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.

Invitation to negotiate contract, deadline 7th May, 2001, for construction of 1.75 km-long railway tunnel for Ferrocarriles Vascos, fax +34 94 401 9901. Visit www.boe.es 17/01. Open tendering, deadline 20th December, 2001, for the south variant between Aí±orga and Amara stations on the Bilbao-San Sebastian railway. Includes a 900 m tunnel and a 100 m underground station. Visit http://ted.eur-op.int, document S 214-147100 or contact the Basque Railways, Bilbao, fax +34 94 4330602. Budget is €18.5 million. Also visit www.euskotren.es 47/01.Dualling of the EuskoTren line between the Easo and Aí±orga stations awarded to a jv of Construcciones Altuna y Urí­a, and Construcciones Mariezkurrena for €18 million. Time frame for construction of 23 months. The 3,366 m section includes two tunnels in Aiete and Amara totalling 1,606 m as well as a 101 m-long subterranean station in Gerií¡trico. Visit www.euskotren.es 09/02.Open call for tenders, deadline 5th September, 2005 for design of section Anorga-Rekalde on the Bilbao-San Sebastian line. This 2.5 km section includes a 1.3 to 1.4 km single-tube dual-track tunnel, finished section 60 sq m, to be built in marly limestone in urban area, using a roadheader. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=135276-2005, OJ S 136, or contact Red Ferroviaria Vasca, Bilbao, fax +34 944329189. E-mail jortega@ets-rfv.es 33-34/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 20th February, 2006 for design of the dualling of the Loiola-Herrera section on the Lasarte-Hendaya rail line operated by Euskotren, in San Sebastian province. The new route of the Loiola-Herrera section will enable the existing 2.5 km single-track tunnel to carry freight traffic only, thereby separating freight and passenger traffic. The planned section is 2,701 m long, whereof 1,628 m in tunnel, a 480 m semi-underground station in Herrera, a 452 m stretch of open air and a 141 m concrete box. Work will commence at the end of 2006 or in early 2007 to end in early 2010. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=249375-2005, OJ S 252, or contact Red Ferroviaria Vasca, Bilbao, fax +34 944329189. E-mail jortega@ets-rfv.es 03/06.Typsa bagged a EUR781,500 contract to design the dualling of the Loiola-Herrera section on the Lasarte-Hendaya rail line operated by the Basque railway operator Eusko Tren. The 2,701 m-long section, whereof 1,628 m in tunnel, includes a 480 m semi-underground station in Herrera, a 452 m stretch of open air and a 141 m concrete box. Visit www.typsa.es 26/06.Periodic notice, deadline unspecified, being a call for bids aiming at reducing time limits for the receipt of tenders, for 2.7 kilometres of double tracking between Loiola and Herrera stations, including a 1.6 km tunnel, redevelopment of Herrera station, a new station in Intxaurrondo and refurbishment of the existing tunnel to be used by freight trains only. Read E-News Weekly 37/2007. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=36593-2008, OJ S 27, or contact ETS-RFV, Bilbao, fax +34 946572601. E-mail ets@ets-rfv.es 07/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 3rd July, 2008 for construction of a 2.7 km double tracking between Loiola and Herrera stations, including a 1,628 m tunnel, a 141 m in situ concrete box, the Herrera partially underground station and the Intxaurrondo underground station. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=127126-2008, OJ S 93, and http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=151991-2008, OJ S 114, or contact ETS-RFV, Bilbao, fax +34 946572601. E-mail ets@ets-rfv.es 21/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 4th August, 2008 for construction management for the 2.7 km Loiola-Herrera track dualling, including a 1,628 m tunnel, a 141 m in situ concrete box, the Herrera partially underground station and the Intxaurrondo underground station. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=151901-2008, OJ S 113, or contact ETS-RFV, Bilbao, fax +34 946572601. E-mail ets@ets-rfv.es 25/08.Ví­as y Construcciones will partner with Altuna y Uria to construct a 2.7 km double tracking between Loiola and Herrera stations, including a 1,628 m tunnel, a 141 m in situ concrete box, the Herrera partially underground station and the Intxaurrondo underground station. Their contract is worth EUR51.8 million. Visit www.vias.es 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.

