Prior information notice of start of award procedures on 27.05.2010 for general safety upgrade and restoration of six road tunnels to RABT 2006 standard, value EUR26.5 million, commencing winter 2010 with Herkulestrasse, value EUR7.54 million. For further information contact Stadt Koeln, tel +49 221221-23647, fax –28715, e-mail zentrales-vergabeamt@stadt-koeln.de. For details of all tunnels involved in this project visit tunnelbuilder archive de/106. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=062973-2010. 10/10...

Vicenzetto Srl of Villa Estense have secured the EUR587,987 contract for test drilling and boring work in Brenner Base tunnel. Contact Johann Hager at BBT SE in Innsbruck, tel +43 5124030, fax +43 5124030-110, e-mail ava@bbt-se.com. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=062301-2010 and www.vicenzetto.it. ..

The CPV consortium, formed by CSC SA (Lugano) and Pizzarotti SA (Bellinzona), signed the EUR43 million contract for the construction of Lot 854 at Vezia, the main lot of Ceneri Base Tunnel, including the south portal, 200 m of cut-and-cover tunnel, as well as drilling, blasting and lining both tunnels along a length of 300 m. Works at Vezia will continue until 2016. Commercial operation of the Ceneri Base Tunnel with scheduled train services is planned to start at the end of 2019. Of the total of 40.19 km of the Ceneri Base Tunnel, at the end of February 2010, 7,673 m, or 19.1%, had been ..

Imtech Austria Anlagentechnik GmbH of Linz have secured the contract for supply, installation and commissioning of ventilation equipment for the tunnel section of the Harter Plateau tramway line. For more, contact Ing. Harald Grogger at Managementservice Linz GmbH in Linz, tel +43 7323400-7982, fax -157982, e-mail h.grogger @ linzag.at. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=059736-2010. 10/10...

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.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 12.04.2010, for delivery of impulse fans to the 2 x 1.2 km Eidsvoll tunnel on E6 Boksrud-Minnesund. Further information, specs and docs from Elin Hermanstad Havik at Statens vegvesen Region oest in Lillehammer, tel +47 81522000, e-mail elin.hermanstad.havik@vegvesen.no to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Time limit for accessing documents 05.04.2010. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=063975-2010. 09/10. Open invitation to tender, deadline 12.04.2010, for delivery of lighting fixtures to Eidsvoll tunnel, conditions as above. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=063974-2010. 10/10.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 12.04.2010, for the equipment in the 1.7 km Genna Ortiga tunnel on the SS 125, subsection Tertenia-Tortoli, third lot, first and second stretches. Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 2.4.2010 - 12:00. Contract duration 90 days, value EUR6 million. Contact Mrs Irma Zolfino at Anas SpA bid and contract office in Cagliari, tel +39 (0)70 5297-1, fax -268, e-mail i.zolfino@stradeanas.it. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=053841-2010 and www.stradeanas.it/index.php?/appalti/rilevanza_comunitaria/dettaglio/id/16738. Bid Code 2A2010. 10/10.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 26.03.2010, for asbestos and lead research prior to safety improvement works on 15 km of tunnels on motorways A14 and A86. The contract has two lots. Contact Christophe Deniau, M.T.E.T.M.- DIRIF, Direction de la construction/Met, Créteil, tel +33 146764921, fax +33 149801757, e-mail christophe.deniau@developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=043006-2010 and http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=054404-2010. 10/10.

Negotiated call for tenders, deadline 15.03.2010, for engineering services for environmental impact assessment for the French access of the Lyon-Turin high-speed line. Contact Pierre Denaes at RFF, Direction régionale Rhône Alpes Auvergne - service administratif et financier in Lyon, tel +33 47284-5297, fax -6571, e-mail pierre.denaes@rff.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=054354-2010. 10/10.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 22.04.2010, for construction of E39 highway Torvund-Teigen in Hoyanger municipality including 2.5 km tunnel, three bridges, one culvert and 3.5 km of open road. Contract commences 02.08.2010 for completion 01.10.2010. Time limit for accessing documents 09.04.2010. Tender documents will be available at www.projectplace.com during contest. Further information, specs and docs from Sverre Mage at Statens vegvesen Region vest in Leikanger, tel +47 81544010, fax +47 57655986, e-mail firmapost-vest@vegvesen.no to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=061987-2010. 10/10.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 26.03.2010, for management and safety equipment audit in Gotthard road tunnel (phase 2). Contract duration 01.07.2010 - 01.07.2012. For more visit http://www.simap.ch/shabforms/servlet/web/DocumentSearch?NOTICE_NR=455703. Written questions before 05.03.2010. Offers to OFROU, att.n Angebot 090202 EFFIGO-GST, Ingenieurleistungen BSA, 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=056245-2010. 10/10.

