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United States, Missouri

us/120

Whitehead Creek stormwater separation

Closing Date: 11/06/2012

Solicitation for qualified firms specializing in underground tunnel construction, deadline 11.06.2012, for subcontract work on 414 m-long x 2.55 m-diameter tunnel, 2.86 m-diameter pipejack beneath ... ......Full Information

Spain, Galicia

es/45

High Speed Railway

Closing Date: 21/06/2012

Open invitation to tender, deadline 21.06.2012, for construction of the platform of the left track 8.2 km-long Espino tunnel section on the Madrid-Galicia high speed railway, North-North West ... ......Full Information

Spain, Galicia

es/45

High Speed Railway

Closing Date: 21/06/2012

Open invitation to tender, deadline 21.06.2012, for construction of the platform of the right track 7 km-long Vilarino-Campobecerros section, including the 6.8 km right tube of Bolanos tunnel on the ... ......Full Information

Spain, Galicia

es/45

High Speed Railway

Closing Date: 21/06/2012

Open invitation to tender, deadline 21.06.2012, for construction of the platform of the left track 7.6 km Prado tunnel section on the Madrid-Galicia high speed railway, North-North West corridor. ... ......Full Information

Norway, Akershus

no/167

Avlos metro station

Closing Date: 18/06/2012

Invitation to tender using negotiated procedure, deadline 18.06.2012, for construction to metro standard of Avlos underground station and associated works in Baerum municipality. Contract starts ... ......Full Information

France, Provence-Alps-French Riviera

fr/115

Railways

Closing Date: 22/06/2012

Open invitation to tender, deadline 22.06.2012, for mapping services in tunnels along Nizza-Digne Les Baines railway. Duration contract, Value contract  EUR50,000-230,000/year. Contact Region ... ......Full Information

Norway, Central

no/167

Road

Closing Date: 11/05/2012 (Tender Closed)

Open invitation to tender, deadline 11.05.2012, for 2+1+1 years’ framework agreement covering engineering consultancy services 2013-2017 for preparation of tender documents for up to 18 ... ......Full Information

Greece, Salamis

gr/39

Roads

Closing Date: 03/07/2012

Invitation to tender using competitive dialogue, deadline 03.07.2012, for design and construction of 1.1 km-long underwater tunnel with approaches, total length 3 km, as part of proposed 17.5 ... ......Full Information

Germany, Thuringia

de/80

Motorway

Prior information notice that award procedures will start 31.05.2012 for installation work on 3.1 km-long twin-tube Jagdberg motorway tunnel on A4 Eisenach-Goerlitz. Contract in three lots: Lot 1 ... ......Full Information

Spain, Galicia

es/45

High Speed Railway

Closing Date: 21/06/2012

Open invitation to tender, deadline 21.06.2012, for construction of the platform of the left track 7.9 km-long Vilarino-Campobecerros section, on Madrid-Galicia high-speed railway, North-North West ... ......Full Information

Norway, Bergen

no/44

Light Rail

Closing Date: 11/06/2012

Invitation to tender using negotiated procedure, deadline 11.06.2012, for blasting and associated rock removal work at Flesland airport to facilitate Central terminal construction with underground ... ......Full Information

Italy, Lombardy

it/128

Highway

Closing Date: 29/06/2012

Open invitation to tender, deadline 29.06.2012, for general management and safety coordination during construction of B1, B2, C, D sections and associated works of the motorway connection between ... ......Full Information

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Industry News

World Tunnel Congress 2012

WTC is taking place in Bangkok, Thailand from 18th to 23rd May. Congress theme is Tunnelling and Underground Space for a Global Society. ...Full Story

Trigoni tunnel on SS106 Jonica

Trigoni tunnel on SS106 Jonica

On 11.05.2012 Cipa SpA broke through the north tube of 840 m-long Trigoni tunnel, lot DG22 of SS106 ...Full Story

Grizzana tunnel on Variante di Valico

Grizzana tunnel on Variante di Valico

On 02.04.2012 the south tube of Grizzana tunnel on the La Quercia-Lagaro section lot 5 of Variante di Valico broke out. ...Full Story

Work begins on Gilon tunnel

On 23.04.2012 the JV Danya Cebus/China Civil Engineering Construction Corp (CCECC) began work on a 4.6 km-long twin-bore tunnel at a depth of 100 m ...Full Story

