Lovat and Construcciones Sando have recently signed a contract for the supply of a refurbished Lovat RME185SE series 20002 earth pressure balance TBM. The 4.7 m-diameter mixed face TBM will be used in the construction of the Coslada sewer tunnel in the suburbs of Madrid. This will be the TBM's third project, following successful drives in North America and more recently on the Olympic power lines in the Lower Lea valley near London. Superficial geology along the 3,650 m-long tunnel alignment consists of man-made fill underlain by quaternary sandy clayey deposits. Fragments of flint overlying tertiary deposits, comprised of highly plastic clays with silty sands and dispersed crystals of gypsum are also expected. At the tunnel horizon, geology along the first drive is expected to be gypsum, and the second drive consisting of clay, sandy clay and fractured gypsum. The TBM will be shipped from its current location to the jobsite in Spain, where it will be fully inspected prior to undergoing a complete refurbishment under Lovat supervision. Tunnelling is expected to commence in early 2008. Visit www.sando.net and www.lovat.com 40/07.

  Open call for tenders, deadline 18th September, 2006 for construction management of the connection between the Llobregat and Ter potable water treatment plants, section Fontsanta-Trinidad, tunnel and Fontsanta-Trinidad pipeline between the Sant Just Desvern rill and the Trinidad supply station. The section has a length of 14,960 m, whereof 12,035 m in tunnel to cross Collserola. The outer diameter will be 5.8 m and the inner diameter 5.2 m. There will also be a 5 m-diameter 75 m-deep surge shaft, two 21 sq m intermediate access adits of 744 m and 350 m, and a third adit of 28 sq m and 813 m in length. The expected geology is brown and sericitic slates, granodiorites, schists, calcareous silicated rock and porphyric intrusions. It is planned to use two double shield TBMs and line the tunnel with prefabricated reinforced concrete segments. A muck train will be used for rock haulage. Tenders for construction are scheduled to be invited in October. Work to start in the first quarter of 2007 for completion in the fourth quarter of 2009. The estimated cost amounts to EUR130 million. The engineering consultancy who will be awarded the construction management contract will assist Aigues Ter Llobregat, the owner, to finish the design. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=154248-2006, OJ S 143, or contact Aigues Ter Llobregat, Sant Joan Despi, fax +34 933732322. E-mail rmorros@atll.net 31-32/06.Payma Cotas and Pigra Engineering won a EUR3.8 million contract to manage the construction of the connection between the Llobregat and Ter potable water treatment plants, section Fontsanta-Trinidad, tunnel and Fontsanta-Trinidad pipeline between the Sant Just Desvern rill and the Trinidad supply station. The section has a length of 14,960 m, whereof 12,035 m in tunnel to cross Collserola. The outer diameter will be 5.8 m and the inner diameter 5.2 m. Click es/133. Visit www.paymacotas.com and www.atll.es 50/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 4th April, 2007 for construction of complementary works, package 1, on the water line between the Llobregat and Ter potable water stations, section Fontsanta-Trinidad between the Sant Just rill and the Trinidad supply station. The contract mainly includes the Sant Just shaft; 166 metres of conventional tunnel; 5,312 metres of TBM-driven tunnel; intermediate gallery A; cavern A; a surge tank; a connecting tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=36538-2007, OJ S 30, or contact Agues Ter Llobregat, Sant Joan Despi, fax +34 933732322. E-mail rmorros@atll.net 10/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 3rd April, 2007 for construction of complementary works, package 2, on the water line between the Llobregat and Ter potable water stations, section Fontsanta-Trinidad between the Sant Just rill and the Trinidad supply station. The contract mainly includes the Trinidad shaft; 51 metres of conventional tunnel; 6,130 metres of TBM-driven tunnel; intermediate gallery B and cavern B connecting with the main tunnel; and intermediate gallery C and cavern C connecting with the main tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=35326-2007, OJ S 29, or contact Aigues Ter Llobregat, Sant Joan Despi, fax +34 933732322. E-mail rmorros@atll.net 10/07.A double shield TBM will be used, with installation of precast concrete segments, grouting behind the rings, specific ground treatment, etc. Ancillary installations include a mucking-out system, ventilation system, water drainage and others. 10/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 16th July, 2007 for quality control during construction of the Fontsanta-Trinidad section of the water line between the Llobregat and Ter potable water stations (packages 1 and 2), including extensive tunnelling. Click es/133. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=129822-2007, OJ S 105, or contact Aigues Ter Llobregat, Sant Joan Despi, fax +34 933732322. E-mail jalbalate@atll.net 25/07.FCC and Copisa won the EUR57.4 million contract package 1, for complementary works for the water line between the Llobregat and Ter potable water stations, section Fontsanta-Trinidad between the Sant Just rill and the Trinidad supply station. The contract mainly includes the Sant Just shaft; 166 metres of conventional tunnel; 5,312 metres of TBM-built tunnel; intermediate gallery A; cavern A; a surge tank; and a connecting tunnel. Visit www.fcc.es and www.acsa.esOHL and Acsa bagged the EUR47.9 million contract package 2, for complementary works for the water line between the Llobregat and Ter potable water stations, section Fontsanta-Trinidad between the Sant Just rill and the Trinidad supply station. The contract mainly includes the Trinidad shaft; 51 metres of conventional tunnel; 6,130 metres of TBM-built tunnel; intermediate gallery B and cavern B connecting with the main tunnel; and intermediate gallery C and cavern C connecting with the main tunnel. Visit www.ohl.es and www.acsa.es 26/07.A joint venture of LGAI, Inema and Intemac won a EUR1.8 million contract for quality control during construction of the Fontsanta-Trinidad section of the water line between the Llobregat and Ter potable water stations (packages 1 and 2), including extensive tunnelling. Visit www.lgai.es, www.intemac.es and www.inema.es 43/07.FCC and Copisa have subcontracted to SELI the construction of the 5,716 m Sant Just water tunnel which will link the Fontsanta and Trinitat potable water stations, respectively located in Sant Just Desvern and Barcelona. The subcontract amounts to EUR10.7 million. The bored diameter is 5.98 m, which is a cross-section of 28.09 square metres, while the inner diameter equals 5.20 m after lining with precast concrete segments. Geology consists of slates and quartzitic slates, metamorphic rock composed of limestone and silicate, schists and quartzite, granodiorite and granitic porphyries. SELI will use a TBM DSU 0598.119 that it supplied together with the associated back-up equipment and train. The rock will be taken out of the tunnel by an H+E conveyor belt. The official launch of the TBM took place on 19th September. Visit www.selitunnel.com and www.helogistik.deFCC and Copisa will construct several other associated works: a connecting tunnel to the TBM-driven tunnel, a ventilation shaft and a cavern for the TBM disassembly. Access to the tunnel has been built using traditional means. The other parts of the project will use a Liebherr mobile crane, a FIAT-Kobelco excavator and a Sandvik jumbo. Visit www.liebherr.com, www.fiatkobelco.com and www.miningandconstruction.sandvik.com 38/08.

Extensive tunnelling (26 km) is planned to ease congestion on M-30 ring road in Madrid. A total of seven EPB shields will be needed. Six of these would be 15 to 16 m-diameter machines to drive three-lane tunnels namely the east and west tunnels, 3.5 km each, near the Manzanares river; the north and south tunnels, 4 km each, to bypass Avenida de la Ilustracií³n; and the north and south tunnels to bypass the south of the city, 3 km each. The seventh EPB shield would be a around 11 to 12 m in diameter to drive a two-lane 5 km tunnel to connect Avenida de la Ilustracií³n to N-I. Read E-News Weekly 23/2003. 32/03.Open call for bids, deadline 24th September, 2003 for consulting and technical assistance for designing the undergrounding of road N-V, section between the N-V interchange and M-30 in Sepulveda Street. Tender budget: €1.1 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=139594-2003, OJ S 153, or contact Ayuntamiento de Madrid, tel. +34 915883570. 37/03.Open call for bids, deadline 24th September, 2003 for consulting and technical assistance for designing the undergrounding of the M-30 highway and N-V trunk road in Madrid. Tender value: €1.55 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=140603-2003, OJ S 154, or contact City Hall, Madrid, tel. +34 915883570. 37/03.Open call for bids, deadline 24th September, 2003 for consulting and technical assistance for designing the right carriageway on the connection between Paseo Santa Marí­a de la Cabeza and trunk road N-III in Madrid on the M-30 south bypass. Tender value: €997,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=140539-2003, OJ S 154, or contact City Hall, Madrid, tel. +34 915883570. 37/03.Open call for bids, deadline 24th September, 2003 for consulting and technical assistance for designing the left carriageway on the connection between Paseo Santa Marí­a de la Cabeza and trunk road N-III in Madrid on the M-30 south bypass. Tender budget: €997,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=140546-2003, OJ S 154, or contact Ayuntamiento de Madrid, tel. +34 915883570. 37/03.Open call for bids, deadline 24th September, 2003 for consulting and technical assistance for designing the upgrading of the M-30, section from N-V to Castilla Road, west tunnel. Tender budget: €946,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=140547-2003, OJ S 154, or contact City Hall, Madrid, tel. +34 915883570. 37/03.Open call for bids, deadline 24th September, 2003 for consulting and technical assistance for designing designing the upgrading of the M-30, section from N-V to Castilla Road, east tunnel. Tender budget: €976,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=140619-2003, OJ S 154, or contact City Hall, Madrid, tel. +34 915883570. 37/03.Open call for bids, deadline 24th September, 2003 for consulting and technical assistance for designing the new tunel in Pí­o XII Avenue. Tender budget: €1 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=140544-2003, OJ S 154, or contact City Hall, Madrid, tel. +34 915883570. 37/03.Open call for bids, deadline 24th September, 2003 for consulting and technical assistance for designing the Ilustracií³n Avenue bypass, south tunnel. Tender budget: €1.2 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=140543-2003, OJ S 154, or contact City Hall, Madrid, tel. +34 915883570. 37/03.Open call for bids, deadline 24th September, 2003 for consulting and technical assistance for designing the Ilustracií³n Avenue bypass, north tunnel. Tender budget: €1.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=140538-2003, OJ S 154, or contact City Hall, Madrid, tel. +34 915883570. 37/03.Open call for bids, deadline 24th September, 2003 for consulting and technical assistance for designing the undergrounding of section from Portugal Avenue to San Vicente roundabout. Tender budget: €1.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=140535-2003, OJ S 154, or contact City Hall, Madrid, tel. +34 915883570. 37/03.Open call for bids, deadline 24th September, 2003 for consulting and technical assistance for designing the extension to the O'Donnell Street tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=143623-2003, OJ S 157, or contact City Hall, Madrid, tel. +34 915883570. More information in E-News Weekly 23/2003. 37/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 12th November, 2003, for design of specifications, tender documents, work supervision and supply of TBMs to be used for the modernisation of the M-30 motorway in Madrid. Six EPB shield machines will be necessary. Tender value: €241.4 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=168631-2003, OJ S 187, or contact City of Madrid, tel. +34 915883570. 41/03.Open call for bids, deadline 12th November, 2003 for design of the connection between Avenida de la Ilustracií³n and Avenida de Ventisquero de la Condesa, with a tunnel under Cardenal Herrera Oria and Fermí­n Caballero avenues. This is part of the upgrading of the M-30. Tender budget: €553,450. Contact http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=168628-2003, OJ S 187, or contact City of Madrid, tel. 34 915883570. 42/03.Open call for bids, deadline 12th November, 2003 for design of connection between the M-30 and N-III (motorway to Valencia). The project will consist in the building of two tunnels, one northbound to connect the Valencia motorway with the M-30 and one southbound. The tunnel will cross Plaza de Conde de Casal and Hermanos Ferní¡ndez Shaw street, which will reduce traffic jams in the area. Tender budget: €837,930. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=168576-2003, OJ S 187, or contact City of Madrid, tel. 34 915883570. 42/03.Two preinformation notices for construction of two tunnels (2,700 m and 2,800 m), and their cross passages, between Praga Bridge and the N-III connection to Valencia. Each tunnel with three 3.5 m-wide lanes plus pavements. Excavation with EPB shields, 15.2 m in diameter. Total thrust: 30,000 tons (300,000 kN). Cutterhead torque: 12,500 mt (125,000 kNm) and minimum installed power of 10,000 kW. Machine with one or two screw conveyors. Double segment erector capable to install the ring in 15 minutes. Estimated cost: €120 to €170 million for each tunnel. Work start in June 2004. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=193992-2003, OJ S 216, and http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=194804-2003, OJ S 217, or contact City of Madrid, tel. +34 915883439 or 3396. 47/03.Preinformation notice for construction of a 3.5 km tunnel for two carriageways, three 3.5 m-wide lanes for each carriageway, for putting underground the N-V between Aluche and Sepulveda Street. Cut-and-cover method. Estimated cost: €212 to €250 million. Work start in June 2004. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=194805-2003, OJ S 217, or contact City of Madrid, tel. +34 915883439 or 3396. 47/03.Two preinformation notices for construction of two tunnels, 4.5 km each, and their cross passages, to link Maella Roundabout and La Paloma Interchange. Each tunnel with three 3.5 m-wide lanes plus pavements. Excavation with EPB shields, 15.2 m in diameter. Total thrust: 30,000 tons (300,000 kN). Cutterhead torque: 12,500 mt (125,000 kNm) and minimum installed power of 10,000 kW. Machine with one or two screw conveyors. Double segment erector capable to install the ring in 15 minutes. Estimated cost: €210 to €270 million for each tunnel. Work start in June 2004. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=193995-2003 and http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=193997-2003, OJ S 216, or contact City of Madrid, tel. +34 915883439 or 3396. 47/03.Preinformation notice for construction of a 3 km tunnel for two carriageways, five 3.5 m-wide lanes for each carriageway, for putting underground the M-30 between Toledo Bridge and the South Interchange. Cut-and-cover method. Estimated cost: €325 to €350 million. Work start in June 2004. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=193996-2003, OJ S 216, or contact City of Madrid, tel. +34 915883439 or 3396. 47/03.Preinformation notice for construction of a 1.5 km tunnel for two carriageways, three 3.5 m-wide lanes for each carriageway, for putting underground the N-V between Sepulveda Street and Toledo Bridge. Cut-and-cover method. Estimated cost: €225 to €260 million. Work start in June 2004. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=194005-2003, OJ S 216, or contact City of Madrid, tel. +34 915883439 or 3396. 47/03.Preinformation notice for construction of two tunnels, 3.4 km each, for putting underground the M-30 between El Rey Bridge and Toledo Bridge. Carriageway to accomodate five 3.5 m-wide lanes. Estimated cost: €300 to €350 million. Work start in June 2004. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=194010-2003, OJ S 216, or contact City of Madrid, tel. +34 915883439 or 3396. 47/03.Preinformation notice for construction of two tunnels, 2.5 km each, and their cross passages, to connect Ilustracií³n Avenue with the N-I. Each tunnel with three 3.5 m-wide lanes plus pavements. Excavation with EPB shields, 15.2 m in diameter. Total thrust: 30,000 tons (300,000 kN). Cutterhead torque: 12,500 mt (125,000 kNm) and minimum installed power of 10,000 kW. Machine with one or two screw conveyors. Double segment erector capable to install the ring in 15 minutes. Estimated cost: €200 to €250 million. Work start in June 2004. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=194011-2003, OJ S 216, or contact City of Madrid, tel. +34 915883439 or 3396. 47/03.Preinformation notice for 800 m extension to the O'Donnell tunnel in Madrid under Doctor Esquerdo Street, with two 3 m-wide lanes plus pavements. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220541-2003, OJ S 248, or contact City of Madrid, fax +34 915883396. 02/04.Preinformation notice for sinking underground Avenida de Portugal up to San Vicente Roundabout (1,750 m). This will ease connection between Casa de Campo and Distrito de Latina. Access to the San Vicente Roundabout will be in tunnel and tunnels will also allow for coaches to access to the Prí­ncipe Pí­o Interchange. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220556-2003, OJ S 248, or contact City of Madrid, fax +34 915883396. 02/04.Preinformation notice for upgrading the connection between the M-30 (La Paloma Interchange) and Pí­o XII Street and Avenida de Burgos. A 800 m tunnel will be constructed to link up Paseo de la Castellana - Chamartí­n to M-30 and slip roads to Avenida de Burgos - Pí­o XII. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220559-2003, OJ S 248, or contact City of Madrid, fax +34 915883396. 02/04.Preinformation notice for construction of a 1,100 m two-way cut-and-cover tunnel beneath San Aquilino Street up to the vicinity of the Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid. From there, the tunnel will separate in two branches (one for each direction) to connect with the bus lane of Colmenar Road and N-I. The tunnel of each branch will be TBM-driven and cross-connected. Their cross section will be sufficient to permit traffic of two coaches thereby avoiding traffic interruption in case of breakdown in one of them. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220586-2003, OJ S 248, or contact City of Madrid, fax +34 915883396. 02/04.Preinformation notice for upgrading the interchange between N-100 - O'Donnell and M-30. Two underpasses will be constructed, the first being 720 m in length under the M-30 north and the second, 920 m in length, under the M-30 south. Each will accomodate two 3.5 m-wide lanes plus pavements. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220588-2003, OJ S 248, or contact City of Madrid, fax +34 915883396. 02/04.Preinformation notice for upgrading the interchange between M-30 and Avenida de América / N-II. Two underpasses will be constructed to connect N-II / M-30 south and M-30 north / N-II. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220589-2003, OJ S 248, or contact City of Madrid, fax +34 915883396. 02/04.Preinformation notice for construction of an underpass under Plaza José Marí­a Soler to channel traffic from M-30 north, M-30 south, Gran Ví­a de Hortaleza and Costa Rica. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220590-2003, OJ S 248, or contact City of Madrid, fax +34 915883396. 02/04.Preinformation notice for construction of a new 900 m-long three-lane cut-and-cover tunnel to connect Paseo de la Castellana with Pí­o XII Street. The existing tunnel will be renovated for one-way traffic. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220592-2003, OJ S 248, or contact City of Madrid, fax +34 915883396. 02/04.Preinformation notice for construction of a subterranean distributor at Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid. Cut-and-cover method. There will be two traffic levels and four lanes. Length: 1.2 km, depth: 20 m. The new distributor will connect with the existing roadway and the new one, making possible access by public transport and improving north/south and east/west traffic. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220593-2003, OJ S 248, or contact City of Madrid, fax +34 915883396. 02/04.Preinformation notice for connecting Avenida de la Ilustracií³n with Ventisquero de la Condesa Street. The project requires the construction of a connection between El Pilar and M-40 through Ventisquero de la Condesa Street, by means of a 600 m tunnel beneath Avenida del Cardenal Herrera Oria. Three underground car parks will also be built to replace the existing ones that will be affected by the works. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220594-2003, OJ S 248, or contact City of Madrid, fax +34 915883396. 02/04.Preinformation notice for construction of two underpasses under the M-30 to connect directly M-30 north with N-III and N-III with M-30 south. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220595-2003, OJ S 248, or contact City of Madrid, fax +34 915883396. 02/04.Open invitation to tender, deadline 19th July, 2004 for extension of the O'Donnell tunnel. The extension of the O'Donnell tunnel will span 783 m. From late 2005 or early 2006, the lengthened tunnel will start from Menendez Pelayo street, while it now starts in Puerta de la Maternidad, to cross under Doctor Esquerdo up to Piruli. Tender budget: EUR21.8 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=100261-2004, OJ S 119, or contact City Hall, Madrid, fax +34 915883571 or tel. +34 915883570. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 26/2004. 27/04.Open invitation to tender, deadline 30th July, 2004 for work inspection, monitoring and health and safety coordination as part of the O'Donnell tunnel extension. Tender budget: EUR25,400. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=096846-2004, OJ S 115, or contact City Hall, Madrid, tel. +34 915883475 or 915883570. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 26/2004. 27/04.Open invitation to tender, deadline 19th July, 2004 for construction of a new tunnel in Pio XII Avenue. The new 823 m-long three-lane tunnel will run parallel to the existing Pio XII tunnel. Its cost amounts to EUR37 million. Time frame for construction: 30 months. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=100267-2004, OJ S 119, or contact City Hall, Madrid, fax +34 915883571 or tel. +34 915883653. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 26/2004. 27/04.Open call for bids, deadline 23rd July, 2004 for construction of the right carriageway on the Paseo de Santa Maria de la Cabeza / N-III connection, corresponding to the south tunnel of the M-30 south bypass. This 8,344 m section requires 7,212 m of three-lane bored tunnel and 632 m of cut-and-cover tunnel. Tender value: EUR370 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=103872-2004, OJ S 123, or contact Empresa Municipal Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 91 5883139. 28/04.Open call for bids, deadline 23rd July, 2004 for construction of the left carriageway on the Paseo de Santa Maria de la Cabeza / N-III connection, corresponding to the north tunnel of the M-30 south bypass. This 8,344 m section requires 7,212 m of three-lane bored tunnel and 632 m of cut-and-cover tunnel. Tender value: EUR292.5 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=103849-2004, OJ S 123, or contact Empresa Municipal Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 91 5883139. 28/04.Open call for bids, deadline 12th August, 2004 for quality control during construction of the left carriageway on the Paseo de Santa Maria de la Cabeza / N-III connection, corresponding to the north tunnel of the M-30 south bypass. Tender value: EUR2.9 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=104964-2004, OJ S 123, or contact Empresa Municipal Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 91 5883139. 28/04.Open call for bids, deadline 23rd July, 2004 for construction of an interchange between La Paloma and Pio XII Street / Avenida de Burgos. This 5,508 m section requires a 1,546 m cut-and-cover tunnel and 175 m with conventional means. Tender value: EUR47.8 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=103855-2004, OJ S 123, or contact Empresa Municipal Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 91 5883139. 28/04.Open call for bids, deadline 12th August, 2004 for quality control throughout construction of an interchange between La Paloma and Pio XII Street / Avenida de Burgos. Tender value: EUR478,450. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=104988-2004, OJ S 123, or contact Empresa Municipal Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 91 5883139. 28/04.Open call for bids, deadline 23rd July, 2004 for upgrading of the interchange between the M-30 and N-III. This 4.8 km section requires a 1.4 km cut-and-cover tunnel and 430 m with conventional means. Tender value: EUR161.2 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=103833-2004, OJ S 123, or contact Empresa Municipal Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 91 5883139. 28/04.Open call for bids, deadline 12th August, 2004 for quality control during upgrading of the interchange between the M-30 and N-III. Tender value: EUR1.6 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=104963-2004, OJ S 123, or contact Empresa Municipal Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 91 5883139. 28/04.Open call for bids, deadline 23rd July, 2004 for upgrading of the interchange between Costa Rica Street and Plaza Jose Maria Soler and the slip roads to the M-30. This 2,078 m section requires 892 m of cut-and-cover tunnel. Tender value: EUR23.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=103850-2004, OJ S 123, or contact Empresa Municipal Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 91 5883139. 28/04.Open call for bids, deadline 12th August, 2004 for quality control throughout the upgrading works of the Costa Rica Street and Plaza Jose Maria Soler and the slip roads to the M-30. Tender value: EUR232,750. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=105021-2004, OJ S 123, or contact Empresa Municipal Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 91 5883139. 28/04.More tenders in E-News Weekly 28/2004. Also read E-News Weekly 23/2003. 28/04.Open invitation to tender, deadline 17th August, 2004 for inspection, monitoring and health and safety coordination during construction of the interchanges between M-30 and Avenida de América / A-2 and between N-100-O'Donnell and M-30. Two underpasses will be constructed to connect N-II / M-30 south and M-30 north / N-II. The interchange between N-100-O'Donnell and M-30 requires two underpasses, 720 m under the M-30 north and 920 m under the M-30 south, each accomodating two 3.5 m-wide lanes. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=107776-2004, OJ S 127, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 915883139. 29/04.Open call for bids, deadline 17th August, 2004 for inspection, monitoring and health and safety coordination during construction of the left carriageway on the Paseo de Santa Maria de la Cabeza / M-30 connection, corresponding to the north tunnel of the south bypass. This 8,344 m section requires 7,212 m of three-lane bored tunnel and 632 m of cut-and-cover tunnel, divided in two separate tubes. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=107697-2004, OJ S 127, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 91 5883139. 29/04.Open call for bids, deadline 17th August, 2004 for inspection, monitoring and health and safety coordination during construction of the interchange between the M-30 and N-III. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=107672-2004, OJ S 127, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 91 5883139. 29/04.Open call for bids, deadline 17th August, 2004 for inspection, monitoring and health and safety coordination during construction of an interchange between La Paloma and Pio XII Street / Avenida de Burgos and upgrading of the interchange between Costa Rica Street and Plaza Jose Maria Soler and the slip roads to the M-30. The first scheme is 5,508 m in length and requires a 1,546 m cut-and-cover tunnel and 175 m with conventional means. The second is a 2,078 m section including a 892 m of cut-and-cover tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=107788-2004, OJ S 127, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 91 5883139. 29/04.Open call for bids, deadline 12th August, 2004 for quality control during construction of the right carriageway on the Paseo de Santa Maria de la Cabeza / N-III connection, corresponding to the south tunnel of the M-30 south bypass. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=108659-2004, OJ S 128, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 91 5883139. 29/04.Open call for bids, deadline 17th August, 2004 for inspection, monitoring and health and safety coordination during construction of the right carriageway on the Paseo de Santa Maria de la Cabeza / M-30 connection, corresponding to the south tunnel of the south bypass. This 8,344 m section requires 7,212 m of three-lane bored tunnel and 632 m of cut-and-cover tunnel, divided in two separate tubes. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=117419-2004, OJ S 137, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 915883139. 31-32/04.Open call for bids, deadline 20th September, 2004 for inspection, monitoring and health and safety coordination during construction of the connection between Tetuan district and the M-30, section Sor Angela de la Cruz-Marques de Viana, including a 1.284 m tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=131107-2004, OJ S 151, or contact City of Madrid, Madrid, tel. +34 915883475 or 3653. 35/04.Open call for bids, deadline 20th September, 2004 for inspection, monitoring and health and safety coordination during construction of a new 823 m tunnel in Pio XII Avenue. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=131101-2004, OJ S 151, or contact City of Madrid, Madrid, tel. +34 915883475 or 3653. 35/04.Municipal agency Madrid Calle 30 has awarded to Necso and Ferrovial Agroman the construction of the north tunnel on the south bypass. The contract is worth EUR331.4 million. Visit www.necso.es and www.ferrovial.es 37/04.The south tunnel on the south bypass will be constructed by a JV beween FCC and ACS Dragados for EUR410.3 million. Visit www.fcc.es and www.grupoacs.com 37/04.The south bypass is a three-lane infrastructure totalling 8,344 m divided in two tunnels, of which 7,212 m to be built by 15 m-diameter TBMs and 632 m in cut-and-cover. Sinking of the shafts for the TBMs starts immediately. Construction will last 30 months. Both tunnels, one in each direction, of the so-called south bypass, will allow drivers to avoid the A-3 connection. 