Invitation to tender by negotiated procedure, deadline 29.03.2010, for insurance contract during the construction of the 1.4 km-long twin tube Sluiskil tunnel passing 30 m beneath the Gent-Terneuzen canal. Contract duration: 01.11.2010 - 01.04.2015. Time limit for accessing documents: 08.03.2010. Further information, specs and docs from F. Brandjes, Aon Nederland, Makelaars in Assurantiën en Risico-adviseurs, Amsterdam, tel +31 654627930, e-mail frits_brandjes@aon.nl. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=056067-2010. 10/10.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 29.04.2010, for engineering design, procurement and construction of 1.8 km Fv 007 Oystese vest-Nes road, of which 1.2 km in tunnel. Further information, specs and docs from Gunnar Erstad at Statens vegvesen Region vest in Leikanger, tel +47 81544010, fax +47 57655986, e-mail gunnar.erstad@vegvesen.no to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Contract commences 28.05.2010 for completion 01.11.2011, estimated value EUR12.4-24.8 million. Time limit for accessing documents 22.04.2010. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=061989-2010. 10/10.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 15.04.2010, for consultative engineering and construction services to provide framework agreements for construction management covering Stage 2 of light rail construction between Nesttun and Radal in 2010. Further information, specs and docs from Jannicke Daae Tonjum at Firstventura AS in Fyllingsdalen, tel +47 98232156, fax +47 55134479, e-mail jannicket@firstventura.com to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=063992-2010. 10/10.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 22.03.2010, for new lighting equipment in 3,250 m La Vue-des-Alpes Tunnel on H20 road. Contact CNERN – E&M section, Les Hauts-Geneveys, tel +41 328543300, fax +41 328543321, e-mail cnern.selm@ne.ch. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=064007-2010. 10/10.

Negotiated procedure, deadline 22.03.2010, for low-tension studies and works (lot TS01) for the Porte d'Orleans-Montrouge extension on Line 4. Contract duration 22 months. Contact Mrs Isabelle Forn at RATP in Paris, tel +33 158769926, fax +33 158771381, e-mail isabelle.forn@ratp.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=061974-2010. 10/10.

Invitation to tender by negotiated procedure, deadline 26.03.2010, for three niches, an operations sidewalk and tunnel widening (lot T4) of the Porte d'Orleans-Montrouge extension on Line 4. Contract duration 10 months. Contact Mrs Isabelle Forn at RATP in Paris, tel +33 158769926, fax +33 158771381, e-mail isabelle.forn@ratp.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=063937-2010. 10/10. Negotiated procedure, deadline 26.03.2010, for masonry and painting work (lot T5) of the Porte d'Orleans-Montrouge extension on Line 4. Duration contract 18 months. Contact as above. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=063938-2010. 10/10.

Invitation to tender by negotiated procedure, deadline 18.05.2010, for construction of 339 m-long, 105 sq m section Daisbach tunnel and 27 m-long, 8 m-high retaining wall and superstructure. Contract starts 01.08.2010 for completion 31.01.2012. Time limit for accessing documents 01.04.2010. Further information, specs and docs from Bernhard Schmitt at Deutsche Bahn AG in Frankfurt/Main, tel +49 69265-45617, fax –45421, to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Client contact at DB is Harald Joos, e-mail harald.joos@dbnetze.com. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=059112-2010. 09/10.

Deadline postponed from 02.03.2010 to 10.03.2010 for invitation to tender using restricted procedure for lots L1.1 and L1.2 of M5 metro line in Bucharest. Time limit for accessing documents 04.03.2010. Contact is emil.serbanescu@metrorex.ro. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=056294-2010. 09/10.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 05.03.2010, for advance condition survey of selected properties along the line of future DART underground works. Contact Kevin Cahill at Irish Rail in Dublin, tel +353 170317-76, fax –00, e-mail kevin.cahill@irishrail.ie to whom expressions of interest and completed NW-2909 pre-qualification questionnaires downloaded from www.irishrail.ie should be sent. Document reference IE001M117112. For background details of the DART project visit tunnelbuilder archive ie/20. 09/10.