Invitation to tender by restricted procedure, deadline 20.05.2009, for the construction of 800 m-long safety tunnel and Ruoholahti-Lauttasaarenranta metro section, part of the 13.9 km-long extension of Western Metro in Helsinki from Ruoholahti to Matinkyla. Contract duration 12 months. Click here for the alignment. For more contact Matti Kokkinen at Lansimetro, Espoo, tel +358 503471558, e-mail matti.kokkinen@espoo.fi. http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=125947-2009. 20/09.

Request for information from specialist design companies on rock blasting, construction, M & E, and rail works with respect to proposed 13.9 km-long twin-tube Western Metro with seven stations. Seven driving shafts and 15 vertical shafts are planned, with shaft site preparation in 2009. Rock blasting in tunnels starts in 2010 with a view to project completion in 2014. Visit tunnelbuilder archive fi/14 for full background to this project. Enrollment by Aku Kallio of Sweco PM Oy, PL 10491 (Tapiontori 3 A), 02070 Espoon kaupunki, Finland, e-mail aku.kallio@sweco.fi http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=179956-2009 27/09.

Solicitud de información a empresas especializadas en voladuras, construcción, M & E, y trabajos de construcción de ferrocarriles, con la intención de construir el Metro Occidental formado por 7 estaciones, 13,9 Km de longitud y de doble tubo. Están proyectados 7 ejes de conducción y 15 pozos verticales. Los túneles empezarán en 2010 para poder terminar el proyecto en el 2014. Viste el archivo fi/14 en Tunnelbuilder, si quiere tener acceso a los antecedentes de este proyecto. Para realizar la inscripción contacte con Aku Kallio de Sweco PM Oy, PL 10491 (Tapiontori 3 A), 02070 Espoon kaupunki, Finland, correo electrónico: aku.kallio@sweco.fi. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=179956-2009 28/09.

Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline 06/03/2020, for scheduling, management and coordination mission (OPC) for the southern extension of Line 14, Paris (Lot PI20). Duration of the contract is 60 months. For tender documents please click here where offers must be sent.

Contact RATP, Paris, email Swann.moulin@ratp.fr.  For further tender information please click here. Ref. n. DHA_2019MOP15142. 07/20.

Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline  17/03/2020, for study, supply, installation of firefighting system in the southern/Northern tunnels and in the 5 station on the South section for Orly –Saint Denis Pleyel extension of Line 14, Paris (Lot SSI02). Duration of the contract is 60 months. For tender documents please click here , where offers must be sent. Contact RATP,  Paris, email  sophia.jaffar-bandjee@ratp.fr. For further information please click here and here Rif.n. 2019GDI14896. 09/20.

Additional information on the prior information notice without call for competition for the passenger transport service of the first operating section lines 16 and 17 of the Grand Paris Express. Envisaged start date of the contract: 01/01/2022 with a duration of 84 months. Click here for the report of the information conference on the tenders for the management of Lines 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the Grand Paris Express held last 13/06/2019. Contact STIF (Syndicat des transports d’Ile-de-France), Paris, attn Mrs Juliette Vinck for Mr Laurent Probst, tel +33 147532800, email juliette.vinck@iledefrance-mobilites.fr. For tender information please click here and here. Ref. n. GPE-2020-01. 09/20.

Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 08/06/2020, to provide inspection services for the Mont Blanc Tunnel structure. The contract value is EUR3.5 million excluding VAT, and the duration is 36 months. For tender  documents please click here and here please send complete tender to here. Contact Carlo Palombo, GEIE du Tunnel du Mont-Blanc, Chamonix, email C.palombo@tunnelmb.com. Ref.n. rda 5894. 20/20.

Eiffage/ACS/Setec/Arcadis/Sener consortium has completed boring the 8.5 km-long, 3.5 m-diameter cable tunnel between Spain and France. On 22.04.2013 Spanish TBM Albera met French TBM Canigo at its stop position in the centre of the drive. The 320 kV electricity transmission line to be installed in the tunnel will double the electricity exchange capacity between the two countries to 2,800 MW with a carbon dioxide reduction of 2.3 million t/year from more efficient use of existing generation capacity. The project is part of the European Recovery Plan. Further information from Isabelle Hoffmann/Mathieu Chupin at Inelfe in Paris La Defense, tel +33 1444530-82, fax –50, e-mail isabelle.hoffmann@rte-france.com. Visit tunnelbuillder archive fr/93 and www.rte-france.com. 17/13.

Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline 2nd April, 2008 for hydrogeological engineering for the 2 x 4 km Saverne tunnel on the Baudrecourt-Strasbourg section, the second stage of the Paris-Strasbourg high speed line. The contract is due to be awarded next summer. Read E-News Weekly 46/2007. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=72406-2008, OJ S 53, or contact RFF, Paris, fax +33 153943834. Visit florence.grosse@rff.fr 13/08.Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline 27th June, 2008 for complementary geotechnical investigations for the 4 km Saverne tunnel on the Baudrecourt-Strasbourg high speed rail section, the second phase of the Paris-Strasbourg line. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=151916-2008, OJ S 113, or contact RFF, Paris, fax +33 153943834. E-mail florence.grosse@rff.fr 25/08.CEBTP-SOLEN (F) secured the EUR281,485 contract for complementary geotechnical investigations for the 4 km-long Saverne tunnel on the Baudrecourt-Strasbourg high speed rail section, the second phase of the Paris-Strasbourg line. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=025152-2009, OJ S 18, or www.cebtp-solen.com. 08/09.

