L&T wins Rs. 1,500-crore turnkey water supply project.

Larsen & Toubro recently said it has won a turnkey order for Rs. 1,489 crore water supply project from Public Health Engineering Department, Ajmer. "The Water & Effluent Treatment Strategic Business Group of L&T Construction has won turnkey orders worth Rs 1,489 crore in August 2015 in three packages, from Public Health Engineering Department, Ajmer, under the Rajasthan Rural Water Supply and Fluorosis Mitigation Project (Nagaur)," the company said in a statement. The projects, funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), are aimed at providing potable water to 986 villages and seven urban towns in Nagaur district and 111 villages and two towns of Bikaner district in Rajasthan. "The scope of the packages includes the construction of a 5,310 million litre raw water reservoir, a 250 million leaders per day water treatment plant, raw water and clear water pumping stations, mild steel and ductile iron pipelines, electro-mechanical and instrumentation and other allied works including operation and maintenance," L&T said. The Water & Effluent Treatment Strategic Business Group (SBG) caters to turnkey infrastructure projects including water treatment plants, water supply and distribution networks, desalination plants and water management systems.

Government planning India's longest 600 km expressway to connect Delhi and Katra.

After announcing highway connectivity for four Hindu religious shrines (Char Dham) in Uttarakhand, the Narendra Modi government now proposes to build an expressway between New Delhi and Katra, the base for pilgrims going to the holy shrine of Vaishno Devi in Jammu & Kashmir. The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is working on a plan to build the 600 km expressway, which would be India's longest. The expressway would pass through Haryana, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir and would cost more than Rs 15,000 crore. "A consultant to study the feasibility of the project is being appointed. It will significantly improve connectivity between Delhi and Srinagar as a national highway is already being built between Jammu and Srinagar," a senior government official said. Road transport & highways minister Nitin Gadkari confirmed to ET that his ministry was working on the plan. Katra, which is at an elevation of 875 metres above sea level, is located 42 km from Jammu.The expressway will reduce road travel time between New Delhi and Katra to five-six hours from 11-12 hours. The project is likely to be built on a hybrid annuity model, under which 40% of the cost will be borne by the government. The government has approved plans for the construction of about 1,000 km of expressways at an estimated cost of Rs 16,680 crore. The approved corridors are Delhi-Chandigarh, Bengaluru-Chennai, Delhi-Jaipur, Delhi-Meerut, Kolkata-Dhanbad, Delhi-Agra and Vadodara-Mumbai. "It could be a hightraction project as the traffic flow, both private vehicles and freight, is good on the route," the official added.

Punj Lloyd gains on order from IOC for Haldia refinery.

Shares of Punj Lloyd were up 6% at Rs. 25.65 on the Bombay Stock Exchange after the company said it has received a turnkey contract for the EPCC package 2 at Haldia refinery worth Rs. 1,094 crore from Indian Oil Corporation. The scope of work for the project involves the Residual Process Design, detailed engineering including HAZOP study, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the sulphur block comprising the Sulphur Refinery Unit, Amine Regeneration Unit, the Sour Water Stripper including utilities and offsite facilities, Punj Lloyd said in a release. The stock opened at Rs. 24.40 and touched a high of Rs 26.30. At 11:55AM, over 3 million shares were traded on both the stock exchanges.

Indian Oil said to plan $3 billion petrochemical plant in Iran.

Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) is seeking to build a $3 billion petrochemicals plant in Iran, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. The plan hinges on assurances from Iran that the 1 million-tonne-a-year project will have access to cheap natural gas as feedstock, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn�t public. A company spokesman didn�t respond to requests for comment by phone, text message and e- mail. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi�s government is eyeing energy and infrastructure investments totalling billions of dollars in Iran, including upstream gas production and port developments. India has sought to secure ties with Iran and ensure access to its abundant hydrocarbons as years of sanctions on the Persian Gulf nation may be nearing an end. Economic and financial restrictions on Iran, once the second-biggest producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), left it in need of outside money and expertise to rejuvenate its flagging hydrocarbon industry. Indian companies will be competing against state-run energy giants of regional rival China, as well as oil majors including Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Total SA, if Iran�s breakthrough nuclear deal this year holds and sanctions are lifted. Indian Oil, the biggest oil refiner in India, is betting on petrochemicals to drive growth. The company plans to spend $4.5 billion in the next few years to expand the business, according to its website. A natural gas-fed petrochemicals plant will allow Indian Oil to diversify from its existing projects that use oil products from its own refineries, the people said. Petrochemicals accounted for 4.4% of the company�s revenues in the year ended 31 March, while accounting for almost 39% of its operating income. Indian Oil sees �tremendous potential� in the industry, chairman B. Ashok said in an interview published in its latest in-house newsletter. Iran and India are planning mutual energy investments, Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said earlier this month in New Delhi. The Iranians won�t forget India�s support during the hard times, he said. US President Barack Obama on Sunday won the support of another senate democrat for his Iran nuclear deal, putting the agreement three votes short of becoming veto-proof. Bloomberg

High-level Committee Clears Projects Worth Rs. 22,155 cr.

The State High-Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC), chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, cleared five major projects totalling an investment of Rs. 22,155 crore, recently. According to official sources, the committee has cleared five projects including that of an investment of over Rs. 20,000 crore by the Mangaluru Refinery Company Pvt Ltd. and another Rs. 1,920 crore by IT major Infosys. Infosys has plans to establish a Special Economic Zone at Doddaghoonguru where it will invest Rs. 625 crore in over 10.04 acres. It also plans to invest Rs. 1,079 crore to establish a Software Technology Park at Konappana Agrahara and another Rs. 216 crore to set up another software park in Bengaluru�s Electronics City. The committee has also cleared a proposal of Anthem Biosciences Pvt Ltd. with an investment of Rs. 235 crore. In 2014-15, the state government had cleared 108 projects with an investment of Rs. 54,433.01 crore which were to provide employment opportunities to 56,101 people. In 2013-14, the government had cleared 255 projects involving an investment of Rs. 42,176 crore. Industries Minister R V Deshpande, Chief Secretary Kaushik Mukherjee, Additional Chief Secretary Rathnaprabha and other senior officials were present on the occasion.

Government clears MRPL�s investment proposals worth Rs. 20,000 crore.

The State High-Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC), headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, recently cleared investment proposals worth Rs. 20,000 crore of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL). The MRPL will invest at its existing plant in Mangaluru and create 710 jobs. The committee cleared a Rs. 235-crore investment proposal of Anthem Biosciences Pvt. Ltd. and it would invest in Ramanagaram. The investment is expected to generate jobs to 590 people. With this, the SHLC has cleared 87 projects involving investment of Rs. 92,851.18 crore during 2015-16. The State-level single window clearance committee has given go-ahead to 352 projects, involving investment of Rs. 7,542.36 crore in 2015-16, according to an official press release. The SHLCC also cleared three major IT projects planned by Infosys. The IT major will invest $290 million (Rs. 1,918 crore) on its campuses at Electronics City and at Konappana Agrahara of Bengaluru South taluk. The company has claimed that the investment would generate 27,000 new jobs. It would invest Rs. 625 crore on its 10.04-acre campus at Konappana Agrahara-Dodda Tongur area and is expected to provide 8,500 jobs. In the same area (Konappana Agrahara), the company plans a Software Technology Park at a cost of Rs. 1,079 crore. In this project, the direct employment will be at 15,000. Another project is at Electronics City, where Infosys will invest Rs. 216 crore.