37/04.Sacyr Vallehermoso will build for EUR170.7 million and in 24 months the improvements of the connection to the A-3. This is a 4.8 km section, whereof 1.4 km in cut-and-cover and 430 m using conventional means. Visit www.gruposyv.com 37/04.Corsan-Corviam is to improve for EUR50 million La Paloma Interchange. The 5,508 m section requires to excavate 1,546 m in cut-and-cover and 175 m using conventional means. Visit www.corsan-corviam.es 37/04.Another JV set up by Construcciones Sando and Ploder will build the connections to Costa Rica and Jose Maria Soler in 14 months at a cost of EUR24.3 million. This section is 2,078 m in length and includes 892 m of cut-and-cover tunnel. Visit www.sando.net and www.ploder.es 37/04.Aldesa Construcciones has been selected to modernise in 14.5 months the connection with Avenida de América for EUR23 million. Two underpasses are needed to link up the N-II with the M-30 south and the M-30 north with the N-II. Visit www.aldesaconstrucciones.es 37/04.Construction is to start simultaneously on all the sections from September 2004 to conclude between November 2005 and spring 2007. Visit www.urbanismo.munimadrid.es/ 37/04.Comsa will build the extension of the O'Donnell tunnel in Madrid, for EUR25.3 million and a time frame of 18 months. The existing O'Donnell avoids to cross at grade Doctor Esquerdo street and is one of the main ways to get out of Madrid. The existing tunnel, 500 m in length, will be lengthened to 1.3 km and its new entrance will be located near Retiro Park. The cut-and-cover method will be used. Visit www.comsa.com 42/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 9th December, 2004 for construction of a 2 x 700 m tunnel linking Ilustracion and Ventisquero de la Condesa avenues. Each bore will carry two 3.5 m-wide lanes. Cut-and-cover and Belgian tunnelling methods. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=187466-2004, OJ S 218, or contact Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, fax +34 915883571. 47/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 4th January, 2005 for construction of a tunnel with entrances and exits in Embajadores Street, El Planetario Avenue and the M-30 / M-40 bypass to permit direct connection with the A-4 and all M-40's movements. In addition, there are two junctions (entry and exit) to link the M-30 with the south end of Embajadores Street. The total length is 5.8 km, whereof 2,460 m of cut-and-cover tunnel. Estimated cost: EUR143.8 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=203999-2004, OJ S 237, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 917213265. E-mail madridcalle30juridic@munimadrid.es. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 47/2004. 51-52/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 19th January, 2005 for inspection, monitoring and safety and health coordination throughout construction of the connection between Embajadores Street and the M-40. Estimated cost: EUR2.8 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=203301-2004, OJ S 236, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 917213265. E-mail madridcalle30juridic@munimadrid.es 51-52/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 19th January, 2005 for quality control throughout construction of the connection between Embajadores Street and the M-40. Estimated cost: EUR1.4 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=203312-2004, OJ S 236, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 917213265. E-mail madridcalle30juridic@munimadrid.es 51-52/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 9th March, 2005 for sinking underground the Rey Bridge-Portugal Avenue interchange between Paseo del Marques de Monistrol and Segovia Bridge. The northbound inner carriageway is 2,887.5 m in length while the southbound outer carriageway has a length of 2,910.6 m. It is a cut-and-cover tunnel. Estimated cost: EUR403.7 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=014886-2005, OJ S 16, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 917213265. E-mail madridcalle30juridic@munimadrid.es. Also visit www.madridcamina.org/GruposTrabajo/M-30/Proyectos/Monistrol-Pte%20Segovia/Monistrol-Pte%20Segovia-Memoria.pdf to read a technical report on the project.Open call for tenders, deadline 9th March, 2005 for sinking underground the M-30 between Segovia Bridge and San Isidro Bridge (2.5 km). The route totals 5,797.9 m, whereof 2,887.5 m for the inner carriageway and 2,910.4 m for the outer carriageway. Also a 622.5 m stretch of the A-5 will be sunk underground. It is a cut-and-cover tunnel. Estimated cost: EUR264.8 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=014888-2005, OJ S 16, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 917213265. E-mail madridcalle30juridic@munimadrid.es. Also visit www.madridcamina.org/GruposTrabajo/M-30/Proyectos/PteSegovia-SanIsidro/Pte%20segovia-San%20Isidro-Memoria.pdf to read a technical report on the project. 05/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 14th March, 2005 for inspection, monitoring and safety and health coordination during construction of the M-30 cut-and-cover tunnel between Segovia Bridge and San Isidro Bridge (2.5 km). Estimated cost: EUR4.5 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=018719-2005, OJ S 19, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 917213265. E-mail madridcalle30juridic@munimadrid.es. 05/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 9th March, 2005 for sinking underground the M-30 between San Isidro Bridge and Praga Bridge. The inner carriageway spans 1,404.76 m while the outer carriageway spans 1,397.36 m. It is a cut-and-cover tunnel. Estimated cost: EUR242.4 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=014894-2005, OJ S 16, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 917213265. E-mail madridcalle30juridic@munimadrid.es. Also visit www.madridcamina.org/GruposTrabajo/M-30/Proyectos/San%20Isidro-Praga/San%20Isidro-Praga-Memoria.pdf to read a technical report on the project. 05/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 9th March, 2005 for sinking underground the M-30 between Praga Bridge and the south interchange. The inner carriageway is 1,940.73 m long and the outer carriageway is 1,914.50 m long. It is a cut-and-cover tunnel. Estimated cost: EUR246.7 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=014885-2005, OJ S 16, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 917213265. E-mail madridcalle30juridic@munimadrid.es. Also visit www.madridcamina.org/GruposTrabajo/M-30/Proyectos/Pte%20Praga-Nudo%20Sur/Pte%20Praga-NudoSur-Memoria.pdf to read a technical report on the project. 05/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 9th March, 2005 for sinking underground Portugal Avenue between Paseo de Extremadura and the M-30. It is a 1,305 m cut-and-cover tunnel to carry two carriageways, each with four 3.5 m-wide lanes, 0.75 m-wide shoulders and 1 m-wide pavements. The three-lane access ramps to the cut-and-cover tunnel also carry a single-lane exit tunnel to Parque de Atracciones and Casa de Campo (642.3 m) and an entrance tunnel from Paseo de Extremadura and downtown Madrid (490.8 m). Estimated cost: EUR176.9 million. E-mail madridcalle30juridic@munimadrid.es. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=014890-2005, OJ S 16, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 917213265. Also visit www.madridcamina.org/GruposTrabajo/M-30/Proyectos/Avda%20Portugal/Avda%20portugal-Memoria.pdf to read a technical report on the project. 05/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 14th March, 2005 for inspection, monitoring and safety and health coordination during construction of the Portugal Avenue cut-and-cover tunnel between Paseo de Extremadura and the M-30. Estimated cost: EUR3.6 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=018716-2005, OJ S 19, or contact Madrid Calle 30, Madrid, fax +34 917213265. E-mail madridcalle30juridic@munimadrid.es. 05/05.Open call for bids, deadline 11th April, 2005 for construction of the Ciudad Deportiva underground distributor. It is an undergound distributor ring under the former sport precinct of the Real Madrid, which consists of a rectangular road link, approximately 1,100 m in length, with three traffic lanes, as well as a lane to access to the future car parks. This ring will include five accesses to channel traffic from the M-30 west and south, the M-607 to Colmenar, Sinesio Delgado street, Monforte de Lemos and Pio XII avenues, the north and south sectors of Paseo de la Castellana, the A-1 Madrid-Burgos and the M-11. The project also includes a tunnel specially designed to channel public transport traffic with the A-1 and M-607. This tunnel will carry two lanes, one for each direction, running under Monforte de Lemos and Sinesio Delgado until Paseo de la Castellana, where it will branch off in two separate tunnels, one towards Plaza de Castilla and the other to Chamartin station. Construction will presumably commence in the middle of the year and last 30 months. Tender estimate: EUR106.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=037270-2005, OJ S 39, or contact City of Madrid, tel. +34 915883570 / 71 or 915883475. 09/05.Geoteyco and Eurocontrol secured a EUR2.8 million contract for quality control throughout construction of the right carriageway on the Paseo de Santa Maria de la Cabeza / N-III connection, corresponding to the south tunnel of the M-30 south bypass. Visit www.geoteyco.es and www.eurocontrol.es 10/05.A EUR3.5 million contract has been awarded to Intemac and Ginprosa for inspection, monitoring and health and safety coordination during construction of the left carriageway on the Paseo de Santa Maria de la Cabeza / M-30 connection, corresponding to the north tunnel of the south bypass. Visit www.intemac.es 10/05.Eptisa and Euroestudios secured a EUR2.4 million contract for quality control during construction of the left carriageway on the Paseo de Santa Maria de la Cabeza / N-III connection, corresponding to the north tunnel of the M-30 south bypass. Visit www.eptisainternacional.es and www.euroestudios.es 10/05.Aepo and Iberinsa secured a EUR3.3 million contract for inspection, monitoring and health and safety coordination during construction of the left carriageway on the Paseo de Santa Maria de la Cabeza / M-30 connection, corresponding to the south tunnel of the south bypass. Visit www.aepo.es and www.iberinsa.es 10/05.Euroconsult secured a EUR1.3 million contract for quality control during construction of the interchange between the M-30 and N-III. Visit www.euroconsult.es 10/05.Typsa and Ausurinsa secured a EUR2.4 million for inspection, monitoring and health and safety coordination during construction of the interchange between the M-30 and N-III. Visit www.typsa.es and www.asurinsa.com 10/05.Eurocontrol and Icaes secured a EUR185,500 for quality control throughout the upgrading works of the Costa Rica Street and Plaza Jose Maria Soler and the slip roads to the M-30. Visit www.eurocontrol.es and www.icaes.es 10/05.Inocsa secured a EUR1.9 million for inspection, monitoring and health and safety coordination during construction of an interchange between La Paloma and Pio XII Street / Avenida de Burgos and upgrading of the interchange between Costa Rica Street and Plaza Jose Maria Soler and the slip roads to the M-30. Visit www.inocsa.es 10/05.Proser secured a EUR1.7 million contract for inspection, monitoring and health and safety coordination during construction of the interchange between M-30 and Avenida de America / A-2 and between N-100-O'Donnell and M-30. Visit www.proser.es 10/05.Geocisa secured a EUR421,000 contract for quality control throughout construction of an interchange between La Paloma and Pio XII Street / Avenida de Burgos. Visit www.geocisa.com 10/05.Open call for bids, deadline 28th April, 2005 for inspection, monitoring as well as health and safety coordination during construction of the Ciudad Deportiva underground distributor. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=049285-2005, OJ S 51, or contact Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, tel. +34 915883475 or 915883570. Click es/104. 12/05.The City of Madrid has awarded to Sacyr a 24-month contract to build the tunnel which will connect Tetuan district with the M-30, for EUR69.15 million. The 1.35 km tunnel will start at Sor Angela de la Sor street, at the intersection between Infante Mercedes and Bravo Murillo streets to then cross the latter at great depth to avoid affecting Line 1 of the metro. Then, the tunnel passes beneath Marques de Vina street and Agustin Rodriguez Sahagun Park to end at the crossroads with Camino del Chorrillo. It is a 16 m-wide tunnel to be built using slurry walls. In addition to the tunnel, the contract also includes the construction of three car parks, with decks above or below the new roadway. Visit www.gruposyv.com 13/05.The City of Madrid has shared between six contractors contracts worth EUR1,245 million to put underground the six kilometres of the west section of the M-30 and 1.3 km on Avenida de Portugal. Work will commence in April and last 24 months.Sacyr secured a EUR166.3 million for the undergrounding of Avenida de Portugal between Paseo de Extremadura and the M-30. A 1,305 m-long cut-and-cover tunnel for a dual carriageway, a single-lane exit tunnel to Parque de Atracciones and Casa de Campo (642.3 m) and an entrance tunnel from Paseo de Extremadura and downtown Madrid (490.8 m) will be built. Visit www.sacyr.com 14/05.Dragados will underground the Rey Bridge-Avenida de Portugal interchange between Paseo del Marques de Monistrol and Segovia Bridge. The northbound inner carriageway is 2,887.5 m in length while the southbound outer carriageway has a length of 2,910.6 m. The contract is worth EUR371.7 million. Visit www.grupoacs.com 14/05.Ferrovial-Agroman and Compania de Obras Castillejos will underground the M-30 between Segovia Bridge and San Isidro Bridge (2.5 km). The route totals 5,797.9 m, whereof 2,887.5 m for the inner carriageway and 2,910.4 m for the outer carriageway. Also a 622.5 m stretch of the A-5 will be sunk underground. The contract totals EUR247.3 million. Visit www.ferrovial.com and www.madridcamina.org/GruposTrabajo/M-30/Proyectos/PteSegovia-SanIsidro/Pte%20segovia-San%20Isidro-Memoria.pdf 14/05.Necso will take underground the M-30 between San Isidro Bridge and Praga Bridge. The inner carriageway spans 1,404.76 m while the outer carriageway spans 1,397.36 m. The length of the entrance and exit interchanges is 3,560.72 m. The dualling of the main tunnel under Toledo Bridge is 955.97 m. Contract value: EUR227.8 million. Visit www.necso.es and www.madridcamina.org/GruposTrabajo/M-30/Proyectos/San%20Isidro-Praga/San%20Isidro-Praga-Memoria.pdf 14/05.FCC will sink underground the M-30 between Praga Bridge and the south interchange. The inner carriageway is 1,940.73 m long and the outer carriageway is 1,914.50 m long. The length of the entrance and exit interchanges is 3,795 m. The dualling of the main tunnels for integration in the south bypass is 1,182 m. Contract value: EUR231.8 million. Visit www.fcc.es and www.madridcamina.org/GruposTrabajo/M-30/Proyectos/Pte%20Praga-Nudo%20Sur/Pte%20Praga-NudoSur-Memoria.pdf 14/05.The City of Madrid has awarded to OHL the construction of a traffic disbributor tunnel under the four towers under construction on the site of what was before the Real Madrid sporting area. The project is budgeted at EUR114.2 million. OHL will build in 30 months the main tunnel, which will consist of a rectangle connected to 12 secondary tunnels for entries, exits and public transport usage. Five entries are planned, with one more envisaged in the future, and five exits together with a branch for public transport. The main tunnel is 1.1 km in length, with 450 m-long sections on the longest sides of the rectangle, orientated to the north-south direction almost parallel to Paseo de la Castellana. They will carry three lanes and a merging lane while the two shortest sides of this rectangle road will accommodate a unique lane. In addition, a four-lane perpendicular carriageway will cross the distributor (two lanes per direction), with access to the car park. Visit www.ohl.es 30/05.AEPO, Sener and Iberinsa secured a EUR2.9 million contract for inspection, monitoring and safety and health coordination during construction of the Portugal Avenue cut-and-cover tunnel between Paseo de Extremadura and the M-30. Visit www.aepo.es, www.sener.es and www.iberinsa.es 44/05.Ingenierí­a Bí¡sica and Incoydesa secured a EUR3.4 million contract for inspection, monitoring and safety and health coordination during the undergrounding of the M-30 between Segovia Bridge and San Isidro Bridge (2.5 km). Visit www.incoydesa.com 44/05.

