30-year concession to design, build and operate system based on 9.6 km, 7.3 m excavated diameter twin-track tube running west-east at a depth of up to 22 m with 15 stations. 6.5 km to be shield-driven and the section between Paradiso and the depot will be cut-and-cover. Connection to state railway at Porto Susa station. Tenders to be invited in 2000 for awards late-2000 and completion 2005. August 1999.   Systra/Geodata awarded $13 million management contract for 11 km system of which 9.6 km in tunnel with 15 underground stations, 12 of which should be cut-and-cover. Construction expected to commence early-2001. Metro system will be fully-automatic with driverless trains. For more information contact geodata@geodata.it January 2000. Open invitation to tender for construction of 2.35 km-long tunnel with five stations, deadline 11th December, 2000. Contact SATTI, fax +39 011 576 4340. Details in European Gazette or visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int November 2000.   Award of lot 3 of $320 million single-tube, twin-track first phase to jv led by Grassetto comprises 3.2 km bored tunnel with five stations and four service shafts. Lot 4 comprising 2.6 km bored tunnel with five stations and five shafts let to Fincosit/SELI. Three 7.7 m-diameter EPBs required before end-2001 to work at depths of 10-25 m erecting 300 mm-thick precast segmental lining. Phase 2 with 4.5 km of tunnel and seven stations, value $154 million, will bid soon for construction start March, 2002. Visit geodata@geodata.it 19/01.   Open invitation to tender, deadline 1st August, 2001, for construction of 2.5 km of line 1 tunnels with five stations. More from SATTI, fax +39 011 576 4340 or visit www.geodata.it 27/01.   Award of design contract for 4.6 km-long phase 2 of line 1 with seven stations between Porta Nuova and Lingotto to consortium of Systra, Geodata, Metropolitana Milanese and Studio Quaranta. Invitations to tender for construction, value $150 million, expected early-2002. Visit www.geodata.it 32/01.   Lot 5 on the Collegno-Porta Nuova stretch of Line 1 awarded to a jv of Grandi Lavori Fincosit, SELI, CCC, Rodio, Interstrade, and CO.GE.FA. for Euro79.4 million. Includes the construction of five stations at XVIII Dicembre, Porta Susa, Vinzaglio, Re Umberto, and Porta Nuova plus a TBM-driven 2.5 km double-track tunnel, six intermediate shafts, the TBM launch shaft, and a 75 m connecting portion between the latter and Principi d'Acaja station. Visit www.satti.it and www.metrotorino.it 46/01. Lovat reports an order received in November, 2001 from a jv of Grandi Lavori Fincosit and SELI for the design and manufacture of a large 7.77 m-diameter TBM to excavate 3.5 km of tunnel. Earlier in June, 2001, Lovat had received a first order from the Grandi Lavori Fincosit-SELI-Grassetto jv for a first TBM, of the same diameter, to bore a 3.85 km section. The two EPB TBMs Model RME306SE will be used on Line 1. They are equipped with fully hydraulic bi-directional, variable speed mixed ground cuttingheads. The geology consists of cobbles, gravel, sand, and fines. A precast segmental concrete lining will be installed and the tunnels will have an inner diameter of 6.9 metres and an outer diameter of 7.5 metres. Visit www.lovat.com, www.metrotorino.it and www.satti.it 03/02.The second Lovat EPB shield TBM, named 'Madama Cristina', has started its job on 19th February at Principi d'Acaja station on metro line 1 in Turin. Contractors Grandi Lavori Fincosit and SELI will drive 2.6 km of tunnel up to Pozzo Strada (lot 4). The 70 m-long machine weighs 700 tonnes and is equipped with a 7.77 m-diameter cutting head and 38 hydraulic jacks. It is identical to the first Lovat TBM, named 'Valentina', which started its job on lot 3 Fermi-Pozzo Strada in early October 2002. Visit www.lovat.com, www.metrotorino.it and www.satti.it. 09/03.Open call for tenders, deadline 9th May, 2005 for construction of Porta Nuova-Lingotto section of metro line 1. Includes a 94 m curved bored section and its launch shaft (shaft A), a 197 m cut-and-cover stretch, a 276 m nearly straight dual-track bored tunnel and its launch shaft (shaft B) and other associated works. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=047517-2005, OJ S 49, or contact Gruppo Torinese Trasporti, Turin, fax +39 01157643 or 0115592750. E-mail fortunato.v@gtt.to.it. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 11/2003 & 33/2002. 