Restricted call for tenders, deadline 28th January, 2008 for design and construction contract for the heavy refurbishment of the 1,750 m Croix-Rousse tunnel in Lyon. This includes also boring a safety tunnel parallel to the existing road tunnel. Read E-News Weekly 43/2007. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=286140-2007, OJ S 235, or contact Communauté urbaine de Lyon, Lyon, fax +33 478957097. 50-51/07.Open invitation to tender, deadline 12.01.2009, for engineering supervision of renovation and upgrading of 1.753 km-long N6 Croix-Rousse tunnel, including excavation of emergency escape tunnel parallel to main tunnel. Contact Communaute Urbaine de Lyon, fax +33 478 957097, or visit http://marches.grandlyon.com. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=303379-2008 50/08.

Open call for tenders, deadline 25th September, 2006 for preliminary study for an approx. 2 km tunnel under Mont Alban between Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer. Read E-News Weekly 12/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=159862-2006, OJ S 148, or contact Communaute d'Agglomeration de Nice Cote d'Azur, Nice, fax +33 489981033 or 489981646. 33-34/06.Coyne et Bellier, Scetauroute, CETE Méditerranée and Laurent Barbier Architecte secured a EUR146,850 preliminary study for a 2 km tunnel under Mont Alban between Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer. Read E-News Weekly 12/2006. Visit www.coyne-et-bellier.fr and www.scetauroute.com 05/07.Open invitation to tender, deadline 12.02.2009, for safety audits of tunnels in Alps Maritimes Department as follows. Lot 1: east tunnel of Cap Estel (620 m) on RD 6098; Castillon (790 m, 750 m) on RD 2566a; and Saorge (370 m) on RD 38. Lot 2: west tunnel of Mescla (1,006 m) and Reveston (327 m) on RD 6102; Pagary (300 m) on RD 2565; Traverses (445 m) and Petite Clue on RD 28; Saint Arnoux (328 m) on RD 6. Conditional tranches: Saorge (647 m) on RD 6204 (Lot 1) and Condamine (755 m) on RD 2204 B (Lot 2). Contact President Consiglio Generale delle Alpi Maritime, Nice, fax + 33 489042030. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=1138-2009. 02/09.

Open call for tenders, deadline 19th December, 2005 for safety and health coordination during design and construction of the north-south axis in Marseille, including the 1 km Joliette tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=206141-2005, OJ S 209, or contact Communaute Urbaine Marseille Provence Metropole, Marseille, fax +33 491997196 or 491997171. 47/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 20th December, 2005 for engineering for safety aspects regarding the north-south axis in Marseille, including the 1 km Joliette tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=212466-2005, OJ S 215, or contact Communaute Urbaine Marseille Provence Metropole, Marseille, fax +33 491997196 or 491997171. 47/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 6th January, 2006 for aeraulics studies for the 1 km Joliette tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=213298-2005, OJ S 215, or contact Communaute Urbaine Marseille Provence Metropole, Marseille, fax +33 491997196 or 491997171. 47/05.Open call for bids, deadline 23rd March, 2006 for safety engineering for the 1 km Joliette tunnel in Marseille. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=021137-2006, OJ S 19, or contact Communaute Urbaine Marseille Provence Metropole, Marseille, fax +33 491997196 or 491997171. 06/06.The Centre d'Etude des Tunnels (CETu) received a EUR67,600 contract for engineering for safety aspects regarding the north-south axis in Marseille, including the 1 km Joliette tunnel. Visit www.cetu.equipement.gouv.frAlstom Bergeron received a EUR61,000 contract for aeraulics studies for the 1 km-long Joliette tunnel in Marseille. Visit www.cerg-alstom.com 20/06.Notice of concession, deadline 24th April, 2007 for design, financing, and construction of the Prado Sud tunnel in Marseille, related technical amenities, accesses and traffic supervision and management facilities. This is an approx. 2 x 1.4 km toll tunnel with two lanes per tube, with height limited to 3.2 m. The tunnel will be forbidden to vehicles heavier than 3.5 tonnes and those carrying dangerous cargoes. Read E-News Weekly 8/2007 for more. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=47456-2007, OJ S 39, or contact Communauté urbaine Marseille Provence Métropole, Marseille, fax +33 491997196 or 491997171. E-mail anne-marie.queyrel@marseille-provence.fr or denis.savino@marseille-provence.fr 10/07.The Marseille Provence Metropolis Urban Community has selected the consortium led by VINCI Concessions (58.5%) in partnership with Eiffage (41.5%) for the financing, design, construction, maintenance and operation of the Prado Sud toll tunnel in Marseille. The project consists of a public service management contract with a concession duration of 46 years, including the design and build period. The 1.5 km Prado Sud tunnel will be an extension to the Prado Carénage tunnel and will link the A50 motorway to the local road network at Avenue du Prado 2 and Boulevard Michelet. There will be two traffic decks, both with two lanes in both directions, with width restrictions and a height restriction of 3.20 m. The design complies with current regulatory requirements in terms of safety, and will be equipped with a permanent monitoring system. The total investment amount is EUR193 million, of which EUR146 million for the studies and construction. Construction will be carried out by a consortium of VINCI Construction France (58.5%) and Eiffage Travaux Publics (41.5%). Operation of the toll tunnel will be entrusted to the Société Marseillaise du Tunnel Prado Carénage, whose shareholders are VINCI and Eiffage. The tunnel should begin operating in spring 2013. Read E-News Weekly 8/2007. Visit www.vinci.com and www.travauxpublics.eiffage.com 07/08.