Infy to invest Rs. 1900 cr to set up three new units.

The Karnataka government recently cleared proposals of Infosys to set up three separate software campuses with a total investment of $290 million (around Rs. 1918 crore) in Bengaluru.The three units, to come up in the city outskirts, would generate 27,000 jobs, a Karnataka government statement said. The Bengaluru-based company is investing Rs. 625 crore in its 10.04-acre campus at Konappana Agrahara-Dodda Tongur area, from which it has promised to create 8,500 jobs. In the same area (Konappana Agrahara), the IT major has planned a software technology park with an estimated cost of Rs 1079 crore. This project would provide direct employment to 15,000, people it added. The third project is at Electronic City which also houses the company's headquarters.

Suzlon's offshore windmill pilot in Gujarat to cost Rs. 6,000 crore.

Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy Limited is planning to invest about Rs. 6,000 crore on India's first offshore windmill project in bay of Kutch in Gujarat. The work on the 600-Mw project, to be set up on a pilot basis, will start early next year. Suzlon is already conducting a techno-commercial feasibility study for the offshore project. However, the company is taking regulatory hurdles and policy framework into consideration, even as it plans to complete the pilot project in the next three to five years. "Offshore windmill projects require more capex as compared to onshore ones, with investments being almost 2.5 times that of onshore. We estimate the project cost to be around Rs 6,000 crore, though it is too preliminary to talk about the financials at this moment," said Tulsi Tanti, chairman of Suzlon Group. Tanti, however, said energy production from offshore is also double of what is produced from onshore. "Compared to onshore, offshore projects will have significantly higher capacity factor. Suzlon already has mature offshore technology available with itself. Further, with offshore, you can grow in scale, which can also add to its competitiveness against onshore. While the cost of offshore wind projects is still high, it can certainly be brought down substantially through economics of scale," Tanti added.

Indian Oil plans $2.4 billion ethanol investment.

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL), the nation�s biggest refiner, plans to spend Rs. 16,000 crore ($2.4 billion) to build a plant for producing synthetic ethanol as it seeks to secure supplies of the biofuel to meet mandatory blending norms. The state-run company is studying the project to produce 1 million metric tonnes of ethanol annually for blending with gasoline, S. Mitra, executive director at Indian Oil, said in an interview. Indian Oil plans to seek investment approval from its board next year, after which the facility, to be located at Paradip in eastern India, will take about four years to complete, he said. The refiner will partner with Dallas-based Celanese Corp. for the ethanol project, which will use petroleum coke as feedstock from Indian Oil�s two refineries in the region, Mitra said. India is facing a supply shortage of the biofuel, hindering plans to achieve mandatory five percent blending, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said earlier this month. In December, the Union government allowed ethanol production from non-food feedstock including petrochemicals to improve availability. Indian Oil and two other state-run refiners, Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd, are seeking 2.66 billion litres of ethanol in the 12 months to 30 November 2016. The supply shortage is prompting Indian Oil, which would need nearly half of the projected requirement, to consider producing its own ethanol, Mitra said.

Government fast-tracks Rs. 5,100-crore project to build 225 overbridges on major railway crossings.

The roads, transport and highway ministry has fast tracked a Rs. 5,100-crore project to build 225 over-bridges on major railway level crossings, which account for 40% of all train accidents and 66% of fatalities. The ministry will construct 100 over-bridges in a year from now and another 125 in the year to March 2017, a senior government official said. The decision followed a review by Roads, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari recently. Most of these over-bridges will be built in Bihar, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. "We'll be appointing consultants for every state and the detailed project report (DPR) would be prepared after that. It will take at least four months to award the consultancy work and six months will be required to prepare the DPR," the official said. There are 250 major level crossings on the National Highway network, which are not covered under any programme. The government plans to complete the civil construction work of bridges in five years on all the projects. Safety at level crossings came under the scanner earlier this week when six people, including a Congress legislator from Karnataka, were killed when a truck carrying granite slabs crashed into the Bengaluru-Nanded Express at a level crossing in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. The official quoted earlier said the land for the over-bridges is being acquired at all locations and coordination has been sought from the railway authorities. "Land acquisition cost is being kept at four times of the circle rate, leading to a very high cost. In some cases it is also surpassing the cost of civil work but still we are going forward with the project, keeping road safety in view." The high-level committee on railway safety, headed by Anil Kakodkar, has recommended elimination of all level crossings (manned and unmanned) within five years by setting up a special purpose vehicle (SPV). The responsibility to remove all unmanned level crossing on the National Highways network has been given to the roads ministry.

UltraTech to expand capacity to 71.2 MT by March 2016: KM Birla.

Aditya Birla Group flagship UltraTech Cement is poised to take its capacity to 71.2 million tonne per annum (MTPA) by March 31 next year on the back of ongoing projects as well as recent acquisitions, Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said recently. "Despite the cement industry being snowed under the slowdown in the rural economy, lack of investment from both private and public sector coupled with the overall sluggish demand, UltraTech had put in a commendable performance...With the on-going projects underway, the capacity in India will grow to 71.2 MTPA by the end of FY 2015-16," Birla said addressing shareholders at the company's AGM recently. He said UltraTech's directors have approved the acquisition of the cement units of Jaiprakash Associates Limited, situated at Bela and Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh. "With this an additional 4.9 MTPA capacity and thermal power generation capacity of 180 MW will be added. This acquisition will raise UltraTech's cement capacity in India from 60.2 MTPA to 65.1 MTPA," he said. Acquisition of the Gujarat units of Jaypee Cement Corporation Limited has been completed and the acquired facilities comprise an integrated unit at Sewagram and a grinding unit at Wanakbori, with a combined capacity of 4.8 MTPA.

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers to invest around Rs. 14,000 crore over next five years.

