Design and build contract, deadline 31st March, 2003 for a 6.3 km headrace tunnel between the Huesna dam (Seville province) and a treatment water plant in Villanueva del Rí­o y Minas. Tender value €20.4 million. Construction to last 24 months. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=152892-2002, OJ S 194 or contact Consorcio de Aguas del Huesna, Seville, fax +34 954998930. E-mail jcortega@huesna.com. Visit www.aguasdelhuesna.com 42/02.

Call for bids imminent for construction of the €9 million Cartes-Caldas del Besaya section of the Besaya main sewer in the Saja-Besaya basin. There is a 1,370 m tunnel. Meanwhile, tenders have been invited for consulting and work control, deadline 30th October, 2002. Tender value €281,500. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=143124-2002, OJ S 181, or contact Ministry of environment, Madrid, fax +34 915975912 / 6786. E-mail antonio.alcaraz@sgpc.mma.es and fernando.carretero@sgpc.mma.es 41/02. Open call for bids for construction of the €8.9 million Cartes-Caldas de Besaya section of the Besaya main sewer in the Saja-Besaya basin including a 1,370 m tunnel. Deadline 28th November, 2002. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=158483-2002, OJ S 201, or contact Ministry of environment, Madrid, fax +34 915975912 / 6786. E-mail antonio.alcaraz@sgpc.mma.es and fernando.carretero@sgpc.mma.es 43/02. Necso has won a €7.9 million contract to build the Cartes-Las Caldas del Besaya section of the Besaya main sewer, which is part of the general sewage scheme of the Saja-Besaya river basin. A 1,370 m tunnel will be built. Visit www.necso.es 05/03.A €281,500 contract for consulting and assistance to work management has been awarded to Inocsa for the Cartes-Las Caldas del Besaya section of the Besaya main sewer. The 3,613 m-long project necessitates the construction of a 1,370 m tunnel. Visit www.inocsa.es 24/03.

Call for tenders imminent for geological studies for the high speed train project in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The line would run underground eight kilometres between La Laja and the Parque Santa Catalina transport interchange, with stops in San Telmo and Cono Sur. 35/02.

