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 call for tenders, deadline 6th September, 2007 for supply and installation of E&M equipment in the 1,080 m-long Leutenbach tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=187948-2007, OJ S 151, or contact Regierungspraesidium Stuttgart, Waiblingen, fax +49 71519891398. E-mail baubueroWN@rps.bwl.de 35/07.

Restricted call for bids, deadline 26th September, 2007 for reconstruction of a 9 km section from Lauria to the Fossino tunnel (excluded) on the Salerno-Reggio Calabria motorway A3 (third mega lot, first part) in Potenza province. This section includes the Serra Rotonda 1 and Serra Rotonda 2 tunnels, 3.7 km in length altogether and the Costa del Monte tunnel.35/07

Negotiated procedure, deadline 7th September, 2007 for tunnelling works approximately 20 km, 10-20 square metres, underground power station and dam construction works. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=199988-2007, OJ S 160, or contact Otra Kraft, Kristiansand, fax +47 38607001. E-mail sveben@ae.no 35/07.

Negotiated call for tenders, deadline 10th September, 2007 for engineering services for the approx. 80 km international cross-border section between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in France and Susa valley in Italy. The 53 km base tunnel is the major challenge on that section. The studies deal with operation and maintenance (lot 1), safety (lot 2), civil engineering, geology and environment (lot 3), railway technology and other equipment (lot 4), construction follow-up (lot 5), specialised consultancy (lot 6), economic and socio-economic studies (lot 7), geodesy and topography (lot 8), soil and rock exploration and surface exploration (lot 10). Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=194966-2007, OJ S 156, or contact LTF, Chambery, fax +33 479685683. E-mail michel.bogacz@ltf-sas.com 34/07.

Invitation to prequalifiy, deadline 10th September, 2007 for construction of the 32 km Dhom Balkawadi right bank canal and 4 km tunnel (tender No. WRD/07-08/T/0318). Contact Government of Maharashtra, Water Resources Department, Executive Engineer, Dhom Balkawadi Project Division, Wai District, Satara, tel. +91 952162220079 or Superintendent Engineer, Satara Irrigation Project Circle, tel. +91 952162244654. Visit www.maharashtra.gov.in/data/tender/document/2007/08/10/20070810230550.pdf 34/07.

Notice of works contract, deadline 19th September, 2007 for upgrading of the lighting, ventilation and safety equipment in five tunnels on the Genoa-Sestri Levante highway A12 in Genoa province: Monte Castelletti (1,328 m / 1,342 m), Giovanni Maggio (1,792 m / 1,804 m), La Maddalena (2 x 1,451 m), L’Anchetta (1,421 m / 1,458 m) and Santa Giulia (1,170 m / 1,188 m).

Notice of works contract, deadline 19th September, 2007 for upgrading of the lighting, ventilation and safety equipment in six tunnels on the Udine-Carnia-Tarvisio highway A23 in Udine province: Raccolana (1,390 m / 1,423 m), Dogna (1,596 m / 1,597 m), Clap Forat (1,647 m / 1,675 m), Pietratagliata (1,344 m / 1,380 m), Spartiacque (1,773 m / 1,796 m) and Sant’Antonio (1,232 m / 1,256 m). 34/07.

Notice of works contract, deadline 19th September, 2007 for refurbishment of the Banzole tunnel (lighting, ventilation and safety equipment) on the Milan-Naples highway in Bologna province and the Pedaso, Cupramarittima, Castello di Grottammare and Solagne tunnels (lighting, ventilation and safety equipment) on the Bologna-Bari-Taranto highway in Ascoli Piceno and Taranto provinces. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=180053-2007, OJ S 145, or contact Autostrade per l’Italia, Rome, fax +39 0643634206. E-mail gareappalti@autostrade.it 34/07.

Periodic notice, no deadline specified, being a call for competition aiming at reducing time limits for the receipt of tenders for design of the Mondragon-Bergara-Elorrio section on the new Vitoria-Bilbao-San Sebastian high speed line. This 4,440 m section includes two tunnels: Karraskain (410 m) and Udalaitz (3,160 m). Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=162510-2007 and http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=162509-2007, OJ S 132, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. E-mail mjmoro@adif.es 34/07.

Open call for tenders, deadline 26th September, 2007 for quality control during construction of sections 2a Ortuella-Portugalete, 2b Santurtzi-Portugalete and 3a Portugalete-Trapagaran on the south metropolitan bypass highway. Read E-News Weekly 33/2007, 11/2006 & 9/2005. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=162510-2007, OJ S 154, or contact Interbiak, Bilbao, fax +34 944057001. E-mail info@interbiak.com 34/07.

Restricted call for tenders, deadline 7th September, 2007 for the 1.4 km Blackwall northbound tunnel refurbishment on motorway A102. This is a re-bid. Read E-News Weekly 33/2007. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=178762-2007, OJ S 144, or contact Transport for London, London, fax +44 2071261002. E-mail lilian.wong@tfl.gov.uk 34/07.

Negotiated procedure, deadline 24th August, 2007 for detailed planning for the Harter Plateau tramway line in Linz. This 5.5 km line includes a 2 x 900 m-long bored tunnel to access to the existing underground railway station. 33/07

Open call for bids, deadline 26th October, 2007 for construction and E&M equipment planning as well as civil works of the 2 x 6,414 m-long Bibra tunnel and construction of a 1.3 km section. 33/07

Open call for bids, deadline 20th September, 2007 for construction of a 2.3 km tunnel, whereof 230 and 315 metres in cut-and-cover and 1,687 metres bored, 100 square metres in cross-section, as well as .... 33/07

Restricted call for tenders, deadline 10th September, 2007 for final and construction design as well as construction of the first lot of Como orbital motorway, also 1st and 2nd lot for Varese orbital motorway. 33/07