State-run Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. (RCF) recently said it will invest around Rs. 14,000 crore over the next five years for expansion and charting a growth path for the public sector unit. "We are investing around Rs. 14,000 crore for expansion plans over the next five years, which includes expanding our urea capacity at Thal unit (Raigad district) at a cost of Rs. 5,458 crore and fertiliser complex at Talcher (Odisha) for Rs. 8,000 crore," RCF Chairman and Managing Director R G Rajan told reporters. "We are expanding the capacity of urea at Thal by setting up one single stream ammonia plant of 2200 MTPD capacity and another plant of 3850 MTPD capacity at the existing site. "The company has already received pre-PIB (Public Investment Board) clearance. We now expect PIB and Cabinet clearance in the next 3-4 months period, Rajan said, adding that the project is expected to go on stream by 2018. RCF along with Coal India, GAIL (India) and Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCIL) is contemplating to set up a fertilizer complex at Talcher comprising 2200 MTPD ammonia plant, 3850 MTPD urea plant through coal gasification route. This project will utilize state-of-the-art coal gasification technology. The pre-project activities are under way, he said. The 'mini ratna' PSU is also putting up a sewage treatment plant (STP) at Trombay (Mumbai). Recognising the need of sufficient water supply for its Trombay plant operations, RCF has lined up a contract to set up a new STP adjacent to the existing plant at a cost of Rs 198 crore, Rajan said. A part of treated water will be supplied to BPCL, which will share the financial cost of the project, which will be commissioned in October 2016, the CMD said.

Syngene to spend $100 m on new plant at Mangalore SEZ.

Syngene International, a contract research arm of biotech major Biocon, has firmed up plans to diversify into contract manufacturing. It is planning to set up a multi-product, multi-client contract manufacturing facility at Mangalore special economic zone (MSEZ) at an investment of $100 million (around Rs. 660 crore). The company, which counts global pharma giants such as Bristol Myers Squibb, Abbott Laboratories and Baxter International as its clients, is currently undertaking limited manufacturing at its research cum manufacturing facility at Biocon Park in Bengaluru. "We have been developing molecules with our partners at Bengaluru and some of them have reached the stage of Phase-2 and Phase-3, and require commercial manufacturing. To meet our customers' needs we are setting up a new greenfield manufacturing facility at Mangalore SEZ," Manoj Nerurkar, chief operating officer, Syngene International, said. He said the company has acquired 48-acre land at MSEZ, where it will set up a new facility. The company is in the process of securing approvals and start construction in the next fiscal. It will be operational by FY18 end. It will employ around 500 persons including scientists. At its Bengaluru plant, Syngene is producing at a small scale to meet clients� requirements for phase-2 and phase-3 trials. Once the Mangaluru facility comes up, it can meet their large-scale commercial requirements, he said. The new facility will have a capacity to produce 500 kilo litres of molecules in the form of powder, which will be the basic raw material for formulations and tables or injections depending on clients� needs, he said. Apart from contract manufacturing for its clients, Syngene also aims to seek opportunities which are independent and eventually become an independent manufacturer of formulations and tablets, Nerurkar said. Without naming the clients due to confidentiality, he said the company would cater to eight out of top ten global pharma giants in the US, North America, Europe and Japan from Mangaluru facility The product made at the new plant could be used for several disease areas such as oncology, gastro intestinal disorders, neuro sciences, cardio vascular, diabetic and infectious diseases among others depending on the client's requirements, Chinappa M B, President, Finance, Syngene International said. He said the company would use internal accruals and borrowed funds to set up the new facility. "Investment is through internal accruals and some borrowings from banks. Overall, as a corporate entity, we are cash surplus. Going forward, we will go for borrowings from banks for building and equipment, while the land cost is met through internal accruals," Chinappa said. Right now, Syngene produces molecules to meet the Phase-I, II and III trials from the existing site in Bengaluru, which was expanded recently to support early stage commercialisation over the next two to three years. Mangalore plant would support late stage commercialisation of existing products and early/late stage commercialisation of new products, he added.

Punj Lloyd eyes Rs. 1 lakh crore worth road projects.

Confident over turnaround in the infrastructure space, engineering and construction major Punj Lloyd will bid for road projects worth over Rs. 1 lakh crore in this fiscal, its top official has said. "Right now highways is moving. We are finally seeing a fair amount of movement in that sector... We would be bidding for more than Rs 100,000 crore worth projects in next six to seven months," Punj Lloyd Group Chairman Atul Punj told PTI. "We are looking at a large number of projects right now ... success rate is typically between 20 per cent and 25 per cent of all the projects we bid," he added. His comments came days after government approved easy exit norms from highways projects for developers. The government, last week, permitted 100 per cent equity divestment after two years of completion for all BOT (build, operate and transfer) projects, irrespective of year of award. The approval would allow developers to use proceeds from the sale of divested equity in incomplete projects of NHAI or any other road project besides any power sector project or to retire their debt to financial institutions in any other infrastructure projects. Punj said that he was confident over revival of infrastructure space with a slew of steps taken by government in the highways sector to boost investors' confidence. "We hope the railways will follow and on the back of that other infrastructure projects as well... We are looking at all the opportunities as and when they come," Punj said. Punj Lloyd has executed over 16 highway projects of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) so far. The group's order backlog stands at about Rs. 20,000 crore. The company has executed portions of the Golden Quadrilateral and North-South and East-West Corridor. On financial front, the company saw widening of its net loss to Rs. 597.84 crore for the April-June quarter on sharp decline in income. Punj, however, said that based on the corrective measures things would be rectified soon.

ONGC, partners to invest $24 billion in Mozambique gas field.

Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and its partners will invest about $24 billion in producing natural gas from a giant field off Mozambique and converting it into liquid fuel (LNG) for export by ships to consumers like India. ONGC Videsh Ltd., the overseas investment arm of the state-run explorer, holds 16 per cent stake in Rovuma Area 1 where recoverable resources in excess of 75 trillion cubic feet have been established. BPCL holds another 10 per cent and Oil India Ltd. 4 per cent stake in the field and all three together hold more stake than operator Anadarko of the US (26.5 per cent). "The Mozambique government has passed a decree law, paving way for start of construction work on the project. An estimated $23-24 billion will be required to bring first set of discoveries in Rovuma Area-1 on to production and convert that gas into LNG," a senior official in the consortium said.

Adani Group plans Rs. 25000-cr coal to poly-generation project in Chhattisgarh.

Adani Group will invest Rs 25,200 crore in Chhattisgarh to develop two projects � a coal to poly-generation (CTP) facility and a rice bran solvent extraction plant & refinery. An MoU to this effect was signed between the group and the Government of Chhattisgarh on August 24, 2015. Coal to poly-generation project, which will witness investment of Rs 25,000 crore, will consist of ammonia/urea and substitute natural gas (SNG) complex via gasification of Indian high ash coal sourced from within the state. The project includes coal to urea, coal to SNG plant and coal-based thermal power plant. The proposed CTP venture of Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) is a unique project, being set up for the first time in India, based on coal to synthetic energy. The project will not only help ensuring energy security for India but also drive macroeconomic growth through the coal based fuel. The second project, a rice bran solvent extraction plant and a refinery packing plant, will be set up at Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) with an estimated investment of Rs 200 crore. The proposed project will not only help in increasing the potential of rice bran oil production in the state but will also help in generating employment and economic growth in the region of operation. Gautam Adani, chairman, Adani Group, said, "The Adani Group remains committed to helping India on its path to attaining energy sufficiency. These projects will help the state of Chhattisgarh strengthen its overall socio economic status. We also feel these two projects will play an instrumental role in assisting the larger national agenda of inclusive growth for all and is demonstrative of our continuous efforts of nation building." Dr Raman Singh, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, said, "We are delighted with this development and glad to be associated with the Adani group. Both these projects will not only enhance the economic growth of the state but will also create substantial employment opportunities for the people of Chhattisgarh."

