MARLTON, N.J. and DALLAS, Oct. 27, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has received a contract from Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to provide comprehensive professional services in connection with DART's capital program.
DART is a public transportation agency providing multi-modal transportation services to 13 cities in the Dallas, Texas area. Services include bus, electric light-rail, commuter rail, high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, ride-share programs, curbside services for the mobility impaired, and transit educational services. Hill's services under the contract are expected to include project controls, cost estimating and other miscellaneous support services on a task order basis.
"We are honored to have been selected for this assignment and we look forward to supporting DART's Rail Program Development and Regional Growth programs," said Robert A. Ferguson, LEED AP, CCPM, Senior Vice President and Southern Regional Manager for Hill's Project Management Group.
Hill International, with 4,500 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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