A contract worth SR 240,336,947 for operation and maintenance of Water and waste water sector in Riyadh city will be signed by the Ministry of Water and Veolia Company here on Tuesday. The contract will be signed by Minister of Water and Electricity Eng. Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Husayen, who is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of The National Water Company and Executive Chairman; and CEO of Veolia Water America Patrice Fonlladoza, who is also Executive Vice President and Member of the Executive Committee, Veolia Water. The contract provides for overseeing the development, management, operation and maintenance of water distribution and underground water systems and sanitation. The contract also includes management and development of customer service and revenue collection, reduce leakages, development, training and rehabilitation of existing staff and upgrading the performance of the sector.