Hill International has been awarded a contract by the Land Investment & Real Estate Development Company to provide project management services in connection with the construction of the Porto Arabia Towers in Doha, Qatar.
The one-year contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately QAR 7.3 million ($2.0 million). The Porto Arabia Towers are located on the Pearl Qatar, an artificial island spanning nearly four million square meters. The complex is a mixed-use development featuring both residential and commercial properties. Hill will be managing construction of four of the ten towers to be built as part of the Porto Arabia development. Each 20-story tower has a built-up area of about 33,000 square meters (355,000-sf). +
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