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From Madrid to Istanbul Hill International cut its teeth on international public-private partnerships in Spain, and is now using that experience to excel in Turkey.
By RICHARD MASSEY Managing Editor
tor of Turkey and CIS for Hill International. “We have full-time people on site for each of the proj- ects and they are all coordinated by our project di- rector from Istanbul. We also provide part-time ex- pert assistance from our colleagues in Spain, who have dealt with many PPP model projects there.” The sharing and transfer of home-grown experi- ence from Hill’s Madrid office to its counterparts in Istanbul is not the first, nor will it be the last, for the company. The benefits of such efforts will come to bear as Hill targets growth in certain key sectors globally, with healthcare and building projects un- der the PPP model being two of them. Availability-based social PPP projects are new in Turkey and there is little local experience with re- “We have full-time people on site for each of the projects and they are all coordinated by our project director from Istanbul.”
A s the massive healthcare buildout in Turkey continues, Hill International (Hot Firm #31 for 2016) finds itself in a familiar position – out front and thriving in a public-private partnership. “Our focus is on quality monitoring and verification services.” Using lessons it learned working in the healthcare industry in Spain, where the public-private model is more prevalent, Hill transitioned into important contracts in Turkey, where the public-private mod- el is still relatively new. The powerhouse firm inked two contracts last year with MR, a joint venture company of Meridiam, and Rönesans Healthcare Investment. The affiliat- ed projects are the Yozgat City Hospital, a 475-bed facility, and the Adana Integrated Health Campus, with 1,550 beds. “Our focus is on quality monitoring and verifica- tion services,” says Serdar Gucar, managing direc-
Serdar Gucar, Managing Director, Hill International
Martin Murphy, Director, Hill International
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THE ZWEIG LETTER March 20, 2017, ISSUE 1192
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