Tenders imminent further to approval by the government of the construction of a 2,430 m-long two-lane tunnel in Piqueras on road N-111, in Soria province. Budget €46 million. Time frame for construction of 38 months. The tunnel will connect the Soria and La Rioja provinces running under the 1,710 m-high Piqueras Pass. 32/02. Open call for bids, deadline 7th February, 2003 for work control and supervision services for the 2,430 m-long Piqueras tunnel. Tender value €1.8 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=182400-2002, OJ S 229, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915978537 or 8470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es. Read E-News Weekly # 45. 49/02. Construction of a 4,680 m section of road N-111, including a 2,430 m tunnel under the Piqueras Pass, has been awarded to Obras Subterrí¡neas and Teconsa. Work was officially launched on 14th December for completion scheduled in September 2005. Total investment of approximately €40.6 million. Two simultaneous drives, one north at an altitude of 1,445 m on the La Rioja side and one south on the Soria side at an altitude of 1,470 m. There will be 25 m of cut-and-cover excavation at each portal. Maximum gradient 2.97%. The tunnel will accommodate two 3.5 m-wide lanes and will be equipped with 30 fans (each powering 45 kW), 818 lights permanently lit, and 16 inner and two outer video cameras. The management and control centre will be located on the Soria side. Visit www.obrassubterraneas.es 52/02.The ministry of development commissioned the work control and supervision for the Piqueras tunnel to a JV of Geoconsult Espaí±a and Investigacií³n y control de la calidad. Contract value: €1.44 million. The Piqueras tunnel is 2,430 m in length. Contract duration: 33 months. Visit www.geoconsult.es 23/03.Open call for tenders, deadline 2nd August, 2007 for complementary works at the Piqueras tunnel to comply with the 2006 safety regulation. A 2,625 m-long 21.32 sq m escape and rescue tunnel will be constructed parallel to the main tunnel and connected to the existing pressurised shelters, together with 11 crosscuts, 16 m long, between the two tubes. Full-face NATM will be used. The contract also includes equipment (normal and emergency lighting, signs, ventilation, CCTV, etc.). Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=135470-2007, OJ S 110, or contact Ministry of Development, Madrid, fax +34 915978537. 25/07.A joint venture formed by Obras Subterrí¡neas and Teconsa, who constructed the Piqueras tunnel, is likely to pocket also the contract to build the rescue and service tunnel after submitting the low bid, at EUR19.96 million. The 2,625 m tunnel, 21.32 sq m in cross-section, will be constructed parallel to the main tunnel and connected to the existing pressurised shelters by 11 crosscuts, each 16 m long. Full-face NATM will be used. The contract also includes equipment (normal and emergency lighting, signs, ventilation, CCTV, etc.). Visit www.obrassubterraneas.es and www.teconsa.net 41/07.The Ministry of development has awarded a joint venture formed by Obras Subterraneas and Teconsa the complementary safety works to upgrade the Piqueras tunnel on road N-111 and make it comply with the European safety regulation. The contract amounts to nearly EUR20 million and the time line is ten months. An escape and rescue tunnel will be built parallel to the 2,625 m-long tunnel and will be connected to the existing pressurised shelters. If all proceeds according to schedule, the Piqueras tunnel will be completed in the autumn of 2008, which means it will be opened three years later than the initial date. The ministry awarded in end-2002 the construction of the Piqueras tunnel to the same builders, who have been working on its construction since 2003. Nevertheless, the European Union approved in April 2004 a directive setting minimum safety requirements in road tunnels, which the ministry transposed into Spanish law. Read E-News Weekly 37/2004, 15/2004, 6/2004, 13/2003 & 45/2002. Visit www.obrassubterraneas.es and www.teconsa.net 04/08.Invitation to tender for installations in 2.3 km-long Torre del Bierzo tunnel on road N-VI, and 734 m-long La Barosa tunnel on road N-120. Contract value EUR270,130. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid= 289232-2008, OJ S 217 or contact Ministerio de Fomento, Madrid, Mr Juan Manuel Mendoza Melendez, fax +34 915 978547, e-mail jmmendoza@fomento.es 47/08.

Call for bids imminent for construction of the 4 km Bracons tunnel. Budget of €150 million. Completion end of 2005. Visit www.gencat.es 30/02. Open call for bids, deadline 11th November, 2002 for work control and supervision of the new road between Vic and Olot, section Torellí³-La Vall d'en Bas including the 4 km Bracons tunnel. Tender value €3.3 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=148407-2002, OJ S 188, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 40/02. The eight bidders to build the Torellí³-La Vall d'en Bas section of road C-37, which includes the 4 km Bracons tunnel, are ACS; Comsa (highest bid with €162.8 million); a JV of Copisa, Sorigué, and Construcciones, Materiales y Pavimentos; Corsí¡n-Corviam; a JV of Dragados and Necso; FCC in JV with Guinovart; Ferrovial-Agromí¡n (lowest bid with €141.3 million); and Sacyr in partnership with Regadios & Scrinser and Cavosa. More from www.gisa.es 47/02.A joint venture of FCC and Agrupacií³n Guinovart & Obras y Servicios Hispania won a €155.9 million contract to build the 4.3 km Bracons tunnel. Visit www.fcc.es 50/02.The Catalan government decided in March to resume construction of the Vic-Olot road link and Bracons tunnel but changes to the alignment have been introduced reducing the number of lanes and the gradient. There will be three lanes instead of four, one for each direction, plus an acceleration lane at each end of the Bracons tunnel. The tunnel has been lengthened to 4,388 m, which is a gain of 50 m, and will run at lesser height (minus 18 m). The gradient will be changed to 2.15% instead of 1.7%. On the Olot side, decisions have not been made yet. On the Torello side, there will be four bored tunnels and two cut-and-cover tunnels. The bored tunnels are in Sala (529 m), Salinas (148 m), San Andreu de la Vola (406 m) and La Rierola (106 m). The cut-and-cover tunnels are in La Cavorca (155 m) and San Andreu de la Vola (113 m). The builders are a JV between FCC and Agrupacií³n Guinovart & Obras y Servicios Hispania, while GPO Ingenierí­a is in charge of the construction management. The excavation radius of the Bracons tunnel is 7.27 m for an average section of 112.5 sq m. Progress has reached 450 m at mid-April. An Atlas Copco XL3 C Rocket Boomer drill rig is used. Support with Swellex Mn 24 and shotcrete layers reinforced with 35 kg/cu m fibres. In weaker zones, TH 29 steel ribs will be installed. Mucking-out with dumper trucks. Extra cost of EUR14.3 million. Read E-News Weekly 3/2004 & 46/2003. Visit www.gpo.es and www.atlascopco.com 19/04.

