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Hill JV to project manage Grand Egyptian Museum
Released on 25/02/2010
Egypt has awarded a project management contract to a joint venture between Hill International and EHAF Consulting Engineers for the Grand Egyptian Museum.
The five-year contract has an estimated value of approximately US$50 million, said Hill, which has a 70% interest in the JV.
The Grand Egyptian Museum, which has a total estimated project cost of $550 million, will be the largest museum in Egypt and aims to be a leading scientific, historical and archaeological study centre.
The new building, designed by Heneghan Peng Architects, Ove Arup, Buro Happold and others, will be located near the Giza Pyramids world heritage site, where Cairo meets the desert. The museum will cover 3,500 years of ancient Egyptian history and house more than 100,000 artifacts.
EHAF Consulting Engineers, with 800 employees in seven offices throughout the Middle East and North Africa region, provides architectural, engineering and management services. Engineering News-Record recently ranked EHAF as the 14th largest non-U.S. project management and construction management firm worldwide, and among the top 200 design firms worldwide.
Hill International, with 2,300 employees in 80 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.