Open invitations to tender for engineering design of three sections of the high-speed railway line planned through the region, deadlines 23rd January, 2001 to 9th February, 2001. Fax Ministerio de Fomento at +34 91 597 9342 or visit www.gif.es 05/01. Open invitation to tender, deadline 31st July, 2001, for design of railway line to include tunnels. Contact Ministry of Works, Madrid, fax +34 91 5979341. Visit www.boe.es 28/01. Tenders imminent for the Variante de Bregua on the La Coruña-Santiago de Compostela section of the high speed train in Galicia that will connect together Ferrol, La Coruña, Santiago, Pontevedra, Vigo, and the Portuguese border. There will be a 2,834 m-long double-track tunnel. Tender value will be €63 million with a time frame for construction of 28 months. 10/02. Open tendering, deadline 1st April, 2002 for the work supervision of the Variante de Bregua on the La Coruña-Santiago de Compostela section of the high speed train. Includes a 2,834 m-long double-track tunnel. Tender value of €2.3 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/ojs/en/frame.htm, OJ S 45, document 35365-2002 or contact ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979341/2/3. 11/02. Open tendering, deadline 20th May, 2002 for the construction of the Bregua variant between Boedo and Uxes on the La Coruña-Santiago de Compostela high speed link. Includes a 2.8 km-long double-track tunnel. Tender value of €63 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/ojs/en/frame.htm, OJ S 77, document 59846-2002 or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915631574. 18/02. Call for tenders imminent further to government approval of the 7.7 km Portela-Portas subsection of the Ferrol-La Coruña-Santiago-Pontevedra-Vigo-Portuguese border high speed line. Includes the 4 km Lantaño tunnel. Cost of €77.6 million and construction time of 34 months. Visit www.gif.es 23/02. Call for tenders imminent further to government approval of the 7.2 km Variante de Ordes on the Santiago-La Coruña line. Includes two tunnels, 446 m and 570 metres in length. Cost of €54.5 million and construction time of three years. Already 20% of the 64.4 km line is under construction. Visit www.gif.es 24/02. Award to Euroconsult of the Variante de Bregua work supervision on the La Coruña-Santiago de Compostela section of the high speed train. Includes a 2.8 km double-track tunnel. Contract value of €1.5 million. 26/02. Open call for bids, deadline 22nd July, 2002 for construction of section 1 Portela-Portas of the Variante de Portas in Pontevedra. The 4 km Lantaño tunnel will be built on this section. Tender value €77.6 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/static/home/en/homepage.ini, OJ S 122, document 94905-2002 or contact ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979942 or +34 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es and cpublic@mfom.es 27/02. Open call for bids, deadline 25th July, 2002 for construction of the Variante de Ordes in La Coruña. Tender value €54.5 million. Includes two tunnels, 446 m and 570 m. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/static/home/en/homepage.ini, OJ S 124, document 96614-2002 or contact ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979942 or +34 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es and cpublic@mfom.es 28/02. Two open call for bids, deadline 28th August, 2002 for work supervision. First is for the Portela-Portas section, including a 4 km tunnel. Tender value €2.7 million. Second is for the Ordes variant, including two tunnels totalling approximately 1 km. Tender value €2.6 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=112289-2002 and http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=112297-2002, OJ S 142, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979942 or +34 915979342. