In January 2008, ProjectsToday collected information on 55 project related contracts and orders for supplies, that were awarded across different sectors. The total worth of activities was around Rs. 20,975 crore. Of the 55 contracts, nine were overseas orders bagged by Indian companies..

Larsen & Toubro saw its order book swelling further during January 2008. The engineering giant bagged three overseas contracts. Two encompassed building an electrical grid and electrical sub-station, respectively, while the third was for manufacture and supply of 22 hydrocracker and atmospheric residue desulphurisation reactors for Kuwait National Petroleum Co.'s Clean Fuel Project 2020. The aggregate value of the three contracts was worth Rs. 2,563 crore.

In the domestic circuit sizeable contracts were awarded in the Oil & Gas, Coal-based Power, Real Estate, Roadways and Water Supply Schemes sectors. In terms of number of awards, the Power sector (including power distribution) saw the highest number of contracts being finalised. In all, eight contracts worth Rs.4,119 crore were awarded.

The Petroleum Oil & Gas exploration and refining sector together saw four contracts worth Rs.4,770 crore, being awarded. Among these, the largest contract worth Rs.2,702 crore was awarded to Ramunia Holdings Bhd, Malaysia, for design, engineering and installation works of ONGC's cluster field in the Heera-Panna-Bassein block of Mumbai Offshore basin.

The Real Estate sector along with Commercial Complexes witnessed three contracts worth Rs.2,147.5 crore being awarded during January 2008. Of these, the largest work contract being worth Rs.2,000 crore was bagged by L&T. Kingston Properties awarded this contract to L&T for construction of various office and residential buildings in Mumbai.

In the Water Supply sector, six contracts totaling to Rs.1,008 crore were awarded, of which, the biggest contract was worth Rs.340 crore and was awarded to Degremont Suez for commissioning Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's 990 MLD water treatment plant under the Middle Vaitarna Project at Bhandup in Thane.

In the Roadways sector, a total of seven contracts were finalised. Of these, four were by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. However, the largest contract was bagged by IRB Infrastructure Developers from NHAI, to develop the 239 km Surat-Dahisar section of the NHDPPhase- V.

(To view the comprehensive list of contracts awarded during January 2008, please visit the 'Domestic & Overseas Orders' section on the website www.projectstoday.com)