{"id":30379,"date":"2012-07-09T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T10:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/aecom-acm-awarded-us27-85-million-contract-for-the-king-khalid-medical-city-development\/30379\/"},"modified":"2012-07-09T10:04:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T10:04:00","slug":"aecom-acm-awarded-us27-85-million-contract-for-the-king-khalid-medical-city-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/aecom-acm-awarded-us27-85-million-contract-for-the-king-khalid-medical-city-development\/30379\/","title":{"rendered":"AECOM &#8211; ACM &#8211; Awarded US$27.85-million contract for the King Khalid Medical City development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><strong>AECOM Technology Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=ACM\">NYSE: ACM<\/a>)<\/strong>, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced that it was awarded a US$27.85-million contract to provide architecture, engineering design and production services for King Khalid Medical City in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>AECOM will mobilize a team of Middle East-based and global health care and design professionals for the project. When complete, the medical city will include a 1,500-bed hospital, research center, staff accommodation ranging from villas to apartments, conference center, mosque, professional and administrative office building, car parking structures and community center. Plans also include the potential for future educational facilities, a commercial complex and a hotel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are honored to play a key role in this extremely important project to create world-class health care facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,\u201d said AECOM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John M. 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