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.

Sony has revealed how it has met one of Europe’s most complicated security challenges by creating and delivering an intelligent and efficient security system for Barcelona metro’s Line 9. The system will provide reassurance and protection for the 90 million passengers who will use Line 9 every year by connecting more cameras than the rest of the Barcelona’s underground lines put together, to guarantee constant, blanket surveillance.

Line 9 will be the most advanced underground railway line in Europe. Its exceptional length (over 40 km) and vast number of stations, some of which are 60 metres below street level, means Sony’s technology has to combine total reliability with the flexibility to adapt to changes on the line’s complicated infrastructure. Click http://www.tunnelintelligence.com/upload_casestudies/Barcelona_L-9_Trac%E9_29-03-2008[1]_0806.pdf. Sony’s integrated solution uses an intelligent networked surveillance system that is working seamlessly with the Energia Linea 9 joint venture’s existing telecommunications system, providing unbeatable live and recorded image quality. Visit www.cel9.com/ute/links.htm

The artificial intelligence of Sony’s SNC-CS50P camera means that hazardous situations occurring along Line 9 can be detected in real time. Dangers such as overcrowding on platforms, disruptions to the flow of pedestrian traffic, or abandoned bags, and any associated threats these situations create can be communicated as a warning to the control centre. This system automatically monitors risk situations; the network allows the control centre to receive pictures from each camera simultaneously with visibility to each location at virtually the same time regardless of the number of cameras operators have on screen.

Sony’s DEPA (Distributed Enhanced Processing Architecture) system heightens the accuracy of the identification of potential threats by explaining the scenes captured by each camera. The company’s DEPA technology forms the backbone of the Line 9 surveillance network, enabling the cameras to capture images, process data and transmit it as metadata to the control room for intelligent analysis. This overcomes the problems associated with traditional analogue systems such as false alarms, limited scalability, the necessity for real-time processing and high network bandwidth requirements.

Sony’s solution fulfils Line 9’s requirements perfectly: resolution, image quality, intelligent capture and IP connectivity, according to the Energia Linea 9 joint venture. By providing an integrated, expert and professional solution, Sony represents the future in IP camera-based monitoring systems.

The SNC-CS50P is a state-of-the-art network camera. It provides the excellent picture quality expected of a Sony network camera, enhanced further by the new dynamic frame integration. For easy installation the SNC-CS50P provides power over ethernet (PoE) and wireless options. Sony’s SNC-CS50P cameras feature a highly sensitive 1/3” SuperExwave CCD, a high-capacity varifocal lens and support a range of compression formats. The SNC-CS50P cameras are run through recording software platform, which minimises the threat of sabotage to the network and makes the expansion process of adding cameras and file servers simple. Visit www.sony.co.uk 24/08.