Hill International to Provide Project Management Oversight Services at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz Inter

Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has received a contract from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to provide project management oversight services for the $1.5 billion King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) improvement program in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The one-year contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately SAR 14.2 million ($3.8 million).

In response to a projected annual volume of 70-80 million passengers by 2035, KAIA embarked on a major improvement program that includes a state-of-the-art terminal facility with a capacity of 30 million annual passengers, a transportation center and railway station to accommodate new high-speed rail serving Makkah and Madinah, a new air traffic control complex, taxiways, airside and landside road network, utilities networks and related support buildings. Hill will be providing project oversight, value engineering and training services during design and construction of the program.

"The expansion of KAIA will be a landmark development for the Jeddah region and for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," said Raouf S. Ghali, President of Hill's Project Management Group (International). "We are honored to be part of such an important program," added Ghali.

Hill International, with 3,200 employees in 110 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.