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01 December 2018

Hill to assist on $250m hotel job

Hill International, the global leader in managing construction risk, said it will provide project management services for the Talaat Moustafa Group’s (TMG) $250-million four-hotel programme.

The programme includes the construction of Madinaty Four Seasons Hotel and the renovation of three other hotels – the Nile Plaza Four Seasons Hotel, San Stefano Four Seasons Hotel, and Nile Kempinski Hotel projects. The programme is anticipated to finish in early 2023.

The Madinaty Four Seasons Hotel is a new construction project featuring seven floors, 300 rooms, and 123 villas. The Nile Plaza Four Seasons Hotel will undergo a renovation of the top six floors, while the San Stefano Four Seasons Hotel project will renovate the building’s public areas, including an extensive renovation of the spa zone and Fresca Restaurant. In addition, the Nile Kempinski Hotel project will entail refurbishment of the hotel.

Mace names cost consultancy head

Mace, an international consultancy and construction company, has appointed Paul Donaghy as head of cost consultancy in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena).

Donaghy brings to Mace over 20 years’ experience in the commercial and contractual administration of major construction and engineering projects in Ireland, Mauritius and the Middle East. He joins Mace’s 80-strong cost consultancy team in Mena with a focus on expanding the business and continuing to deliver high quality cost consultancy services to clients across the region.

Prior to starting his new role at Mace, Donaghy managed the contracts department at Meraas Developments, a leading developer in Dubai. Donaghy then continued to oversee the same contracts department within North25 Project Management.

Firms banned over rain damage

Kuwait, in a major move, has banned all companies and architectural firms that designed and implemented housing, infrastructure and road projects damaged by the recent heavy rainfall, pending an investigation, reported the Arab Times.

The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting which was chaired by HH Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah, it stated.

As per the new directive, all these companies and architectural firms who are under probe would not be allowed to take part in any new projects without getting their names cleared from investigating agencies.