Qa'dah 29, 1431, Nov 06, 2010, SPA -- Prince Dr. Mansour Ibn Meteb Ibn Abdulaziz, the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs has recently signed here contracts for 12 municipal projects amounting to SR 611,744,704 with a number of national specializing companies and establishments. The projects will be executed in the Provinces of Makkah, Madinah and Riyadh as well as Jeddah Governorate. They include consulting engineering services for gardens; asphalting and lightening roads; maintenance of bridges and tunnels; and the prevention of drainage risks.