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.

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.

Invitation to tender by negotiated procedure, deadline 11.03.2010, for technical and railway design, for environmental enquiry, and for lasting development in Phases I and II (optional) of the west section in T Bouches-du-Rhone department on AV PACA line. Contract duration 56 months. Contact Alain Prea, RFF, Provence - Alps - French Riviera Department (PACA), Marseille, tel +33 4961704-73, fax -97, e-mail alain.prea@rff.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=052815-2010. 09/10.

Invitation to tender by negotiated procedure, deadline 10.03.2010, for consultancy services during the preliminary two phases of design and preparation of tender documents for PACA high-speed railway line, including 40-56 km of tunnels. Contract duration 56 months. Contact Jean-Michel Cherrier, RFF, Provence - Alps - French Riviera Department (PACA), Marseille, tel +33 4961704-76, fax -97, e-mail jean-michel.cherrier@rff.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=052816-2010. 09/10

Open invitation to tender, deadline 01.04.2010, for design and construction of ventilation system in safety exits for Rofla (1,017 m), Barenburg (1,028 m), Viamala (742 m) and Crapteig (2,171 m) tunnels on N13. Contract duration 03.05.2010- 29.12.2017. Time limit for written questions is 04.03.2010 at http://www.simap.ch/shabforms/servlet/web/DocumentSearch?NOTICE_NR=457303. Contact USTRA, att.n N13 Sicherheitsstollen Graubunden, PV-Luftung, Bellinzona, tel +41 918206811, fax +41 918206890, e-mail acquistipubblici@astra.admin.ch. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=054385-2010. 09/10.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 09.04.2010, for feasibility study to establish most practical location for proposed bus tunnel between Helsfyr and Lodalen. Further information, specs and docs from Arnt-Ivar Weum at Statens vegvesen Region oest in Lillehammer, tel +47 97420514, e-mail arnt.weum@vegvesen.no, to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Contract starts 03.05.2010 for completion 01.10.2010, value EUR125-250,000. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=060545-2010. 09/10.

Invitation to tender using negotiated procedure, deadline 22.03.2010, for engineering and construction works on regional railways west of Lyon, between Saint Paul and Lozanne. The 13-month contract includes construction of nine niches in Loyasse tunnel (1,420 m). Contact Scherazade Chermitti, Cai Sud Est, SNCF, Lyon, tel +33 482313-159, fax -621, e-mail scherazade.chermitti@sncf.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=060510-2010. 09/10.

The following submitters have been short-listed for the Alaskan Way viaduct replacement, now known as SR 99 bored tunnel design-build project, in Seattle, WA. They are: Seattle Tunnel Group (STG) comprising S A Healy/FCC/Parsons/Halcrow; AWV Joint Venture (KBB) comprising Kiewit Pacific/Bilfinger Berger/AECOM; Vinci/Traylor/Skanska (VTS JV) with Arup; Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) comprising Dragados-USA and HNTB Corporation. Draft version of Request for Proposal (RFP) to be released to Proposers on 26.02.2010. Technical contact is Brian Nielsen of WSDOT. More at www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct/. For project background visit tunnelbuilder archive us/69. 08/10

Danish engineering firm COWI has submitted a feasibility study and preliminary concept design to the urban planning department for a 12 km-long subsea tunnel to connect new Doha airport with Lusail and West Bay, with three lanes in each direction. More from www.ashghal.gov.qa/English/Bids/Bids/Pages/Archive.aspx. 08/10.

Contract for improvements to Preston sewerage system, value EUR80.3 million (STG70 million) excluding VAT, awarded to KMI Water Joint Venture (Keir/Murphy/Interserve) of Wigan, tel +44 1942763700, website www.kmiplus.org. Contract includes 4.28 km of 2.85 m-diameter tunnels and 14 shafts with associated works. More from Iain Prince at United Utilities in Warrington, tel +44 1925773202, e-mail Iain.prince@uuplc.co.uk. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=045764-2010. 08/10.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 29.03.2010, for technical planning services for preparation of construction schedule and tender documents for improvement of 10.1 km of E16 highway Fonhus-Bagn, including 650 m-long tunnel. Contract duration 14 months. Time limit for accessing documents 15.03.2010. Further information, specs and docs from Anne Brit Moen at Statens vegvesen Region ost in Lillehammer, tel +47 81522000, e-mail annmoe@vegvesen.no to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=047998-2010. 08/10.