Tunnelling start of the 7.6 km 5.5 m-diameter water tunnel to link the Talave and Cenajo dams delayed due to possible cancellation of phase 2 and because TBM to be used by Dragados still boring a tunnel in Italy. Limestone, marls and clay. Contract value of Ptas5.9 billion and time frame of 24 months. 50/01.Obstacles to the construction of 7.6 km-long 5.5 m-diameter Talave-Cenajo tunnel have been lifted, clearing the way for construction. A EUR37 million contract was awarded to Dragados at end-2001. A double shield TBM will be used. Excavation diameter is 5.2 m and inner diameter is 4.8 m. Segmental lining with six segments per ring. Spoil removal with a conveyor belt up to the rear of the back-up and then loading on muck cars. Visit www.dragados.com 21/04.Dragados won the contract to build the 7.6 km Talave-Cenajo water tunnel already four years ago but the project never really started, due to political and environmental problems. The project is typical of the so-called water war which has been causing friction between Castilla La Mancha and Murcia regions about the sharing of water resources. Visit www.dragados.comThe Ministry of environment has accepted the demands of the Castilla-La Mancha government to reduce the transport capacity of the Talave-Cenajo tunnel. The Ministry, the government of Castilla-La Mancha and the City of Hellí­n agreed in mid September to pursue the construction of the water transfer tunnel between the Talave and Cenajo reservoirs, in Albacete. The tunnel will transfer 10 cubic metres of water by second instead of 60 cu m/s planned in the initial project. The water is meant only for human consumption and not for irrigation, as previously envisaged. A few days before the agreement between the three administrations, the Castilla-La Mancha government ordered for the second time to hold up the preliminary works. These works had already been stopped by the Castilla-La Mancha executive in December 2004. In June 2005, it decided to lift the suspension and construction could resume. The revised project, recently submitted by Dragados for approval by the Ministry of environment, reduces the excavation diameter of the tunnel from 5.2 m to 4.04 and the lined diameter from 4.8 m to 3.5 m. Tunnelling is scheduled to start in 2006. The budget amounts to EUR42 million.Dragados will use a Robbins double-shield hard rock TBM to drive the tunnel. The tunnel will be lined with concrete rings, made up of four hexagonal segments instead of six as initially planned. The reinforced concrete segments will be produce by Drace, a Dragados subsidiary. The TBM has been used last time to drive the 5,373 m Piedilama tunnel in Italy, which forms part of the Piceno aqueduct, and before to bore the 10 km Pieve Vergonte hydroelectric project. Both were projects subcontracted to SELI. Visit www.robbinstbm.com and www.drace.comMuckaway by belt behind the cutterhead up to the rear of the back-up, then loco and muck wagons up to a pit and eventually from there by dumpers until the final disposal site. The owner is Aguas de la Cuenca del Segura (Acsegura), affiliated to the Ministry of environment. 52/05-01/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 5th September, 2007 for project design and construction of section II of the supply system from Cenajo dam to the basin of Taibilla canals, including a 5,950 m-long water tunnel and connecting pipe to the Cenajo water treatment plant. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=135416-2007, OJ S 110, or contact Aguas de la Cuenca del Segura, Murcia, fax +34 968222325. 25/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 4th October, 2007 for construction supervision and health and safety coordination during construction of section II of the supply system from Cenajo dam to the basin of Taibilla canals, including a 5,950 m-long water tunnel and connecting pipe to the Cenajo water treatment plant. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=185654-2007, OJ S 149, or contact Aguas de la Cuenca del Segura, Murcia, fax +34 968222325. E-mail acuasegura@acuasegura.es 33/07.Dragados scooped a EUR33 million contract for project design and construction of section II of the supply system from Cenajo dam to the basin of Taibilla canals, including a 5,950 m-long water tunnel and connecting pipe to the Cenajo water treatment plant. Visit www.dragados.com 02/08.Ayesa landed a EUR840,000 contract for construction supervision and health and safety coordination during construction of section II of the supply system from Cenajo dam to the basin of Taibilla canals, including a 5,950 m-long water tunnel and connecting pipe to the Cenajo water treatment plant. Visit www.ayesa.es 04/08.

    Award to Geocontrol of $120,000, six-month contract for geological investigation for underground railway line. Visit www.boe.es 15/01. East-west metrotren project defined by the Ministry of Development will include two parallel tunnels, 3 km-long, 6-7 m-wide, 20 m-deep, from Barrio de Moreda to La Guí­a. Geological studies by Geocontrol. Cost is US$132.3 million. 47/01. Open call for bids, deadline 10th February, 2003 for construction of the infrastructure and track of the cross city tunnel in Gijí³n. There will be a 3,538 m-long double-track tunnel running from the existing station in El Humedal to the Viesques roundabout. Inner diameter 9.6 m. Depth of -20 m.There will also be three stations in Begoí±a, El Bibio and Viesques. The Begoí±a station will consist of two big caverns: the station cavern, 162 m in length with a 20.3 x 16.8 m outer vaulted section, and the ticketing hall cavern, 65 m in length, featuring a 18.5 x 20.3 m outer vaulted section. This station will be mined. The El Bibio and Viesques stations are rectangular in shape, 165 m-long x 19 m-wide. They will be built using the cut-and-cover method at a depth of 34 and 30 m respectively.Other works require include a 300 m exploratory tunnel and two launch shafts in Begoí±a. The tunnel will be TBM-driven using a shield machine with a cutting head for rock and looser ground able to work in open and closed mode.Time frame for construction is 40 months. Tender value €116.6 million. Project planning and engineering by Ineco. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=195159-2002, OJ S 245, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979942 or 8470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es. Read E-News Weekly # 50. 52/02. Open call for bids, deadline 17th February, 2003 for engineering services for work control and construction management of the 3.5 km cross-city tunnel. Tender value: €3.3 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=007449-2003, OJ S 10, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979942 or 8470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es 04/03. The Ministry of development has already received eight bids for the 3.53 km penetration tunnel of the metrotrain from El Humedal to Viesques budgeted at €116.5 million with a time frame for construction of 40 months. The bidders are Corsí¡n-Corviam / Comsa; FCC / Convensa; Aldesa / Paraí±o / Tableros y Puentes / Dicaminos; Dragados / Tecsa; OHL / Coprosa / Agrupacií³n Guinovart & Obras y Servicios Hispania; ACS / Ví­as y Construcciones / Obras Subterrí¡neas; Sacyr / Constructora Hispí¡nica / Cavosa; and Necso, the only contractor to bid alone. 08/03. Necso has clinched a €91.3 million contract to build the 3,538 m-long 9.6 m-diameter double-track cross city tunnel running from El Humedal to Viesques. The job also includes three underground stations, a 300 m exploratory tunnel and two shafts. TBM-driven tunnel using a shield machine with a cutting head for rock and looser ground able to work in open and closed modes. Necso is currently in talks with TBM makers. Visit www.necso.es 17/03. Necso has placed an order with Herrenknecht for the supply of an EPB TBM to excavate a 3,538 m-long railway tunnel running from the existing station in El Humedal to Viesques with stations in Begoí±a, El Bibio and Viesques. The first station will be mined while the other two will be built in cut-and-cover. The 85 m-long machine (with backup) weighs 1,500 tons and will be equipped with a 10.56 m-diameter cutting head. The installed power will be 5,000 kW and the cutterhead power 3,600 kW. The nominal torque will be 26,026 kNm at 0.89 rev/min. The nominal thrust will be 17,500 kN. The cutting head will be equipped with 192 scrappers, 37 cutters and one copy cutter. There will be a segment erector and the excavated material will be mucked out using a conveyor belt. Visit www.herrenknecht.com. 21/03.Necso has started on shaft construction for the 3.5 km-long x 9.6 m-diameter leg of the Metrotren project from El Humedal to Viesques which will be driven by a new Herrenknecht EPB. Visit www.necso.com 34/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 19th February, 2004 for consulting and assistance during auscultation of the city rail tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=011774-2004, OJ S 14, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 8470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es. Read E-News Weekly 5/2004. 05/04.Ineco, Geocisa and Geoconsult Espaí±a have won a EUR1.5 million contract for auscultation during excavation of the city rail tunnel. Visit www.ineco.es, www.geocisa.com and www.geoconsult.es 27/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 21st September, 2005 for conceptual design of the tunnel extension to Cabuenes of the metro train line. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=156146-2005, OJ S 156, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 20/2005. 36/05.Ineco signed a EUR362,000 contract for the conceptual design of the tunnel extension to Cabuenes of the metro train line in Gijon. Read E-News Weekly 20/2005. Visit www.ineco.es 50-51/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 20th June, 2007 for design of the 2.6 km extension of the metro train to Cabueí±es. An EPB TBM instead of the cut and cover method will be used to bore the new tunnel from La Guia to Cabueí±es. Planners estimate mechanised tunnelling is more economical, has less impact on the environment and will reduce the construction time. The gradient ranges from 5% to 25%. Geology consists of medium to poor ground, probably with fractured zones (dolomites, limestone, dolomitic limestone, lutites and marly siltstone) and Quaternary soils (clay, alluvium). A mined or cut-and-cover tunnel will connect the existing TBM-built tunnel with its future extension. Read E-News Weekly 1/2007, 25/2006, 9/2006, 20/2005, 42/2004 & 36/2004. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=104362-2007, OJ S 85, or contact the Ministry of Development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 19/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 18th June, 2007 to design the Universidad Laboral and Cabueí±es Hospital stations, to be built in cut and cover. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=102167-2007, OJ S 83, or contact the Ministry of Development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 19/07.AEPO signed a EUR855,000 design contract for the 2.6 km extension of the metro train to Cabueí±es. An EPB TBM will be used to bore the new tunnel. Visit www.aepo.es 33/07.KV Consultores pocketed a EUR1.3 million contract to design the stations on the metro train extension to Cabueí±es (Plaza de Europa, El Bibio, Universidad Laboral, Cabueí±es and Viesques, the latter being a technical and service station only). Visit www.kvconsultores.es 33/07.

