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.

Restricted invitation to tender for safety planning and risk management for 250 km/h railway part of 19 km-long coast-to-coast fixed link, which may be on bridge or in tunnel built by others. Contract starts 04.12.2009 for completion 31.12.2019. Value EUR250,000-EUR500,000 for period until end-2012, excluding VAT, increasing thereafter. Further information, specs and docs from Jan Schneider-Tilli at Femern Baelt A/S in Copenhagen, tel +45 334163-00, fax –01, e-mail jst@femern.dk to whom tenders or requests to participate must be sent. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=229454-2009 35/09.

Ivitation to tender using restricted procedure, deadline 05.10.2009, for design and construction of Lot 1 La Sega-Rindola of the Vittorio Veneto bypass on SS51 di Alemagna, Treviso province. Contract value EUR52 million, duration 1,215 days of which 120 days for design. The section, 2,350 m length, includes the rock tunnel Sant'Augusta (1,498 m) and the cut & cover tunnel Via Carso. For the alignment click here. For more information contact Dr Ing Nicola Prisco, Responsabile del Procedimento, ANAS, Rome, tel +39 (0)6490326, fax +39 (0)644462009/4456224, e-mail r.memoli@stradeanas.it. Send bids to ANAS, Servizio Gare, Direzione Generale Protocollo Generale, Via Monzambano 10, 00185 Rome. Bid code VE 13/09. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=219563-2009. 35/09

Notice of concession contract, deadline 30.09.2009, for the identification of subjects to be placed in competition with the Promoter within the following negotiated procedure for the design, construction and operation of Line D of the Rome metro. Contract value EUR3,179 million, excluding VAT, of which EUR2,128 million for the priority section from Fermi to Salario stations, and the remainder for the subsequent optional sections of eastern branch to Ojetti station, and south extension to Agricoltura station. For full background and history of this project, visit tunnelbuilder archive it/14. Contact Roma Metropolitane, Ing.Claudio Pasquali, Rome, tel +39 (0)6 454640-100, fax -321. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220877-2009. 35/09.

Open invitation to tender for installation of lighting and signalling systems in Oberflaeche tunnel on Mittlerer Ring Suedwest. Contract start date 01.10.2009 for completion 31.12.2010. Time limit for receipt of requests for docs or for accessing docs 15.09.2009. Further information, specs and docs from Susanne Dopfer at Landeshauptstadt Muenchen, tel +49 89233602-07, fax –15, e-mail submissionsbuero.bau@muenchen.de to whom tenders or requests to participate must be sent. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=230403-2009. 35/09.

Restricted invitation to tender for railway design for 250 km/h 19 km-long coast-to-coast fixed link, which may be on bridge or in tunnel built by others. Contract starts 04.12.2009 for completion 31.12.2019. Value EUR2.5-5 million for period until end-2012, excluding VAT, increasing thereafter. Further information, specs and docs from Jan Schneider-Tilli at Femern Baelt A/S in Copenhagen, tel +45 334163-00, fax –01, e-mail jst@femern.dk to whom tenders or requests to participate must be sent. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=228125-2009 34/09.

Negotiated procedure, deadline 20.08.2009, for technical supervision of the extension of the tunnel arrangements for Universitat (1,026 m, 1,026 m) and Wersten (869 m, 860 m) tunnels on motorway A 46 at Dusseldorf. Contract duration 370 days. Contact Landesbetrieb Strassenbau NRW, Autobahnniederlassung Krefeld, Krefeld, tel +49 2151819-205, fax -420, e-mail ANL-KR-Vergabeservice@strassen.nrw.de. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=202112. 33/09.

First postponement of open invitation to tender for the management and geological documentation of Innsbruck-Ahrental running tunnel, part of Brenner base tunnel. Deadline now 25.08.2009. Time limit 18.08.2009 for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents. Contact Dr Johann Hager at BBT SE in Innsbruck, tel +43 512403-0, fax -0110, e-mail ava@bbt-se.com to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=217303-2009. 33/09.

Third postponement of open invitation to tender for construction of tunnel at Boulevard Leopold III. Deadline now 14.08.2009. Visit tunnelbuilder archive be/23 for background details. Contact Mrs Isabelle Genicot, DIT, Brussels, tel +32 27390694/7390627, fax +32 27342020, e-mail aanbestedingen.beliris@mobilit.fgov.be. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=218906-2009. 33/09.

Restricted procedure, deadline 28.08.2009, for construction supervision services of the 3,040 m-long Rudersdorf tunnel, on the Fuerstenfelder expressway S 7, section Riegersdorf-Dobersdorf . For specs, docs and further information contact Mrs Petra Maier, ASFINAG BMG, Graz-Raaba, tel +43 5010814-600, fax -972, e-mail petra.maier@asfinag.at to whom tenders should be sent. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=it&docid=212908-2009. 33/09.

Prior information notice of impending tender announcement for restoration and redevelopment of pipework, coating systems, waterproofing, and general services in A10 Tauern tunnel. For more information contact Frau Renate Schmiedmaier at Asfinag, A-3010 Wien, tel +43 50108141-00, fax –20, e-mail renate.schmiedmaier@asfinag.at. 33/09.

Invitation to tender from pre-qualified contractors, deadline 29.10.2009, for construction of 8 km-long x 4.45 m-diameter rock TBM tunnel under San Francisco bay from Menlo Park to Newark together with two shafts. Contract estimated value EUR235-260 million for completion in 61 months. Tunnel will house 2.86 m-diameter steel water main. Contact Andrew Houston at SFPUC for further information, tel +1 415 551-4335 or -4603, e-mail rfp@sfwater.org. Pre-bid conference scheduled for 31.08.2009 at 10.00 h at San Francisco International Airport, Louis Turpen Aviation Museum. Visit www.sfwater.org, Construction Bid Opportunities, bid number WD-2531 for information on obtaining specs and docs. For list of SFPUC pre-qualified contractors, visit http://sfwater.org/msc_main.cfm/MC_ID/15/MSC_ID/150. 33/09.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 28.09.2009, for rehabilitation of Rond Point tunnel including excavation of crosspassages and safety niches, drains and settling pond. Contract duration 6 months with two-month preparation period ahead of closure in Spring, 2010. Further information from J P Giraudon at Srex de Lyon – District de Saint-Etienne, fax +33 477222942, e-mail dse.srex-lyon.dirce@developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Specs and docs from www.marches-publics.gouv.fr. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220828-2009 33/09.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 25.09.09, for safety improvements, civil engineering works not included, in San Donato tunnel (lot 1) and Castiglione tunnel (potential lot 2) on the DD Florence-Rome line. Contact RFI, Florence, tel +39 (0)55 235-2277, fax -6548. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=206850-2009. 33/09.

Periodic information notice advising of impending renovation of the original Mainzer tunnel between Mainz Hbf and Roemisches Theatre stations with renewal of 660 m-long and 240 m-long sections, tunnelling work, 900 m of superstructure, 900 m of twin slab track, 290 m of ballasted track and 1,300 m of overhead work for telecoms and power cables. Contract value around EUR35 million. Further information, specs and docs from Iris Brassel at DB AG, Hahnstr 49, D-60528, Frankfurt/Main, tel +49 6926545-697, fax –692, to whom tenders, requests to participate or expressions of interest should be sent. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=212972-2009 32/09.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 08.09.2009, for informative study about 17 km-long San Fernando-Rio Manzanares section which is completely in tunnel. Contract value EUR1.5 million, duration 24 months. For more contact Fomento, Madrid, tel +34 915979844. Send offers to Fomento, Madrid, tel +34 915979-938, fax -342. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=197712-2009. 32/09.