12/05.Lauro and Cogefa pocketed a EUR14.3 million contract to build a 94 m curved bored section and its launch shaft (shaft A), a 197 m cut-and-cover stretch, a 276 m nearly straight dual-track bored tunnel and its launch shaft (shaft B) and other associated works, as part of section Porta Nuova-Lingotto on Line 1. Visit www.cogefacostruzioni.it and www.cogefanet.com 37/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 24th July, 2006 for construction of section Marconi-Lingotto on Line 1 consisting of six stations (Marconi, Nizza, Dante, Carducci/Molinette, Spezia and Lingotto), five intermediate shafts, a 2.9 km dual-track tunnel to be excavated with an EPB TBM and other ancillary works. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=111651-2006, OJ S 104, or contact GTT, Turin, fax +39 0115764330 or 0115592750. E-mail fortunato.v@gtt.to.it 24/06.Maire Engineering and Ghella will build the Marconi-Lingotto section on Line 1 consisting of six stations (Marconi, Nizza, Dante, Carducci/Molinette, Spezia and Lingotto), five intermediate shafts, a 2.9 km dual-track tunnel to be excavated with an EPB TBM and other ancillary works. Visit www.maireengineering.it/maire.htm and www.ghellagroup.com 51-52/06.Open invitation to tender, deadline 22nd April, 2008 for detailed design and safety coordination during design of the Lingotto-Bengasi section of Turin's driverless automated line 1. This 1,880 m section will run in a single bore, TBM-built tunnel, 7.70 m outer diameter and 6.60 m inner diameter. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=54468-2008, OJ S 39, or contact GTT, Turin, fax +39 0115764330 or 0115592705. E-mail fornunato.v@gtt.to.it 10/08.A team of Systra, Geodata and Studio Quaranta scooped a EUR880,900 contract for the detailed design and safety coordination during design of the Lingotto-Bengasi section of Line 1 in Turin. This 1,880 m section will run in a TBM-built single bored tunnel, 7.70 m outer diameter and 6.60 m inner diameter. Click here. Visit www.systra.com, www.geodata.it and www.quaranta.to 30/08.

  Work proceeding on 75 km of difficult tunnels. August 1999.   Tunnelling commenced October, 1996 and is due for completion end-2002. Seven running tunnels are involved as follows, from Bologna to Firenze: Pianoro (10.7 km), Sadurano (3.77 km), Monte Bibele (9.1 km), Raticosa (10.39 km), Scheggianico (3.54 km), Firenzuola (15.06 km), and Vaglia (18.35 km). Also 12 access tunnels total length 8.8 km are required to split the route into sections of not more than 3.5 km.   Main contractor Cavet reports 20 km of 71 km alignment has been excavated to date, 60 % of which has also been fully lined. Some 32 x 130 m² faces open at present. The access tunnels are generally 60 m² with 14 % maximum gradient, and 2.4 km have been fully lined on Raticosa tunnel due to poor ground conditions. North portal of Firenzuola at San Pellegrino is being driven at 21 m wide for 600 m to accommodate siding for spare train. All equipment used in these tunnels is flameproofed. October 1999.   Boring of 6.5 km Vaglia segmentally-lined service tunnel to commence in June using Wirth double telescopic shield TBM from a quarry near the Firenze end of the proposed 18 km-long main tunnel. Geology is marly limestones and lime marls with marly strata. Contract also includes 2.7 km of access adits. The northernmost 7.5 km of Vaglia running tunnel was completed a year ago, and completion is now scheduled for 2005. Visit www.wirth-drilling.com May 2000.Restricted tendering for construction of section of 9.243 km Monte Bibele tunnel, deadline 1st August, 2000. Contact Cavet, fax +39 051 651 8327 and visit www.rocksoil.com July 2000.   Tunnel advance on 32 faces currently averaging 1.6 km/month with less than 5 % variation from budgeted cost. Crown excavation and lining of 728 m-long San Pellegrino chamber at the north end of Firenzuola tunnel nearly completed at 2-3 m/day average advance. Final design of 18 km-long Vaglia tunnel at south end of alignment includes 9.26 km-long x 5.6 m i.d. service tunnel to be driven using double telescopic shield Wirth TBM type 630 E/TS erecting 250 mm-thick trapezoidal reinforced concrete segmental lining. This will run parallel to main tunnel for 6.5 km, with connections at 250 m intervals. Main tunnel currently underway from Carlone access and north portal at 7 m/day of finished tunnel in marly limestones and lime marls with marly strata. Visit www.rocksoil.com and www.wirth-drilling.com July 2000.  