Hill International Named Project Manager for The Gate Mixed-Use Complex in Cairo

PHILADELPHIA and CAIRO, Egypt, May 13, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has received a contract from Abraj Misr Company to provide project management services in connection with The Gate mixed-use complex in Cairo, Egypt. The four-year contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately EGP 18.4 million ($2.4 million).

The EGP 2.3 billion ($300 million) residential complex will include eight interlocked towers featuring a five-star hotel, six residential buildings and one luxury residential tower. Construction will focus on "green building architecture" minimizing the carbon footprint and maximizing sustainability attributes.

"This project will not only have an impact on business, tourism and quality of life, it will add to the overall attractiveness of Cairo," said Waleed Abdel-Fattah, Senior Vice President and Managing Director (Africa) for Hill's Project Management Group. "We are extremely honored to have been selected for this important assignment," added Abdel-Fattah. 

Hill International, with 4,800 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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