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 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.

A total of eight consortiums submitted offers for the construction of the La Línea tunnel. They are Korean consortium Posco Engineering & Construction-Daewoo Engineering & Construction; a Colombian-Chinese consortium named CGMA that includes local firm APA, and Chinese firms Mid-South Design & Research Institute (MSDI) and China Gezhouba Group Corp.

Expressions of interest are invited until 10th November, 2008 for the financing, design, construction, operation, maintenance of the Northern Link in Brisbane, consisting of parallel 5 km hard rock tunnels, safety and ventilation systems, fire protection and monitoring systems, and electronic tolling system.

Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 22nd October, 2008 for appointment of a project representative who will provide timely advice and assurance that the project is delivering the Sponsors' requirements within the budgeted parameters of cost, time and quality. The Sponsors are a joint team of the Department for Transport and Transport for London. Click here. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=246396-2008, OJ S 186, or contact Department for Transport, London, fax +44 2079442177. E-mail christopher.clark@dft.gsi.gov.uk 40/08.

Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline 19th October, 2008 for construction of civil and hydromechanical works for the Kavsakbendi RCC dam, including a 2,263 m 9 m ID tunnel and two divertion tunnels, 531 m and 330 m long and 7.9 m ID. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=246508-2008, OJ S 186, or contact Enerjisa Enerji Üretim, Istanbul, fax +90 2122810574 or 3124738546. E-mail msenturk@enerjisa.com.tr or lkasap@enerjisa.com.tr 40/08.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 4th November, 2008 for site inspection and monitoring in the construction phase of the Unterweitersdorf-Freistadt North section of the Muehlviertler expressway S10. The project includes the 2 x 4.4 km Götschka tunnel and the second tube of the 1.4 km Neumarkt tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=244092-2008, OJ S 184, or contact ASFINAG Bau Management, Vienna, fax +43 5010814420. E-mail baumanagement@asfinag.at 40/08.

Invitation to tender, deadline 1st October, 2008 for construction of the new Crystal Springs bypass (Polhemus) tunnel in San Mateo County. The contract consists of the excavation and construction of approximately 1,380 m length of tunnel and associated shafts, initial lining, and monitoring instrumentation/system and other associated works. The project is expected to employ a tunnel boring machine.

ADIF, the railway infrastructure administration, received five bids for the construction of the high speed rail tunnel that will cross Madrid. It is budgeted at EUR246.2 million and will take a maximum time frame of 32 months to construct. The five bidders are a consortium formed by Ferrovial and Acciona; a second joint venture of ACS and FCC; a team of Vías y Construcciones, Isolux Corsán and Comsa; a consortium between Sacyr Vallehermoso and Aldesa; and OHL allied with Sando and Azvi.

Accelerated restricted invitation to tender, deadline 24th September, 2008 for engineering related to the 13.9 km western extension of the Helsinki metro to Espoo. The section will all run underground in a twin tube tunnel.

Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline 26th September, 2008 for construction supervision of lot KAT 1 of the Koralm tunnel on the Graz-Klagenfurt high speed line. This lot includes a 2 x 2 km mined tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=237938-2008, OJ S 178, or contact ÖBB-Infrastruktur Bau, Vienna, fax +43 19300045829. E-mail anne.schuster@bau.oebb.at 38/08.

Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline 29th September, 2008 for planning of a tunnel, approx. 2 km long, on the southern shore of the Neckar river in the old city of Heidelberg. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=216721-2008, OJ S 160, or contact Stadt Heidelberg, Heidelberg, fax +49 62215827900 or 7112229334183. E-mail ulrich.zwissler@heidelberg.de or franziska.vogelsang@dreso.com 36/08.