The JV Telvent Trafico y Transporte SA/Alumbrados Viarios SA secured the EUR384,714 contract, VAT not included, for the maintenance of control and communication system (SCADA) in 4,556 m Bracons tunnels. Contact Tabasa, Infraestructures i Serveis de Mobilitat, SA, Barcelona, tel +34 932057909, fax +34 932057859, e-mail adelgado@tabasacadi.cat. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=002632-2012. 03/12.

Telvent Trafico y Transporte SA secured the EUR3,130,366 contract, excluding VAT, for the maintenance of control and safety system administration equipment in 4,556 m Bracons and 1,450 m La Codina  tunnels on the C37 Vic-Olot. Contact Catalogna Government, Barcelona, tel +34 934958193, fax +34 934958198, e-mail contractacio.tes@gencat.cat. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=390293-2013. 47/13.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 29/11/2021, for the complete maintenance of systems, software and hardware of the Vic Control Centre Roads (CCCV) managing 27 tunnels - total length 19.94 km on  C-14, C-17, C-31, C-37, C-60, C-63 e C-352, whose concession is Generalitat de Catalunya, the Administrative Authority in Catalunya. Click here for the tunnel list and here for tender documents. Value of the contract is EUR 62,75 million, excluding VAT. Duration of the contract will be 48 months. Contact Generalidad de Cataluna, Departamento de la Vicepresidencia y de Políticas Digitales y Territorio, Barcellona, tel +34 934958193, email contractacio.tes@gencat.cat. Visit  http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=553879-2021. Ref. n. PTOP-2022-39. 44/21.

The C-16 Llobregat trunk road between Naví s and Berga will be dualled to be converted into a highway. The 20.3 km section will require to build three tunnels totalling 835 metres. Work start in 2004 for completion in 2007. Cost of €148 million. 22/02.Open call for tenders, deadline 14th April, 2005 for design of the Gerri de la Sal bypass on road N-260 in Lleida province. It is a 2.3 km section for a double carriageway carrying two 3.5 m-wide lanes. There will be two tunnels, 905 m and 205 m in length. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=021449-2005, OJ S 22, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915978537. 06/05.Intecsa-Inarsa bagged a EUR1.6 million contract to design the Valls-Montblanc section on motorway A-27 Tarragona-Montblanc in Tarragona province. This 7.3 km section includes a 1.8 km tunnel under the Sierra de Miramar through Lilla Pass. Visit www.intecsa-inarsa.es 33-34/05.Geoteyco and Incosa pocketed a EUR361,000 contract to design the Gerri de la Sal bypass on road N-260 in Lleida province. It is a 2.3 km section for a double carriageway carrying two 3.5 m-wide lanes. There will be two tunnels, 905 m and 205 m in length. Visit www.geoteyco.es and www.incosa.net 33-34/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 6th May, 2008 for construction of the Valls-Montblanc bypass on the Tarragona-Montblanc motorway A-27. The 5.1 km section includes the Lilla tunnel, which consists of two bores of 1,565.50 m (left tube) and 1,567.41 m (right tube) whereof 1,476.80 and 1,477.47 m mined respectively. The two tunnels will be separated by 40.5 m and will have a gradient of 2.5%. Pedestrian cross-passages each 200 metres will connect the two tubes, the one in the middle being also for emergency vehicles. There will also be a 40 m x 3 m lay-by. The tunnel will be constructed in accordance with NATM, by means of mechanical excavator or drilling and blasting. The support will consist of fibre-reinforced shotcrete, bolts and steel arches. The tunnel mouths will be built by installing canopies of 37 steel pipes, 20 m long. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=60690-2008, OJ S 44, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915978547 or 915978470. E-mail jmmendoza@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 11/08.Acciona Infraestructuras concluded a EUR81.4 million deal with the Ministry of development to build the Valls-Montblanc bypass on the Tarragona-Montblanc motorway A-27. The 5.1 km section includes the Lilla tunnel, which consists of two bores of 1,565.50 m (left tube) and 1,567.41 m (right tube). Click es/89 for more details. Visit www.acciona-infraestructuras.es 31/08.

