The Dublin Airport Authority (daa),the operator of the State’s two busiest international airports at Dublin and Cork, awarded to the joint venture of Sacyr Ireland Ltd and Wills Bros Ltd the EUR265 million contract to construct the new West Apron Vehicle Underpass at Dublin Airport. The contract was awarded under an Airfield and Landside Civil Works Framework (Lot 2) agreement and marks a significant milestone in the airport’s long-term infrastructure development strategy. The project, which is scheduled for completion by August 2030, will see the construction of a 1.1-km subterranean twin-cell tunnel connecting Pier 3 at Dublin Airport to the West Apron. The underpass will pass beneath key operational areas including the Cross Runway (16/34) at Dublin.

The preferred bidder Place Alliance, a consortium of John Holland, Kellogg Brown and Root, and Arup Australia, has been chosen to build the underground Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East stations at Glen Waverley, Burwood and Box Hill – as part of the Stations Alliance North Contract. Detailed negotiations with Place are now underway, with the Stations Alliance North contract expected to be awarded in 2026. 

The 2 other shortlisted bidders ESPA- Eastern Stations Precinct Alliance (Lendlease and WSP Australia) and Connexus Alliance (CPB Contractors, Multiplex and GHD) - will now compete for the second stations contract – to build the stations at Clayton and Monash.

Visit https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/ and https://www.premier.vic.gov.au. 43/25.

Mota-Engil Latam Portugal SA secured the PPP contract for the Santos-Guaruja submerged tunnel interconnection System. The excavated tunnel between cities of Santos and Guaruja, on the coast of São Paulo, will be 2,900 m long with 1,700 m under the channel of the port of Santos. Contact  Secretariat of Investment Partnerships, State of São Paulo, email tunelimerso@sp.gov.br. Visit https://www.parceriaseminvestimentos.sp.gov.br/ and https://www.sp.gov.br. Ref.n. 01/2025. 43/25.

Alarm- und Schließsysteme Baum GmbH & Co.KG from Nuremberg secured the contract for the delivery and installation of voice alarm and fire alarm systems (VAA/BMA) for the Europaviertel light rail project (VAA/BMA for the Güterplatz station and BMA for the Europagarten tunnel) in Frankfurt s/Main. Contact SBEV - Stadtbahn Entwicklung und Verkehrsinfrastrukturprojekte Frankfurt GmbH, Frankfurt s/Main, tel +49 6921329971, email j.petzold@sbev-frankfurt.de. Visit European tenders website by clicking here  Ref.n. SBEV-2021-0001. 42/25.

EGP Elektro GmbH from Loosdorf secured the EUR 2.23 million contract, excluding VAT, for repairs and maintenance of electrical systems due to water damage in the Atzenbrugg tunnel. Contact Oebb-Infrastruktur AG, attn Thomas Rupertsberger, Vienna, tel +43 664 6171515, email thomas.rupertsberger@oebb.at. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/651722-2025. Ref. Provia n. 125555. 41/25.

Granitor Electro Aktiebolag from Sandviken secured the EUR 4.17 million (SEK46 million) contract, excluding VAT, for operation, preventive and corrective maintenance in the Swedish Transport Administration's facilities. The contract includes complex tunnels as well as measures on the surface road network. The content of the contract can be compared to what is traditionally referred to as Facility Management and the scope includes maintenance of, among other things: Hand fire extinguishers, doors with associated locking systems, and cleaning of the Swedish Transport Administration's premises and facilities close to the facility. Contact Trafikverket Myndighet, attn Malin Bjurell, Borlange, tel +46 072-085 14 83, email malin.bjurell@trafikverket.se. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/650188-2025. Ref. n. KOM-417506. 41/25.

The Joint Venture Puentes y Calzadas Infraestructuras SL (45%), Rover Infraestructuras SA (45%) and Geotunel SL (10%) secured the EUR234.12 million contract, excluding VAT, for the construction of the 7.9km Valle del Genil section, part of the 19 km Loja Bypass on the Antequera–Granada high-speed line. The Valle del Genil section includes the Cerro de los Limones tunnel (1,295 m), the longest in the Loja Bypass, and two viaducts measuring 794 m and 693 m. The Loja Bypass will reduce travel times on rail connections to Granada, thanks to a new double-track and high-speed alignment. Contact Adif AltaVelocidad, Madrid, tel +34 917744804, emailcomprascontratacion@adif.es. Visit https://contrataciondelestado.es/, https://www.adifaltavelocidad.es and https://www.transportes.gob.es. Ref.n. 3.25/20830.0030. 41/25.

Veidekke has been commissioned by the Swedish Transport Administration to execute a so-called critical contract on the Korsvägen section of Gothenburg’s West Link rail project. The contract will be carried out over a limited period, on an ongoing basis. Veidekke has now been commissioned to protect the work site and perform critical production in the Korsvägen, Skår and Almedal part of the section.

The Swedish Transport Administration recently terminated the agreement with the contractor WLC (Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG and NCC Sverige AB) encharged to build the Korsvägen section for major cost increases, and delays in the contract.The Swedish Transport Administration conducted several reviews over the past five years to obtain explanations from the contractor and its  latest review showed systematic shortcomings and errors.

The contract for Korsvägen section, part of  West Link (Vastlanken) in Gothenburg, includes the construction of a 3.2 km section with an underground station and its train tunnel, connecting in the north to the Haga contract and in the south to existing tracks on the West Coast Line and Borasbanan. Visit https://www.trafikverket.se/ and https://www.veidekke.com/. 41/25.

DE_Autcomp AG from Chur secured the EUR305,557.24 (CHF285,752.6) contract, excluding VAT,  for the integration into the Divers system of the renewed control centers systems of the 6.6km San Bernardino tunnel on the N13. Contact Ofrou, Bellinzona, tel +41 58 469 68 11, email acquistipubblici@astra.admin.ch. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/625155-2025. Ref.n. MP-070007. 40/25.