Cavico Corp. announced that Cavico Transportation, its wholly owned subsidiary, has signed a contract, estimated to be approximately USD9.43 million, for tunnel construction at Huoi Quang hydropower plant. The total length of tunnel is 9,895.89 metres. Its external diameter is 9 m and the internal diameter equals 7.5 m. The geology is porphyric rock and rhyolite. The planned method of excavation is drill and blast and conventional excavator equipped with bucket. ..

The Coentunnel Company BV consortium, formed by VINCI Concessions and VINCI Construction’s subsidiaries CFE and Dredging International, together with Dura Vermeer, Arcadis, Besix and TBI, signed on 22nd April, 2008 the concession contract for the Coen tunnel in Amsterdam with the Dutch Minister for Water and Public Works. The project, worth over EUR500 million in total, calls for the financing, design and construction of an immersed, 8-lane road tunnel, refurbishment of the existing 600 m tunnel and maintenance of both tunnels for a period of 30 years. ..

A group of engineering firms led by Pro Iter, teaming with Eng Team & Partners, C&T Engineering, Geosyntech and Spain’s FHECOR, scooped a EUR764,600 contract to prepare the final design, safety coordination during final design and associated assignments (surveying, geotechnical and geological studies, etc.) as part of the upgrading of road SS13 "Pontebbana" from the south ring road in Udine to Pordenone province's road system, first lot on the section from Ronche di Fontanafredda interchange to Ponte della Delizia. The project includes a 1.4 km single-tube two-lane cut-and-cover tunnel. Visit ..

Bemel Norge, Witt & Sohn's partner in Norway, pocketed a NOK7.2 million contract to supply impulse ventilators with a combined driving power of 72-80 kN for fire ventilation in a new 2.6 km-long tunnel on Bergen's west ring road, section Dolvik-Sandeide of road Rv 557. Visit www.bemel.no and www.wittfan.de 17/08...

Invitation for prequalification, deadline 6th June, 2008 for the main civil works of the 309 MW Upper Tamakoshi hydroelectric project (contract No. UTKHEP/03-2064/65) which consist of a 22.5 m-high and 60 m-long diversion dam; the Bhaise Khola intake structure including an approx. 60 m-long connecting shaft to the headrace tunnel;

Sociedad Concesionaria Autopista Los Libertadores S.A. was awarded the concession for the construction and operation of the 117 km Santiago-Colina-Los Andes highway under a public tender in 1997, for a term of 28 years. The operator is owned by OHL of Spain. OHL will invest USD101 million in expanding and improving the highway. The Chacabuco tunnel will be doubled and the upgrading of a 19.5 km

Invitation to prequalify, deadline unspecified, for construction of 750 mm-diameter gas pipelines. Contractors are required to have experience in tunnelling and microtunnelling. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=67831-2008, OJ S 49, or contact Snam Rete Gas, San Donato Milanese, fax +39 0252038570. Visit mevem@snamretegas.it 13/08.

ANAS, the Italian national road administration, the Aosta valley autonomous region and SITRASB, the operator of the Grand Saint-Bernard tunnel, signed on 22nd April, 2008 an annex to the agreement signed in 1998 related to the financing of the construction of a bypass road to the SS 27, from Etroubles to the motorway leading to the Grand Saint-Bernard tunnel.

ANAS, the Italian national road administration, approved on 23rd April, 2008 the EUR1.66 million final design of the Mercatello sul Metauro-San Stefano di Gaifa section on the E78 expressway in Marche region. The 33 km section, whereof 12.5 km of tunnel and 5.5 km of viaduct, will complete the E78 in Marche. The section crosses the Metauro river valley in Sant’ Angelo in Vado, Urbania and Fermignano municipalities. The project will be divided into six lots. The E78 will connect, from west to east, Grosseto in Tuscany to Fano in Marche, briefly crossing northern Umbria. It is a high capacity road corridor aimed at connecting the Thyrrenian and Adriatic coasts in central Italy. Visit www.provincia.ps.it/lavoripubblici/2_progettaz_dl/Grosseto-Fano/home%20E78%20Grosseto-Fano.htm 18-19/08.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 5th June, 2008 for detailed design of the dualling of the San Silvestre water tunnel in Huelva province. The existing tunnel is 7,594 m long and features a 4.70 sq m horse shoe-shaped cross-section. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=102921-2008, OJ S 76, or contact Agencia Andaluza del Agua, Seville, fax +34 955625293. E-mail juan.jimenez.garcia@juntadeandalucia.es 18-19/08.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 9th June, 2008 for detailed design of the first phase of the extension of tram line 1 in Alicante to El Altet airport. The 11.5 km extension from the intermodal station to the airport will run underground on two kilometres in the urban area, starting from the intermodal station beneath Ausó and Monzó streets and Avenida de Orihuela to emerge to the daylight in Babel. This first phase includes three stations (Gran Vía, Avenida de Orihuela and Babel, the first two being underground stations). The line will reach the airport in 2011. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=107236-2008, OJ S 79, or contact Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, tel. +34 963866425. 18-19/08.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 9th June, 2008 for design for stations Zona Universitaria, Campus Norte, Manuel Girona and ventilation shafts, as part of the revised section 3 Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana of Line 9 of the Barcelona metro. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=104396-2008, OJ S 77, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail correu@gisa.es 18-19/08.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 17th June, 2008 for work management during installation of the safety systems on the Cerceda-Meirama-Bregua section on the Atlantic coast high speed line. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=110301-2008, OJ S 81, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 18-19/08.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 12th June, 2008 for execution of works to install the safety systems on the Cerceda-Meirama-Bregua section. The 8.1 km Cerceda-Meirama section includes two tunnels (1,735 m and 180 m) and the 5 km Meirama-Bregua section includes a 3,469 m tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=105360-2008, OJ S 78, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 18-19/08.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 3rd June, 2008 for support to the construction management and follow-up of safety measures during construction of the tunnels on the Sants-La Roca del Valles and Riudellots-Figueras sections. These

