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This week there are12 new tenders, 4 awards and 5 new news items. WEEK 10 Email:- sam@tunnelbuilder.com Safety News
Sydney metro plans stalled
10.03. 2010 On 21.02.2010 the Premier of New South Wales, Australia introduced the Metropolitan Transport Plan: Connecting the City of Cities. It includes a 25-year strategy for land use planning for Sydney, and a 10-year fully funded package of transport infrastructure for the Sydney metropolitan area. As part of this plan, construction of the Sydney Metro Network Stage 1 (Rozelle to Central) and Stage 2 SYSTRA gains ISO 14001 certification
10.03. 2010 French-based international rail and urban transport engineering company SYSTRA has been awarded ISO 14001 environmental certification effective 10.02.2010 for all of its sites and consulting and engineering businesses. This achievement is the culmination of a major internal programme conducted by the company to integrate environmental aspects into their ISO 9001 certified management systems. The Tunnel Design & Construction Asia
10.03. 2010 The Tunnel Design & Construction Asia conference will bring together international industry experts to speak on the most relevant issues related to regional tunnel design and construction. The technical conference will cover tunnelling for industries such as utilities, cabling, consumer and transportation. It will provide a networking platform, and will create opportunities for Government Ground consolidation at TBM passage in Girona
10.03. 2010 Installation of 178 sheet piles has been completed between Girona I tunnel and adjacent buildings to consolidate the structures before the Gerunda TBM passage. The works are part of the EUR278.6 million contract awarded to FCC (40%), Dragados (30%), Copisa (20%) and Tecsa (10%) on the Madrid-Barcelona-French border high-speed line 3,640 m Girona section. Two TBM tunnels of 1,297 m and 1,564 m, Elche railway tunnel underway in Alicante
10.03. 2010 On 15.02.2010, excavation of the 1,288 m-long, 86 sq m twin-track Elche tunnel started on the El Carrús-Elche section of the Madrid-Castilla La Mancha-Comunidad Valenciana-Murcia high-speed line in Alicante province. Some 255 m of the tunnel is in cut/cover, and the remainder will be mined using NATM techniques. For project history visit tunnelbuilder archive es/95 and www.fomento.es. Thirty Atlantic Axis excavations complete
4.03. 2010 On 25.02.2010 excavation of the 725 m-long, 110 sq m twin-track Ardilleiro tunnel was completed, including two cut/cover sections. Ardilleiro tunnel is on the Silleda, Dornelas to Vedra-Boqueixón section of the high-speed line from Ourense to Santiago and it was the last of the thirty tunnels on the axis to be bored. NATM techniques were used. For ten years of contract history and over 100 Ile de France road tunnel refurbishment
4.03. 2010 Refurbishment works in the 1,357 m Landy road tunnel on the A1 in Ile de France will be completed by summer, 2012 as part of the programme to update 22 road tunnels in the district. Ten security exits, 81 CCTV cameras, a new ventilation system to improve smoke evacuation in case of fire, fire-retardant walls to strength the structure, and three remote closing barriers are being installed. Click Intertunnel/Expoferroviaria at Turin
4.03. 2010 The Intertunnel-Expoferroviaria will take place in Turin at the Lingotto Fiere exhibition centre June 8-10, 2010. For Intertunnel, more than 60 exhibitors from 11 countries had registered by end-February, including tunnelbuilder advertisers BASF, Mapei, Palazzoli, Raet, Robbins, Seli and Thermostick. The conference will be considering many issues, with an emphasis on safety, and the need to Atlas Copco and Rio Tinto to go tunnelling
4.03. 2010 Atlas Copco will develop one of two rapid tunnelling concepts for Rio Tinto, which will enable fast and cost-effective construction of mine roadways. Using knowledge gained 20 years ago from its Mobile Miner experience, Atlas Copco has designed its new Modular Mining Machine as a mechanical rock excavation system that will double the traditional expectations of face advance. Read the full press Reboredo railway tunnel excavation completed
24.02. 2010 On 04.02.2010 excavation of the 790 m-long, 110 sq m twin-track Reboredo tunnel was completed, including two cut/cover sections. Reboredo tunnel is on the Silleda, Dornelas to Vedra-Boqueix�n section of the high-speed line from Ourense to Santiago, Spain. NATM techniques were used. For more on this project visit tunnelbuilder archive es/45 and www.adif.es. 08/10. Bid Dates
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Akershus - no/79 Highway 12.04. 2010 Open invitation to tender, deadline 12.04.2010, for delivery of impulse fans to the 2 x 1.2 km Eidsvoll tunnel on E6 Boksrud-Minnesund. Further information, specs and docs from Elin Hermanstad Havik at Statens vegvesen Region oest in Lillehammer, tel +47 81522000, e-mail elin.hermanstad.havik@vegvesen.no to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Time limit for accessing documents 05.04.2010. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=063975-2010. 09/10. Open invitation to tender, deadline 12.04.2010, for delivery of lighting fixtures to Eidsvoll .. Italy
Sardinia - it/94 Roads 12.04. 2010 Open invitation to tender, deadline 12.04.2010, for the equipment in the 1.7 km Genna Ortiga tunnel on the SS 125, subsection Tertenia-Tortoli, third lot, first and second stretches. Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 2.4.2010 - 12:00. Contract duration 90 days, value EUR6 million. Contact Mrs Irma Zolfino at Anas SpA bid and contract office in Cagliari, tel +39 (0)70 5297-1, fax -268, e-mail i.zolfino@stradeanas.it. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=053841-2010 and .. France