Nuberg Engineering bags Rs. 1000-cr contract for chemical complex in UAE.

Noida based EPC company Nuberg Engineering has bagged Rs. 1000 crore contract from Al Ghaith Industries for setting up a chemical complex, with an investment of $ 150 million, in UAE. This will be Nuberg�s biggest contract till date in its 19 year history. The complex will be built in two phases. In first phase, 350 tonne per day (TPD) caustic soda and 60 TPD hydrogen peroxide plants will be set up at the Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad) in Abu Dhabi. The completion of the project will make Al Ghaith Industries the largest manufacturer of caustic soda in the UAE. It will also make Nuberg the largest EPC company in UAE for the chlor alkali industry, having done three out of the four chlor alkali projects in the UAE already. A K Tyagi, managing director, Nuberg Engineering, said, �This is an overwhelming endorsement of Nuberg�s leadership in the EPC space for chemical process plants. We are grateful to the Al Ghaith Industries leadership for continuing to repose faith in our abilities to provide world class EPC services. This historic day in Nuberg�s two decade old history is sure to act as a catalyst to help us reach new heights of excellence and innovation.� Ali Hamel, chairman, Al Ghaith Industries, commented, �We are proud to announce another strategic EPC project which would further boost UAE�s economy. This major project is a leap of growth towards becoming the pivotal catalyst for the chlor alkali industry in the MENA (Middle East North Africa) region. It will enable us to become the leader in catering to the increased demand for caustic soda in the Middle East and Africa as well as create new market opportunities. Nuberg Engineering is our long term engineering partner and we are extremely satisfied with the organisation�s depth and breadth in the engineering domain, commitment to on-time deliver y of projects and their technological capabilities. This is our fourth consecutive project with Nuberg. The company is always ahead of the pack and has a proven track record, thereby, making it a rational decision to partner with one of the most trusted EPC companies." This would be Nuberg�s fourth consecutive EPC project for Al Ghaith. The first of which is set to be commissioned in September 2015. Its first chlor alkali project with Al Ghaith involved a 140-TPD capacity plant while the second signed in October last year was also for a similar capacity. The third project involved the execution of a calcium chloride EPC contract. This, the fourth and Nuberg�s third chlor alkali EPC deal with Al Ghaith, will easily be the largest. The majority of the equipment for the project will be built and exported from Nuberg's 115000 sqm state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Jhagadia near Ankeleshwar in Gujarat.

Odisha to have 900 km of new NH network by 2017-18.

Odisha aims to have 900 km of new National Highways (NH) network by 2017-18. The building of this NH network is estimated to cost Rs. 3555 crore. Out of the total length of 900 km, construction of 423.90 km would be made under NH Plan, 136.28 km under National Highway Development Project (NHDP), 184 km under National Highways Interconnectivity Improvement Project (NHIIP) and 157 km under Left Wing Extremism (LWE) project. While Nabarangpur-Kokasara (55 km), Nuapada-Bangomunda (68 km) and Bhojapura-Chhatabara (61 km) roads would be built under the flagship programme of the NH, to be aided by the World Bank, work on Kanakatora-Jharsuguda (68 km) and Pallhada-Pitri Junction (68 km) NH would be taken up under NHDP. Besides, construction of Jeypore-Kota-Malkangiri (86 km) and Koraput-Laxmipur-Rayagada (71 km) NH will be made under LWE project. The state government would shortly submit a proposal to the Centre for conversion of Chhatrapur-Satapada (70 km) and Konark-Astaranga-Nuagaon-Paradip-Basudevpur-Chandipur-Chandaneswar-Digha (430 km) State Highways to NH under Bharatmala Yojana. Plans have been readied for construction of 258 km of NH having 10-metre width at a cost of Rs 653 crore in 2015-16. Besides, double laning of 358-km of NH and building of 38 bridges are underway.

Maharashtra government sanctions Rs. 35,400 crore for four metro lines.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recently sanctioned Rs. 35,400 crore for the development of four metro lines. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is developing four lines including 40-km Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Metro-2 corridor, 40-km Wadala-Ghatkopar-Thane-Kasarvadavali Metro-4 corridor via Wadala GPO and R.A.Kidwai Marg, 27-km Dahisar-Andheri-Bandra Metro-5 corridor and 11-km Jogeshwari-Vikhroli link road Metro-6 line. The government has approved Rs. 12,000 crore for two lines Dahisar-Mankhurd and Wadala-Kasarvadavali, while Rs. 8,100 crore has been sanctioned for Dahisar-E-Andheri-E-Bandra-E line and Rs. 3,300 crore for the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road corridor, MMRDA said in a statement issued. During the 138th annual meeting of MMRDA held recently, Fadnavis also accepted two detailed project reports - one for the 16.5-km Andheri-E to Dahisar-E Metro corridor and the other for 18.6-km Dahisar to D.N.Nagar Metro corridor - prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and has recommended these two corridors estimated at Rs. 4,737 crore and Rs. 4,994 crore, respectively for Centre's approval, it added.

L&T bags Rs. 864-cr order from Qatar firm.

Larsen & Toubro recently said that the power transmission and distribution business of L&T Construction has bagged an order worth Rs. 864 crore from Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation 'KAHRAMAA'. "The power transmission and distribution business of L&T Construction has won a prestigious order in the Middle East from Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation �KAHRAMAA� worth QAR (Qatari Riyal) 491.45 million (Rs 864 crore)," Larsen & Toubro said in a BSE filing. The company further said the order is for ongoing Qatar Electricity Transmission network expansion plan - phase XII. "The order encompasses engineering, procurement, and construction of two substation packages. The first substation package includes upgradation and strengthening of two 400kV substations and the extension of a 132kV substation, while the second package is for construction of 4 new 66kV substations," it added.

Gayatri Projects bags orders worth Rs. 3,318 cr from NHAI.

Gayatri Projects Ltd. has bagged multiple orders from the National Highways Authority of India worth Rs. 3',318 crore, taking the company's order book past Rs. 10,000 crore. The Hyderabad-based infrastructure company has bagged four EPC road contracts, all of them in Uttar Pradesh and another road project in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. TV Sandeep Kumar Reddy, Managing Director of Gayatri Projects, said, "These orders have significantly strengthened our order book. These contracts are also testament to our project execution capabilities and prudent bidding strategy. Our efforts are now directed towards efficiently executing these projects. We are confident of delivering 20-30 per cent revenue growth in our construction business over next 3-4 years." The company said the first two projects are four-laning of Ghaghra Bridge to Varanasi section of NH 233 from 180.450 km to 240.340 km and from 240.340 km to 299.350 km in the state of Uttar Pradesh under NHDP Phase-IV on EPC mode. The first two projects are worth Rs. 741 crore and Rs. 785 crore, respectively. The other two projects are four-laning of Sultanpur to Varanasi section of NH 56 from 134.70 km to 205 km and from 205 km to 263 km in the state of Uttar Pradesh under NHDP Phase-IV on EPC mode. Value of the contract of these two projects are Rs. 986 crore and Rs. 806 crore, respectively. In addition, the company had recently bagged order worth Rs. 675 crore from NHAI for six-laning of Eastern Periphery Expressway in Haryana and UP. All these projects are under National Highway Development Project Phase IV.