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es and cpublic@mfom.es 31/02. Award by the ministry of development to a jv of Sacyr, Construcciones Paraño and Cavosa of a €54.3 million contract to build the Bregua bypass between La Coruña and Santiago de Compostela including a single 2,834 m-long double-track tunnel. Drill/blast excavation. Visit www.sacyr.com and www.cavosa.es. E-mail marubio@mfom.es 40/02. Award to a joint venture of Aldesa Construcciones, Obras Subterráneas, Dicaminos, and Tableros y Puentes of a €58.7 million contract to build the Portelas-Portas section of the Variante de Portas in Pontevedra, including the 4 km Lantaño tunnel. E-mail marubio@mfom.es 41/02. OHL and its subsidiary Guinovart & Obras y Servicios Hispania have scooped a €46.8 million contract to dual the 7.2 km Oroso-Ordes section in La Coruña, known as Variante de Ordes. Two tunnels will be required, 446 m and 570 m in length. Time frame for construction 30 months. Visit www.ohl.es 45/02. Award to Norcontrol of a €1.8 million contract for work control and supervision of the Portela-Portas section in Pontevedra. Includes the 4 km Lantaño tunnel. Visit www.gif.es 48/02. Public inquiry is open for the León-Ponferrada high speed rail section. The inquiry is based on option 1 from the draft design study undertaken by Iberinsa. This 112.4 km-long option has an estimated cost of €573.7 million. Ten tunnels will be necessary, the longest of which being 3.4 km in length. 13/03. The Ministry of development has requested the environment impact study to the Ministry of environment for the Vigo-Pontevedra high speed section. Option 2 has been selected, 27.7 km in length for an estimated budget of €293.1 million. There are 11 km of tunnels on the alignment. There will be one tunnel under the Vigo-Pontevedra highway, two 5,910 m-long one-track tunnels near A Madroa, a 1,225 m tunnel in Redondela, another two tunnels prior to arriving in Arcade (2,155 m and 925 m) and a 720 m tunnel at the exit of Arcade. 13/03. Open call for bids, deadline 3rd June, 2003 for engineering for section Cerceda-Meirama (8 km) on the high speed train link in Galicia, including two tunnels (190 m and 1,770 m). Tender value: €966,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=076913-2003, OJ S 86, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es 20/03. Open call for bids, deadline 30th June, 2003 for construction of the Queixas bypass on section Santiago-La Coruña. Length is 6.1 km, whereof a 2,140 m double-track tunnel. Tender budget: €43.9 million. Time frame for construction: 32 months. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=087065-2003, OJ S 97, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es and cpublic@mfom.es 22/03. Open call for bids, deadline 30th June, 2003 for construction of the Portas-Vilagarcía bypass, section II. The length is 6.6 km, whereof the El Pousadoiro double-track tunnel (2,355 m). Tender budget: €43.9 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=087070-2003, OJ S 97, or contatc Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es and cpublic@mfom.es 22/03. Open call for bids, deadline 30th July, 2003 for consultancy and assistance during work control and supervision of section Portas-Vilagarcía de Arousa on the Portas bypass in Pontevedra province. This section includes the Pousadoiro tunnel, 2,355 m in length, for a double track. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=109945-2003, OJ S 122, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 8470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es 28/03. A €590,950 contract has been awarded to Ginprosa for assistance to the design of the Cerceda-Meirama section of the high speed train in La Coruña province. This section includes two tunnels, 190 m and 1,770 m in length. 32/03. The ministry of development has awarded to Intecsa-Inarsa the design of the Meirama-Bregua section of the high speed line that will link Ferrol, La Coruña, Santiago, Pontevedra, Vigo and the Portuguese border. Includes a 3,390 m tunnel. Budget estimated at €71.5 million. Design will take 12 months. Visit www.intecsa-inarsa.es 35/03. A JV of Aldesa Construcciones, Dicaminos, Tableros y Puentes, and Obras Subterráneas has won a contract to build the Queixas bypass, 6.1 km in length, including a 2,140 m-long 13.3 m-wide single-tube double-track tunnel. Contract value: €33.4 million. Time frame for construction: 32 months. The