Paris - fr/21 Orbital Motorway 26.03. 2010 Open invitation to tender, deadline 26.03.2010, for asbestos and lead research prior to safety improvement works on 15 km of tunnels on motorways A14 and A86. The contract has two lots. Contact Christophe Deniau, M.T.E.T.M.- DIRIF, Direction de la construction/Met, Créteil, tel +33 146764921, fax +33 149801757, e-mail christophe.deniau@developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=043006-2010 and http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=054404-2010. 10/10... France
Rhone-Alps -fr/11 High Speed Railway & Italy Lyon-Turin - it/80 High Speed Railway 10.03. 2010 Negotiated call for tenders, deadline 15.03.2010, for engineering services for environmental impact assessment for the French access of the Lyon-Turin high-speed line. Contact Pierre Denaes at RFF, Direction régionale Rhône Alpes Auvergne - service administratif et financier in Lyon, tel +33 47284-5297, fax -6571, e-mail pierre.denaes@rff.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=054354-2010. 10/10... Norway
Sogn og Fjordane - no/48 Highway 22.04. 2010 Open invitation to tender, deadline 22.04.2010, for construction of E39 highway Torvund-Teigen in Hoyanger municipality including 2.5 km tunnel, three bridges, one culvert and 3.5 km of open road. Contract commences 02.08.2010 for completion 01.10.2010. Time limit for accessing documents 09.04.2010. Tender documents will be available at www.projectplace.com during contest. Further information, specs and docs from Sverre Mage at Statens vegvesen Region vest in Leikanger, tel +47 81544010, fax +47 57655986, e-mail firmapost-vest@vegvesen.no to whom tenders or requests to participate should be .. Switzerland
Gotthard - ch/50 Highway 26.03. 2010 Open invitation to tender, deadline 26.03.2010, for management and safety equipment audit in Gotthard road tunnel (phase 2). Contract duration 01.07.2010 - 01.07.2012. For more visit http://www.simap.ch/shabforms/servlet/web/DocumentSearch?NOTICE_NR=455703. Written questions before 05.03.2010. Offers to OFROU, att.n Angebot 090202 EFFIGO-GST, Ingenieurleistungen BSA, 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=056245-2010. 10/10... Netherlands
Zeeland - nl/26 Road 29.03. 2010 Invitation to tender by negotiated procedure, deadline 29.03.2010, for insurance contract during the construction of the 1.4 km-long twin tube Sluiskil tunnel passing 30 m beneath the Gent-Terneuzen canal. Contract duration: 01.11.2010 - 01.04.2015. Time limit for accessing documents: 08.03.2010. Further information, specs and docs from F. Brandjes, Aon Nederland, Makelaars in Assurantiën en Risico-adviseurs, Amsterdam, tel +31 654627930, e-mail frits_brandjes@aon.nl. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=056067-2010. 10/10... Norway
Hordaland - no/127 Road 29.04. 2010 Open invitation to tender, deadline 29.04.2010, for engineering design, procurement and construction of 1.8 km Fv 007 Oystese vest-Nes road, of which 1.2 km in tunnel. Further information, specs and docs from Gunnar Erstad at Statens vegvesen Region vest in Leikanger, tel +47 81544010, fax +47 57655986, e-mail gunnar.erstad@vegvesen.no to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Contract commences 28.05.2010 for completion 01.11.2011, estimated value EUR12.4-24.8 million. Time limit for accessing documents 22.04.2010. Visit .. Norway
Bergen - no/44 Light Rail 15.04. 2010 Open invitation to tender, deadline 15.04.2010, for consultative engineering and construction services to provide framework agreements for construction management covering Stage 2 of light rail construction between Nesttun and Radal in 2010. Further information, specs and docs from Jannicke Daae Tonjum at Firstventura AS in Fyllingsdalen, tel +47 98232156, fax +47 55134479, e-mail jannicket@firstventura.com to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=063992-2010. 10/10... Switzerland
Canton Neuchatel - ch/72 Roads 22.03. 2010 Open invitation to tender, deadline 22.03.2010, for new lighting equipment in 3,250 m La Vue-des-Alpes Tunnel on H20 road. Contact CNERN – E&M section, Les Hauts-Geneveys, tel +41 328543300, fax +41 328543321, e-mail cnern.selm@ne.ch. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=064007-2010. 10/10... France
Paris - fr/44 Metro LIne 4 22.03. 2010 Negotiated procedure, deadline 22.03.2010, for low-tension studies and works (lot TS01) for the Porte d'Orleans-Montrouge extension on Line 4. Contract duration 22 months. Contact Mrs Isabelle Forn at RATP in Paris, tel +33 158769926, fax +33 158771381, e-mail isabelle.forn@ratp.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=061974-2010. 10/10... France
Paris - fr/44 Metro LIne 4 26.03. 2010 Invitation to tender by negotiated procedure, deadline 26.03.2010, for three niches, an operations sidewalk and tunnel widening (lot T4) of the Porte d'Orleans-Montrouge extension on Line 4. Contract duration 10 months. Contact Mrs Isabelle Forn at RATP in Paris, tel +33 158769926, fax +33 158771381, e-mail isabelle.forn@ratp.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=063937-2010. 10/10. Negotiated procedure, deadline 26.03.2010, for masonry and painting work (lot T5) of the Porte d'Orleans-Montrouge extension on Line 4. Duration contract 18 months. Contact as .. |
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