Cairn to invest Rs. 1,400 cr to raise oil, gas carrying capacity.

Cairn India is set to expand its crude oil and natural gas carrying capacity by laying a new gas pipeline from its Barmer (Rajasthan) field with an investment outlay of Rs. 1,400 crore. Moreover, crude oil output would be expanded from 200,000 bopd (barrels of oil per day) to 300,000 bopd and natural gas carrying capacity from 6.3 mmscfd (million standard cubic feet per day) to 40 mmscfd, they said. "The capital cost of the project is approximately Rs. 1,400 crore. The main component of investment would go into the augmentation of existing Mangala Development Pipeline (MDP) from RJON-90/1 Block (Barmer, Rajasthan) to Bhogat Terminal (Gujarat) and development of new 30 inch pipeline from Raageshwari Gas Terminal to Palanpur for 280 mmscfd natural gas sale. Augmentation of 24-inch crude oil pipeline carrying capacity from 200,00-300,000 bopd and 8 natural gas pipeline carrying capacity from 6.3-40 mmscfd besides Augmentation of natural gas based captive power generation capacity of Bhogat Terminal from 18 to 40 MW," sources told PTI. Meanwhile, a senior official of Cairn India said the oil block in Rajasthan operated by Cairn-ONGC JV has crossed a milestone of 300 million barrels crude production. Mangala, India's largest onshore oil field, completes six years of operations on August 29. The Rajasthan block has played a critical role in reducing the gross cumulative import bill by USD 25 billion since it went on-stream in August 2009, the official said. "To date, the field has also contributed over Rs. 60,000 crore gross cumulative contribution to the national exchequer. The Cairn India operated Rajasthan block is currently producing around 172,224 bopd, accounting for more than 27 per cent of the country�s domestic crude production," the official added. Mayank Ashar, MD and CEO Cairn India said, "In about six years since we started production from our fields from our Rajasthan block, we have successfully completed 300 million barrels of production."

Metro project to cost Rs. 6,823 crore.

The first phase of Vijayawada Metro Rail project is estimated to cost Rs. 6,823 crore and the total length covered by the two corridors will be 26.03 km and the cost per km works out to Rs. 209 crore, according to the Detailed Project Report (DPR). While Corridor 1 between Pandit Nehru Bus Terminal and Penamaluru covers a distance of 12.76 km, Corridor 2 (Pandit Nehru Bus Terminal-Nidamanuru) covers 13.27 km. The Corridor 1 is planned to be linked to the capital city of Amaravathi and Corridor 2 would be connected to Gannavaram airport. The Detailed Project Report mentioned the cost of the ticket to be Rs. 10 between 0-5 km, Rs. 20 between 5-10 km and Rs. 30 for 10 km above. As much as 31.039 hectares of land would be required for the project -- 29.444 hectares of private land and 1.595 hectares of government land. It stated that 11.34 hectares would be required for construction of Metro Rail Depot. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) team predicted that the traffic demand could be 2.91 lakh trips in 2019-2020 and was expected to increase to 9.99 lakh trips by 2051-52.

IndianOil inks MoU to build Rs. 275 cr pipeline to Nepal Our Bureau.

Indian Oil Corporation has signed an agreement with Nepal Oil corporation to build a Rs. 275-crore petroleum product pipeline from Raxaul in Bihar to Amlekhgunj in Nepal. "Subsequent to signing of an MoU between the Government of India and the Government of Nepal on August 24, 2015, IndianOil and Nepal Oil signed an MoU on August 25 in Kathmandu for construction of Raxaul-Amlekhgunj petroleum product pipeline with a 1.3-million tonne per annum capacity," IndianOil said in a statement recently. Construction of the pipeline and maintenance work at the Amlekhgunj petroleum depot of Nepal Oil will cost Rs. 275 crore. IndianOil said that the completion period is 30 months after the receipt of the statutory clearances. The 41-km pipeline will primarily run through Nepal and initially supply petrol, diesel and kerosene. IndianOil said that the pipeline will "ensure long-term supply of petroleum products to Nepal as well as stability of supplies from India to Nepal, which will benefit both the countries."

Punj Lloyd wins Rs 477 crores Ennore LNG Tankage Project from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan

Total order backlog touches Rs 22,171 crores New Delhi,  Punj Lloyd Group, the global, diversified EPC giant today announced winning a Rs 477 crores (USD 75 million) tankage order from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd of Japan. The scope of work entails confirmatory geotechnical investigation, early earth works, construction of two 180,000 m3 capacity full containment LNG Tanks on elevated piled foundation for LNG import, storage and re-gasification terminal project of Indian Oil Corporation at Ennore port in Tamil Nadu, India. Once completed, the LNG imported to the Ennore terminal will be used by utility company power generation plants as an alternative fuel and as feedstock by fertiliser plants. To be completed in 33 months, the project timelines are extremely challenging. However the expertise of Punj Lloyd in tanks and terminals, especially cryogenic tanks is well established, making Punj Lloyd excellently placed to deliver this project. Punj Lloyd had constructed the LPG Import-Export terminal at Ennore for its client, IndianOilPetronas. Punj Lloyd was also involved in the construction of three of the four LNG terminals of the country - namely Dahej, Hazira and Dabhol. Speaking on this occasion, Atul Jain, President and CEO, Pipeline and Tankage, Punj Lloyd said, “Our technical knowledge in the LNG domain, coupled with our experience in this sector, has won us the appreciation of our clients worldwide. Punj Lloyd is proud to be India’s first LNG tank constructor for both the Western and Eastern Coasts, having played a critical role in building India’s LNG infrastructure.” LNG is stored at -160 degrees C in liquid form and when transported through pipeline it is re-gassified into natural gas. With this win, Punj Lloyd Group’s order backlog reaches Rs 22,171 crores. The order backlog is the value of unexecuted orders on March 31, 2015 plus new orders received after that date. 

Coal India to invest Rs. 5,900 crore, clears 3 projects of 40 mn tonnes capacity.