A project to sink underground a 1.5 km portion of the Llobregat-Anoia railway operated by Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) in Pallejí  has been officially approved. Estimated cost of €55.3 million, financed by Generalitat de Catalunya. 20/02. Open call for bids, deadline 8th September, 2003 for sinking underground a 1.5 km section of the Catalans line operated by FGC. Tender value: €42.6 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=125948-2003, OJ S 139, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 31/03.Open call for bids, deadline 15th September, 2003 for joint project management including the sinking underground a 1.5 km section of the Catalans line operated by the Catalan Railways. Tender value: €1.4 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=132985-2003, OJ S 146, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 33/03.A JV between Scrinser and Necso has won a €36.7 million contract to underground the Catalan railways' line in Pallejí . Time frame: 34 months. Visit www.gisa.es and www.necso.es 46/03.Construction management has been awarded to Payma Cotas for €1.2 million. Visit www.fgc.net and www.paymacotas.com 46/03.Open call for bids, deadline 17th March, 2004 for interlockings and signalling for the underground section of the Catalan railway line in Palleja. Tender value: EUR3.2 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=017044-2004, OJ S 20, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 07/04.Dimetronic won a EUR3.2 million contract for interlockings and signalling for the 1.5 km underground section of the Catalan railway line in Palleja. Visit www.dimetronic.es 22/04.Dimetronic won a EUR2.7 million contract for interlockings and signalling for the underground section of the Catalan railway line in Palleja. Visit www.dimetronic.es 26/04.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 01.12.2017, for tunnel inspection and annual reports on the status of the tunnels for the  Barcelona-Valles and Llobregat-Anoia railway lines and Montserrat and Ribes-Nuria Cremallera lines. The duration of the contract is from 2017 to 2020. With the added availability of an extension to a maximum of 6 years. The value of the contract is EUR406.000 , excluding VAT.  Contact Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcellona, tel +34 933663000, fax +34 933663081, email contractacio@fgc.cat. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Sek-Deliver&language=en&docid=419346-2017. 43/17.

Qualification system without call for competition for the ProTRANS Suppliers Register that the FGC can use as a tool to assist in the selection of suppliers, who will then be invited to present their bids subject to Law 31/07.

Further information from Achilles South Europe SLU,  Madrid, tel +34 914264935. Contact Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcellona, tel +34 933660000, fax +34 933663081, email contractacio@fgc.cat. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=059999-2018.

Ref.n. proTRANS 2018. 06/18.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 01.03.2018, for maintenance of the equipment and automatic systems for detection and prevention of fires, emergency and comfort ventilation, pump wells and septic tanks in tunnels and stations of the railways, rack railways and funicular lines, for the Telecabina de La Molina, Montserrat and Nuria Rack Railways and the tren de Ciment. The value of the contract is EUR1.78 million, excluding VAT.