Rocksoil has reported progress on the Bologna-Firenze (BO-FI) section of the Italian high speed railway. Around 59 km of main and service tunnels, constituting 64% of the total, and 10 km of access adits, have been completed.Some 7.2 km of the 10.71 km-long Pianoro tunnel is complete, and work continues on four faces. The 418 m-long caverns required for interconnection with the existing railway are still in design. The 3.77 km-long Sadurano has been completed at an average of 4 m/day of finished tunnel. Some 5.87 km of the 9.1 km Monte Bibele has been excavated, with 3 m/day average advance from the north portal, and 1.66 m/day from the south. Work has started from the base of the 1.54 km-long Quinzano adit on two faces, advancing around 1.2 m/day apiece. At Raticosa, 7.2 km of the 10.37 km-long main tunnel has been driven, and work is proceeding on the north face and two faces each from the Osteria and Castelvecchio adits. Excavation of the 3.56 km-long Scheggianico was completed in 1999, and lining is in progress, and 75% complete.The 14.34 km-long Firenzuola is being developed in sections, with the San Pellegrino chamber and 3 km of main tunnel at the BO end complete, together with 1.8 km in each direction from the San Giorgio adit, and 300 m in each direction from the Marzano adit. The central 1.5 km Osteto adit is also complete, and faces are being formed at its base. Four faces are being worked at present, one from Rovigo, two from Marzano, and one from San Giorgio. The 528 m-long Borgo Rinzelli shallow tunnel near Mugello was completed in May, 2001, and the adjacent and similar 654 m Morticine is underway. Excavation of the 18 km-long Vaglia main running tunnel is 50% complete, and the BO end is advancing off a single face from the Carlone adit at 5.8 m/day. The FI section is still in design. Some 1.6 km of the 9.26 km-long, 5.6 m-internal diameter Ginori service tunnel has been completed using an innovative Wirth TBM which is setting 25 cm-thick trapezoidal lining segments. The service tunnel will run parallel with the main tunnel with connections at 250 m intervals. More from rocksoil@tin.it. Visit www.rocksoil.com and www.tav.it 44/01.Italferr appointed Astaldi to build the underground station for high speed trains in Bologna. The 640 m-long 40 m-wide station will be dug 23 m under the surface on three levels. Contract value: €300.6 million. Visit www.italferr.it, www.tav.it and www.astaldi.it 43/03.Open call for tenders, deadline 24th March, 2006 for executive design, work supervision and construction of the high speed line in Florence for the Bologna-Florence fast trains. The new 9 km-long line includes a 2 x 5,574 m-long single-track tunnel to be built by TBM, the new underground station in Belfiore (600 m), trenches and cut-and-cover tunnels at the north portal in Rifredi (1,768 m) and the start shaft in Campo di Marte. Total value: EUR915.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=06936-2006, OJ S 6, or contact Italferr, fax +39 0649752445. E-mail appalti.italferr@legalmail.it. Visit www.italferr.it/gare/1018-ALL5b-ELENCO-VOCI.pdf and www.italferr.it/gare/1018-ALL1-SCHEMA-CONVENZIONE.pdf 04/06.The successful bidder for the executive design and construction of the high speed rail tunnel under Florence is a JV headed by Coopsette, with consortium Ergon Engineering and Contracting, whose partners are CO.ES.TRA., Inso and the Etruria consortium. The contract is worth EUR685 million and includes a 2 x 5,574 m-long single-track TBM-built tunnel from Ponte al Pino to Castello, the new underground station in Belfiore (600 m), trenches and cut-and-cover tunnels at the north portal in Rifredi (1,768 m) and the start shaft in Campo di Marte. The TBMs are scheduled to commence boring in the second half of 2008. Visit www.coopsette.it, www.coestra.it, www.inso.it, www.gruppoconsorzioetruria.com 13/07.

Invitation to tender for 2.25 km Monte Mario tunnel. August 1999.   ANAS, the national roads agency; has given the go-ahead to the 32.5 km Variante di valico between Sasso Marconi and Barberino di Mugello on highway A 1 linking Bologna to Florence, including a twin two-lane 8.6 km tunnel running under the Appennines between La Quercia and Aglio. There will be eight drives. Bids will be invited by the summer. The tunnel will cost €720 million. Time frame for construction of five years, commissioning in 2008. Visit www.enteanas.it 28/02.The European Investment Bank has loaned €450 million to Dexia-Crediop SpA who will grant the loan to Autostrade to build the highway. This is the first tranche of a €900 million loan. Visit www.eib.org 28/02.   Open call for bids, deadline 20th September, 2002 for construction of the 2 x 8.6 km La Quercia-Aglio basis tunnel through the Apennines between Sasso Marconi and Barberino di Mugello. Tender value €555.7 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=125810-2002, OJ S 157, or contact Autostrade, Rome, fax +39 0643634288. E-mail amanno@autostrade.it 34/02.   