Coal India (CIL) cleared three projects with a total production capacity of 40 million tonnes and requiring a combined investment of about Rs. 5,900 crore at a board meeting last week. These mines are expected to start production in a few years and will add to the company's target of achieving 1 billion tonnes in output by 2020. One of projects is the Rs 3,600-crore, Lakhanpur-Belpahar-Lilari, 30 million tonnes (mt) integrated open cast mine in Odisha under Mahanadi Coalfields. Then there's the Rs 1,550-crore, Rampur-Batura (new mine), 4 mt project under South Eastern Coalfields. The third project is the Rs 750-crore, Yekona 1 & 2 amalgamate, a 2.75 mt open cast mine under Western Coalfields. However, in the absence of the requisite number of independent directors on the Coal India board, all clearances are only for a year and need to be renewed annually after that until production starts in an estimated two years. Coal India plans to spend a total Rs 10,600 crore in FY16 on enhancing its coal production capacity and ramping up infrastructure. In FY15, Coal India spent Rs 5,173 crore on its projects against a targeted investment of Rs 5,225 crore for the year. Producing more coal is essential for fueling India's utilities and meeting much-needed power demand but prices have dropped globally amid the widespread decline in commodities. Also, interest in the fuel is on the wane because of environmental concerns and the rising adoption of renewable sources of energy. According to documents released by CIL, the company will invest Rs 6,000 crore in ramping up existing capacity and taking up new projects that will help achieve its 1 billion tonne target by 2020. Of this, 908 mt has been firmed up and the rest is being charted. The company has realised that investing in rail infrastructure is the only way to push supplies from areas not currently accessible. It's planning to invest close to Rs 4,150 crore in various infrastructure projects, including railway lines. Meeting the target involves a joint effort with coal-bearing states and the Railways to access resources and speed up logistics for moving the fuel. Coal India's existing mines are envisaged to contribute about 165 mt, projects under implementation are likely to contribute 561 mt and those in the future are to produce 182 mt by FY20. Major challenges include three critical railway lines and introducing mechanization besides upgrading labour skills, land acquisition and getting environment, forest and other approvals in time.

L&T bags orders worth Rs 1,563 crore in July.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) recently said power transmission and distribution business of L&T Construction has bagged orders worth Rs 1,563 crore in July and August. "The power transmission and distribution business of L&T Construction has won orders worth Rs 1,563 crore," Larsen & Toubro said in a BSE filing. The company said it has received a breakthrough order from Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) for design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a 500 kV double circuit transmission line in Malaysia. L&T member of the board and senior EVP (infrastructure & construction) S N Subrahmanyam said: "This breakthrough we have achieved in developed and demanding market like Malaysia is an extremely significant development in our strategic thrust into new geographies ... We foresee huge opportunities in the ASEAN region." Other orders received by the company include two orders from Oman Electricity Transmission Company, order from Dubai Electricity & Water Authority and a order each from Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation and Power Grid Corporation of India.

Adani Enterprises to invest Rs. 25,000 crore in Chhattisgarh.

Adani Enterprises, the flagship firm of Adani Group, has inked a pact with the Chhattisgarh government to invest over Rs. 25,000 crore for setting up urea and power project as well as rice bran oil extraction plant in the state. "Adani Group recently signed a MoU with the government of Chhattisgarh to develop two critical projects in the state. The project cost for both the projects is estimated to be around Rs 25,200 crore", the Gautam Adani-led group said in a statement. The two projects comprise of a coal to poly-generation (CTP) project and a rice bran solvent extraction plant and refinery, it added. A poly-generation plant is one that simultaneously produces two or more marketable products. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Chhattisgarh Industry Secretary Subodh Kumar Singh on behalf of the state and Rajesh Jha and K S Varshney from the Adani Group, the statement said. The MoU was signed in the presence of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, Industry Minister Amar Agrawal, Chief Secretary Vivek Dhandh and Adani Enterprises Managing Director Rajesh Adani, it added. The first project to be set up is a CTP project that includes an Ammonia/Urea and Substitute Natural Gas (SNG) complex via gasification of Indian high ash coal sourced from within the state, it said. The project cost is estimated to be over Rs 25,000 crore and includes coal to urea, coal to SNG plant as well as coal-based thermal power plant. It has a potential to generate 5,000 jobs in Chhattisgarh, it added. The proposed CTP project of Adani Enterprises is being set up for the first time in India, based on coal to synthetic energy, Adani Group said. The second project comprises of setting up a rice bran solvent extraction plant and a physical refinery packing plant at Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh. The project cost is estimated to be around Rs 200 crore and has the potential to generate more than 600 jobs in the state. Adani Enterprises shares today breached the lower circuit at Rs 73.80 and closed at Rs 71.25 apiece, down by 13.11 per cent, on a day the benchmark BSE Sensex closed 1,624.51 points down at 25,741.56 - its biggest ever fall.

