Hill International Receives Four Contracts to Provide CEI Services to the Florida Department of Transportation
February 15 2017 - 9:00AM
Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing
construction risk, announced today that it has received four
contracts to provide construction engineering and inspection (CEI)
services on various projects for the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT). The four contracts have a combined estimated
value to Hill of approximately $3.3 million.
The first contract pertains to the construction
of a Regional Traffic Management Center in Seminole County which
will house the Florida Highway Patrol as well as FDOT’s Traffic
Management personnel. The second contract pertains to State
Route 13 (Cornell to San Marco Boulevard) and Dunn Avenue (I-295 to
Biscayne Boulevard) improvements in Duval County which include
resurfacing, drainage, sidewalks, signals, intersection
improvements and gravity wall construction. The third contract
pertains to the $35 million Little Lake Harris Bridge
Reconstruction Project, which includes reconstruction of the bridge
and approach roadway and adding sidewalks and lighting. The
fourth contract pertains to the Florida Turnpike Enterprise’s
SunTrax Test Facility, a 2.25-mile oval track developed as a hub
for the research, development and testing of emerging
transportation technologies related to tolling, intelligent
transportation systems and automated and connected vehicles.
The first two contracts were made directly to Hill as prime
consultant and on the last two contracts Hill is a subconsultant to
prime consultant Metric Engineering, Inc.
“We are honored that FDOT has turned to Hill to
provide CEI services on these important improvement projects,” said
Luis Lugo Jr., Senior Vice President and Regional Manager
(Southeast/Caribbean/Latin America) for Hill’s Project Management
Group. “We are confident that our team will deliver on all
client expectations,” added Lugo.
Hill International, with 4,300 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 eighth largest
construction management firm in the United States. For more
information on Hill, please visit our website at
www.hillintl.com.
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Hill International, Inc.John P.
PaolinSenior Vice President of Marketing andCorporate
Communications(215) 309-7710johnpaolin@hillintl.com
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