Queixas bypass is part of the Santiago-La Coruña high speed link. Visit www.aldesaconstrucciones.es and www.obrassubterraneas.es 42/03. Coprosa in JV with Construcciones Sánchez Domínguez have secured a €52.8 million contract to build the second section of the 6.6 km Portas bypass. This section between Portas and Vilagarcía de Arousa includes the 2,355 m-long dual-track Pousadoiro tunnel. Time frame for construction: 28 months. The Portas bypass is part of the Santiago-Vigo high speed rail link. Visit www.coprosa.es 42/03. GPO Ingeniería has secured a €1.2 million contract for work supervision and construction management of the Queixas bypass, which includes a 2,140 m-long 13.3 m-wide dual-track tunnel. Visit www.gpo.es 46/03. Open call for bids, deadline 6th February, 2004 for design and construction of subsection Silleda (Dornelas)-Vedra (6.4 km) and Vedra-Boqueixon (6.9 km) on section Lalin-Santiago. There are six tunnels: O Portino (600 m), O Curro (870 m), Castro (475 m), Caldelas (623 m), O Reboredo (810 m) and Ardilleiro (725 m). Tender budget: 174.4 million euros. Time frame: 36 months. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=000484-2004, OJ S 1, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. 03/04. Open call for bids, deadline 28th January, 2004 for design and construction of subsections Amoeiro-Maside (6.3 km) and Maside-Carballino (5.8 km) on section Ourense-Lalin. There are three tunnels: the first is 1,140 m in length, Mundin (1,112 m) and Os Palleiros (360 m). Tender budget: 154 million euros. Time frame: 24 months. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=001270-2004, OJ S 2, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. Open call for bids, deadline 28th January, 2004 for design and construction of subsections Carballino-O Irixo (6.7 km) and O Irixo-Lalin (6.5 km) on section Ourense-Lalin. There are three tunnels: Piteira (2,135 m), Barro (1,494 m) and Outeiro (2,866 m). Tender budget: 196.5 million euros. Time frame: 34 months. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=003056-2004, OJ S 4, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. For other tunnels tendered, read E-News Weekly 3/2004. 03/04. Open call for bids, deadline 26th February, 2004 for design of the Das Maceiras-Redondela section in Pontevedra province. This 4 km section includes a 1,225 m tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=016390-2004, OJ S 19, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 8470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 07/04. Open call for bids, deadline 26th February, 2004 for design of the Redondela-Soutomaior section in Pontevedra province. This 3.5 km section includes a 2,155 m tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=016364-2004, OJ S 19, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 8470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 07/04. Open call for bids, deadline 26th February, 2004 for design of the Vigo-Das Maceiras section in Pontevedra province. This 9 km section includes a 5,910 m twin bore tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=017269-2004, OJ S 20, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 8470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 07/04. Open call for bids, deadline 4th March, 2004 for design of the Uxes-Pocomaco section in La Coruña province. This 4.3 km section includes two tunnels, 320 m in length and 1,850 m under Mount do Espinle. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=020232-2004, OJ S 23, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 8470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es. Read E-News Weekly 34/2003. More tunnels tendered in E-News Weekly 7/2004. 