Open invitation to tender, deadline 16th June, 2008 for construction of the new Calheta hydropower plant, including an approx. 2 km-long 50 sq m water tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=104688-2008, OJ S 77, or contact Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291233324. E-mail eem@eem.pt 18-19/08.

Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline 26th May, 2008 for soil investigations for the Midgardsormen project. Click no/97. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=108946-2008, OJ S 80, or contact Oslo Kommune, Oslo, fax +47 23437241. E-mail erik.bjoranesset@vav.oslo.kommune.no 18-19/08.

ANAS, the Italian national road administration, has declared in the public interest on 23rd April, 2008 a proposal submitted by a joint venture formed by Impregilo (leader, with a 47% share), Astaldi (24%), Pizzarotti (18%) and Itinera (11%) as concessionaire of the project finance initiative for the construction and management of the road link between the Port of Ancona and motorway A14 and the Adriatica national road SS 16. The project value amounts to approx. EUR580 million.

ANAS, the Italian national road administration, has declared in the public interest on 23rd April, 2008 the offer of Gemmo, Uniland, Consorzio Ravennate delle Cooperative di Produzione e Lavoro and Sintel Engineering to upgrade, bring to standards and manage the equipment in the tunnels operated in Lombardy. The group of companies will take advantage of a pre-emption right over other bidders. Visit www.gemmo.com, www.consrav.net and www.sintelitalia.com 18-19/08.

ANAS, the Italian road administration, has declared in the public interest on 23rd April, 2008 a proposal submitted by Silec, Egis Projects, Maltauro Consorzio Stabile and Tecnis for the design, construction and operation of a toll road link from the connection of road SS 514 Chiaramente with road SS 115 to the connection of road SS 194 Ragusana with road SS 114. The next stage is the approval of the project by the CIPE (interministerial committee for economic planning) and then tenders will be invited to choose a concessionaire but the group of companies will have a preemption right. The south carriageway Ragusa-Catania includes 13 bored tunnels for a total length of 5,983 metres, the longest of which is 1,045 metres in length, and four cut-and-cover tunnels totalling 1,822 metres. The north carriageway Catania-Ragusa includes also 13 bored tunnels for a total length of 6,247 metres, the longest of which is 1,012 metres in length, and five cut-and-cover tunnels totalling 1,361 metres. Visit www.silec.it, www.egis-projects.com, www.gruppomaltauro.it and www.tecnis.it 18-19/08.

Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline 23rd May, 2008 for geotechnical investigation for the interconnector project, a 5.2 km-long, twin bore tunnel for electrified heavy rail in Dublin city centre linking the Belfast line to the Cork line. It is currently anticipated that there will be five underground stations at Docklands, Pearse Street, Saint Stephen’s Green, Christchurch and Heuston. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=107611-2008, OJ S 79, or contact Irish Rail, Dublin, fax +353 18880212. E-mail tommy.conlon@irishrail.ie 18-19/08.

A total of 56 national and foreign companies have expressed interest in the conceptual design for Bogota’s mass transit metro network and the technical, legal and financial scope of the first metro line. Among these, 35 are joint ventures from various countries. The second phase of the process is the evaluation of the information sent by the candidates to then establish a shortlist in accordance with the requirements of the World Bank. Then, the prequalified candidates will be invited to prepare and submit their bids. To know the companies who expressed interest