The construction contract for the EUR133 million Lai Chi Kok Transfer Scheme, advertised at tunnelbuilder.com earlier this year, has been awarded to Leighton Asia. The project includes two 4.9 m-diameter storm water drainage tunnels with total length of 3.7 km between West Kowloon reclamation and Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po districts, six intake shafts, a stilling basin, an outfall adit into Victoria Harbour, and 270 m of 3 m-diameter connection adits. Work starts immediately for completion in 2012. More from Quinnie Lee, tel +852 2823 1427, e-mail quinnie.lee@leightonasia.com 47/08..

Contract valued EUR414,000 awarded by Norwegian Railway Infrastructure Administration to Norconsult AS of Sandvika to provide technical and detailed plans of tunnels for the joint project E6 road and Dovrebanen, lot Minnesund-Kleverud, which includes one twin-tube 0.6 km-long road tunnel and 3.1 km of single railway tunnel over a 17 km-long alignment in Eidsvoll and Stange municipalities. ..

Contract for telecommunications installations for 6.5 km section of new double railway track in Baerum municipality for Lysaker-Sandvika, of which 5.5 km in tunnel, awarded by Jernbaneverket to T Connect AS of Manglerud, Oslo. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=292852-2008 More from Olaf Bjerknes, tel +47 9943 4144, e-mail olbj@jbv.no 46/08. ..

Bemel Norge AS of Majorstuen, Oslo has been awarded the contract to supply ventilation fans to the 5.37 km-long Atlantic Ocean tunnel between Kristiansund and Bremnes on National Road 64 in the value EUR555,000...

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.

Prior information notice for construction works, value EUR24.86 million, for a undergroung cut-and-cover tunnel from Pabellon Moises Ruiz to Plaza de Barcelona, 1,1 km, with 0.8 m-thick base, 1.0 m-thick walls and 1.0 m-thick roof, on Carretera de Ronda, in Almeria. The works will include intermodal station.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 22nd April, 2008 for detailed design and safety coordination during design of the Lingotto-Bengasi section of Turin's driverless automated line 1. This 1,880 m section will run in a single bore, TBM-built tunnel, 7.70 m outer diameter and 6.60 m inner diameter. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=54468-2008, OJ S 39, or contact GTT, Turin, fax +39 0115764330 or 0115592705. E-mail fornunato.v@gtt.to.it 10/08.

Negotiated call for tenders, deadline 31st March, 2008 to procure a multi-disciplinary technical design and consultancy team for the interconnector project, which consists of a 5.2 km, twin bore, heavy rail, electrified tunnel in Dublin city centre linking the Belfast line to the Cork line together with ancillary works in connection with the tunnel. The services will be to develop and progress the existing project design to the level of detail, to undertake an environmental impact assessment and produce an environmental impact statement, together with other services, to provide technical advice on options to develop a tender strategy, including PPP, to assist in tender documentation for the procurement of a contractor, to provide technical assistance on assessment and adjudication of tenders, and to provide technical advice if required on PPP specific information. Read E-News Weekly 25/2005, 47/2004, 39/2004, 16/2003 & 52/2002. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=58743-2008, OJ S 39, or contact Irish Rail, Dublin, fax +353 17031700. E-mail ts.procurement@irishrail.ie 10/08.

International call for tenders, deadline 1st April, 2008 for construction of the 8.8 km La Linea tunnel. The bidding process has been declared deserted for the third time on 6th February. Due to its little economic attractiveness, none of the five consortia initially interested in the project, who purchased the bidding rules, has presented an offer to build the tunnel, first estimated at COP611.5 billion

Open call for bids, deadline 15th April, 2008 for delivery and assembly of the traffic systems and other equipment for the 2 x 1,150 m Kaltenbach and the 2 x 2,800 m Kirchdorf tunnels (video, emergency call, etc.). Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=53513-2008, OJ S 39, or contact ASFINAG, Vienna, fax +43 5010814420. E-mail baumanagement@asfinag.at 10/08.

Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 27th March, 2008 for construction supervision during construction of the second, west tube and rehabilitation of the existing east tube of the 5.5 km Bosruck tunnel on the Pyhrn highway A9. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=57294-2008, OJ S 41, or contact ASFINAG, Vienna, fax +43 5010814420. E-mail baumanagement@asfinag.at 10/08.

Open call for tenders, deadline 14th March, 2008 for construction of the 8.6 km Rialiño-Padrón section on the Atlantic coast high speed line. This section includes the 1,460 m-long 85 sq m Bustelo tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=46794-2008, OJ S 34, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 09/08.

Open call for tenders, deadline 27th March, 2008 for work inspection of the 5 km Sarria de Ter-Sant Julia de Ramis section, which includes the 3,042 m Sarria tunnel and the 475 m Montagut tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=48730-2008, OJ S 35, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 09/08.

Open call for tenders, deadline 11th April, 2008 for electrical installations for the 2.3 km Fatla tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=48779-2008, OJ S 35, or contact Statens vegvesen Region west, Leikanger, fax +47 57655986. E-mail susanne.svardal@vegvesen.no 09/08.

Negotiated call for tenders, deadline 8th April, 2008 for cost control for the Stuttgart 21 project. Click here and here. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=49902-2008, OJ S 36, or contact Innenministerium Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, fax +49 7112315737. E-mail beate.schuler@im.bwl.de 09/08.

Open call for tenders, deadline 15th April, 2008 for delivery, assembly and commissioning of electromechanical equipment in the 2 x 1,150 m Kaltenbach and the 2 x 2,800 m Kirchdorf tunnels. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=52031-2008, OJ S 38, or contact ASFINAG, Vienna, fax +43 5010814420. E-mail baumanagement@asfinag.at 09/08.

Open call for tenders, deadline 14th March, 2008 for design of the control centre and equipment of the tunnels built as part of Phase IA of the south metropolitan bypass road, assistance during the tendering process and work supervision. Phase IA includes five twin bored tunnels: Argalario (1,816 m / 1,794 m), Mesperuza (538 m / 590 m), Santa Agueda (1,980 m / 1,964 m), Arraiz (2,261 m / 2,263 m and a 247 m tunnel on a slip road), and Larraskitu (831 m / 894 m). Read E-News Weekly 11/2006 & 9/2005. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=24612-2008, OJ S 19, or contact Interbiak, Bilbao, fax +34 944057001. E-mail info@interbiak.com 08/08.

Open call for tenders, deadline 1st April, 2008 for design of the 7 km Alcores tunnel section on the west-east high speed line that will link Seville, Malaga, Granada and Almeria. This section includes a 3 km twin-tube tunnel in Seville province. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=38792-2008, OJ S 29, or contact Ferrocarriles de la Junta de Andalucía, Seville, fax +34 955007573. E-mail carmen.camacho@ferrocarilesdeandalucia.es 08/08.

International competitive bidding (tender number NIB 36), deadline 12th May, 2008 for Package I of the 110 MW Pare hydroelectric project in Papumpare district. The scheme mainly consists of a concrete gravity dam, a spillway, a 8 m-diameter 270 m-long horse shoe-shaped diversion tunnel, a 2,810.75 m-long 7.5 m-diameter modified horse shoe-shaped headrace tunnel including adits, a 18 m-diameter 58 m-high surge shaft,

Open call for bids, deadline 29th February, 2008 for preliminary design and environmental impact assessment (EIA) as well as architectural concepts for a number of different proposals for road bridges and tunnels for the second Roskilde fjord crossing in Frederikssund. Length of bridges and tunnels is approx. 0.8-2 km. The EIA phase is assumed to be finished by the end of 2009. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=17867-2008, OJ S 14, or contact Vejdirektoratet, Copenhagen, fax +45 33156335. E-mail vd@vd.dk 08/08.

International call for tenders, deadline 1st April, 2008 for construction of the 8.8 km La Linea tunnel. The bidding process has been declared deserted for the third time on 6th February. Due to its little economic attractiveness, none of the five consortia initially interested in the project, who purchased the bidding rules, has presented an offer to build the tunnel, first estimated at COP611.5 billion. The national highway institute Invias has decided to open a fourth tendering phase but this time,