Motorway in Romania.
Hill will be providing supervisory services on Lot 3, which spans 21 kilometers (13 miles). The seven-year contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately €1.5 million ($2.0 million).
"This major infrastructure project will have a positive impact on the growing population of Romania and its economy," said Raouf S. Ghali, President of Hill's Project Management Group (International). "We look forward to the challenge of such an important project," Ghali added.
Hill International, with 4,400 professionals 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 ninth 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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