France
Lyon - fr/72
Road
16.03.2010 |
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...
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Switzerland
Canton of Schwyz - ch/68
Motorways
16.03.2010 |
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...
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Switzerland
Canton Glarus - ch/64
Highway
16.03.2010 |
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..
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Italy
South Tyrol - it/163
Highway
16.03.2010 |
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...
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Italy
National - it/158
Railways |
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
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Pakistan
Karakorum - pk/22
Railway |
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.
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China
Hong Kong - cn/82
West Island Line |
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.
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| STEC launches its own large-diameter slurry shield |
9.01.2009 |
Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Company (STEC) has announced the launch on 26.12.2008 of its in-house designed and built 11.22 m-diameter slurry shield. The machine is being employed on excavation of the duplicate 3 km-long DaPu road tunnel across the Yangtse river from the Pudong side to provide access for the World Expo 2010 site. It is equipped with synchronized grouting system, segment erector, slurry system, and electro-mechanical control. More from http://english.stec.net/english. 03/09. |
| Recession lessons (6) |
9.01.2009 |
“We need to remake the banking system to better reflect the needs of business. They cannot simply go back to a reliance on mortgage lending.”
Edmund Phelps, Columbia University, NY, 08.01.2009.
Professor Phelps was awarded the 2006 Nobel Laureate in Economics for his analysis of intertemporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy.
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| Ganzstein closes Semmering gap |
5.01.2009 |
Completion of the second 2.1 km-long tube at Ganzstein on the S6 Semmering Expressway will provide the final link on the motorway route between Lower Austria and Styria. A joint venture of Porr, Ostu-Stettin, Strabag and Hinteregger constructed the parallel tube from both ends, using excavators in the east section and drill/blast in the west section to remove 175,000 cu m of rock. |
| Halfway to Pinglu |
5.01.2009 |
Alpine Bau, a subsidiary of Spanish construction giant FCC, has reported that its Robbins hard rock double shield TBM excavating a EUR47 million section of the north main line of the Yellow River diversion project has reached the Daliang chamber, some 13 km through the 25 km alignment. The tunnel has an internal diameter of 4.8 m and is lined with orthogonal segments manufactured at site, where some 55,000 of the required 83,450 have already been produced. |
| California high speed rail programme management |
29.12.2008 |
The proposed USD40 billion (US$1 = EUR0.72), 1,290 km-long California high speed rail system will serve San Franciso, Los Angeles and San Diego, with branches to Sacramento in the north and Irvine in the south. Dependent upon chosen alignment, the route includes between 21 km and 37 km of tunnels of maximum lengths between 5.5 km and 8 km. |
| Recession lessons (5) |
29.12.2008 |
“Just because we have a US$15 billion (US$1 = EUR0.72) budget deficit does not mean we should not have a high speed rail system. California should show leadership, and show the rest of the country how to do it!” Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Commonwealth Club, 26.09.2008. 52/08. |
| VMT consolidates success in China |
29.12.2008 |
Having operated in China since 2006 as a service company supporting its TBM guidance systems, VMT has now achieved the official status of a Trading Company. So, apart from servicing the 110 operating systems installed to date and offering measurement services and consultation, VMT now has the right to do trading business! |
| Poor air in Sydney’s M5 East Tunnel |
12.12.2008 |
An Australian National Health and Medical Research Council report on road tunnel air quality has found that the M5 East tunnel in Sydney, Australia is amongst the most polluted tunnels in the world. This has led to concerns that it could pose health risks to commuters and people who live nearby, aggravating asthma, respiratory infection and possibly promoting cancers. The National Health and Medical Research Council said the 4 km-long M5 East tunnel was particularly congested, carrying 100,000 vehicles/day, and particularly long for an urban tunnel. |
| New tunnel scaling rig from Atlas Copco |
11.12.2008 |
Atlas Copco has launched a new version of its popular Scaletec scaling rig giving operators a stronger and faster scaling tool for use in tunnels. |
| Engineering firms wanted |
11.12.2008 |
Arup, a global firm of designers, engineers, planners and business consultants is looking to source small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and black and minority ethnic companies (BMEs) to support its prequalification process for the Transport for London engineering and project management framework. Scope of work includes tunnel engineering and geotechnical engineering. Expressions of interest should be registered at www.competefor.com by 16.00 h on 12.12.2008. Visit www.arup.com. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=GB003M54616-2008
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| Banverket plans freezing at Hallandsas |
11.12.2008 |
The TBM advancing the east tube of the Hallandsas tunnel in southwest Sweden will enter the unstable Molle Back zone towards the end of 2009, some 1 km ahead of its present position. In preparation, a freezing unit has been located 1.8 km inside the north portal, from where horizontal holes have been drilled around the periphery of the proposed alignment. |
| Three Robbins EPBMs to Improve Mexico City Drainage |
4.12.2008 |
Mexico City, founded on what was once an island in the middle of a lake, is sinking at the rate of 10 cm (4 in) per year. Over the last 30 years, the city’s critical drainage lines have lost their slope, resulting in a 40% reduction in overall capacity. To remedy the problem the city is moving forward on the 62 km (39 mi) long Emisor Oriente sewer tunnel to drain additional water from the Valley of Mexico. The tunnel will be constructed using a total of six TBMs, including three 8.93 m (29.3 ft) diameter Robbins EPBMs, to be shipped to the jobsite by the end of 2009. |
| Smelly job up for bid |
4.12.2008 |
For several years, residents living close to the Laderhammeren and Hovringen treatment plants in Norway’s Trondheim municipality have complained about the odour. Serious measures are now demanded to resolve the situation once and for all, and these include investigations and proposals to reduce odour in the 7 km-long Hovringen sewage tunnel. |
| PIARC to review use of sprinklers in road tunnels |
25.11.2008 |
International Road Association (PIARC) has initiated a detailed review of the use Fixed Fire Fighting Systems (FFFS) following their 2008 report which acknowledges FFFS as a legitimate tunnel fire life safety system. This signals a relaxation of longstanding general opposition by PIARC to such systems. |
| Hangzhou collapse negligence |
21.11.2008 |
The State Administration of Work Safety website reporting on the investigation of the Hangzhou subway collapse has cited poor supervision and lax management as the root cause of the incident. Main contractor China Railway Construction Co was subcontracting work to smaller firms and non-incorporated construction teams, and appears to have failed to oversee their performance. The official death toll is eight, but hope is fading for another 13 missing persons, despite the efforts of 400 rescue personnel and four search dogs. |
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