Open call for tenders, deadline 13th September, 2005 for conceptual design and public inquiry for the French side of the new Tende tunnel in Alpes-Maritimes department. The existing single-tube tunnel is a notoriously dangerous passage under Tende Pass in southern Alps, connecting France and Italy. It is too narrow to allow for two-way traffic of heavy vehicles. The old tunnel, opened in 1882, will be enlarged and entirely refurbished. The entire project will consist mostly of new portals on the Italian and French sides, a new 3,252 m tunnel to dual the existing one, to be built from Italy, and the widening of the existing tube (3,186 m), to be done from France. Both carriageways will be 6.5 m in width. The project cost is estimated at EUR168.3 million. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 13/2005. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=147883-2005, OJ S 148, or contact DDE des Alpes-Maritimes, Nice, fax +33 493727395. E-mail jean-jacques.cadiou@equipement.gouv.fr 33-34/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 18th October, 2006 for ground investigations and drilling work for the new Tende Pass tunnel between France and Italy. Read E-News Weekly 13/2005. Click fr/67. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=174293-2006, OJ S 162, or contact DDE des Alpes-Maritimes, Nice, fax +33 493727395. E-mail jean-jacques.cadiou@equipement.gouv.fr 36/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 22nd November, 2006 for geotechnical investigation, core drilling and testing for the new Tende tunnel on road RN 204. Read E-News Weekly 41/2006, 13/2005 & 40/2004. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=203274-2006, OJ S 191, or contact DDE des Alpes-Maritimes, Nice, fax +33 493727395. E-mail jean-jacques.cadiou@equipement.gouv.fr 42/06.Open invitation to tender, deadline 07.01.2009, for land survey for proposed EUR213.8 million Tende Pass tunnel link on RN 204 between France and Italy. Contact DRE, Marseilles, fax +33 4 91284366, e-mail bureau-marche.bccp.csm.dre-paca@developpementdurable.gouv.fr. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=314913-2008 51/08.

Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 28.07.2009, for the construction of the new Col di Tenda twin tube tunnel and ancillary works on SS 20 Valle di Roja and Colle di Tenda, in Piemonte. Contract value EUR176 million, excluding VAT. For more in Italian click here and here and contact ANAS, Direzione Generale, Dott. Geol. Salvatore Papale, Rome, tel +39 064446-4716, fax -2009, e-mail d.decarolis@stradeanas.it. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=167702-2009 Bid code: TO 07/09. 26/09.

Preinformation notice for safety and health protection assignment during the design phase of the Châtillon-Vélizy-Viroflay tramway. Length is 7 km, whereof 1.6 km in tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=082988-2004, OJ S 102, or contact County Council of Yvelines, Versailles, tel. +33 139077878 or 7785. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 35/2002. 23/04.Open call for bids, deadline 3rd September, 2004 for health and safety coordination as part of the construction of the 7 km Chatillon-Velizy-Viroflay tram line, including 1.6 km in tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=127260-2004, OJ S 147, or contact Conseil général de Yvelines, Versailles, fax +33 139078836 or 139077106. 35/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 20th June, 2005 for safety engineering as part of the construction of the Chatillon-Velizy-Viroflay tram line. This approx. 13 km line includes a 1.6 km tunnel and two underground stations. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=104125-2005, OJ S 104, or contact Conseil General des Yvelines, Versailles, fax +33 139078836 or 139077106. Visit www.achatpublic.com 23/05.Design contest notice, deadline 3rd October, 2005 for engineering for the design and construction of the underground stretch on the Viroflay-Velizy-Chatillon tram line. The contract is for a 1.6 km-long and 7.2 m ID bored tunnel, a cut-and-cover entrance under road RD53, an access and emergency shaft, two 25 m-deep underground stations and their connections to two railway stations. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=167306-2005, OJ S 168, or contact Conseil General des Yvelines, Versailles, fax +33 139078836 or 139077106. 37/05.