INDIAN company Afcons Infrastructure has been awarded a contract to build the Mina Salman Interchange project in Bahrain. The BD25- million ($66.35 million) project will take 28 months to complete once work commences, according to Nayef Al Kalali, undersecretary at Bahrain’s Works Ministry.

MUMBAI-based engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said the power transmission and distribution unit of its construction arm has secured major contracts worth $305.2 million (Rs13.6 billion) in the Gulf region. The major engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) orders comprise a $127.37 million (Rs5.

TATA West Asia (TWA), a Dubai-headquartered subsidiary of Tata Interna-tional, has started stocking steel at its Dubai facility to meet the immediate requirements of its customers, especially those involved in construction and infrastructure projects.