The consortium Spie Sud Est/Yvroud Europeenne des Fluides, Feyzin secured the EUR7.6 million contract for equipment maintenance in the Grand Lyon tunnels, the most important of which are Fourviere (1,850 m), Croix-Rousse (1,750 m), Brotteaux-Servient and Vivier-Merle (336 m). For more, contact Communaute Urbaine de Lyon, fax +33 478 957097, or visit http://marches.grandlyon.com. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=058386-2010. 11/10...

Gähler und Partner AG of Ennetbaden have secured the EUR2.28 million contract for PM designer for safety refurbishment in 1.14 km-long Mosi tunnel on A4, near Brunnen. Contact OFROU, Zofingen, tel +41 6274575-11, fax -90, e-mail beschaffung.zofingen@astra.admin.ch. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=062920-2010. 11/10...

IG BP2, c/o Bänziger Partner AG of Zurich, secured the EUR2.63 million contract from BAMO for 5.7 km-long N3 Kerenzer tunnel. Contact OFROU, Winterthour, tel +41 522344-711, fax -790, e-mail winterthur@astra.admin.ch. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=062921-2010. 11/10..

Construction contract for Kuechelberg tunnel awarded to PAC SpA consortium, value EUR34,695,272 excluding VAT. More from PAC in Capo di Ponte, tel +39 0364331037, fax +39 036442303, e-mail info@pacspa.it and client APB in Bozen, tel +39 04714125-14, fax –39, e-mail gare-11.5@provincia.bz.it Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=071475-2010. 11/10...

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA is inviting companies to prequalify for civil engineering work on railway tunnels in Italy. Further information and documents from Iacomino Raffaele at Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato in Milan, tel +39 02637 148-19, fax –20, e-mail dns-qs@rfi.it to whom requests to participate should be sent. Visit

Pre-feasibility study being undertaken by ILF Consulting Engineers for construction of single track railway line along the Karakorum highway between the end of the existing railway network in the south at Havelian and the border between Pakistan and China near the famous Khunjrab Pass in the north.

Prequalification underway by MTR for tender reference no 703 for West Island Line SHW to SYP tunnels value EUR30 million with a view to selective invitations to tender being issued in 4Q/2008 for contract award in 3Q/2009. Expressions of interest to Malcolm O’Neill, tel 3921 3383, e-mail moneill@mtr.com.hk Visit www.mtr.com.hk/eng/tenders/new_projects.html 45/08.

Euroconsult and ICYF pocketed a EUR3.8 million contract for site supervision of section Mondragon-Elorrio on the new Vitoria-Bilbao-San Sebastian high speed line. This 4,440 m section includes two tunnels: Karraskain, 410 m and Udalaitz,

SGS Tecnos and Inocsa secured a EUR2.8 million contract for work supervision of section Pajares tunnels-Sotiello on the new Leon-Asturias high speed line. This 6.1 km dual-track section starts from the north entrance of the Pajares tunnels and

Payma Cotas received a EUR500,500 contract to do the conceptual design of the Line 3 extension from Zona Universitaria to

The Apion Kleos consortium led by VINCI (36%) is the preferred bidder for Greece's biggest highway concession contract between Athens, Corinth, Patras, Pyrgos and Tsakona, in southwest Peloponnese. VINCI's partners are its affiliates VINCI

Pöyry has been awarded a consultancy contract for the Taihang and Nanliang high speed rail tunnels in Shaanxi and Hebei provinces. The services relate to carrying out preliminary design studies on aspects of disaster prevention and rescue as well

Lot 151, comprising a 7.8 km twin tunnel, has been awarded for the third time to a consortium of Murer and Strabag, after independent experts estimated their offer was the most economically advantageous. The board of AlpTransit Gotthard has

A JV of Acciona, Comsa, and Copisa scooped a EUR129.5 million contract to build the Olesa de Montserrat-Viladecavalls section on Barcelona's orbital highway B-40. The section crosses the En Ribes mountain through a 1,264 m twin tunnel, whereof 1,122

Payma Cotas received a EUR290,000 contract to control quality during construction of the Zona Universitaria-Bifurcacion

Scetauroute scooped a EUR183,400 contract for engineering studies as part of the upgrading of safety equipment in the 3,692

Spie Batignolles and its partners GTM, Bonnefoy, Sacer, and Eurovia Alsace Franche-Comte will build lot C1 on the east branch of the Rhine-Rhone high speed line, between Villers-sur-Saulnot and Laire. This 6.3 km section includes the 1,970 m-long 100

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) selected URS and Jacobs Associates to design the new Irvington tunnel. The 24-month design phase began in August 2006, and the project construction should reach completion in 2013. The existing

Saitec pocketed a EUR2.3 million contract for on-site supervision and work control during construction of the 2.5 km Soutomaior-Vilaboa section on the Atlantic coast high speed line, including

Patel Engineering on 7th May, 2007 announced it had bagged an order worth INR1.56 billion from the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai for construction of a tunnel for transportation of water from Malabar Hill to Cross Maidan in Mumbai. The

Cavico Corporation announced in May that Cavico Bridges and Tunnel Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary, signed an agreement valued at approximately USD20.7 million to construct a headrace tunnel, surge tank, and intake for the Thai An hydropower plant, 200

Patel Engineering in January bagged an order for construction of a tunnel worth INR1.43 billion from the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The project involves construction of an approx 6.1 km-long tunnel of 2.8 m diameter, from Veravali to