Hill International, a global leader in managing construction risk, has received a contract from Qatar Electricity and Water (E&W) to provide project management services in connection with the design and construction of a commercial development in the Marina District of Lusail City, a masterplanned development just north of Doha, Qatar.  

The four-year contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately $6.4 million.

Qatar E&W's Lusail development will feature two towers, 47 storeys and 27 storeys, with a total built-up area of approximately 220,000 sq m. A third seven-storey structure will include retail space and parking accommodation.

"We are excited to help deliver this impressive project for Qatar E&W," said Mohammed Al Rais, regional president (Middle East) for Hill's Project Management Group. "We look forward to this high-rise development being a hallmark of the Lusail City skyline."

Hill International, with 4,500 professionals in 100 offices worldwide, provides programme management, project management, construction management, construction claims and other consulting services primarily to the buildings, transportation, environmental, energy and industrial markets. Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine recently ranked Hill as the eighth largest construction management firm in the US.  - TradeArabia News Service