A global leader in managing construction risk, Hill International, has announced that Berger Hill, a joint venture between Hill and Louis Berger SAS, has been awarded a contract by Qatar Project Management Company (QPM) to manage construction of the $6.9 billion Barwa New Cairo project in Egypt.

Berger Hill's initial two-year contract has an estimated value of approximately $7.0 million, although the project is expected to extend over a period of approximately 12 years.

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The Barwa New Cairo project will be built on the east side of Cairo and feature golf courses, commercial office buildings, medical facilities, schools, mosques, resort and business hotels, villas and apartments, parks and playgrounds, and a town center with entertainment and retail shopping areas, among other amenities. The Barwa New Cairo project is one of a number of large real estate development projects planned or underway by Barwa around the world.

"We are extremely excited to be part of this project with QPM," said Raouf S. Ghali, President of Hill's Project Management Group (International).

"We look forward to growing our operations in Egypt and throughout North Africa, and assisting QPM with future projects."

(CD/BMcC)