The Top 250 International Contractors

RANK		FIRM
2015	2014
1	1	ACS, Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, Madrid, Spain
2	2	HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft, Essen, Germany
3	3	Bechtel, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A.
4	4	VINCI, Rueil-Malmaison Cedex, France
5	9	China Communications Construction Grp. Ltd., Beijing, China
6	10	TECHNIP, Paris, France
7	7	BOUYGUES SA, Paris Cedex 08, France
8	8	Skanska AB, Stockholm, Sweden
9	6	STRABAG SE, Vienna, Austria
10	11	Saipem, San Donato Milanese, Italy
11	23	Power Construction Corp. of China, Beijing, China
12	5	Fluor Corp., Irving, Texas, U.S.A.
13	12	Construtora Norberto Odebrecht SA, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
14	13	Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., Seoul, S. Korea
15	14	Ferrovial, Madrid, Spain
16	17	Samsung C&T Corp., Seoul, S. Korea
17	20	China State Construction Eng'g Corp. Ltd., Beijing, China
18	**	Ozturk Holding Co., Istanbul, Turkey
19	18	Royal BAM Group nv, Bunnik, The Netherlands
20	19	Abeinsa SA, Seville, Spain
21	21	Petrofac Ltd., Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K.
22	24	Consolidated Contractors Group, Athens, Greece
23	28	China Railway Group Ltd., Beijing, China
24	26	CB&I, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A.
25	22	PCL Construction Enterprises Inc., Denver, Colo., U.S.A.
26	29	GS Engineering & Construction, Seoul, S. Korea
27	25	China Nat'l Machinery Industry Corp., Beijing, China
28	27	JGC Corp., Yokohama, Japan
29	33	CIMIC Group Ltd., St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
30	34	Salini Impregilo SpA, Milan, Italy
31	31	OHL, Madrid, Spain
32	38	Tecnicas Reunidas, Madrid, Spain
33	35	Lend Lease, Millers Point, NSW, Australia
34	30	Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd., Seoul, S. Korea
35	45	Obayashi Corp., Tokyo, Japan
36	37	Kiewit Corp., Omaha, Neb., U.S.A.
37	53	Renaissance Construction, Ankara, Turkey
38	190	McConnell Dowell Corp. Ltd., Hawthorn West, VIC, Australia
39	44	Chiyoda Corp., Yokohama, Kanagawa Pref., Japan
40	67	Orascom Construction Ltd., Dubai, Egypt
41	42	EIFFAGE, Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
42	43	SK Engineering & Construction, Seoul, S. Korea
43	49	Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., Seoul, S. Korea
44	51	China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd., Wuhan City, Hubei Prov., China
45	40	KBR, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
46	**	Jan De Nul Group, Capellen, Luxembourg
47	71	China Civil Engineering Construction Corp., Beijing, China
48	48	M+W Group, Stuttgart, Germany
49	68	China Metallurgical Group Corp., Beijing, China
50	50	Danieli & C. OM SpA, Buttrio (UD), Italy
51	56	Jacobs, Pasadena, Calif., U.S.A.
52	46	CITIC Construction Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
53	54	Kajima Corp., Tokyo, Japan
54	59	Mota-Engil, Porto, Portugal
55	62	Astaldi SpA, Rome, Italy
56	65	WorleyParsons, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
57	47	Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
58	39	China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Beijing, China
59	57	POSCO Engineering & Construction(Strategic Planning Dept.), Incheon, S. Korea
60	70	Toyo Engineering Corp., Narashino, Chiba, Japan
61	60	ACCIONA Infraestructuras SA, Madrid, Spain
62	85	Polimeks Insaat Taahhut ve San. Tic. AS, Istanbul, Turkey
63	41	Isolux Corsan, Madrid, Spain
64	63	China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPP), Langfang City, Hebei, China
65	52	Enka Construction & Industry Co. Inc., Istanbul, Turkey
66	76	China Petroleum Engineering & Const. (Group) Corp., Beijing, China
67	**	AECOM, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.A.
68	100	SNC-Lavalin International Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
69	66	Van Oord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
70	72	PORR AG, Vienna, Austria
71	61	Sacyr , Madrid, Spain
72	79	Dongfang Electric Corp., Chengdu, Sichuan, China
73	69	BESIX SA, Brussels, Belgium
74	84	China Int'l Water & Electric Corp., Beijing, China
75	75	Shimizu Corp., Chuo-ku, Japan
76	82	China National Chemical Engineering Group Corp., Beijing, China
77	87	Takenaka Corp., Osaka, Japan
78	73	Hanwha Engineering & Construction Corp., Seoul, S. Korea
79	81	Joannou & Paraskevaides Group of Cos., Guernsey, Saudi Arabia
80	78	Maire Tecnimont, Milan, Italy
81	98	Qingjian Group Co. Ltd., Qingdao, Shandong, China
82	83	TAV Construction, Istanbul, Turkey
83	77	Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia SA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
84	88	Sinopec Engineering (Group) Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
85	105	The Arab Contractors Co., Cairo, Egypt
86	93	CGCOC Group Co. Ltd. (formerly CGC Overseas Construction Group Co. Ltd.), Beijing, China
87	97	Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
88	86	Ed. Züblin AG, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
89	157	Calik Enerji Saanayi ve Ticaret AS, Ankara, Turkey
90	101	Tekfen Construction & Installation Co. Inc., Istanbul, Turkey
91	64	Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China
92	107	Ant Yapi Construction, Industry & Trade Co. Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey
93	90	China General Technology (Group) Holding Ltd., Beijing, China
94	96	Condotte SpA, Rome, Italy
95	99	Arabian Construction Co., Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
96	95	COMSA EMTE, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
97	106	BAUER AG, Schrobenhausen, Bavaria, Germany
98	123	Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering & Construction, Dubai, U.A.E.
99	118	Kayson, Tehran, Iran
100	129	Shanghai Construction Group, Shanghai, China

101	109	Shikun & Binui - SBI Infrastructure Ltd., Airport City, Israel
102	108	Ansaldo Energia SpA, Genova, Italy
103	89	Taisei Corp., Tokyo, Japan
104	216	China National Complete Plant Imp. & Exp. Corp. (Group), Beijing, China
105	114	C.M.C. di Ravenna Società Cooperativa, Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
106	92	Punj Lloyd Ltd, Gurgaon, Haryana, Singapore
107	184	Ilk Construction, Istanbul, Turkey
108	112	Metka, Athens, Greece
109	128	Beijing Construction Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
110	149	China Zhongyuan Engineering Corp., Beijing, China
111	127	Yapi Merkezi Insaat ve Sanayi AS, Istanbul, Turkey
112	139	China Jiangxi Corp. for Int'l Eco. & Tech. Coop'n, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
113	140	China Henan Int'l Cooperation Group Co. Ltd., Zhengzhou, Henan Prov., China
114	134	Bonatti SpA, Parma, Italy
115	164	Weihai Int'l Eco. & Tech. Coop. Co. Ltd., Weihai, Shandong, China
116	116	Nata Construction Tourism Trade and Industry Co., Ankara, Turkey
117	135	Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., Seoul, S. Korea
118	130	XPCC Construction & Engineering (Group) Co. Ltd., Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
119	110	Ghella SpA, Rome, Italy
120	124	China Geo-Engineering Corp., Beijing, China
121	103	IC Ictas Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Ankara, Turkey
122	131	CTCI Corp., Taipei, Taiwan
123	132	Yuksel Insaat Co. Inc., Ankara, Turkey
124	143	B.L. Harbert International LLC, Birmingham, Ala., U.S.A.
125	153	Atlas Texas Construction and Trading Inc., Ankara, Turkey
126	133	Anhui Construction Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Hefei, Anhui, China
127	137	Sinopec Zhongyuan Petroleum Engineering Ltd., Puyang City, Henan Prov., China
128	136	China Petroleum Engineering Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
129	154	Zhongmei Engineering Group Ltd., Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
130	160	Rizzani de Eccher SpA, Pozzuolo Del Friuli (UD), Italy
131	147	Sinosteel  Equipment & Engineering Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
132	144	Contracting & Trading Co., Beirut, Lebanon
133	206	GAMA, Ankara, Turkey
134	119	Arabtec Construction LLC, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
135	120	Black & Veatch, Overland Park, Kan., U.S.A.
136	151	Per Aarsleff A/S, Aabyhoej, Denmark
137	126	China Jiangsu Int'l Econ-Tech. Coop. Corp., Nanjing, China
138	**	China Energy Eng'g Grp. Tianjin Electric Power Constr. Co., Tianjin, China
139	179	Nurol Construction and Trading Co. Inc., Istanbul, Turkey
140	156	Ellaktor SA, Athens, Greece
141	121	SICIM SpA, Busseto (PR), Italy
142	167	ZhongDing International Engineering Co. Ltd., Nanchang City, Jiangxi, China
143	104	China Wanbao Engineering Corp., Beijing, China
144	145	The Babcock & Wilcox Co., Charlotte, N.C., U.S.A.
145	163	Limak Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Ankara, Turkey
146	180	Zhejiang Construction Investment Grp. Co. Ltd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
147	175	Jiangsu Zhongxin Const. Group Co. Ltd., Qidong, Jiangsu, China
148	115	Shenyang Yuanda Aluminum Indus. Eng'g Co. Ltd., Shenyang, Liaoning, China
149	199	Impresa Costruzioni Giuseppe Maltauro SpA, Vicenza, Italy
150	189	POSCO Engineering Co., Incheon City, S. Korea
151	**	Kuzu Group, Istanbul, Turkey
152	148	China Dalian Int'l Eco. & Tech.Coop Grp. Ltd., Dalian, Liaoning, China
153	158	Anhui Foreign Economic Construction (Group) Co. Ltd., Hefei, Anhui, China
154	170	China Wu Yi Co. Ltd., Fuzhou, Fujian Prov., China
155	171	Jiangsu Nantong No.3 Construction Group Co. Ltd., Haimen, Jiangsu, China
156	142	Alberici Corp., St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A.
157	161	Dia Holding FZCO, , Turkey
158	138	Onur Taahhut Tasimcilik Insaat Ticare ve Sanayi AS, Ankara, Turkey
159	169	Kayi Insaat San Ve Tic AS, Istanbul, Turkey
160	165	PREZIOSO Linjebygg, Vienne, France
161	178	Impresa Pizzarotti & C. SpA, Parma, Italy
162	159	Sener Ingenieria y Sistemas SA, Las Arenas (Getxo), Vizcaya, Spain
163	168	Lotte Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., Seoul, U.K.
164	176	Eser Contracting and Industry Co. Inc., Ankara, Turkey
165	**	China HuanQiu Contracting & Engineering Corp., Beijing, China
166	205	Walbridge, Detroit, Mich., U.S.A.
167	202	Gilbane Building Co., Providence, R.I., U.S.A.
168	194	Aslan Yapi ve Ticaret AS, Ankara, Turkey
169	146	Cengiz Construction Industry & Trade Co. Inc., ISTANBUL, Turkey
170	**	Hazama Corp., Worthington, Ohio, U.S.A.
171	**	China Nonferrous Metal Ind.'s Foreign Eng'g & Constr. Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
172	221	Yantai International Eco. & Techn. Cooperation Grp. Co. Ltd., Yantai, Shandong, China
173	193	AMEC plc, Knutsford, Cheshire, U.K.
174	111	Grupo Empresarial San Jose SA, Madrid, Spain
175	166	China Yunnan Construction Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Kunming, Yunnan, China
176	197	SUNIR Co., Tehran, Iran
177	172	Mapa Insaat ve Ticaret AS, Ankara, Turkey
178	201	Daqing Oilfield Construction Co. Ltd., Daqing City, Heilongjiang, China
179	224	Dogus Insaat ve Ticaret AS, Kavacik-Beykoz-Istanbul, Turkey
180	**	Grupo Grana y Montero (GyM), Lima, Peru
181	**	China Shandong Foreign Eco. & Techn. Cooperation Grp, Jinan City, Shandong, China
182	196	Nantong Construction Group Co. Ltd., Nantong, Jiangsu, China
183	191	Bayburt Grup AS, Ankara, Turkey
184	162	Alarko Contracting Group, Kocaeli, Turkey
185	186	TTCL Public Co. Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
186	181	dck Worldwide LLC, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A.
187	183	ECC, Burlingame, Calif., U.S.A.
188	188	Aegion Corp., Chesterfield, Mo., U.S.A.
189	**	ESTA Construction, Moscow, Russia
190	141	Camargo Correa, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
191	**	China Aluminum International Engineering Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
192	**	STFA Construction Group, Istanbul, Turkey
193	**	Energoprojekt Holding plc, Belgrade, Serbia
194	204	China Gansu Int'l Corp. for Eco. & Techn. Cooperation, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
195	210	Yanjian Group Co. Ltd., Yantai City, Shandong, China
196	**	Shandong Kerui Petroleum Equipment Co. Ltd., Dongying, Shandong, China
197	209	MWH Global, Broomfield, Colo., U.S.A.
198	**	PETROJET, Cairo, Egypt
199	**	Combined Group Contracting Co., Farwaniya City, Kuwait
200	187	Summa Turizm Yatirmciligi AS, Ankara, Turkey