On section Casalecchio di Reno-Sasso Marconi, lot 3 has been awarded to Toto Costruzioni Generali and Carena, requiring two bored three-lane tunnels in Alloco (1.7 km) and Vado (1,130 m). Contract value €126.4 million. Lot 4 has been commissioned to Nino Ferrari and IRA. Includes the 2 x 240 m Campolungo bored tunnel and the 2 x 840 m Gardelletta cut-and-cover tunnel, with three traffic lanes and an emergency lane for each direction. Contract value €83.5 million. Work to last four years. Visit www.autostrade.it 40/02.   Tenders have been opened for the €555.75 million 8.7 km dual-lane twin-tube tunnel under the Appennines between La Quercia and Aglio required for the dualling of motorway A1 between Sasso Marconi and Barberino di Mugello (32.5 km). The lowest bidder is Consorzio Risalto, a consortium including contractors Rizzani, Salini and Todini, which proposed a -11.11% discount, followed by CCC, Grandi Lavori Fincosit, Coestra and SELI (-8.16%); Vianini, Toto Costruzioni, Cir and Carena (-7.26%); Condotte d'Acqua (-7.01%); Astaldi (-6.03%); and Strabag with Torno Internazionale and Lombardini (-5.3%). The best bid was actually proposed by a JV led by Baldassini-Tognozzi including Ira, Ferrari, Giustino and Locatelli (-13.59%) but the JV has been eliminated for failing to present a document. They have asked their bid to be reassessed and threatened to appeal. 15/03. Risalto, a consortium between Rizzani de Eccher, Salini and Todini has won the €555.7 million tender to upgrade the La Quercia-Aglio section of motorway A1 in the Appennines. The consortium proposed a 11.11% discount. The Lazio administrative court rejected shortly before the appeal presented by Baldassini Tognozzi. The scheme, better known as Variante di Valico, requires a double 8.6 km-long base tunnel. Visit www.autostrade.it, www.rizzanideeccher.com, www.salini.it and www.todini.it 31/03.Restricted procedure, deadline 18th September, 2003 for widening to three lanes of the Barberino del Mugello-Incisa Valdarno section, subsection Florence north-Florence south, stretch C, contracts 7 and 8. Includes the excavation of the Pozzolatico single-tube tunnel, length 2,255 m, cross section 170 sq m and the lenghening of the Brancolano tunnel, 17 m for the tunnel itself and 35 m for the portal. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=142307-2003, OJ S 156, or contact Autostrade, Rome, fax +39 0643634288. E-mail amanno@autostrade.it 35/03.Restricted procedure, deadline 19th September, 2003 for upgrading of the Sasso Marconi-Barberino del Mugello section, subsection La Quercia-Aglio, contract 12. Includes three twin cut-and-cover tunnels: Bollone 1 (81 m + 36 m); Bollone 2 (251 m + 180 m); and Bollone 3 (2 x 110 m). Width 13.7 m, cross section 75 sq m. Also includes two twin bored tunnels: Buttoli (510 m + 545 m) and Largnano (713 m + 680 m). Width 13.86 m, cross section 94 sq m. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=142312-2003, OJ S 156, or contact Autostrade, Rome, fax +39 0643634288. E-mail amanno@autostrade.it 35/03.Restricted procedure, deadline 26th July, 2004 for design and construction of section La Quercia-Badia Nuova, contract 5a, on the Bologna-Florence motorway A1, including tunnels. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=102947-2004, OJ S 122, or contact Autostrade per l'Italia, Rome, fax +39 0643634288. E-mail amanno@autostrade.it 29/04.Restricted procedure, deadline 26th July, 2004 for design and construction of section La Quercia-Badia Nuova, contract 5b, on the Bologna-Florence motorway A1, including tunnels. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=102948-2004, OJ S 122, or contact Autostrade per l'Italia, Rome, fax +39 0643634288. E-mail amanno@autostrade.it 29/04.Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 15th September, 2004 for construction of the 11.5 km Florence north-Florence south section on motorway A1. This tender includes three subsections. Subsection 4 spans 4,655 m and includes the Casellina cut-and-cover tunnel, a 2 x 460 m-long 17.5 m-wide 5.2 m-high tunnel. Subsection 5 spans 3,492 m and includes the 1,096 m 160 sq m three-lane Melarancio bored tunnel, the 77 m-long 14.7 m-wide 5.2 m-high Melarancio II cut-and-cover tunnel and the 160 m-long 14.7 m-wide 5.2 m-high Lastrone cut-and-cover tunnel. These three tunnels are single tubes. Subsection 6 includes bored tunnels in Le Romite (260 m, 85 sq m), Poggio Seco (1,231 m, 85 sq m) and Del Colle (678 m, 85 sq m). These three tunnels are single bores for two 3.75 m-wide lanes. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=135369-2004, OJ S 156, or contact Autostrade, Rome, fax +39 0643634288. E-mail amanno@autostrade.it 36/04.The design and construction of subsection 5A (7,638 m) on section La Quercia-Badia Nuova of the Bologna-Florence motorway A1 includes three bored tunnels, a single bore and two twin tubes, respectively located in La Quercia (332.5 m), Rioveggio 1 (347.3 m / 347.4 m) and Grizzana (2,321 m / 2,342.5 m) and two twin cut-and-cover tunnels in Casino (332.2 m / 353.45 m) and Rioveggio 2 (57 m / 70 m). The bored tunnels will accommodate two 3.75 m lanes and an emergency lane of the same width and a 0.7 m left shoulder. The cut-and-cover tunnels will accommodate two 3.75 m lanes and two 3.75 m emergency lanes and a 0.7 m left shoulder.The design and construction of subsection 5B (2,412 m) on section La Quercia-Badia Nuova of the Bologna-Florence motorway A1 includes a twin bored tunnel in Val di Sambro (877 m / 873.2 m) and a 75 sq m cross passage. The tunnel will accommodate two 3.75 m lanes, an emergency lane of the same width and a 0.7 m left shoulder. The bids are being assessed. Visit www.stradeanas.it 37/04.Ing. Nino Ferrari Impresa Costruzioni Generali, IRA Costruzioni Generali and Maire Lavori secured a EUR195.8 million contract for the design and construction of section La Quercia-Badia Nuova, contract 5a, on the Bologna-Florence motorway A1. This is a 7,638 m section including three bored tunnels: La Quercia (332.5 m), Rioveggio 1 (347.3 m / 347.4 m) and Grizzana (2,321 m / 2,342.5 m) and two twin cut-and-cover tunnels in Casino (332.2 m / 353.45 m) and Rioveggio 2 (57 m / 70 m). Visit www.ninoferrari.it 22/05.Autostrade per l'Italia has awarded a EUR97.2 million contract to CMB, CCC (Consorzio Cooperative Costruzioni), CFM, Electrowatt Infra and Politecnica Ingegneria ed Architectura to design and build subsection 5B (2,412 m) between La Quercia and Badia Nuova on the Bologna-Florence motorway A1 across the Apennines. This section includes a twin bored tunnel in Val di Sambro (877 m / 873.2 m) and a 75 sq m cross passage. The tunnel will accommodate two 3.75 m lanes, an emergency lane of the same width and a 0.7 m left shoulder. Visit www.cmbcarpi.it and www.ccc-acam.it 33-34/05.Restricted call for tenders, deadline 16th September, 2005 for construction of lots 6 and 7, section La Quercia-Badia Nuova on the Sasso Marconi-Barberino di Mugello section of motorway A1 Bologna-Florence. The length of lots 6 and 7 is 7.5 km, including the 3 km Val di Sambro tunnel (in addition to the 880 m built as part of lot 5b) and the approx. 2 km Sparvo tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=153845-2005, OJ S 154, or contact Autostrade per l'Italia, Rome, fax +39 06436342060. E-mail amanno@autostrade.it 35/05.Baldassini Tognozzi-Pontello secured a EUR220.9 million contract to build the 11.5 km Florence north-Florence south section on motorway A1. Subsection 4 spans 4,655 m and includes the Casellina cut-and-cover tunnel, a 2 x 460 m-long 17.5 m-wide 5.2 m-high tunnel. Subsection 5 spans 3,492 m and includes the 1,096 m 160 sq m three-lane Melarancio bored tunnel, the 77 m-long 14.7 m-wide 5.2 m-high Melarancio II cut-and-cover tunnel and the 160 m-long 14.7 m-wide 5.2 m-high Lastrone cut-and-cover tunnel. These three tunnels are single tubes. Subsection 6 includes bored tunnels in Le Romite (260 m, 85 sq m), Poggio Seco (1,231 m, 85 sq m) and Del Colle (678 m, 85 sq m). These three tunnels are single bores for two 3.75 m-wide lanes. Visit www.baldassinitognozzi.it 42/05.Contract package 7-8 for widening the roadway between Florence Certosa interchange and South Florence and building a new south carriageway farther north has been awarded to Baldassini Tognozzi-Pontello for EUR103.4 million. The contract includes the Pozzolatico single-tube tunnel (2,255 m, cross section 170 sq) and a 50 m extension of the Brancolano tunnel. Click here. Visit www.baldassinitognozzi.it and www.osservatorioterzacorsia.it 17/06.Toto secured a EUR142.3 million contract to build lot 13 of the 'Variante di valico' bypass through the Apennines between Aglio and Barberino di Mugello (6.1 km), including three tunnels: Puliana (1,353 m), Alteta (240 m) and Poggio Manganaccia (2,037 m). Read E-News Weekly 37/2005. Click here. Visit www.totospa.it 28/06.Vianini Lavori, Toto and Profacta signed a EUR361.1 million contract to build lots 6 and 7 as part of the upgrading of highway A1 Milan-Naples on its Apennine section between Sasso Marconi (Emilia Romagna) and Barberino di Mugello (Tuscany). This 7.5 km section includes the Val di Sambro and Sparvo tunnels, the latter having a length of 1,950 m, and the Molino di Setta cut-and-cover (360 m). The length of the Val di Sambro tunnel is 2,900 m, i.e. the length which is not part of lot 5B. Click here.Visit www.vianinigroup.it, www.gruppototo.it or www.totospa.it 23-24/07.

