Saudi Arabian Amantit Group said its Indian joint venture has won a contract worth SR82.5 million ($22 million) to supply underground fuel storage tanks for India's Reliance Industries Limited. The contract calls for the supply of 5,000 glass reinforced plastic (GRP) tanks.

The American construction giant, Bechtel, is looking for Saudi partners for reconstruction projects in post-war Iraq. Bechtel executives recently held a meeting with the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CSCCI) to explore Saudi companies' participation.

Al Khobar-based Gaweea International Establishment has clinched orders on behalf of its principal AVK-Saudi Valves Company from contractors working on the Qatif downstream projects. The orders for ductile iron valves were placed by the four main contractors on the Saudi Aramco project.

Work is moving ahead of schedule on the sewage treatment plant (STP) in southern Makkah for the Ministry of Water's Makkah Branch. The SR203 million ($54 million) plant has been designed to have an average flow rate of 250,000-cu m per day with a peak flow of 375,000-cu m per day.

A joint venture between Jeddah Bio City (JBC) and ATI, a leading French manufacturer of environmentally-friendly incinerators, is building a complex for medical waste disposal. The SR20 million ($5.3 million) project on Madinah Road is the first in a series of such developments and will be ready shortly.

New construction technology and best practices will be the focus of a seminar scheduled to be held in Riyadh this month. Effective Construction Management and Quality Control will run from June 21 to 25 at the InterContinental Hotel.

Road project gets go-ahead Riyadh: Construction of a 70-km road between Riyadh/Khamis Mushayt Road has been awarded to a local company, Al A-Ayuni Trading & Contracting Company. Mobilisaton work, including surveying, is in progress, according to reports. The SR88.5 million ($23.