Here is an ongoing chronicle of domestic and overseas contracts involving Indian companies in December 2007. (Key: entity placing the order, entity receiving the order) [Click here for archives]

A. Domestic Contracts

31 Dec 07

• Lanco Infratech received letters of acceptance (LoA) from Andhra Pradesh Health & Medical Housing & Infrastructure Development Corporation (APHMHIDC) for the construction of 500 beds hospital and ancillary structures, medical college, auditorium, hostels, staff quarters for Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) at Ongole in Prakasam District in Andhra Pradesh. The contract value is Rs.85.37 crore. (project details)

28 Dec 07

• Unity Infraprojects received a letter of intent from Offbeat Developers, Mumbai for civil construction work for construction of mall - Market City - at Kurla, Mumbai. The contract is valued at Rs.57.41 crore, excluding the cost of concrete and the work order is to be completed within 15 months.

• GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) awarded the fixed line services management contract to Tata teleservices for the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad in Ranga Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh. (more news) (project details)

27 Dec 07

• Ahluwalia Contracts India bagged two orders worth Rs.341 crore (more news) (project details)

26 Dec 07

• Deep Industries received a letter of intent from Gujarat State Petronet for compression of natural gas at Olpad for the period of 5 years. The contract is valued at Rs.30 crore.

• Confidence Petroleum India bagged orders from

1. Bharat Petroleum Corporation for providing LPG bottling assistance with capacity of 75,000 tpa to cater to their requirement of Mumbai market.
2. Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation for manufacture and supply of cylinders of various sizes from the Khopoli (Patalganga) plant. [contract value: Rs.35.5 crore]

24 Dec 07

• Petron Engineering Construction bagged two orders worth Rs.9.61 crore from Madras Cements for

1. Erection, testing and commissioning of electrical and instrumentation equipment for cement project in Ariyalur. [contract value: Rs.6 crore]
2. Supply of electrical and instrumentation materials for cement project at Ariyalur in Tamil Nadu. [contract value: Rs.3.61 crore] (project details)

22 Dec 07

• Suzlon Energy bagged an order worth Rs.306 crore from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation for supply of 34 units of S82-1.5 MW turbines for the wind power project in Kachchh region of Gujarat. (project details)

20 Dec 07

• Nagarjuna Construction Co secured two new orders worth Rs.307 crore for a transmission project in Haryana and water supply scheme project in Maharashtra. (more news) (project details)

• PSL bagged a contract worth Rs.125 crore from DNP Ltd for the supply of coated line pipes and long radius bends for the 200 km Dhuliajan-Numaligarh Gas Pipeline Project in Assam. (more news) (project details)

19 Dec 07

• Alpine Mayreder, Austria (Alphine) along with Hindustan Construction Co bagged an order worth Rs.297.51 crore from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for design and construction of NATM (New Austrian Tunneling Method) Tunnel including switchover ramp and ventilation shaft in between Talkatora Garden and Budha Jayanti Park (Ridge Area)  (more news) (project details)

• Larsen & Toubro bagged an order worth Rs.287 crore from Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority for the construction of elevated access road from Western Express Highway, Mumbai, to the Chatrapathi Shivaji International Airport.  (more news)

• Subhash Projects & Marketing in joint venture with Insituform Technologies has bagged the contract for

1. Refurbishment of trunk sewerage system in Delhi (Package 3: rehabilitation of West Delhi trunk sewer by CIPP structural lining method). [contract value: Rs.69 crore]
2. Refurbishment of trunk sewerage system in Delhi (Package 5: Rehabilitation of Jail Road trunk sewer by CIPP structural lining method). [contract value: Rs.68.66 crore]

17 Dec 07

• Petron Engineering Construction received two letter of Intents from Utility Energytech Engineers and Reliance Energy for Rosa thermal power project and Hisar thermal power project. (more news) (project details) (project details)

15 Dec 07

• Jaihind Projects bagged orders worth Rs.8.68 crore from

1. Bharat Petroleum Corporation for ATF pipeline hydrant work at Gwalior. [contract value: Rs.3.91 crore]
2. Gail India for extra item for RIL connectivity Dabhol-Panvel pipeline project (Phase-II) -Part-A. [contract value: Rs.4.77 crore]