Robbins foursome at Nanjing metro

Robbins foursome at Nanjing metro

Four Robbins 6.5 m-diameter EPBs with mixed-ground cutterheads have been successfully launched and brought up to speed on two lines of the Nanjing metro in Jiangsu province of China. ...Full Story

Renovation of Leopold II tunnel for 2014

The Brussels Regional Government has given the go-ahead for the renovation by a Private Public Partnership of the 2.5 km-long Leopold II road tunnel ...Full Story

Doha Metro starts in 2013

Qatar Railways Company (QRail) has invited some five tenders for the first phase of the metro rail transit system in the country ...Full Story

CIFA to unveil telescopic shotcrete boom

CIFA to unveil telescopic shotcrete boom

At the World Tunnel Congress 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand 18-23 May, CIFA, a company in the Zoomlion Heavy Industries Group, will present the new CST 8.20 shotcrete jumbo with telescopic boom designed specifically for applications in small size tunnels and mining drives ...Full Story

A4 Delft-Schiedam motorway start

Construction of the A4 Delft-Schiedam motorway commenced on 26.04.2012 under a EUR298 million design and construction contract awarded last year to consortium A4ALL, comprising Boskalis, Heijmans and VolkerWessels. ...Full Story

Malta-Gozo road tunnel options

Malta-Gozo road tunnel options

In July, 2011 Transport Malta appointed Mott Macdonald to carry out a preliminary analysis of road tunnel link options between Malta and Gozo. A fixed link would reduce average journey times by at least 40 minutes. ...Full Story

Emcor requires more agents in Europe

Emcor has 30 years of experience in the manufacture and supply of machines and consumables to the underground sector, helping Spanish tunnelling contractors to become the most efficient in the world. ...Full Story

Global reach by Sandvik

Sandvik provides comprehensive tunnelling and underground civil engineering equipment and expertise across a range of methods including drill/blast, mechanical cutting and breaking. ...Full Story

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Latest Awards

Norway, Aust-Agder

no/91

Hydropower

Otra Kraft DA has signed a contract with Veidekke Entreprenor to build a new 8 km-long transfer tunnel, cross-section 14 sq m, to Brokke power station in Setesdal. This is a turnkey contract with a ... ......Full Information

United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi

ae/16

Sewerage

Drake & Scull Water and Power LLC (DSWP) secured a EUR99.09 million subcontract for the design review, procurement and construction of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and instrumentation works ... ......Full Information

Romania, National

ro/16

Railway

Award of contract 21 to JV FCC/Alpine Bau/AZVI, value EUR199.7 million excluding VAT, for rehabilitation and upgrading infrastructure of 28.2 km of Brasov-Simeria railway, section 2 ... ......Full Information

Poland, Zabrze

pl/22

Access subway

Award of contract to CPRG of Chorzow, Poland value EUR752,500 excluding VAT for technical equipment installation in access subway to European Centre for Technical Culture and Tourism Industry in ... ......Full Information

Switzerland, Vaud Canton

ch/80

Motorway

Fluckiger Electricite SA (Saint-Blaise) secured the EUR496,813 contract for the replacement of electrical cable ducts in bi-tube Pomy (3,005 m, 2,958 m) and Arrissoules (2,987 m, 2,987 m) tunnels on ... ......Full Information

Germany, Baden Wurttemberg

de/124

Highway

The company Durr Group Ltd (Weinstadt) secured the EUR5.23 million contract, 19 percent VAT included, for structural and operational upgrade of 1,820 m-long Gernsbach tunnel on B462. Further ... ......Full Information

Italy, Lombardy

it/171

Road

Cossi Costruzione SpA (Sondrio) secured the EUR21.5 million contract for construction of Pusiano bypass, length 2,160 m with a 1.3 km tunnel. Contact Como Province, Como, tel +39 031230-462, fax ... ......Full Information

Germany, Karlsruhe

de/54

Railway

Prior information notice indicating that award procedures will now commence on 02.06.2012 for railway and tunnel construction works on Karlsruhe-Basel line starting 01.07.2012 for completion ... ......Full Information

Brazil, Sao Paulo

br/11

Metro Line 4

Isolux Corsan (Madrid) has been awarded the two contracts for the second phase of the construction of Metro Line 4 in Sao Paulo. The project has a total budget of EUR239 million. Line 4, or Yellow ... ......Full Information