  Open invitation to tender, deadline 3rd August, 2001, for engineering design of railway line including tunnels for Asturias Government, Ministry of Infrastructure, fax +34 985 105884. Visit www.boe.es 29/01. Open tendering, deadline 16th January, 2002, for consultancy and design of the Variante de Pajares option between La Robla and Pola de Lena on the Valladolid-Gijí³n rail link. Budget of €6.1 million. A 980 m-deep core drill was due to be completed in December, 2001 by a jv of Geoconsult and Compaí±i­a General de Sondeos under Mounts Valgrande and El Huerna for a long twin tunnel, possibly up to 2 x 25 km, required to cross the Cantabrian mountain chain. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int, documents S 230-158539 or fax +34 917004755, Madrid, Gestor de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias. Also visit www.gif.es 02/02. Award to a jv of Ineco and Geoconsult of the design of the Variante de Pajares with a possible 25 km twin tunnel. Contract value of €5.2 million. Visit www.gif.es 13/02. Call for tenders imminent in OJEC for project and construction of the Pajares tunnels for €1.08 billion with time frame of five years. The Spanish OJ has already invited tenders twelve days only after approval by the government. The Pajares bypass consists of two twin tunnels of 24.6 km each to connect Asturias with the centre of Spain through Leí³n. Construction of the tunnel will be divided into four contracts. Number one from Pola de Gordí³n to Folledo will cost €403 million; number 2 (Folledo-Viadangos) will cost €306 million; number 3 (Viadangos-Telledo-Tunnel east) €192.5 million and number 4 (Viadangos-Telledo-Tunnel west) €183.5 million. Visit www.boe.es and www.gif.es/lineav1.html 11/03. Open call for bids, deadline 30th April, 2003 for the design, construction and execution of requirements for the Pajares twin tunnels (2 x 24.6 km) on the high speed link between Léon and Asturias. Maximum budget for design: €500,000. Reference budget for construction: €1,085 million. Lot 1 is section Pola de Gordí³n-Folledo consisting of an access tunnel, joint cavern, two single-track tunnels, cross connections between both tubes and associated installations. This section is 11 km-long. Maximum budget for design: €110,000. Reference budget for construction: €403 million. Lot 2 is section Folledo-Viadangos, which includes two twin tunnels excavated by conventional means, start shafts, a joint cavern, cross connections between both tunnels and associated installations. The length is approximately 4 km. Maximum budget for design: €140,000. Reference budget for construction: €306 million. Lot 3 has an approximate length of 10 km and encompasses the tunnel on section Viadangos-Telledo, east tube and its associated installations. Maximum budget for design: €140,000. Reference budget for construction: €192.5 million. Lot 4 is the west tube parallel to the previous one and the cross connections between both. Maximum budget for design: €110,000. Reference budget for construction: €183.5 million. Time frame of 4 months for design, 5 years for construction and 18 months for the assembly of TBMs as of the contract awarding date. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=042344-2003, OJ S 49, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. Visit www.gif.es/lineav1.html 12/03. The Ministry of development has approved the project for the Léon Asturias high speed line, section La Robla-south portal of the Pajares tunnels near Pola de Gordí³n. This 9.44 km section includes six tunnels totalling 4,089 m and three viaducts. Construction budget: €118.6 million. It has been proposed to divide the section into three subsections with an aproximate time frame for completion of two years. Design studies by Ineco and Geoconsult. Visit www.gif.es, www.geoconsult.es and www.ineco.es 18/03. Seven candidates have bidded for Lot 1 of the Pajares tunnels, section Pola de Gordí³n-Folledo. Lot 1 is for the construction of two single-track tunnels of 10.5 km each and associated underground structures, with an estimated cost of €403 million. The bidders are OHL and, in JV, Corsí¡n-Corviam, Coprosa and Comsa; Ploder and Vinci; Dragados, ACS and Obras Subterrí¡neas; Aldesa, Tableros y Puentes, Construcciones Paraí±o and Construcciones Sando; FCC and Necso; and Ferrovial with Sacyr. Tenders lapsed on 30th April, 2003 and it is planned to open the financial bids on 16th May. Tenders lapsed on 7th May, 2003 for the submission of bids for Lot 2, section Folledo-Viadangos (4 km). This section is valued at €306 million and includes two twin tunnels and other underground works. The bidders are the same as for Lot 1.Bids for the two remaining contracts are due in May 2003. Bids for Lot 3, section Viadangos-Telledo, east tunnel, are due 14th May while for Lot 4, section Viadangos-Telledo, west tunnel, they must be submitted 21st May. Visit www.gif.es 20/03. Contract 1 of the Pajares tunnels, section Pola de Gordí³n-Folledo, has been awarded to a JV of FCC and Necso for €531.7 million. Contract 1 includes the construction of two 10.5 km tunnels. The JV will build the Folledo access adit (1,950 m), to be mined by conventional means and a 60 m cut-and-cover tunnel at the portal, both to be completed during the first 14 months of the project, concurrently with a 230 m open cut to access to the portals on the Leí³n side. Once this is completed, four months will be needed to mine the Folledo cavern using conventional means. This cavern is necessary for geological reasons at the junction between the access adit and the future tunnels. The TBMs will be assembled in the cavern to drive 8 km of tunnels uphill until the portals located on the Leí³n side. Time frame: 32 months. At the same time, from the cavern, 2 x 2.5 km of tunnel will be excavated by conventional means heading downhill. Finally, 40 m-long cut-and-cover tunnels will be built at the Leí³n portals. The project also encompasses the building of the cross passages between the twin tunnels. Contract 1 also has a 18-month time frame for the assembly of the TBMs. Visit www.fcc.es and www.necso.es 22/03.Contract 2, section Folledo-Viadangos, has been awarded to a JV of Dragados, ACS and Obras Subterrí¡neas for €417.8 million. The JV will build the inmediate access to the Viadangos shafts and the cavern necessary for the junction with the tunnels, using conventional means. This will take the first two years of the project. Afterwards, 4 km of the Pajares tunnels will be bored using conventional means (San Emiliano geological formation), some 1,600 m downwhill and 2,400 m uphill. The cross passages between the two bores are also included. Time frame: 5 years. Visit www.dragados.es, www.grupoacs.com and www.obrassubterraneas.es 22/03.Both for contracts 1 and 2, the time frame for design is 4 months and 60 months for construction. 22/03.For contract 3, section Viadangos-Telledo (tunnel east), the eight bidders are Aldesa Construcciones / Tableros y Puentes / Construcciones Paraí±o / Construcciones Sí¡nchez Domí­­nguez Sando; Corsí¡n-Corviam / Coprosa / Comsa; FCC / Necso; Copcisa / Ferní¡ndez Constructor / Azvi / Constructora Hispí¡nica; OHL; Ploder / Vinci; Ferrovial-Agromí¡n / Sacyr / Cavosa; and Dragados / ACS / Obras Subterrí¡neas. 22/03.The seven candidates who have bidded for contract 4, section Viadangos-Telledo (tunnel west) are: Aldesa Construcciones / Tableros y Puentes / Construcciones Paraí±o / Construcciones Sí¡nchez Domí­­nguez Sando; Corsí¡n-Corviam / Coprosa / Comsa; FCC / Necso; Copcisa / Ferní¡ndez Constructor / Azvi / Constructora Hispí¡nica; OHL; Ferrovial-Agromí¡n / Sacyr / Cavosa; and Dragados / ACS / Obras Subterraneas. 22/03.Contract 3 for the design and construction of the Pajares tunnels has been awarded to a JV of Ferrovial-Agromí¡n, Sacyr and Cavosa for €239.19 million. Time frames are four months for design, 18 months for assembly of the TBM and 60 months for construction. Contract 3 runs from Viadangos to Telledo and includes the east tunnel and its equipment. The section starts and most of its alignment runs in Leí³n province to end in Asturias. The first stretch of this tunnel will be driven by conventional means and then with the TBM driving upwards to connect with Contract 2.Contract 4 has been commissioned to Copcisa, Ferní¡ndez Constructor, AZVI and Constructora Hispí¡nica for €220.42 million. Times frames are four months for design, 18 months for assembly of the TBM and 58 months for construction. Contract 4 also starts in Viadangos and ends in Telledo. It comprises of the west tunnel starting on the Asturian side. It also includes the construction of cross galleries between the two bores.The two single-track Pajares tunnels, 25 km in length, will feature a minimum cross section of 52 square metres. Cross passages will be drilled every 400 metres and a place for connection between the two main tunnels, located about half-way, will be excavated to allow trains to swap tracks if needed and for maintenance and emergency.According to planning, work will be completed in 2009. Then, track laying, electrification, signalling, safety and communication equipment work will commence. This will take one year to complete so that the tunnels will be commissioned in 2010. Visit www.gif.es 26/03.Open call for bids, deadline 4th February, 2004 for work supervision during construction of the Pajares tunnels. Tender budget: 7.1 million euros. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=004362-2004, OJ S 5, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. 03/04.Invitation to tender to be published imminently, further to government approval, for the remaining sections of the Pajares bypass on the Leon-Asturias high speed line. Budget: EUR478.7 million. They are sections La Robla-Pajares tunnels, in Leon province, and Pajares tunnels-Pola de Lena, in Asturias. The latter has been divided in two subsections, Pajares tunnels-Sotiello and Sotiello-Pola de Lena. The total length is 24.7 km.Section La Robla-Pajares tunnels, 9.4 km in length, runs through the municipalities of Cuadros, La Robla and Pola de Gordon, all situated in Leon province. Budget for construction estimated at EUR118.7 million, time frame of 24 months. Budget for design: EUR750,000 with time frame of six months from award date. Includes six tunnels totalling 4,089 m.Subsection Pajares tunnels-Sotiello, 6 km in length, runs through the municipality of Lena in Asturias. Budget for construction estimated at EUR174 million, time frame of 32 months. Budget for design: EUR450,000 with time frame of six months from award date. Includes two double single-track tunnels, lengths 3,825 m approximately and 2,100 m.Subsection Sotiello-Pola de Lena, length 9.3 km, runs also in the municipaly of Lena. Budget for construction: EUR186 million, time frame of 36 months. Budget for design: EUR750,000 with time frame of six months from award date. Includes one double single-track tunnel, length 3,500 m, and two dual-track tunnels, lengths 2,418 m and 1,674 m respectively. 08/04.Open call for bids, deadline 12th April, 2004 for design and construction of the 6 km subsection running from the Pajares tunnels to Sotiello. Budget for design: EUR450,000. Time frame: six months. Budget for construction: EUR174 million. Time frame: 32 months. Includes two double single-track tunnels, lengths 3,825 m approximately and 2,100 m. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=034011-2004, OJ S 39, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. 10/04.Open call for bids, deadline 12th April, 2004 for design and construction of the 9.3 km subsection running from Sotiello to Pola de Lena. Budget for design: EUR750,000. Time frame: six months. Budget for construction: EUR186 million. Time frame: 36 months. Includes one double single-track tunnel, length 3,500 m, and two dual-track tunnels, lengths 2,418 m and 1,674 m respectively. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=034070-2004, OJ S 39, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. 10/04.Open call for bids, deadline 12th April, 2004 for design and construction of the 9.4 km subsection running from La Robla to the Pajares tunnels. Budget for design: EUR750,000. Time frame: six months. Budget for construction: EUR118.7 million. Time frame: 24 months. Includes six tunnels totalling 4,089 m. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=034079-2004, OJ S 39, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. 10/04.Open call for bids, deadline 26th March, 2004 for project construction management and work control of subsection La Robla-Pajares tunnels. Tender budget: EUR3.7 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=034342-2004, OJ S 39, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. 10/04.Open call for bids, deadline 26th March, 2004 for project construction management and work control of section Pajares tunnels-Pola de Lena. Subsection Pajares tunnels-Sotiello includes two double single-track tunnels, lengths 3,825 m and 2,100 m. Subsection Sotiello-Pola de Lena includes one double single-track tunnel, length 3,500 m, and two dual-track tunnels, lengths 2,418 m and 1,674 m respectively. Tender budget: EUR8.1 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=034344-2004, OJ S 39, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. 11/04.Ineco and Geoconsult secured a EUR4.5 million contract for construction management and work conrol of the Pajares tunnels. Visit www.ineco.es and www.geoconsult.es 15/04.Open call for bids, deadline 19th August, 2004 for design of two subsections, 4.32 km and 4.85 km, running from Sotiello to Campomanes and from Campomanes to Pola de Lena. Budgets: EUR980,000 and EUR850,000. Time frames: ten months and nine months respectively. The Sotiello-Pola de Lena section includes one double single-track tunnel, length 3,500 m, and two dual-track tunnels, lengths 2,418 m and 1,674 m respectively. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=107736-2004 and http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=107737-2004, OJ S 127, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. This is a rebid further to the decision of the Ministry of public works to cancel a previous design and build tender and to invite tenders separately for design and construction. 29/04.Open call for bids, deadline 18th August, 2004 for construction management and work control of sections La Robla-Pajares tunnels and Pajares tunnels-Pola de Lena. Tender budget: EUR600,000 and time frame: 12 months. Subsection Pajares tunnels-Sotiello includes two double single-track tunnels, lengths 3,825 m and 2,100 m. Subsection Sotiello-Pola de Lena includes one double single-track tunnel, length 3,500 m, and two dual-track tunnels, lengths 2,418 m and 1,674 m respectively. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=107752-2004, OJ S 127, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. This is a rebid. 29/04.Open call for bids, deadline 19th August, 2004 for design of the subsection running from La Robla to the Pajares tunnels. Budget: EUR1.25 million and time frame: nine months. This section includes six tunnels totalling 4,089 m. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=107730-2004, OJ S 127, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. This is a rebid further to the decision of the Ministry of public works to cancel a previous design and build tender and to invite tenders separately for design and construction. 29/04.Open call for bids, deadline 19th August, 2004 for design of the 6.1 km Pajares tunnels-Sotiello section. Tender budget: EUR950,000 and time frame: nine months. Section Pajares tunnels-Sotiello includes two double single-track tunnels, lengths 3,825 m and 2,100 m. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=107731-2004, OJ S 127, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. This is a rebid further to the decision of the Ministry of public works to cancel a previous design and build tender and to invite tenders separately for design and construction. 