Duration of the contract is 48 months. For bid documents http://www.fgc.cat/cat/index.asp. Contact Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcellona, tel +34 933663000, fax +34 933663081, email contractacio@fgc.cat. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Sek-Deliver&language=en&docid=016877-2018.

Ref. n. PO39/17. 06/18.

Cofely Espana SA in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) secured the EUR1.05 million contract, excluding VAT, for maintenance of the equipment and automatic systems for detection and prevention of fires, emergency and comfort ventilation, pump wells and septic tanks in tunnels and stations of the railways, rack railways and funicular lines, for the Telecabina de La Molina, Montserrat and Nuria Rack Railways and the tren de Ciment. Contact Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, tel +34 933663394, fax +34 933663081, email contractacio@fgc.cat. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Sek-Deliver&language=en&docid=217361-2018.

Ref. n. PO39/17. 25/18.

Euro Geotecnica SAU from Sant Cugat del Valles secured the EUR40,397 contract, excluding VAT, , for tunnel inspection and annual reports on the status of the tunnels, for the  Barcelona-Valles and Llobregat-Anoia railway lines and Montserrat and Ribes-Nuria Cremallera lines. Contact Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcellona, tel +34 933663394, fax +34 933663081, email contractacio@fgc.cat For further information on the tender click here. Ref.n. PRO/2020/071 . 48/20. 

Uro Geotecnica Sau from Sant Cugat del Vallès secured the EUR40,397 contract, excluding VAT, for the extension period for tunnel inspection and annual reports on the status of the tunnels for the  Barcelona-Valles and Llobregat-Anoia railway lines and Montserrat and Ribes-Nuria Cremallera lines. Contact Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcellona, tel +34 933663000, fax +34 933663081, email eros@fgc.cat. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Sek-Deliver&language=en&docid=557170-2021. Ref.n. PRO/2021/133.  44/21.

Final project to transfer underground 1.2 km of rail tracks in Leí³n and San Andrés del Rabanedo has been presented by the city of Leí³n. The project is part of a major urban development to cost €140 million. The ministry of development will finance the rail works. 20/02.

Four tunnels will be built on the Cartagena-Vera highway. From Cartagena, the tunnels are: Collado de los Morenos (400 m), Sierra de Las Moreras (350), Lomo de Bas (1,950), and Sierra de Aguilí³n (1,300). Public inquiry underway, presenting twelve route alternatives. The ministry of development prefers options 9 and 12. Option 9 totals 116 km for a cost of €532.8 million. Option 12 has 112 km and would cost €531.6 million. Visit www.mfom.es 15/02.Public works concession, deadline 28th September, 2003 for construction, maintenance and operation under concession of a toll and a toll-free highway, dual-carriageway with two lanes each. Budget: €531 million approximately. Tota length is 114 km, 97.7 km of which will be subject to toll. Includes four twin tunnels: Sierra de lo Alto (580 m), Sierra de las Moreras (420 m), Loma de Bas (2,430 m) and Sierra de Aguilí³n (1,250 m). Carriageway width: 12 m with both lanes measuring 7 m, shoulders 2.5 m and 1 m and two pavements of 0.75 m. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=143377-2003, OJ S 157, or contact Ministry of development, fax +34 915978547 o 8470. 37/03.The 36-year concession contract for the toll highway between Cartagena in Murcia province and Vera in Almeria province has been awarded to a consortium between Autopista del Sureste (Ausur), FCC, Ploder, Iniciativas de Infraestructuras y Servicios, Caja de Ahorros del Mediterrí¡neo, Caja Rural Intermediterrí¡nea and Unicaja. The total length is 114 km and the concession is for the construction, operation and maintenance of this toll highway as well as a freeway surrounding Cartagena. The dual-carriageway highway includes four 12 m-wide twin tunnels with two shoulders, 2.5 m and one metre in width, and two 15 cm-wide pavements. From Vera to Cartagena, the tunnels are in Sierra de El Aguilon (1,250 m), Loma de Bas (2,430 m), Sierra de las Moreras (420 m) and Sierra de lo Alto (580 m). The required investment amounts to EUR637 million. Visit www.fcc.es and www.autopistasureste.es 06/04.Open call for bids, deadline 29th April, 2004 for inspection and construction management of the Cartagena-Vera highway, including four twin tunnels for a total length of 2 x 4,680 m approximately. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=041340-2004, OJ S 48, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915978537 or 8470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es or plicas-carreteras@mfom.es 12/04.Apia XXI secured a EUR1.4 million contract for inspection and construction management of the Cartagena-Vera highway, including four twin tunnels for a total length of 2 x 4,680 m approximately. Visit www.apiaxxi.es 50/04.