The 15.62 m-diameter, 4,500 t, 12,000 kW Herrenknecht EPB is under assembly at site for a July, 2011 start on the 2.5 km-long Sparvo tunnel first drive north. The machine is the largest ever built, and features a 1.6 m-diameter screw conveyor to handle muck from its 16-channel intake. The 70 cm-thick concrete segments weigh up to 16 t apiece. The conveyor system is from H+E Logistiks, VMT supplied the navigation system, and Euroform supplied the segment formwork. For 10-year project history visit tunnelbuilder archive it/21. More from www.herrenknecht.com/news/press-section/gigantic-tbm-for-italy.html. 22/11.

CP Technology won the contract to design and construct formworks for line section, parking area, by-pass, niches of the new 1,988 m Boscaccio tunnel on the Barberino del Mugello-Incisa Valdarno section of highway A1 Milan-Naples, widening to a third lane (lot 0). CP Technology's solution has been judged as best technical and economical study by Pavimental SpA. Delivery scheduled for April, 2014. Visit http://tunnelbuilder.com/Suppliers/CPtechnology/.  50/13.

Colas Rail Italia SpA from Milano secured the EUR820 206.47 contract, excluding VAT,  for the supply, installation and commissioning of the M1 line presence/absence voltage signalling devices (750 Vcc). And for checking the grounding of the third and fourth track  in the tunnel sections near to the station platforms and along the entire Milan M1 subway line. Further information from ATM SpA, Milan, tel +39 02480311, email responsabileacquisti@atm.it. For tender information please click here.  Ref.n. 3700000001. 11/20

  Consultant: Geoconsult E-mail office@gcs.co.at contact F L Jansky. December 1999.   Project restarted January, 1999 following 20-month delay while final alignment settled. Line C under design from interchange with Line A at San Giovanni station out to first surface station at Torrenova, comprising 11 km of twin tube with 12 stations, all underground. Tunnels to be excavated by EPB and enlargements for crossovers and headshunts by NATM. Stations are generally constructed by NATM from 25 m-deep diaphragm-walled boxes or completely within the boxes. More information from design consultants Gibb, fax +44 (0)118 949 1054. Sept 1999.   Major $2.9 billion project to link Vigna Clara with Pantano by 32.6 km line of which 24.2 km will be underground twin-tube in clay, alluvia and volcanic formations with 26 x 150 m-long NATM-mined stations. Most tunnel will be mined using 5.8 m-diameter EPBs. In preliminary design with tenders for detailed design expected mid-2000. Construction start likely one year later. December 1999. New metro mooted to connect Montesacro to Magliana via Trastevere and Spagna, Colonna, Fiume and Venezia Squares. New extensions planned to line C from Teano to Colli Aniene; line B2 from Piramide to Via Newton through Portuense; and line A north to Gra Boccea and south to Tuscolona. Monitor http://ted.eur-op.eu.int for announcements. October 2000. Tenders for 4.5 km-long line C1 with five stations from Teano (line C) to Ponte Mammola (line B) expected 2004. Also in planning are extensions to line A from Battistini, line B from Pyramide to Portuense, and 7.5 km of line C from San Giovanni to Alessandrino with nine stations. Visit www.atac.roma.it 09/01. Financing agreement signed between the mayor of Roma and the minister of infrastructure for section T3 of Line C between San Giovanni and Piazza Venezia, 3.2 km in length. Financing has already been approved for sections T4 San Giovanni-Malatesta and T5 Malatesta-Alessandrino. Bids to be invited for T4 and T5 in June 2002. The 32 km Line C will require a total investment of €200 million until 2008. Visit www.comune.roma.it/dipVII/traspub/linea_c/home.html 23/02.Preinformation notice for the construction of subsections T4 San Giovanni-Malatesta and T5 Malatesta-Alessandrino of Line C. Twin-bore tunnel, 6.6 m in diameter, length 7.25 km. Stations in San Giovanni, Lodi, Pigneto, Malatesta, Teabo, Gardiene, Mirti, Parco di Centocelle, and Alessandrino. Intermediate ventilation and rescue shafts plus start and exit shafts for the TBMs. Cost estimate of €605 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/static/home/en/homepage.ini, OJ S 120, document 93245-2002 or contact City of Rome, fax +39 065740033. E-mail dipVII@comune.roma.it 27/02.Restricted procedure, deadline 9th May, 2005 for final design, construction and work management of Line C, section Clodio-Mazzini - Pantano (25.5 km). The line runs underground (17.6 km) and at grade (7.9 km). Twin bored tunnels, 5.8 m in diameter on sections T4, T5 and T6A, and 8.8 m in diameter on sections T2 and T3. Section T7 is at grade. Tender estimate: EUR2.5 billion. The client reserves the right to award the construction of sections T1, C1 and T6B, estimated at EUR1.1 billion, to the successful bidder. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=030709-2005, OJ S 32, or contact Roma Metropolitane, Rome, fax +39 06454640321. E-mail lineac@romametropolitane.it. Full details about the project in E-News Weekly 45/2004. 