29/04.The design of section La Robla-south portals of the Pajares tunnels, 9.4 km in length, has been awarded to Geoconsult Espaí±a and Idom for EUR900,000. This section includes six tunnels for a total length of 4,089 m. Visit www.geoconsult.es and www.idom.es 45/04.Ayesa will design for EUR684,000 the section from the north portals of the Pajares tunnels to Sotiello (6.1 km), which includes two tunnels (3,825 and 2,094 m). Visit www.ayesa.es 45/04.Getinsa and Geocontrol will design the Sotiello-Campomanes section (4.3 km), which includes two tunnels (1,004 and 753 m), for EUR715,700. Visit www.getinsa.es and www.geocontrol.es 45/04.TRN Ingenierí­­a y Planificacií³n de Infraestructuras and GTT Ingenierí­­a y Tratamientos del Agua secured a EUR603,500 contract to design the Campomanes-Pola de Lena section (4.9 km), which includes two tunnels (2,418 and 1,674 m). 45/04.Ineco secured a EUR380,200 contract for the construction management and work control of sections La Robla-Pajares tunnels and Pajares tunnels-Pola de Lena. Section from La Robla to the south portals includes six tunnels for a total length of 4,089 m. Section from the north portals to Pola de Lena includes six tunnels (3,825 m / 2,094 m / 1,004 m / 753 m / 2,418 m and 1,674 m). Visit www.ineco.es 48/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 14th February, 2006 for construction of section La Robla-Pajares tunnel (9.4 km), in Leon province, on the Leon-Asturias high speed link. The EUR120.6 million scheme includes six twin-track 85-90 sq m tunnels: Castro (493 m), Alba (1,132 m), Peredilla (711 m), Buen Suceso I (736 m), Buen Suceso II (251 m) and Nocedo de Gordon (701 m), to be built by conventional methods. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=03564-2006, OJ S 3, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005771. 03/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 17th March, 2006 for work supervision of section La Robla-Pajares tunnel in Leon province. The 9,440 m section includes six tunnels (4,024 m). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=033396-2006, OJ S 30, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005771. 08/06.ADIF, the authority responsible for managing the construction of high speed lines, has awarded to a JV between OHL and Obras Subterraneas a EUR89.5 million 24-month contract. This 9.4 km-long section has been designed for double tracks. Along its route, the following 85-90 sq m twin-track tunnels will be built using conventional methods: Castro (493 m), Alba (1,132 m), Peredilla (711 m), Buen Suceso I (736 m), Buen Suceso II (251 m) and Nocedo de Gordon (701 m). Read E-News Weekly 5/2006. Visit www.adif.es, www.ohl.es and www.obrassubterraneas.es 15/06.Open call for bids, deadline 17th May, 2006 for construction of section Sotiello-Campomanes (4.3 km) on the Pajares railway bypass, including the Sotiello and Teso twin-tube tunnels. Their length is 2 x 990 m and 2 x 786 m for a cross section of 62 sq m. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=079306-2006, OJ S 75, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 19/06.Open call for bids, deadline 26th June, 2006 for construction of section Pajares tunnels-Sotiello in Asturias. It is a 6.1 km-long dual-track section starting from the north entrance of the Pajares tunnels. The section includes the Los Pontones and Jomezana tunnels, of 3,780 m and 2,050 m respectively. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=099907-2006, OJ S 93, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +33 917005751. 21/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 26th June, 2006 for construction of section Campomanes-Pola de Lena on the Pajares railway bypass. This 4.9 km dual-track section includes two tunnels: Vega de Ciego (2,465 m) and Pico de Siero (1,646 m). Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=099910-2005, OJ S 93, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 22/06.Prointec secured a EUR2.4 million contract to supervise the construction of section La Robla-Pajares tunnel in Leon province. The 9,440 m section includes six tunnels, totalling 4,024 metres. Click es/55. Visit www.prointec.es 24/06.ADIF, the high speed rail administration, has awarded to Acciona Infraestructuras the construction contract for section Sotiello-Campomanes (4.32 km) on the Pajares railway bypass, which is part of the high speed link from Leon to Asturias. The contract, worth EUR79.8 million with a time frame of 28 months, has been designed for UIC gauge for a twin-track high speed line. The first 2.6 kilometres run along two single tracks while the remaining 1.72 kilometres travel on a double track. Noticeable structures include the Sotiello and Teso twin-tube tunnels, respectively 2 x 990 m and 2 x 786 m in length for a cross section of 62 sq m, to be bored using conventional methods. Visit www.acciona-infraestructuras.es 27/06.A JV of Acciona Infraestructuras (50%) and FCC (50%) will construct section Pajares tunnels-Sotiello in Asturias. This 6.1 km dual-track section starts from the north entrance of the Pajares tunnels and includes the Los Pontones and Jomezana tunnels, of 3,780 m and 2,050 m respectively. The contract is worth EUR160.3 million. Visit www.acciona.es and www.fcc.es 36/06.A JV of Comsa (50%) and Corsan-Corviam (50%) has been awarded a EUR70.8 million contract to build the twin-track section Campomanes-Pola de Lena (4.9 km) on the Pajares railway bypass, which includes two tunnels: Vega de Ciego (2,465 m) and Pico de Siero (1,646 m). Visit www.comsa.com and www.isoluxcorsan.com 36/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 13th November, 2006 for construction supervision for the Sotiello-Campomanes and Campomanes-Pola de Lena sections, 4.3 km and 4.9 km respectively, on the Pajares railway bypass. The first section includes the Sotiello and Teso twin-tube tunnels, 2 x 990 m and 2 x 786 m respectively. The second section includes the Vega de Ciego and Pico de Siero tunnels, 2,465 m and 1,646 m long respectively. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=199100-2006, OJ S 187, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 41/06.Open cal lfor tenders, deadline 24th November, 2006 for work supervision of section Pajares tunnels-Sotiello on the new Leon-Asturias high speed line. This 6.1 km dual-track section starts from the north entrance of the Pajares tunnels and includes the Los Pontones and Jomezana tunnels, of 3,780 m and 2,050 m respectively. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=209608-2006, OJ S 197, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 43/06.SGS Tecnos and Inocsa secured a EUR2.8 million contract for work supervision of section Pajares tunnels-Sotiello on the new Leon-Asturias high speed line. This 6.1 km dual-track section starts from the north entrance of the Pajares tunnels and includes the Los Pontones and Jomezana tunnels, of 3,780 m and 2,050 m respectively. Visit www.es.sgs.com and www.inocsa.esPayma Cotas and Apia XXI bagged a EUR4 million contract for site supervision for the Sotiello-Campomanes and Campomanes-Pola de Lena sections, 4.3 km and 4.9 km respectively, on the Pajares railway bypass. The first section includes the Sotiello and Teso twin-tube tunnels, 2 x 990 m and 2 x 786 m respectively. The second section includes the Vega de Ciego and Pico de Siero tunnels, 2,465 m and 1,646 m long respectively. Visit www.paymatocas.com and www.apiaxxi.es 07/07.Periodic notice, deadline unspecified, being a call for bids aiming at reducing time limits for the receipt of tenders, for design of the overhead installations (switches, tunnel lighting, energy supply) for the Pajares railway bypass between La Robla and Pola de Lena. This includes the 2 x 24.6 Pajares tunnel and 12 tunnels on the north and south accesses to this base tunnel. Read E-News Weekly 10/2007 & 5/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=30386-2008, OJ S 23, or contact ADIF, Madrid, tel. +34 915067281. E-mail gvillegas@adif.es 07/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 18th November, 2008 for designs of the necessary civil works in addition to those already built at the Pajares railway bypass: ultimate waterproofing of the Pajares tunnels, complementary civil works in the Pajares twin-tube tunnel (platforms, ducting, hazardous liquid drainage system, water inflow drainage system, fit-out of cross-passages, safe areas and emergency exits), outside works (water treatment system for the drainage waters from the tunnel, technical and management facilities and all civil works needed to complement the final equipment of the tunnel). The contract also includes a safety study of the tunnels to analyse the works already completed and propose measures to be adopted in these complementary civil works. Click here, here, here and here. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=259042-2008, OJ S 195, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 42/08.

    Preannouncement of invitation to tender for design and construction of metro line 9 from Sagrera to Can Peixauet, Can Zam and Gorg. Contact GISA, fax +34 9 34 300124. Monitor http://ted.eur-op.eu.int 14/01. Three open invitations to tender, deadline 17th July, 2001, for 10 km-long x 11.9 m-diameter section of line 9 with thirteen 35-65 m-deep stations. Y-shaped line will run from Gorg and Can Zam to Bon Pastor and on to Sagrera Meridiana in mixed ground requiring hardrock TBM and EPB. Commencement early-2002 for completion end-2004. Further 30 km with 30 stations in design to be tendered as three sections. Contact fax +34 934 300124 or visit www.gisa.es 27/01. Two contracts awarded by the Catalan government for Line 9 to connect Gorg in Badalona and Can Zam in Santa Coloma, both forming the upper branches of a Y, with Parc Logí­stic. First section is open cut. Pta48.6 billion second section including subsections from Bon Pastor to Gorg and from Parc Logí­stic up to Zona Universitaria secured by Dragados, Necso, Comsa, ACS, and Sorigué. EPB shield to be used with launch shafts in Zona Universitaria and Gorg. Time frame of 54 months. Pta64.4 billion third section including subsections from Can Zam to Bon Pastor and from Zona Universitaria to Sagrera scooped by FCC, OHL, Ferrovial-Agromí¡n and Copisa. EPB TBM. Time frame of 64 months. All tunnels 10.9 m-diameter with two levels for both directions. Excavation to start in 2002 at a depth of 35-60 m. Three machines needed altogether. Section between Can Zam, Gorg and Sagrera to open in 2004. Sagrera-Parc Logí­stic stretch to open in 2006. Visit www.gencat.es and www.gisa.es 44/01. A jv of Riazu, Tec-Cuatro, and GPO Ingenierí­a has secured the work supervision for a 3 km section of Line 9 for €1.8 million. Visit www.gencat.es and www.gisa.es 51/01. Work supervision for the bulk of Line 9, including the bored tunnels, awarded to Paymacotas and Nicola Della Valle for €16.4 million. Visit www.paymacotas.com and www.nicdv.it 03/02. Open call for bids, deadline 25th February, 2003 for construction of the infrastructure and stations for Line 9, section 1 Airport-Parc Logí­stic, subsection Llobregat-Parc Logí­stic, and section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Parc Logí­stic-Fira. Includes the construction of stations Mercabarna, Parc Logí­stic and Fira de Barcelona, and one tunnel between river Llobregat and the Fira station. Tender value: €149.2 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001119-2003, OJ S 2, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es. 02/03. The 44 km-long line 9 will be the longest in Europe connecting Badalona and Santa Coloma de Gramanet with the port and the airport, running through the exhibition and fair area. It is also the first metro line in the world for trainsets in each direction in a single two-level tunnel. The project requires to invest approximately €2 billion. Construction will not be finished before mid-2007. 02/03. Open call for bids, deadline 25th February, 2003 for structural work inside the section 2 tunnel, track laying and catenary installation. Tender value: €71.9 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001115-2003, OJ S 2, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es. 02/03.Open call for bids, deadline 25th February, 2003 for construction of the tunnel on section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Bifurcacií³, section Bifurcacií³-Fira. Tender value: €93.7 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001107-2003, OJ S 2, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es. 02/03.Open call for bids, deadline 25th February, 2003 for construction of the stations on section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Zona Universitaria-Bifurcacií³, and subsection Bifurcacií³-Start shaft in Motors street. Tender values: €63.4 million and €57.8 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001117-2003 and http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001118-2003, OJ S 2, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es. 02/03.Open call for bids, deadline 25th February, 2003 for construction of infrastructure, stations, workshops and depots on section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Start shaft in Motors street-Zona Franca Zal. Tender value: €154.9 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001108-2003, OJ S 2, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es. 02/03.Open call for bids, deadline 25th February, 2003 for structural works inside section 3 tunnel, track laying and catenary installation. Tender value: €59.1 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001109-2003, OJ S 2, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es. 02/03.Open call for bids, deadline 25th February, 2003 for construction of stations Zona Universitaria, Campus nord, Manuel Girona and ventilation shafts, section 3 Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana. Tender value: €41.7 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001111-2003, OJ S 2, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es. 02/03.Open call for bids, deadline 25th February, 2003 for construction of stations Prat de la Riba, Sarrií , Mandri and ventilation shafts, section 3 Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana. Tender value: €49.7 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001112-2003, OJ S 2, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es. 02/03.Open call for bids, deadline 25th February, 2003 for construction of stations Putxet, Lesseps, Muntanya and ventilation shafts, section 3 Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana. Tender value: €39.3 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001116-2003, OJ S 2, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es. 02/03.Open call for bids, deadline 25th February, 2003 for construction of stations Sanllehy, Guinardí³, Maragall and ventilation shafts, section 3 Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana. Tender value: €42.3 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001120-2003, OJ S 2, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es. 02/03.Open call for bids, deadline 25th February, 2003 for installation of escalators and lifts in the 40 stations. Tender value: €52.9 million and €58.8 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001110-2003 and http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001121-2003, OJ S 2, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es. 02/03.Open call for bids, deadline 25th February, 2003 for installation of ticketing equipment. Tender value: €28.3 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=001113-2003, OJ S 2, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es. 02/03.The total budget of these tenders amounts to €963 million. The administration will pay for the works, interests included, as the construction companies complete and commission the sections.To date, section 4 has been fully awarded (Can Zam and Gorg branches to Sagrera-Meridiana) and work is underway as well as the tunnels on almost all section 2 and all section 3. It is foreseen that section 4 will be operational in 2004. Open call for bids, deadline 25th February, 2003, for construction of the infrastructure and stations of line 9, section 1 Airport-Parc Logí­stic, subsection km 4+500 to Llobregat. Budget: €197.6 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=002625-2003, OJ S 4, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. 