United States, New York

us/107

Water Siphons

Award of contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff/LiRo for construction oversight and resident engineering services for new water siphon between Brooklyn and Staten Island in New York to be EPB-driven as ... ......Full Information

Norway, South

no/149

Roads

Award of Lot title 2011124688 framework agreements to multiple companies for engineering, planning and design services in Statens vegvesen Region south counties of Buskerud, Vestfold, Telemark, ... ......Full Information

Spain, Castilla & Leon

es/110

High Speed Railway

The JV Puentes y Calzadas Infraestructuras (90 percent)/Geotunel (10 percent) has been awarded the EUR58.2 million contract, VAT not included, for construction of the platform of the Requejo-Tunel ... ......Full Information

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News Feed

World's Longest Train Tunnel Major Breakthrough

Construction of the New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA) in Switzerland which comprises Gotthard and Ceneri Base Tunnels, achieved a major breakthrough in April with ... Full Story

WAPDA agrees to buy two tunnel boring machines for Neelum Jhelum Hydropower ...

Abdul Khaliq Khan, Wapda's in house consultant and former employee, in a report said, "The proposed acceleration of the tunnel construction by use of tunnel boring ... Full Story

Singapore Power Said to Seek S$1.5 Billion Project Facility

The proceeds will help fund the construction of two tunnels to carry electricity cables under Singapore, the people said, asking not to be identified because the ... Full Story

Crossrail's first TBM starts digging

Crossrail's first giant tunnel boring machine, Phyllis, has broken ground at Royal Oak to construct the first section of tunnel to Farringdon in central London. ... Full Story

Tunnelling Training Academy

Malaysia is shifting into high gear as the nation enters a new era of economic transformation to achieve the coveted developed nation status by the year 2020. Full Story

Mehbooba for fast-track construction of Zojilla tunnel

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday called for fast-tracking construction of tunnel across Zojilla “to unshackle district Kargil from physical and economic ... Full Story

Tunnel preparations force weekend closure of Alaskan Way viaduct

The two decks of the viaduct between South Washington and Columbia streets are being reinforced to allow for the future SR 99 tunnel— which will occupy a path beneath ... Full Story

New Big Dig tunnel lights will be safe

Transportation Secretary Richard Davey insisted today the $55 million worth of plastic polymer LED lights the state plans to install to replace corroded metal fixtures ... Full Story

HCC receives Rs 162-crore contract for rail tunnel

Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) today said it has bagged a Rs 162-crore order from North Frontier Railway to develop a rail tunnel Full Story

Victoria Park tunnels opening today

People commuting to the North Shore are expected to have a quicker trip with the Victoria Park Tunnel fully operational but it may take a while to kick in. Full Story

Keller secures Polish contract

Keller has been appointed to construct access ramps and tunnel boring machine (TBM) launch and receiving shafts for Poland's first TBM-driven tunnel. Full Story

Shortlist out for £400m Crossrail tunnel refit package

Construction of Crossrail's tunnels will get underway next month when the first tunnel boring machine is launched from Royal Oak. By late 2014, the construction of over ... Full Story

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Upcoming Events

North American Tunneling

24 June 2012 - 27 June 2012

The prestigious biennial conference North American Tunneling will take place 24th-27th June, 2012 at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, IN, US, organized by Underground Construction Association of Society Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc (UCA of SME). Delegate registration opens on Monday, 2nd April. A scholarship competition invites submission of original papers from students, the top three of which will be presented at the conference. Technical sessions include Better tunnelling through knowledge and improvement of ground; Innovative solutions; Contractual, life-cycle and design focus; Roadheader and TBM preparation; Trends and developments in mechanical excavation; Analysis of soft ground tunnels; Project risk, cost and schedule; Mechanized tunnelling; Applications of innovative technologies; Design and construction of large underground spaces; Project delivery and contracting strategies; Ground treatment; Application and developments in TBM methods; Transit tunnel challenges; Geotechnical, environmental and sustainability challenges; Microtunnelling; Underground water issues; Future projects; and Repair and rehabilitation. The exhibition features top names from the world’s tunnelling industry, including Caterpillar, Bekaert, Herrenknecht, Normet, Robbins, Sandvik, DSI, VMT and ZED. Visit www.smenet.org for a full list of exhibitors and an interactive floorplan of the exhibition area, which is adjacent to the conference halls. Sponsored events include welcome lunch and exhibit hall receptions. 11/12
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