MARLTON, N.J. and NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has received a contract from the New York State University Construction Fund (SUCF) to provide on-call construction management services on various projects in the SUCF's South Region. The three-year contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately $5.0 million.
The purpose of the SUCF is to provide academic buildings, dormitories and other facilities for the State University of New York, to reduce the time lag between determination of need for such facilities and actual occupancy thereof, to expedite the construction, acquisition, reconstruction and rehabilitation or improvement of such facilities and to assure that the same are ready for the purposes intended when needed and when scheduled under the approved master plans.
Campuses included in the SUCF's South Region include New Paltz, Purchase, Maritime, Optometry, Brooklyn HSC, Old Westbury, Farmingdale, Stony Brook and the Levin Institute.
"Hill has a tremendous level of experience and expertise on higher education projects," said D. Clarke Pile, P.E., Hill's Senior Vice President and Northeast Regional Manager. "We look forward to helping the SUCF successfully manage their capital construction program," Pile added.
Hill International, with 3,100 employees in 100 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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