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 19th June, 2008 for construction of a 2.7 km double tracking between Loiola and Herrera stations, including a 1,628 m tunnel, a 141 m in situ concrete box, the Herrera partially underground station and the Intxaurrondo underground station. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=127126-2008, OJ S 93, or contact ETS-RFV, Bilbao, fax +34 946572601. E-mail ets@ets-rfv.es 21/08.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 26th June, 2008 for construction of a 1,920 m rockfall protection tunnel, Norwegian profile T5.5, and connecting roads of approx. 450 metres between Bjørke and Leira on county road Rv 41 in Ørsta municipality. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=126091-2008, OJ S 92, or contact Statens vegvesen Region central, Molde, fax +47 71274101 or 70175044. E-mail firmapost-midt@vegvesen.no or lars.brautehaug@vegvesen.no 21/08.

Invitation to participate, deadline 15th August, 2008 in the financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the USD1.2 billion Reforma motorway tunnel project in Mexico City. This is a toll tunnel to connect Santa Fe with the National Auditorium, with estimated length ranging from 8 to 16 km. The contract is scheduled to be signed on 30th September, 2008.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 26th June, 2008 for construction of lot KAT 1 of the Koralm tunnel on the Graz-Klagenfurt high speed line. This is the first lot for the Koralm tunnel, including 2 x approx. 2 km of mined tunnels to be built in NATM in mixed face conditions using explosives and excavator or roadheader, 2 x approx. 300 m of cut-and-cover tunnels and sections at grade. The diameter of the tunnels is approx. 10 m. The geology is Tertiary sediments (silty sands, clay, silt, sandstones). Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=115834-2008, OJ S 85, or contact ÖBB Infrastruktur Bau, Vienna. E-mail markus.reiterer@bau.oebb.at 21/08.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 16th June, 2008 for detailed design, preparation of tenders, bid evaluation, contract award proposal, execution documents, construction phase, commissioning and final as-built phase of the safety and operation equipment for the 1,138 m single-tube two-lane bidirectional Galgenbuck tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=119133-2008, OJ S 87, or contact Federal roads office, Winterthur, fax +41 522344790. E-mail winterthur@astra.admin.ch 20/08.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 9th June, 2008 for geological and geotechnical studies for the 19.6 km Plasencia Fuenteidueña station-Casas de Millán section in Cáceres province in Extremadura. This section includes a 3.9 km tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=111741-2008, OJ S 82, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 20/08.

Integral project tender with prequalification, deadline 15th June, 2008 for design, build, operate and maintain contract under a 30-year concession for the Huascacocha-Rimac water project in Junin department, located between 4,200 m and 4,800 m asl. This project is necessary to convey raw waters from the Mantaro river basin to the Marca III system and then to the Santa Eulalia river basin. It will transfer water from the Huascacocha lagoon to the Rimac river.

Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline 28th May, 2008 for engineering management, site construction management and project management for a 3.7 km water tunnel and underground water reservoir. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=115922-2008, OJ S 85, or contact City of Oslo, Oslo, fax +47 23437241. E-mail oddgeir.tryti@vav.oslo.kommune.no 20/08.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 12th June, 2008 for electrical installations in the 3.6 km Nøstvet tunnel on highway E6 between Vinterbro and Assurdalen. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=113337-2008, OJ S 83, or contact Statens vegvesen Region east, Lillehammer, fax +47 64911901. E-mail olegri@vegvesen.no 20/08.

Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 12th June, 2008 for installation of telephones, emergency sound diffusion system, ancillary electrical equipment for lighting and traction power and optical fibre and other cables in the 8,291 m Ronco railway tunnel on the Genoa-Turin line. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=111746-2008, OJ S 82, or contact RFI, Genoa, fax +39 0102743253. 20/08.

Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline 12th June, 2008 for construction of the 7,391 m Silberberg double-track railroad tunnel using NATM. This is a re-bid. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=121375-2008, OJ S 89, or contact DB Netz, Erfurt, fax +49 3614300399 or 3412342399. E-mail jochen.ehrhardt@bahn.de 20/08.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 16th June, 2008 for upgrade of certain safety equipment in the 3,692 m Orelle tunnel on motorway A43. This is a re-bid. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=112407-2008, OJ S 83, or contact SFTRF, Modane, fax +33 479053120. E-mail marchespublics@tunneldufrejus.com 20/08.

Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 5th June, 2008 for construction of the 2 x 1 km La Bussière tunnel on the Balbigny-Lyon section of highway A89 in the Rhone department. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=115099-2008, OJ S 85, or contact ASF, Lyon, fax +33 472139819. 20/08. Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 5th June, 2008 for construction of the 2 x 700 m Chalosset tunnel on the Balbigny-Lyon section of highway A89 in the Rhone department. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=115100-2008, OJ S 85, or contact ASF, Lyon, fax +33 472139819. 20/08.

Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 1st July, 2008 for tunnel design as part of the Fehmarnbelt fixed link between Denmark and Germany. Click here to read the Memorandum of Understanding that Germany and Denmark signed in June 2007, which explains why a tender procedure is run in parallel for both a bridge and a tunnel solution. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=101523-2008, OJ S 75, or contact Femern Baelt, Copenhagen, tel. +45 33416300. E-mail fen@femernbaelt.dk. Visit www.fehmarnlink.com and www.femerbaelt.dk 20/08.

With a budget of COP703 billion, the Ministry of transport and the National highway institute (Invias) reinstated the tender process of the La Linea tunnel. Interested candidates have until 16th July, 2008 to submit their economic, legal and technical bids. The contract will be awarded in September.