14 Dec 07

• GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL), which is developing the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad, has awarded airport shuttles concession to Shree Raj Travels & Tours for a period of seven years. (more news) (project details)

13 Dec 07

• Bharat Heavy Electricals bagged an order worth Rs.121 crore from Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) for supplying compressor packages including a high flow and high pressure, 'BCL 800' compressor for its Kochi Refinery  in Ernakulam district of Kerala. (more news) (project details)

12 Dec 07

• Punj Lloyd bagged an order worth Rs.590 crore from Indian Oil Corporation for developing 3.7 million tpa delayed coker unit and 160 tpa coker LPG merox block for the residue upgradation project at its Vadodara refinery in Gujarat. (more news) (project details)

• Reliance Energy has bagged an order worth Rs.3,725 crore from Damodar Valley Corporation for engineering, procurement and construction to set up the 2x600 MW coal based power project at Raghunathpur in West Bengal. (project details)

11 Dec 07

• Diamond Cables bagged orders worth Rs.80 crore from two EPC contracting firm for manufacture and supply of transmission and distribution conductors aggregating 5,447 km.

10 Dec 07

• Maytas Infra bagged orders worth Rs.232.69 crore from Vedanta Alumina for developing an integrated township for its staff in Jharsuguda, Orissa.

07 Dec 07

• Bajaj Electricals bagged an order worth Rs.29.5 crore from Maharashtra Airport Development Co for the outdoor illumination of the international multi-modal passenger-cum-cargo hub airport in Nagpur. The scope of work includes complete outdoor illumination and also the operation and maintenance of the entire system for a period of 10 years, including galvanized octagonal street lighting poles and highmast lighting systems (project details)

• Parsvnath Developers bagged a contract worth Rs.47 crore from Footwear Design & Development Institute for construction and development of footwear design and development institute at Fursatganj in Rae Bareli of Uttar Pradesh. The work order is scheduled for completion by end-November 2008. (project details)

06 Dec 07

• NaftoGaz of Ukraine has bagged 129.69 million euros (Rs.725 crore) contract from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation for inter-connecting power facilities in its Mumbai High offshore fields. (more news)

• Navayuga Engineering Co bagged an order worth Rs.710 crore from National Highway Authority of India for the construction of Bangalore-Nelamangala section on NH 4 on build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis. (more news) (project details)

03 Dec 07

• Mukand bagged an order worth Rs.154 crore from Steel Authority of India for the the installation of a universal section mill, which is part of the 2.5 million tpa steel expansion project of IISCO steel plant at Burnpur in Bardhaman district of West Bengal. (more news) (project details)

• Patel Engineering bagged an order worth Rs.118.85 crore from Government of Maharashtra, Water Resources Department for double lake tapping and other civil works of Koyna Dam foot hydroelectric project (left bank 2x40 MW) at Koynanagar, taluka Patan in Satara district. (more news) (project details)

01 Dec 07

• Asian Oilfield Services secured two orders from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation for the following:

1. Acquisition of 2D Seismic Data in Nagaland to be executed within 400 operating days of the issue of the award of contract. [contract value: Rs.44.55 crore]
2. Providing integrated seismic job services and shot hole drilling services. Work on the project will start in December 2007. [contract value: Rs.15.17 crore]

• Siemens Metals Technologies received an order worth 80 million euros (Rs.464 crore) orders from Steel Authority of India (SAIL) for the supply of two 6-strand billet casters and one 4-strand bloom/beam-blank combi-caster which will be installed at the company's IISCO Steel plant at Burnpur in West Bengal. (more news) (project details)

B. Overseas Contracts

26 Dec 07

• Larsen & Toubro (Oman) LLC bagged an order worth Rs.433.5 crore from Muscat Golf Course Project LLC for development of a township. (more news)

• Larsen & Toubro (Oman) LLC, a joint venture of Larsen & Toubro FZE and The Zubair Corporation has received two EPC Contracts totaling $79.71million (Rs.315.20 crore), from Dhofar Power Co and Muscat Electricity Distribution Co for electrical substations and associated works in Oman.  (more news)

21 Dec 07

• Hyderabad-based Nagarjuna Construction Co bagged an order valued at Omani Riyals 56.549 million (around Rs.570 crore) from the Government of Oman for Wadi Adai Al Amerat Road project. (more news)