The controversial scheme to transfer water from the Ebro river, which takes its source in Cantabria in northern Spain, to the thirsty southern Valencia region has been reviewed. The route alignment has been shortened from 1,063 km to 912 km. Canals, tunnels and ducts representing 432 km already exist and 480 km of new canals, syphons, tunnels, pipes and aqueducts are necessary. The scheme affects four protected areas instead of 18. Still, 87 km of tunnels will be built to mitigate as much as possible the impact on the environment. In the Valencia region, there will be six tunnel sections. Two of these will be bored under the Espadí¡n and Calderona mountains. The Calderona will be crossed by a 12 km tunnel, to be TBM-driven. The Ricote-La Navela mountains in Murcia will require 4 km of tunnel. Total cost of €4.2 billion, 30% of which will be financed by EU funds. Visit www.mma.es 14/02. Two open calls for bids, deadline 14th February, 2003 for consultancy services in civil engineering for the Calderona tunnel (12 km) and the Fuente La Higuera tunnel on the Ebro river diversion scheme. The Calderona tunnel will be TBM-driven. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=189841-2002 and http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=189842-2002, OJ S 238, or contact Infraestructuras del Trasvase, Madrid, fax +34 911024701. 50/02. Open call for bids, deadline 19th March, 2003 for consulting and assistance for the detailed design of the south branch including the Ulldecona tunnel and connection to the Xerta-Cí¡lig canal. Tender value: €790,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=015145-2003, OJ S 19, or contact Infraestructuras de Trasvase, Madrid, fax +34 911024701. 06/03. Open call for tenders, deadline 14th May, 2003 for engineering studies for a section of the Ebro River diversion between the south entrance of the Onda tunnel and the south entrance of the Vall d'Uxí³ tunnel. Tender budget: €1.7 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=049845-2003, OJ S 57, or contact Infraestructuras del Trasvase, Madrid, fax +34 911024701.14/03. Open call for bids, deadline 30th June, 2003 for civil engineering detail design for the south section from Rambla de la Chiva syphon to the south portal of the Montroy tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=082895-2003, OJ S 92, or contact Infraestructuras del Trasvase, Madrid, fax +34 911024701. 22/03. Infraes has been awarded a €1.3 million contract for detailed design of the Calderona tunnel (11.7 km). 25/03.Geocontrol won a €945,335 contract for detailed design of the Fuente La Higuera tunnel. Visit www.geocontrol.es 25/03. Open calls for bids, deadline 24th July, 2003 for engineering and consultancy services for the design of sections from the Enguera tunnel to the Vallada pumping station and from the Llombay tunnel to the Tous pumping station. Budget: €1.4 million and €1.9 million respectively. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=097867-2003 and http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=097874-2003, OJ S 109, or contact Infraestructuras del Trasvase, Madrid, fax +34 911024701. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 25/2003. 26/03. The design studies for the Ulldecona tunnel and the connection to the Xerta-Cí¡lig canal has been awarded to a JV between Vigiconsult and ICYF for €724,000. 28/03. A €687,800 contract has been awarded to Esteyco for the design of section from the Campillo tunnel to the south entrance of the Onda tunnel. Visit www.esteyco.es 30/03.A €1.3 million contract has been awarded to Control y Geologí­a for the design of section from the Rambla de la Viuda tunnel to the north entrance of the Campillo tunnel. 