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 21.04.2009, for design of the regional tunnel supervision headquarters for A14 Rheintalflug/Walgau tunnels at Hohenems. Contract duration 15.5.2009 to 31.5.2010. Contact ASFINAG Bau Management GmbH, Wien, Herrn Michael Metzler, tel +43 5010814-575, fax -420, e-mail baumanagement@asfinag.at Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=055707-2009 OJ S 38. 11/09.

Invitation to tender by negotiated procedure, deadline 12.03.2009, for upgrade of safety equipment and infrastructure in RN7 tunnels at Paris Orly airport. Contract duration 18 months. Further information from Mme Isabelle Martini at Aeroports de Paris, tel +33 148624730, e-mail isabelle.martini@adp.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=055897-2009 10/09.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 16.04.2009, for construction of the 2.8 km section of the South Western Mittlerer Ring between the A96 junction and PassauerStrasse including two rectangular tunnels: Garmischer Strasse to Kiesselbach-Luise-Platz (1,500 m) with connections to the A95 motorway; and Heckenstallerstrasse (620 m) with access and exit ramps. Contract duration 03.08.2009 to 20.11.2015. Contact Verwaltung und Recht, Submissionsbüro, Mrs Susanne Dopfer, Munich, tel +49 8923360-207, fax -215, e-mail submissionsbuero.bau@muenchen.de. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=045176-2009, OJ S 31. 10/09.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 06.04.2009, for the establishment of a framework agreement for engineering geological services to the three counties More & Romsdal, Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag. Initial contract duration 2 years with option to renew for up to 2 years. The contract includes project surveys; engineering geological field surveys; preparation of reports on tunnel alignments and road lines; construction monitoring; protection works for tunnels and road cuts; rock fall inspections in road cuts, tunnels, and on mountain slopes; tunnel inspections and condition assessments. Deadline for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 30.03.2009. Contact Ina Gressetvold at Statens Vegvesen in Trondheim, tel +47 99232100, e-mail ine.gressetvold@vegvesen.no. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=55956-2009, OJ S 38. 10/09.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 15.04.2009, for radio installations in the new 3.7 km-long Nostvedt tunnel on highway E6 Vinterbro-Assurtjern in Oppegard municipality. Contract duration 08.05.2009 to 01.09.2009, estimated value EUR112,000 to EUR390,000. Specs and docs from Ole Gripstad at Statens Vegvesen in Lillehammer, tel +47 81522000, e-mail olegri@vegvesen.no. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=060057-200910/09.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 16.04.2009, for construction of the second, west tube of the 5.5 km-long Bosruck tunnel on the Pyhrn highway A9. Specs and docs from Frau Petra Maier at ASFiNAG in Bruck/Mur, tel +43 50108146-00, fax –20, e-mail petra.maier@asfinag.at to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. For full contract history of this project visit tunnelbuilder archive at/17. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=060985-2009 10/09.

Invitation to tender, negotiated procedure, for refurbishment of tunnels and shafts at some 70 locations along 134 km-long Thirlemere Aqueduct. Value EUR4.5 million. Known atmospheric hazards of methane and low level radon. Contractor will have to plan and mobilize initially for a four-week window in October, 2009. Contact Clare Chamberlain at United Utilities, Warrington, tel +44 192523-6931, fax –3368, e-mail clare.chamberlain@uuplc.co.uk. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=047334-2009 08/09.

Periodic information notice indicating that, during 2009, seven negotiated procedure contracts will be advertised concerning construction of sections of EUR1.44 billion Citybanan, the new cross-city railway in Stockholm. These will include the Tomteboda concrete tunnel, and the Norrmalms and Sodermalms rock tunnels. Scheduled start date 2009 for completion 2017. Further information from Bjorn Kruse at Citybanan Sundbyberg, tel +46 8 7623 330, e-mail bjorn.kruse@banverket.se. Visit tunnelbuilder archive se/31 for project history. 08/09. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=047193-2009

Deadline for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 02.03.2009.Open invitation to tender, deadline 16.04.2009, for construction of the 2.8 km section of the South Western Mittlerer Ring between the A96 junction and PassauerStrasse including two rectangular tunnels: Garmischer Strasse to Kiesselbach-Luise-Platz (1,500 m) with connections to the A95 motorway;

nvitation to tender by negotiated procedure, deadline 12.03.2009, for upgrade of safety equipment and infrastructure in RN7 tunnels at Paris Orly airport. Contract duration 18 months. Further information from Mme Isabelle Martini at Aeroports de Paris, tel +33 148624730, e-mail isabelle.martini@adp.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=055897-2009 09/09.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 16.04.2009, for construction of parallel rescue tunnel 1.9 km-long, 9.26 sq m section with shotcrete lining and 730 m-long, 17.28 sq m section with waterproof lining together with 10 cross passages to Saukopf road tunnel on B38 Weinheim-Neubau in southern Hesse. Specs and docs from Frau Ilona Grieser at ASV Bensheim, tel +49 62511353-121, fax –901, e-mail ilona.grieser@hsw.hessen.de to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent.. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=052325-2009 09/09.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 14.04.2009, for electrical engineering installation works at 3.3 km-long Ravnehei tunnel between Kjorrefjord and Ulland in Farsund municipality. These include installations for lighting, ventilation, safety, traffic management and monitoring, radio communications, control and monitoring. More from Kjell Soltvedt at Statens Vegvesen in Kristiansand, tel +47 9017 5879, e-mail kjell.soltvedt@vegvesen.no. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=054615-2009 09/09.

Invitation to tender by restricted procedure, deadline 20.03.2009, for construction of 2 x 600 m-long Peute Combe tunnel with three crosspassages and 12 niches. Drill/blast in rock with bolts, mesh and shotcrete as necessary. Work to commence March, 2010 for 25 months. Specs and docs from Roger Gabette, tel +33 3802 94413, e-mail srmo-dre21@developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Further information from Yves Chamerois at SNCF/DI, fax +33 1416 24879, e-mail yves.chamerois@sncf.fr. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=049559-2009 09/09.

Invitation for expressions of interest with outline proposals, deadline 13.04.2009, for consultancy services for concept design, feasibility study, design review and preliminary engineering, preparation of tender documents, and awarding and formalizing construction contracts for Abu Dhabi Metro Rail Study. Contact Department of Transport www.transportabudhabi.ae, or download 160 pp pdf file of development plan at www.upc.gov.ae. Consultants for the Surface Transport Master Plan are Mott MacDonald www.mottmac.com and Steer Davies Gleave www.steerdaviesgleave.com. 09/09.

Proposed Port Mann project requires 3 m-diameter, 1.05 km-long water tunnel to be driven under Fraser River between Coquitlam and Surrey at depth of 40 m below surface. Bidding November, 2008. Sandwell Engineering, contact Gordon Grams, tel +1 604 638-4595, e-mail ggrams@sandwell.com or visit www.metrovancouver.org