08/05.The ten prequalified bidders for the construction of Line C are Ferrovial Agroman; Astaldi / Vianini Lavori / Consorzio Cooperative Costruzioni / Ansaldo Trasporti; Impregilo / CMC / Condotte d'Acqua / Grandi Lavori Fincosit; Pizzarotti / SNAM Progetti / Vinci Construction Grands Projets / Alstom Transport; Consortium T&T / Maire Lavori; Aktor; Consortium SIS (Sacyr Vallehermoso, INC and Sipal); Consortium Co.Gen.Co (Bonatti, Adanti, Garboli-Conicos and Intercantieri Vittadello); Consortium Operae (Baldassini Tognozzi, Pontello and other Tuscany-based companies) / Ergon Engineering; and Max Boegl. Click it/14. 24/05.Roma Metropolitane received six bids from the companies prequalified to participate in the tender for the general contractor who will build Line C. The bidders are Astaldi / Vianini Lavori / Consorzio Cooperative Costruzioni / Ansaldo Trasporti Sistemi Ferroviari; Impregilo / CMC / Condotte d'Acqua / Grandi Lavori Fincosit; Pizzarotti; consortium T&T (Technip and Torno Internazionale) / Maire Lavori; consortium SIS (Sacyr, INC and Sipal); and consortium Operae-Tecnologie e Sistemi Integrati di Costruzione (Baldassini Tognozzi-Pontello and other contractors from Tuscany) / consortium Ergon Engineering and Contracting. The winner will be announced by Roma Metropolitane by February 2006. The general contractor who will be chosen through this bidding will be responsible for the executive planning and construction of the project. The foreseen cost amounts to approx. EUR3 billion, financed by the government (70%), the city of Rome (18%) and the Lazio region (12%).The alignment of Line C from Clodio/Mazzini to Pantano spans 25.5 km, whereof 17.6 km underground and 7.9 km at grade. The line will serve 30 stations, two of them being interchange stations intersecting with Line A, Line B and regional line FR1. Work will commence in April 2006 on sections T4 and T5, from San Giovanni to Alessandrino (7,250 m and 9 stations), which will enter in service in November 2012. In October 2013 the second section Venezia-Pantano (21.5 km and 24) stations will open, including the San Giovanni-Alessandrino section and finally the complete Line C (25.5 km and 30 stations) in July 2015. Visit www.romametropolitane.it 49/05.A group of companies led by Astaldi and also consisting of Vianini Lavori, Consorzio Cooperative Costruzioni (CCC) and Ansaldo Trasporti Sistemi Ferroviari, won the contract for the construction of Line C of the Rome metro. The project foresees the construction of a driverless line, with a fully automated rail system, crossing the city of Rome and linking the northern area of Piazzale Clodio/Mazzini with the southeast area of Torrenova-Pantano through the areas of Piazza Venezia and San Giovanni. The new line will run along 25.4 km with 30 stations and interconnection with existing lines A and B. The new line will double the existing metro network. Work to start by April 2006. Commissioning of the first section (San Giovanni-Alessandrino) is scheduled by 2010. Click here for a presentation of the project (in Italian) and here. Read E-News Weekly 45/2004. Visit www.romametropolitane.it and www.astaldi.it 08/06.Notice of concession contract, deadline 30th June, 2006 for concession for construction and operation of Line D of the Rome metro. The priority section goes from Fermi to Prati Fiscali (11 km, 12 stations). A second section will be an east branch off the main trunk up to Ojetti (5 km, six stations) and the third section will be a south extension to Agricoltura (4 km, four stations). Click here. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=083113-2006, OJ S 79, or contact Roma Metropolitane, Rome, fax +39 06454640321. E-mail linead@romametropolitane.it 18/06.The three JVs who have bidded for the concession contract for the construction and operation of Line D of the Rome metro are: a JV of Vianini Lavori (leader) and Consorzio Cooperative Costruzioni (CCC); a JV of Condotte d'Acqua (leader) and Pizzarotti; and a JV of Impregilo (leader), Astaldi, Ansaldo Trasporti Sistemi Ferroviari, AnsaldoBreda, Sirti and Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM). The selection of the successful bidder, who will design the preliminary project, is scheduled for end 2006. The approval of the project is programmed for 2007. Such project will serve as a base for the invitation to tender which will be released in early 2008. The concessionaire will therefore be selected by the end of 2008. The concessionaire will build and operate the line for 25 years on behalf of the city. At the end of the concession, the ownership of Line D will be transferred at no cost onto the city of Rome. However, the procedure plans to award first the priority section from Fermi to Prati Fiscali (11 km, 12 stations), with option for subsequent sections: eastern branch to Via Ugo Ojetti (5 km, 6 stations) and south extension to Piazzale dell'Agricoltura (4 km, 4 stations). The cost of the priority section accounts for 65% of the project and is of about EUR1,860 million while the eastern branch and south extension have costs of EUR600 and EUR400 million, respectively. Click here and here. Visit www.romametropolitane.it 28/06.Roma Metropolitane announced on 10th November, 2006 that the preferred bidder for construction of Line D of the Roma metro is the JV formed by Condotte