30/03.Open call for bids, deadline 2nd October, 2003 for design of section from the Salinas (or Collado) tunel to Casas de Vilaire. Tender value: €1.1 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=138532-2003, OJ S 152, or contact Infrastructuras del Trasvase, fax +34 911024701. 36/03.Open call for bids, deadline 2nd October, 2003 for design of section from the Salinas (or Collado) tunel to Casas de Vilaire. Tender value: €1.1 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=138532-2003, OJ S 152, or contact Infrastructuras del Trasvase, fax +34 911024701. 36/03.A €1.5 million contract has been awarded to Geocontrol to design the section running from the south end of the Onda tunnel to the south end of the Vall d'Uxí³ tunnel. Visit www.geocontrol.es 39/03.A €970,300 contract has been awarded to Apia XXI to design the section from the end of Rambla de Chiva syphon to the south entrance of the Montroy tunnel. Visit www.apiaxxi.es 41/03.AEPO won a €1.3 million contract for the design of the section from the Enguera tunnel to the Vallada pumping station. The Enguera tunnel is a 3.9 km tunnel, 5.5 m in diameter. Visit www.aepo.es 47/03.Typsa clinched a €1.7 million contract for the design of the section from the Llombay tunnel to the Tous pumping station. The Llombay tunnel is a 3,320 m tunnel, 5.5 m in diameter. Visit www.typsa.es. Read the full description of the project in E-News Weekly 47/2003. 47/03.Open call for tenders, deadline 26th January, 2004 for construction of section 31 including the Fuente la Higuera tunnel in Valencia and Alicante provinces. This is a 12,481 m-long tunnel, of which 12,160 m to be driven with TBM and 321 m of umbrella vaults at the portals. Inner diameter: 5.5 m. Tender budget: €89 million. Time frame: 40 months. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=211162-2003, OJ S 237, or contact Trasagua, Madrid, fax +34 911024701. 51/03.Open call for tenders, deadline 27th January, 2004 for construction management of the Fuente la Higuera tunnel. Tender budget: €2.9 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=211377-2003, OJ S 237, or contact Trasagua, Madrid, fax +34 911024701. 51/03.Open call for tenders, deadline 27th January, 2004 for environmental management during the construction of the Fuente la Higuera tunnel. Tender budget: €453,600. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=211374-2003, OJ S 237, or contact Trasagua, Madrid, fax +34 911024701. 51/03.Open call for tenders, deadline 27th January, 2004 for safety and health coordination during the construction of the Fuente la Higuera tunnel. Tender budget: €734.000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=211417-2003, OJ S 237, or contact Trasagua, Madrid, fax +34 911024701. More information on this tunnel and the others within the Ebro river transfer scheme in E-News Weekly 47/2003. 51/03.Construction of the 12.5 km-long 6.3 m-diameter Fuente la Higuera tunnel between Valencia and Alicante has been commissioned to Dragados for EUR67.5 million with time frame of 40 months. Portals in cut-and-cover (321 m) and bored length (12,160 m). Read E-News Weekly 47/2003. Visit www.dragados.com 11/04.Geocontrol pocketed a EUR2.9 million contract for construction management of the 12.5 km Fuente la Higuera tunnel. Visit www.geocontrol.es 15/04.Prointec has won a EUR376,340 contract for environmental management during the construction of the Fuente la Higuera tunnel. Visit www.prointec.es 15/04.Intemac has secured a EUR734,000 contract for safety and health coordination during the construction of the Fuente la Higuera tunnel. Read E-News Weekly 47/2003. Visit www.intemac.es 15/04.The government will pay EUR12 million to cancel the contracts awarded by the previous government for the Ebro river water transfer scheme. The new government has decided to stop the project. To date, four sections had been awarded, whereof the 12 km Font de la Figuera tunnel in Valencia and Alicante provinces. 21/04.