03/03.Open call for bids, deadline 25th March, 2003, for design and construction of the telecom systems for line 9. Traction substations, power substations and energy distribution system. Budget: €161.2 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=002632-2003, OJ S 4, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. 03/03. Open invitation to tender, deadline 11th April, 2003 for work supervision of Line 9, section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universití ria, subsection Bifurcacií³, stretch Bifurcacií³-Fira, and subsection Start shaft in Motors street-Zona Franca Zal. Tender value: €6 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=031751-2003, OJ S 37, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 10/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 15th April, 2003 for work supervision of Line 9 for the ATC, signalling and Centralized Control Room as well as the platform edge doors (PEDs) system. Tender value: €3.2 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=035370-2003, OJ S 41, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 10/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 15th April, 2003 for work supervision of Line 9, section 1 Airport-Parc Logí­stic, subsections Airport Terminal to km 4+500, km 4+500 to Llobregat and Llobregat to Parc Logí­stic, and section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Parc Logí­stic-Fira. Tender value: €10.5 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=035364-2003, OJ S 41, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 10/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 15th April, 2003 for work supervision for the stations of Line 9, section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsections Zona Universitaria-Bifurcacií³ and Bifurcacií³-Start shaft in Motors street. Tender value: €4 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=035381-2003, OJ S 41, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 10/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 15th April, 2003 for work supervision of Line 9 for telecom systems, traction substations, power substations and energy distribution system. Tender value: €3.5 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=035374-2003, OJ S 41, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 10/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 15th April, 2003 for work supervision of Line 9 for the ticketing system, and installation of elevators and escalators. Tender value: €2.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=035371-2003, OJ S 41, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 10/03. Open invitation to tender, deadline 11th April, 2003 for work supervision of Line 9, section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universití ria, subsection Bifurcacií³, stretch Bifurcacií³-Fira, and subsection Start shaft in Motors street-Zona Franca Zal. Tender value: €6 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=031751-2003, OJ S 37, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 10/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 15th April, 2003 for work supervision of Line 9 for the ATC, signalling and Centralized Control Room as well as the platform edge doors (PEDs) system. Tender value: €3.2 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=035370-2003, OJ S 41, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 10/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 15th April, 2003 for work supervision of Line 9, section 1 Airport-Parc Logí­stic, subsections Airport Terminal to km 4+500, km 4+500 to Llobregat and Llobregat to Parc Logí­stic, and section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Parc Logí­stic-Fira. Tender value: €10.5 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=035364-2003, OJ S 41, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 10/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 15th April, 2003 for work supervision for the stations of Line 9, section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsections Zona Universitaria-Bifurcacií³ and Bifurcacií³-Start shaft in Motors street. Tender value: €4 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=035381-2003, OJ S 41, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 10/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 15th April, 2003 for work supervision of Line 9 for telecom systems, traction substations, power substations and energy distribution system. Tender value: €3.5 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=035374-2003, OJ S 41, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 10/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 15th April, 2003 for work supervision of Line 9 for the ticketing system, and installation of elevators and escalators. Tender value: €2.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=035371-2003, OJ S 41, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934300124. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 10/03. The construction of the tunnel on section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Bifurcacií³, section Bifurcacií³-Fira on Line 9 has been commissioned to FCC, Copisa and Comapa for €74.2 million. Visit www.gisa.es, www.fcc.es and www.copisa.com 22/03.Dragados, Copcisa, Construcciones Rubau and Comapa have been appointed to build the infrastructure, stations, workshops and depots on section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Start shaft in Motors street-Zona Franca Zal. Contract value: €128.9 million. Visit www.gisa.es, www.dragados.es and www.copcisa.com 22/03.Dragados, Necso, Comsa, ACS and Sorigué have scooped a €59 million contract for structural works inside the section 2 tunnel, track laying and catenary installation, section Start shaft in Motor street-Zona Universitaria. Visit www.gisa.es, www.dragados.es and www.necso.es 22/03.Copisa, FCC, Copcisa, OHL and Ferrovial-Agromí¡n have been awarded a €51 million contract for structural works inside section 3 tunnel, track laying and catenary installation on section Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana. Visit www.gisa.es, www.copisa.com and www.fcc.es 22/03.A JV of Dragados, Necso, Comsa and Sorigué has won for €124 million the construction of the infrastructure and stations, section 1 Airport-Parc Logí­stic, subsection Llobregat-Parc Logí­stic, and section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Parc Logí­stic-Fira. Includes the construction of stations Mercabarna, Parc Logí­stic and Fira de Barcelona, and one tunnel between river Llobregat and Fira station. Visit www.gisa.es, www.dragados.es and www.necso.es 22/03.The stations on section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Zona Universitaria-Bifurcacií³ will be built by Dragados, Necso and ACS at a cost of €54.7 million. Visit www.gisa.es, www.dragados.es and www.necso.es 22/03.The stations on section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Bifurcacií³-Start shaft in Motors street will be built by Scrinser, Comsa and Sorigué for €49.8 million. Visit www.gisa.es and www.comsa.es 22/03.Corsí¡n-Corviam will construct stations Zona Universitaria, Campus nord, Manuel Girona and the ventilation shafts on section 3 Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana. Contract value: €35.6 million. Visit www.gisa.es and www.corsan-corviam.es 22/03.Copcisa, FCC, Ferrovial-Agromí¡n, OHL and Copisa will build stations Prat de la Riba, Sarrií , Mandri and the ventilation shafts on section 3 Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana. Contract value: €42.3 million. Visit www.gisa.es, www.copcisa.com and www.fcc.es 22/03.Copcisa, FCC, Ferrovial-Agromí¡n, OHL and Copisa will also build stations Putxet, Lesseps, Muntanya and the ventilation shafts on section 3 Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana. Contract value: €33.6 million. Visit www.gisa.es, www.copcisa.com and www.fcc.es 22/03.Copcisa, FCC, Ferrovial-Agromí¡n, OHL and Copisa will finally build stations Sanllehy, Guinardí³, Maragall and the ventilation shafts on section 3 Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana. Contract value: €36 million. Visit www.gisa.es, www.copcisa.com and www.fcc.es 22/03.FCC, Ferrovial-Agromí¡n, OHL, Scrinser and Copisa will construct the infrastructure and stations on section 1 Airport-Parc Logí­stic, subsection km 4+500 to Llobregat. Contact value: €169 million. Visit www.gisa.es, www.fcc.es and www.ferrovial.es 22/03.Indra Sistemas and Sainco Trí¡fico have won a €22.9 million contract for the supply and installation of the ticketing equipment. Visit www.gisa.es, www.indra.es and www.saincotrafico.com 22/03.ThyssenKrupp Elevadores has won a €28.4 million contract for the supply and installation of escalators and another contract worth €32.3 million for the supply and installation of lifts in the 40 stations. Visit www.gisa.es and www.thyssenkrupp.com 22/03.A JV between Agelèctric, Elecnor, Emte, Instalaciones Inabensa and Isolux Wat has secured a €130.7 million design and equipment contract for line 9 including the telecom systems, the traction substations, the power substations and the energy distribution system. Visit www.elecnor.es, www.grupemte.com, www.inabensa.com and www.isolux.es. Work supervision goes to Auditorí­as e Ingenierí­as and Sener for €2.9 million. Visit www.sener.es 29/03.Typsa, Europrincipia and Idom have won a €3.26 million contract for work supervision for the stations on section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsections Zona Universitaria-Bifurcacií³ and Bifurcacií³-Start shaft in Motors street. Visit www.typsa.es and www.idom.es 29/03.GPO Ingenierí­a, Catalana d'Ingenyeria and Payma Cotas have won a €4.3 million contract for work supervision of stations Campus nord, Manuel Girona, Prat de la Riba, Sarrií , Mandri, Putxet, Lesseps, Muntanya and the associated ventilation shafts on section 3 Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana. Visit www.gpo.es and www.paymacotas.com 29/03.A JV between Payma Cotas, Riazu and Tec-Cuatro has pocketed a €8.5 million contract for work supervision of the infrastructure and stations on section 1 Airport-Parc Logí­stic, subsections Airport terminal to Km 4+500, Km 4+500 to Llobregat, Llobregat to Parc Logí­stic, and section 2 Parc Logí­stic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Parc Logí­stic-Fira. 29/03.A JV of AZM Ingenyers, SGS Tecnos, Ardanuy Ingenierí­a and Sener has gained a €1.8 million contract for work supervision of the ticketing system, elevators and escalators. Visit www.ardanuy.com and www.sgs.es 29/03.Sener has won a €2.6 million contract for work supervision for the ATC, signalling and Centralized Control Room as well as the platform edge doors (PEDs) system. 29/03.Open call for bids, deadline 9th February, 2004 for construction of section Airport-Parc Logí­stic, subsection Terminal station between runways-Km 4+500. Cut-and-cover method from Terminal station between runways to Km 1+250 and EPB TBM. The tunnel will accomodate two tracks and feature an outer diameter of 9.07 m and inner diameter of 8.43 m. Includes also three cut-and-cover stations. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220683-2003, OJ S 248, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. Visit dlh@gisa.es 02/04.GISA has awarded the construction of subsection Terminal between runways-Km 4+500 of Line 9 between the airport and Parc Logistic which will connect the Mas Blau business park to the new airport terminal to a JV between FCC, Ferrovial-Agroman, Scrinser, OHL and Copisa. The contract is worth EUR139 million. Work will commence by two months and last 20 months. The section is 3,934 m in length, whereof 3,050 m in tunnel, with three stations temporarily known as Terminal entre pistas, Terminal actual and Mas Blau. The double-track tunnel features an outer diameter of 9.4 m and an inner diameter of 8.4 m. Visit www.fcc.es, www.ferrovial.com, www.ohl.es and www.copisa.com 14/04.Open call for bids, deadline 10th May, 2004 for construction of the Sagrera Meridiana interchange on Line 9. Tender value: EUR105.9 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=051109-2004, OJ S 60, or visit GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail dlh@gisa.es 16/04.It was initially planned to construct in open cut the subsection running from Sagrera-Meridiana to the exit shaft of the TBMs near the future high speed station in La Sagrera. Because of a planning clash between the construction of this subsection and the future high speed railway station, the project has been modified and will be TBM-driven. GISA has awarded the construction of this subsection, running from Onze de Setembre station to Sagrera-Meridiana to Dragados, Necso, Comsa, ACS and Sorigué for EUR89.8 million and a time frame to complete the job of 24 months. The contract also includes an extension to Line 4 from Santander to Sagrera TAV and Sagrera-Meridiana, with a 12 m-diameter tunnel and the new Line 4 station at Sagrera-Meridiana. The Sagrera TAV - Sagrera-Meridiana stretch of Line 4 will be used by Line 9 trains while the Onze de Setembre - Sagrera-Meridiana parallel section is used for spoil removal when work continues on Line 9 between Sagrera-Meridiana and Zona Universití ria. The new Line 4 section will be commissioned as Line 9 without being connected to La Pau, the current head of the line. Construction of both sections implies therefore that Lines 9 and 4 will run in parallel in separated tunnels between Sagrera TAV and Sagrera Meridiana. Sagrera-Meridiana will also be an interchange station between four metro lines (4, 9, 1 and 5) and the Renfe station. These companies are currently excavating the Gorg-Bon Pastor section by means of a 12.06 m-diameter Herrenknecht EPB shield. This machine has excavated over 1 km and recently passed Llefia station. The other EPB shield, 11.95 m in diameter, built by NFM Technologies launched from Can Zam on 20th June, 2003 is on schedule, having driven 1.7 km. The machine is between Singuerlin and Esglesia stations. Visit www.gisa.es, www.gencat.net, www.herrenknecht.com and www.nfm-technologies.com 16/04.Open call for bids, deadline 19th July, 2004 for work management of the Sagrera Meridiana interchange on Line 9 of the Barcelona metro. Tender budget: EUR3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=086071-2004, OJ S 105, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 25/04.Comsa, Scrinser and Isolux Wat will construct Sagrera Meridiana interchange on Line 9, for EUR75.1 million. Visit www.comsa.com 30/04.Idom, Europrincipia and Typsa have secured a EUR2.3 million contract for work management of the Sagrera Meridiana interchange on Line 9 of the Barcelona metro. Visit www.idom.es, www.europrincipia.es and www.typsa.com 45/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 2nd September, 2005 for quality control during construction of the infrastructure and stations on section 4t Bon Pastor-Can Zam and the tunnel on the Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana section and during the design of the infrastructure and station of the access to the railway triangle, as part of Line 9 of the Barcelona metro. