Hill International Receives $79 Million Contract to Manage Development of South Al Mutlaa City in Kuwait

Hill International the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has received a contract award from the State of Kuwait’s Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) to provide program management consultancy services during development of South Al Mutlaa City in Kuwait.  The initial five-year contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately KD 23.8 million ($78.7 million).

South Al Mutlaa City is a new Kuwaiti city development on a site of 104 square kilometers (40 square miles) located west of the capital Kuwait City.  Once completed, the development is expected to reach a population of 400,000.

“We are excited to be an integral member of the Authority’s team on this innovative and significant program,” said Mohammed Al Rais, Regional President (Middle East) for Hill’s Project Management Group.  “We believe this will be a model for the development of smart cities,” added Al Rais.

Hill International, with 4,600 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 seventh largest construction management firm in the United States.  
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