Hill International awarded Sound Transit project management contract extension

Written by Kyra Senese, Managing Editor
Transit funding
Sound Transit

Hill International, an American construction consulting firm, has received a contract extension from Sound Transit for design-build project management services during the upcoming phase of the E360 Segment of the Seattle, Washington-based East Link Light Rail extension project.

 

Hill received its original contract from the regional transit system in January 2015 for Phase 1 services valued at $1 million for one year, officials say. The recent addition of Phase 2’s construction services is expected to offer Hill an estimated $19 million value throughout the next four years, indicating a total contract value of $20 million.

The project’s predicted civil construction cost is $225 million with an expected completion date in late 2020.

The E360 Segment of the extension is 1.8 miles in length and includes aerial guideway, at-grade and retained cut sections, and features two new platform stations. The extension is also set to feature two pedestrian bridges and a 300-vehicle capacity parking garage. 

“We are excited to begin the next phase of the East Link extension,” said Gregory C. Heinz, vice president for Hill’s Project Management Group.

Hill International provides program management, project management, construction management, construction claims and additional consulting services globally to the transportation market as well as several others.  

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