d'Acqua and Pizzarotti. The project will be financed by the City of Rome (60%) and the concessionaire (40%). Opening of the 11 km priority section from Fermi to Prati Fiscali, with 12 stations, is scheduled for 2015. Click here, here and it/14. Visit www.condottespa.it and www.pizzarotti.it 47/06.Restricted call for tenders, deadline 30th March, 2007 for drawing up a list of professionals for assignments dealing with preliminary and detailed designs, as well associated technical and administrative work, in case of lack of skilled personnel or difficulties to meet the design schedule, in case of work particularly difficult or dealing with architecture and the environment, or in case of integrated projects requiring a wide scope of competences. Among the projects are Line B1 Bologna-Conca d'Oro-Ionio; Line C (sections T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 T6a, T6b, T7, C1, C2); Linea D; upgrading of Line A Anagnina-Ottaviano; extensions of Line A Anagnina-Romanina and Battistini-Casal Selce; extension of Line B Eur Laurentina-Castel di Leva; extension of Line B1 Ionio-Bufalotta; and other projects. Click here, here and here. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=6509-2007, OJ S 6, or contact Roma Metropolitane, Rome, fax +39 06454640111. E-mail progettazione@romametropolitane.it 04/07.

Notice of concession contract, deadline 30.09.2009, for the identification of subjects to be placed in competition with the Promoter within the following negotiated procedure for the design, construction and operation of Line D of the Rome metro. Contract value EUR3,179 million, excluding VAT, of which EUR2,128 million for the priority section from Fermi to Salario stations, and the remainder for the subsequent optional sections of eastern branch to Ojetti station, and south extension to Agricoltura station. For full background and history of this project, visit tunnelbuilder archive it/14. Contact Roma Metropolitane, Ing.Claudio Pasquali, Rome, tel +39 (0)6 454640-100, fax -321. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=220877-2009. 35/09.

  New 4.1 km metro line from Yokohama station to downtown Motamachi via the Minato Mirai 21 area, scheduled to be in service 2003. Hazama Corporation undertaking 450 m-long twin-tunnel section between Kenchomae and Kitanaka stations using high performance mud pressurised 7.15 m-diameter DPLEX shield developed by NKK. This design of decentred multi-shaft shield accommodates circular, rectangular and horseshoe sections and boasts reduced cutter torque compared with conventional single-shaft machines. The makers say it is cheap to run and easy to dismantle. January 2000.

  SNC-Lavalin of Canada in association with Guris of Turkey supported by the Canadian International Development Agency delineating capital city metro project, preparing preliminary designs, and establishing cost and financing strategies. May 1996.  Construction to resume after six-year delay due to lack of funds. Some 7 km of tunnels bored in the late-1980s will be part of design study which is funded in part by Canadian IDA. September 1997.

  32 km-long, 4.1 m-diameter gravity-flow connection through basalts with occasional dolerite dykes between future Mohale reservoir and recently completed Katse reservoir using TBMs from each end and lined with concrete segments. Intake end will utilise existing 5.3 m-diameter Wirth TBM ex delivery tunnel north of previous contract and second TBM is 4.7 m NFM ex-Ecuador. Both machines are double-shielded. Hexagonal lining segments manufactured at site. Advances of 750 m/month per machine anticipated. High and low level intake tunnels 200 m long joining 100 m-deep gate shaft. Drill/blast operations at both ends to prepare TBM launch chambers. 800 m-long access adit at intake end for muck tippler and conveyor. Commenced February 1998 for completion January 2003. Design and construction supervision consultants: LHTP, a joint venture of Consult 4, Lahmeyer and Mott MacDonald. Contractors: joint venture of Hochtief, Concor and Impregilo. March 1999. Payments of $1.25 million bribes during 1988 by a number of participating companies to a former executive of the project have been traced and are under investigation by the Maseru court. Sept 1999.

Qualification notice for project management for the railway connection between Kirchberg and Findel plateau to the north line and Dommeldange station development. The route includes 1,840 m of tunnel and four underground stops. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=094665-2005, OJ S 95, or contact Societe nationale des chemins de fer luxembourgeois, Luxembourg, fax +352 49903396. E-mail secretariat.if@cfl.lu. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 4/2003. 22/05.

Postponed from the 06.02.2019 to 13.02.2019 the deadline for the open invitation to tender for lighting of crossroads, interchanges, tunnels and bridges on state roads. Duration of the contract is 40 months. Contact Public Enterprise for State Roads, Skopje, tel +389 2 3118 044, fax +389 2 3220 535, email zaklinab@roads.org.mk. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=054120-2019.

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