201	**	National Petroleum Construction Co. (NPCC), Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
202	177	Kinden Corp., Tokyo, Japan
203	182	Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
204	185	Structure Tone, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
205	212	Yenigun Construction Industry and Commerce Inc., Ankara, Turkey
206	214	Beijing Urban Construction Group Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
207	211	Caddell Construction Co. (DE) LLC, Montgomery, Ala., U.S.A.
208	**	Gulermak , Ankara, Golbasi , Turkey
209	195	Kontek Construction Inc., Istanbul, Turkey
210	222	Chongqing Int'l Construction Corp., Chongqing, China
211	**	The Walsh Group Ltd., Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.
212	207	Sinopec Oilfield Service Shengli Corp., Dongying, Shandong, China
213	**	PT Rekayasa Industri, Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
214	203	Rasen Construction & Investment, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey
215	225	RailWorks Corp., New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
216	174	CEIEC, Beijing, China
217	223	KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, S. Korea
218	**	Tutor Perini Corp., Sylmar, Calif., U.S.A.
219	**	Michels Corp., Brownsville, Wis., U.S.A.
220	208	Toda Corp., Tokyo, Japan
221	**	China Shenyang Int. Eco. & Tech Coop. Corp., Shenyang, Liaoning, China
222	**	Jiangsu Nantong Liujian Construction Group Co. Ltd., Rugao, Jiangsu, China
223	**	Gurbag Group, Ankara, Turkey
224	**	Shandong Tiantai Construction Co. Ltd., Zibo, Huntai, China
225	**	Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. , Oak Brook, Ill., U.S.A.
226	**	Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries (Enppi), Cairo, Egypt
227	173	Ircon International Ltd., New Delhi, India
228	**	Beijing Uni-Construction Group Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
229	**	AE Arma-Elektropanc, Istanbul, Turkey
230	215	Lotus Muteahhitlik AS, Cankaya/ankara, Turkey
231	**	American Bridge Co. , Coraopolis, Pa., U.S.A.
232	**	Dorce Prefabricated Building and Construction Industry Trade Inc., Ankara, Turkey
233	**	Zafer Taahhut Insaat ve Ticaret AS, Ankara, Turkey
234	**	China Power Engineering Consltg. Group Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
235	**	Grandi Lavori Fincosit SpA, Rome, Italy
236	200	Metag Insaat Ticaret AS, Ankara, Turkey
237	220	Mortenson Construction, Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A.
238	**	Stellar, Jacksonville, Fla., U.S.A.
239	**	Maeda Corp., Tokyo, Japan
240	219	Kolin Insaat Turizm San Tic. AS, Ankara, Turkey
241	**	SalfaCorp, Santaigo, Región Metropolitana, Chile
242	**	Prekons Construction Ind. Co. Inc., Ankara, Turkey
243	**	Electra, Ramat Gan, Israel
244	213	Kharafi National KSCC, Safat, Kuwait
245	**	Golder Associates, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
246	**	Lane Industries Inc., Cheshire, Conn., U.S.A.
247	**	Layne Christensen Co., The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A.
248	217	Tepe Insaat Sanayi AS, Ankara, Turkey
249	**	Weeks Marine Inc., Cranford, N.J., U.S.A.
250	**	Matrix Service Co., Tulsa, Okla., U.S.A.