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=133995-2005, OJ S 135, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 29/05.Open call for bids, deadline 2nd September, 2005 for quality control during construction of the infrastructure, stations, workshops and depots on section 2 Parc Logistic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Start shaft in Motors street-Zona Franca Zal. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=134039-2005, OJ S 135, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 35/05.Open call for bids, deadline 2nd September, 2005 for quality control during construction of section 2n Parc Logistic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Bifurcacion, section Bifurcacion-Fira. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=134038-2005, OJ S 135, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 35/05.Open call for bids, deadline 2nd September, 2005 for quality control during construction of the infrastructure and stations on section 4t Bon Pastor-Gorg, of the tunnel on section Parc Logistic-Zona Universitaria and of the infrastructure and stations on subsection Sagrera-TBM shaft (end of section at Sagrera high speed rail-Bon Pastor). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=134026-2005, OJ S 135, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 35/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 12th December, 2005 for design of the modified project for Line 9, stations on the subsection Zona Universitaria-Bifurcacion (Gornal, Torrassa, Collblanc, Campus Sud and Zona Universitaria). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=201911-2005, OJ S 204, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 45/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 12th December, 2005 for design of the modified project for Line 9, subsection Llobregat-Fira. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=201909-2005, OJ S 204, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 45/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 12th December, 2005 for design of the modified project for Line 9, subsection Parc Logistic-Zona Universitaria. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=202045-2005, OJ S 204, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 45/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 12th December, 2005 for design of the modified project for Line 9, subsection TBM shaft-Sagrera Meridiana. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=201956-2005, OJ S 204, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 45/05.Payma Cotas won a EUR530,000 contract to undertake the quality control during construction of the infrastructure and stations on section 4t Bon Pastor-Can Zam and the tunnel on the Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana section and during the design of the infrastructure and station of the access to the railway triangle, as part of Line 9 of the Barcelona metro. Visit www.paymacotas.comEptisa secured a EUR590,000 contract to undertake the quality control during construction of the infrastructure and stations on section 4t Bon Pastor-Gorg, of the tunnel on section Parc Logistic-Zona Universitaria and of the infrastructure and stations on subsection Sagrera-TBM shaft (end of section at Sagrera high speed rail-Bon Pastor). Visit www.eptisa.es 47/05.Eptisa also secured a EUR303,300 contract to undertake the quality control during construction of section 2n Parc Logistic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Bifurcacion, section Bifurcacion-Fira. Visit www.eptisa.es 47/05.LGAI Technological Center and Applus Construccií³n Técnica pocketed a EUR887,300 contract to undertake the quality control during construction of the infrastructure, stations, workshops and depots on section 2 Parc Logistic-Zona Universitaria, subsection Start shaft in Motors street-Zona Franca Zal. Visit www.lgai.es and www.appluscorp.com 47/05.Open call for bids, deadline 10th April, 2006 for design of the airport loop on section 1 Airport-Logistic Park, between Mas Blau station (not included in the contract) at Km 0.750 of the original project and the terminal station between the runways (Km 3.595 in the original project). The alignment change to the project originally designed in 2002 is motivated by the need to serve the new airport city under development northeast of the airport. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=040175-2006, OJ S 37, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 09/06.Auding secured a EUR304,000 contact to design the modified project for Line 9, subsection TBM shaft-Sagrera Meridiana. Visit www.auding.com 12/06.Tec-Cuatro, Intraesa and Geocontrol received three contracts to design the modified project for Line 9. The first contract, worth EUR210,800, is to design subsection Parc Logistic-Zona Universitaria. The second contract is to design the stations on subsection Zona Universitaria-Bifurcacion (Gornal, Torrassa, Collblanc, Campus Sud and Zona Universitaria). It is worth EUR370,700. The third contract is to design subsection Llobregat-Fira. It is worth EUR210,340. Visit www.tec-cuatro.es, www.intraesa.com and www.geocontrol.es 12/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 2nd May, 2006 for conceptual design of section 3r Zona Universitaria-Sagrera meridiana on Line 9 of the Barcelona metro. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=054507-2006, OJ S 52, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 13/06.The call for tenders for the conceptual design of section 3r Zona Universitaria-Sagrera meridiana on Line 9 of the Barcelona metro has been cancelled. Click es/48. 19/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 29th May, 2006 for general supervision of safety and health during construction of Line 9 of the Barcelona metro. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=088116-2006, OJ S 83, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 93 4444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 20/06.Peyco and Inpasa secured a EUR563,500 contract to design the airport loop (tunnel, stations and ventilation shaft) on section 1 Airport-Logistic Park, between Mas Blau station (not included in the contract) at chainage 0.750 of the original project and the terminal station between the runways (chainage 3.595 in the original project). Visit www.peyco.es 23/06.Darzal Consultoria y Prevencion received a EUR327,600 contract for general supervision of safety and health during construction of Line 9 of the Barcelona metro. 29/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 15th September, 2006 for quality control on Line 9 on the Barcelona metro, section 1 Airport- Parque Logistico, subsection Terminal between runways-Ch 4,500 and Ch 4,500-Llobregat. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=158878-2006, OJ S 147, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 33-34/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 15th September, 2006 for quality control on Line 9 on the Barcelona metro, section 2 Parque Logistico-Zona Universitaria, subsection Parque Logistico-Fira, and section 1 Airport-Parque Logistico, subsection Llobregat-Parque Logistico. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=158874-2006, OJ S 147, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 33-34/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 15th September, 2006 for quality control on Line 9 on the Barcelona metro, section 2 Parque Logistico-Zona Universitaria, subsection Bifurcacion-Launch shaft in Motors Street. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=158866-2006, OJ S 147, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 33-34/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 18th September, 2006 for quality control of studies and projects for Line 9 of the Barcelona metro. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=161116-2006, OJ S 149, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 33-34/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 26th September, 2006 for conceptual design of section 3, Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana (tunnel and stations) on Line 9 on the Barcelona metro. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=169694-2006, OJ S 157, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail contractacio@gisa.es 35/06.Intemac received a EUR540,300 contract for quality control on Line 9 on the Barcelona metro, section 2 Parque Logistico-Zona Universitaria, subsection Parque Logistico-Fira, and section 1 Airport-Parque Logistico, subsection Llobregat-Parque Logistico. Visit www.intemac.es 46/06.Payma Cotas won a EUR260,800 contract for quality control on Line 9 of the Barcelona metro, section 2 Parque Logistico-Zona Universitaria, subsection Bifurcacion-Launch shaft in Motors Street. Visit www.paymacotas.com 46/06.LGAI Technological Center secured a EUR835,300 contract for quality control on Line 9 on the Barcelona metro, section 1 Airport-Parque Logistico, subsections Terminal between runways-Ch. 4+500 and Ch. 4+500-Llobregat, and Fira station on section 2. Visit www.lgai.es 46/06.Typsa has bagged a EUR1.2 million contract for quality control of studies and projects for Line 9 of the Barcelona metro. Visit www.typsa.es 46/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 2nd January, 2007 for quality control during construction of the Zona Universitaria-Bifurcacion subsection on section 2 Parc Logistic-Zona Universitaria on Line 9. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=232019-2006, OJ S 216, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es 50/06.Payma Cotas received a EUR290,000 contract to control quality during construction of the Zona Universitaria-Bifurcacion subsection on section 2 Parc Logistic-Zona Universitaria on Line 9. Visit www.paymacotas.com 08/07.Open invitation to tender, deadline 20th May, 2008 for safety and health coordination for Line 9 of the Barcelona metro related to subsection Bifurcacií³n-Fira, in particular ground improvement; subsection Entry shaft in Motors Street-Zona Franca Zal (infrastructure, stations, workshops and rolling stock depot); subsection Zona Universitaria-Bifurcacií³n (stations); Torrassa interchange station; subsection Bifurcacií³n-Entry shaft in Motors Street and its stations; subsection Entry shaft in Motors Street-Zona Universitaria (complementary interior fit-out, tracks and catenaries as well as ground improvement measurements); and section Parc Logistic-Zona Universitaria (tunnel). Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=86772-2008, OJ S 64, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail correu@gisa.es 15/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 2nd June, 2008 for safety and health coordination for Line 9 of the Barcelona metro related to the infrastructure, stations and installations of several sections. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=98894-2008, OJ S 73, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail correu@gisa.es 17/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 9th June, 2008 for design for stations Zona Universitaria, Campus Norte, Manuel Girona and ventilation shafts, as part of the revised section 3 Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana of Line 9 of the Barcelona metro. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=104396-2008, OJ S 77, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail correu@gisa.es 18/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 16th July, 2008 for work control and construction supervision of the New airport terminal-Parc Logistic section 1r. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=136952-2008, OJ S 102, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail esm@gisa.cat 23/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 16th July, 2008 for work control and construction supervision of the Parc Logistic-Bifurcation shaft and Zona Franca entry shaft-Zona Universitaria section 2n. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=136951-2008, OJ S 102, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail esm@gisa.cat 23/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 16th July, 2008 for work control and construction supervision of the Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana section 3r and section 4t. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=136950-2008, OJ S 102, or contact GISA, Barcelona, fax +34 934444488. E-mail esm@gisa.cat 23/08.Cygsa secured a EUR565,100 safety and health coordination contract for Line 9 of the Barcelona metro related to subsection Bifurcacií³n-Fira, in particular ground improvement; subsection Entry shaft in Motors Street-Zona Franca Zal (infrastructure, stations, workshops and rolling stock depot); subsection Zona Universitaria-Bifurcacií³n (stations); Torrassa interchange station; subsection Bifurcacií³n-Entry shaft in Motors Street and its stations; subsection Entry shaft in Motors Street-Zona Universitaria (complementary interior fit-out, tracks and catenaries as well as ground improvement measurements); and section Parc Logistic-Zona Universitaria (tunnel). Visit www.cygsa.com 30/08.Payma Cotas secured a EUR468,600 safety and health coordination contract for Line 9 of the Barcelona metro related to the infrastructure, stations and installations of several sections. Visit www.paymacotas.net 30/08.Auding received a EUR1.2 million contract to design the Zona Universitaria, Campus Norte and Manuel Girona stations and ventilation shafts, as part of the revised section 3 Zona Universitaria-Sagrera Meridiana of Line 9 of the Barcelona metro. Visit www.auding.com 36/08.Prior information notice for execution of construction work at Pozo Campus Norte on Barcelona metro line 9, value EUR6 million. Contract period 14 months commencing February, 2009. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=267741-2008 OJ S 202 Award procedures start 10.12.2008. Contact Gestio d'Infraestructures, tel +34 9 34 44 44 44, e-mail esm@gisa.cat 43/08.ATI, a consortium of OHL, FCC Construction and Copisa, has been awarded the EUR1 billion concession for construction, maintenance and management of section 1 of line 9 of Barcelona Metro involving 13 stations and 17 km of line serving Prat airport, Llobregat hospital and the terminus at Amadeu Torner station. Line 9 will be the longest metro line in Europe at 46.6 km. Visit www.ohl.es, www.fcc.es, and www.copisa.com. 48/08.

  Joint venture of Ilbau, Cogeis and Scheifele taking delivery of 4.5 m-diameter Herrenknecht shielded hardrock TBM for 5.2 km gas pipeline tunnel through marl and disturbed sandstones, siltstones and mudstones erecting six-piece 3.8 m i.d. dowelled and gasketed precast concrete segmental lining in rings 1.5 m-wide and 250 cm thick. Possibility of gas in sedimentary deposits. Boring to commence July on 15-month schedule. Visit www.herrenknecht.com May 2000.5.3 km extension of gas pipeline between Belgium and Italy in Canton Lucerne awarded to jv with Ilbau as technical leader, value $30 million. Rockmore will supply drilling consumables from its Austrian plant. Visit www.strabag.at and www.rockmore-intl.com October 2000. Consortium of Strabag, Cogeis, Specogna and Scheifele using 4.56 m-diameter Herrenknecht hardrock TBM with trunk conveyor belt on 5.2 km segmentally-lined tube at 5 % gradient in Sörenberg mélange, flysch and globigerina marl. TBM, which has automatic power cut-off if gas is detected, launched August, 2000 on ten month run. 2.2 km completed by end-November. Best week 200 m; best day 38 m in 18 h. Unique compact 26 m-high belt storage tower with 300 m capacity. Visit www.strabag.at and www.herrenknecht.de 02/01.4.56 m-diameter Herrenknecht hardrock TBM averaging 18 m/day working 24/7 with 18 h/day operating, peaking at 36 m/day. Around 4 km of 5.2 km drive completed, all at 5% upgrade. Up to 150 m/week being maintained in Sorenberg melange. Lining with rings of six tapered, gasketed segments 1.5 m wide and 250 mm thick, with internal diameter 3.8 m. TBM ahead of schedule, with completion expected May, 2001. Visit www.strabag.com and www.herrenknecht.com 14/01.