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.

Periodic information notice for 600 m-long tunnel and associated works at Schoenfeld Airport. Contact Herrn Jaeger at DB ProjektBau, tel +49 3029 756801, http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid276936-2008 e-mail arno.jaeger@bahn.de 44/08.

Prior information notice for EUR450 million light metro system including 3 ramps, 4 km of 9.4 m-diameter steel-reinforced concrete segment-lined TBM tunnels, some NATM, some open cut, and 7 stations each 100 m-long at Europaplatz, Lammstrasse, Kronenplatz, Durlacher Tor, Marktplatz, Ettlinger Tor, and Kongresscentrum.

Invitation to tender, deadline 25.11.2008, for Tender 01 preliminary works for the 17.2 km-long Kvivsvegen E39 motorway project in Hornindal and Volda municipalities with four tunnels totalling 9.3 km, the longest of which is the 6.5 km-long Kvivs tunnel. The remaining tunnels are 1.6 km-long, 170 m-long, and 1.125 km-long. Contract 01 has a duration of 17 months. Site survey at 12.00 on 29.10.2008, meeting at Statens vegvesen office in Fyrde, Volda. Overall project is scheduled for completion 2012, and tunnelling contracts will be announced later. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=270308-2008 OJ S203 Contact Dagfinn Rotevatn, tel +47 90 62 94 56, e-mail firmapost-midt@vegvesen.no More at www.vegvesen.no 43/08.

Invitation to tender, deadline 23.01.2009, for 7.9 km-long double track railway construction works including 1.7 km-long tunnel at Tonsberg with 220 sq m cross section involving 200,000 cu m of rock blasting. Scheduled start of works 02.03.2009 for completion 31.03.2011. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=268484-2008 OJ S205 Contact Arild Herfindal, tel +47 91 53 76 55, e-mail hear@bv.no 43/08.

Invitation to tender for delivery and installation of shaft fans and associated equipment at four ventilation towers at Bjorvika tunnels on highway E18 in Oslo. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=268483-2008 OJ S202 Tender deadline 27.11.2008 for commencement of works on 19.01.2009 and completion by 01.11.2009. Contact e-mail kjetil.flotre@vegvesen.no tel +47 81 52 20 00. 43/08.

Prior information notice for execution of construction work at Pozo Campus Norte on Barcelona metro line 9, value EUR6 million. Contract period 14 months commencing February, 2009. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-deliver&language=en&docid=267741-2008 OJ S 202 Award procedures start 10.12.2008. Contact Gestio d’Infraestructures, tel +34 9 34 44 44 44, e-mail esm@gisa.cat 43/08.

Invitation to tender for TBM construction of line 2 tunnels, shafts and subways for 6.5 km from Rondo Daszynskiego to Dwarzec Wilenski, including 7 stations, deadline 16.02.2009. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=269416-2008 OJ S203 Contract duration 48 months. Contact e.ekla@metro.waw.pl 43/08.

Invitation to tender, deadline 18.12.2008, for construction of 1.317 km-long Baumleite tunnel on Ebensfeld-Erfurt section. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-deliver&language=en&docid=270245-2008 OJ S203 Contract commencement 04.05.2009 for completion 02.01.2012. Contact jochen.ehrhardt@bahn.de 43/08.

Prior information for award procedures starting 08.12.2008 for 700 m-long twin tube Schulberg tunnel on Kassel-Herleshausen section of A44 motorway. Engineer’s estimate EUR36.02 million excluding VAT. Duration of contract 32 months from award. Contact Kassel Roads Dept tel +49 561 766-70 (fax –7150) http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=269347-2008 or visit www.hmdf.hessen.de 43/08.

Prior information for award procedures starting 21.01.2009 for 1,350 m-long twin tube Kuechen tunnel on the Kassel-Herleshausen section of A44 motorway. Engineer’s estimate EUR55.89 million excluding VAT. Duration of contract 28 months from 01.10.2009 to 31.01.2012. Contact Kassel Roads Dept tel +49 561 766-70 (fax –7150) http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=269348-2008 or visit www.hmdf.hessen.de 43/08.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 28th October, 2008 for construction of the Santurtzi-Kabiezes section on Line 2 of the Bilbao metro. The total length of this dual track section is 2.4 km, whereof 2.3 km will run in tunnel, 40 metres at grade and 112 metres is for the new Kabiezes station.

Open call for tenders, deadline 17th November, 2008 for construction of the Markovec tunnel (2,140 m / 2,180 m) near the Adriatic coast on section Koper-Izola (5.1 km) of motorway H5 Skofije-Lucija. Geology is flysh. This is a re-bid. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=251473-2008, OJ S 190, or contact DARS, Ljubljana, fax +386 13068206. E-mail sasa.stanesic@ddc.si 41/08.

Invitation to tender, deadline 9th January, 2009 for design and construction of stations at Petir and tunnels (contract 912) for the Downtown Line Stage 2. Contact Land Transport Authority (LTA), Tender division, Ms Chan Mei Yin / Ms Low Bee Eng, tel. +65 63961190 / 1202, fax +65 63961124, e-mail lta_contracts@lta.gov.sg 41/08.

Open invitation to tender, 25th November, 2008 for replacement of the lights in the Mont Blanc tunnel that links France and Italy. The new lights to be installed are two types of high pressure sodium lights. The contract is estimated at EUR250,000. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=253728-2008, OJ S 192, or contact GEIE Tunnel du Mont Blanc, Courmayeur, fax +33 450553891. E-mail d.marino@tunnelmb.com 41/08.

Open invitation to tender, 16th December, 2008 for construction of the Frejus tunnel safety bore (lot 1) on the French side. The 12.9 km-long 9 m-wide bidirectional tunnel links Modane in France and Bardonecchia in Italy and is the major road connection between Lyon and Turin. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=251497-2008, OJ S 190, or contact SFTRF, Modane, fax +33 479053120. E-mail marchespublics@tunneldufrejus.com 41/08.