07/04. Corsan-Corviam has pocketed a EUR90.8 million contract to build the 6.4 km Ourense-Amoeiro section of the Ourense-Santiago line. Includes two tunnels, 679 m and 4,062 m in length. Visit www.corsan-corviam.es 11/04. OHL secured a EUR57.4 million contract for the design and construction of subsection Boqueixon-Santiago de Compostela. This 5.84 km stretch runs entirely in La Coruna province and requires the building of two tunnels in Marrozos (1,260 m) and Santiago (620 m). Visit www.ohl.es 11/04. Construction management and work control of the Ourense-Lalin line goes to Getinsa, for EUR7.6 million. Visit www.getinsa.es 11/04. FCC and Comsa have won a EUR117.8 million contract for the design and construction of subsection Amoeiro-Maside-Carballino (12.1 km) on section Ourense-Lalín, including three tunnels totalling 3.6 km (1,140 m, 1,112 m and 360 m). Time frame for design: six months. Time frame for construction: 21 months. Visit www.fcc.es and www.comsa.com 12/04. Sacyr Vallehermoso, Cavosa and Obras y Servicios de Galicia y Asturias won a EUR115.7 million contract for the design and construction of subsection Carballino-O Irixo-Lalin (13.2 km) on section Ourense-Lalin, including three tunnels totalling 6.5 km (2,135 m, 1,494 m and 2,866 m). Visit www.sacyr.com and www.cavosa.es 12/04. Construction management of section Lalin-Santiago has been awarded to a JV between Idom Internacional and Geocontrol. Subsection Lalin (Baxan)-Lalin (Anzo)-Silleda (Carboeiro), 14.4 km in length, includes five tunnels for a total of 4,725 m (810 m, 1,215 m, 490 m, 790 m and 1,420 m). Subsection Silleda (Dornelas)-Vedra-Boqueixon, 13.3 km in length, includes six tunnels totalling 4,103 m. Subsection Boqueixon-Santiago incorporates two tunnels, 1.2 km and 620 m in length. There are also tunnels on subsection Silleda (Carboeiro)-Silleda (Dornelas). Read E-News Weekly 3/2004. Visit www.idom.es and www.geocontrol.es 12/04. Dragados and Tecsa won a EUR109.5 million contract to design and build subsection Silleda (Dornelas)-Vedra (6.4 km) and Vedra-Boqueixon (6.9 km) on section Lalin-Santiago. There are six tunnels in O Portino (600 m), O Curro (870 m), Castro (475 m), Caldelas (623 m), O Reboredo (810 m) and Ardilleiro (725 m). Visit www.dragados.com 16/04. Payma Cotas has been apppointed designer of the 4.3 km Uxes-Pocomaco section in La Coruna province, which includes two tunnels, 320 m and 1,850 m in length. Contract value: EUR448,900. Visit www.paymacotas.com 24/04. Typsa won a EUR829,190 contract for the design of the 9 km Vigo-Das Maceiras section in Pontevedra province. The section includes a 2 x 5,910 m-long single-track tunnel. Visit www.typsa.es 24/04. Proser won a EUR408,760 contract to design the 3.5 km Redondela-Soutomaior of the high speed line in Pontevedra province. This 3.5 km section includes a 2,155 m tunnel. Visit www.proser.es 26/04. GPO Ingenieria secured a EUR430,900 contrac to to design the 4 km Das Maceiras-Redondela section in Pontevedra province, including the 1,225 m A Madroa tunnel. Visit www.gpo.es 26/04. Open call for bids, deadline 19th August, 2004 for design of the Lalin (Baxan)-Lalin (Anzo)-Silleda (Carboeiro) section, 14.4 km in length, which includes five tunnels for a total of 4,725 m (810 m, 1,215 m, 490 m, 790 m and 1,420 m). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=107740-2004, 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. Apia XXI will design the 7.5 km Puebla San Julian bypass, on the Orense-Monforte-Lugo high speed line. The contract is worth EUR1 million. There will be a 570 m tunnel under Mount Castelvelo and a 1,520 m tunnel under Mounts Chaia and Porqueiro. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 19/2003. Visit www.apiaxxi.es 41/04. Apia XXI has secured a EUR1.3 million contract to design section Lalin (Baxan)-Lalin (Anzo)-Silleda (Carboeiro) on the Ourense-Santiago line. This 14.4 km section includes five tunnels (810 m, 1,215 m, 490 m, 790 m and 1,420 m). Visit www.apiaxxi.es 42/04. Open call for bids, deadline 7th February, 2005 for construction of section Ordes-Queixas (3.9 km), which includes two tunnels totalling 1 km. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=221251-2004, OJ S 255, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 02/05. Open call for bids, deadline 24th January, 2005 for work control and supervision during construction of section Ordes-Queixas (3.9 km), which includes two tunnels totalling 1 km. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=213102-2004, OJ S 247, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 02/05. Norcontrol secured a EUR972,500 contract for work control and management of the 3.9 km Ordes-Queixas section, including two tunnels for a total length of 1 km. Visit www.norcontrol.es 16/05. Corsan-Corviam and Copasa won a EUR28.4 million contract for construction of the 4,298 m Ordes-Queixas section, which includes two twin-track tunnels (233 m and 1.023 m). This section connects the Ordes and Queixas bypasses. Visit www.corsan-corviam.es 21/05. Open call for tenders, deadline 11th August, 2005 for construction management of section Cerceda-Meirama (8 km) in La Coruna province. This section includes two tunnels, 190 m and 1,770 m. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=125922-2005, OJ S 127, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. 28/05. Open call for tenders, deadline 5th September, 2005 for work control and inspection during construction of section Meirama-Bregua, including a 3,390 km tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=137814-2005, OJ S 139, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. 30/05. Open call for bids, deadline 8th September, 2005 for construction of the 9 km Lalin (Baxan)-Lalin (Anzo) section. This section includes three tunnels: A Pena (810 m), Vilar do Xestal (1.215 m) and Anzo (540 m). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=148601-2005, OJ S 149 or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 35/05. Open call for bids, deadline 8th September, 2005 for construction of the 5.3 km Lalin (Anzo)-Silleda (Carboeiro) section. This section includes two tunnels, 790 m and 1,420 m in length. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=148592-2005, OJ S 149 or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 35/05. Open call for bids, deadline 19th September, 2005 for construction of the 5 km Meirama-Bregua section. This section includes a 3,469 m tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=152716-2005, OJ S 153 or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 35/05. Open call for bids, deadline 28th September, 2005 for construction of the 8.1 km Cerceda-Meirama section. This section includes two tunnels, 1,735 m and 180 m. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=155729-2005, OJ S 156, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 36/05. A consortium including Sacyr (35%), its affiliate Cavosa (30%), and GEA 21 (35%) will build section Meirama-Bregua on the high speed line in La Coruna province, for EUR75.65 million. The project will convert an existing non-electrified single-track section into a dual track suitable for high speed. The new alignment spans 5.34 km, whereof 88% represents a tunnel and a viaduct. The 3.47 km Meirama tunnel under Mounts Xalo will have two emergency exits (three galleries), advanced safety equipment and plates on the tracks to facilitate the driving with rescue vehicles. Visit www.gruposyv.com, www.cavosa.es and www.gea21.es 44/05. In addition, ADIF awarded contracts worth EUR187.4 million for the construction of sections Lalin (Baxan)-Lalin (Anzo) and Lalin (Anzo)-Silleda (Carboeiro), two sections on the Ourense-Santiago high speed connection. The first bidding process had been cancelled by the ministry of public works to separate design and construction in different contracts. The first section, 9 km in length, will be built by Ferrovial Agroman. It includes three tunnels: A Pena (810 m), Vilar do Xestal (1.215 m) and Anzo (540 m). Visit www.ferrovial.com 44/05. The second section between Lalin (Anzo) and Silleda (Carboeiro), 5.3 km in length, has been awarded to Comsa. It includes two tunnels, 790 m and 1,420 m in length. Visit www.comsa.com 44/05. GPO secured a EUR1.6 million contract for work control and inspection of the 8.1 km Cerceda-Meirama section in La Coruna province, which includes two tunnels (1,735 m and 180 m). Visit www.gpo.es 47/05. Apia XXI secured a EUR1.4 million contract for the work control and inspection during construction of section Meirama-Bregua, including a 3,390 km tunnel. Visit www.apiaxxi.es 48/05. Ferrovial Agroman will construct, for EUR53.4 million, section Cerceda-Meirama (8.1 km) in La Coruna province. This section includes two tunnels, 1,735 m and 180 m in length. Visit www.ferrovial.com 03/06. Open call for tenders, deadline 23rd February, 2006 for construction of the Uxes-Pocomaco section (4.3 km) in La Coruna province, including two tunnels, 1,880 m and 490 m long. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=08578-2006, OJ S 8, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 o 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es 05/06. Open call for tenders, deadline 4th April, 2006 for control and work supervision during construction of sections Uxes-Pocomaco and Pocomaco-San-Cristobal in La Coruna province. Section Uxes-Pocomaco includes two tunnels (1,880 m and 490 m) while section Pocomaco-San-Cristobal has two (387 m and 282 m). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=045618-2006, OJ S 43, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es 11/06. Open call for tenders, deadline 10th May, 2006 for design of the Vilargarcia de Arousa-Catoira section (8.3 km) of the Atlantic coast high speed line in Pontevedra province, including three tunnels (1,320 m, 950 m and 490 m). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=077756-2006, OJ S 74, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 18/06. Open call for tenders, deadline 10th May, 2006 for design of the Rialino-Padron section (8.7 km) of the Atlantic coast high speed line in La Coruna province, including one tunnel (1,700 m). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=077730-2006, OJ S 74, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 18/06. Open call for tenders, deadline 27th June, 2006 for safety equipment in a 2,140 m double-track tunnel on the Queixas bypass and in two tunnels totalling 1 km on the Ordes-Queixas bypass on the Santiago-La Coruna high speed link. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=105901-2006, OJ S 99, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es 23/06. Open call for tenders, deadline 10th July, 2006 for work control and supervision during installation of the safety equipment in a 2,140 m double-track tunnel on the Queixas bypass and in two tunnels totalling 1 km on the Ordes-Queixas bypass on the Santiago-La Coruna high speed link. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=116842-2006, OJ S 109, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 25/06. ACS, through its affiliated companies Dragados and Tecsa, has bagged a EUR51.11 million contract for the construction of section Uxes-Pocomaco on the Atlantic corridor, the high speed link which will connect La Coruna, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra and the Portuguese border. This is the first section, 4,346 metres in length, of the two on the 8 km Uxes-La Coruna railway bypass, which will connect the Bregua bypass with La Coruna San Cristobal station. The section includes two tunnels, 490 metres and 1.8 km long. Visit www.dragados.com and www.tecsa.es 27/06. Open call for tenders, deadline 25th September, 2006 for supervision of construction works of the Vigo-Das Maceiras section (9 km) on the Atlantic coast high speed link between La Coruna and Vigo. This section includes the 2 x 6 km Das Maceiras tunnel under Mount A Madroa. Both tubes will lie 30 metres apart and be cross connected every 250 metres. Read E-News Weekly 46/2004. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=167256-2006, OJ S 155, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 91 5979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 35/06. Open call for tenders, deadline 27th September, 2006 for construction of the Redondela-Soutomaior section (3.5 km) on the Atlantic coast high speed link between La Coruna and Vigo. This section includes a 2,155 m tunnel in Arcade. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=168630-2006, OJ S 156, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 91 5979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 35/06. AEPO signed a EUR806,000 contract to design the Vilargarcia de Arousa-Catoira section (8.3 km) of the Atlantic coast high speed line in Pontevedra province, including three tunnels (1,320 m, 950 m and 490 m). Visit www.aepo.es 39/06. Inocsa pocketed a EUR660,000 contract to design the Rialino-Padron section (8.7 km) of the Atlantic coast high speed line in La Coruna province, including one tunnel (1,700 m). Visit www.inocsa.es 39/06. GPO received a EUR1.6 million contract to control and supervise the construction of sections Uxes-Pocomaco and Pocomaco-San-Cristobal in La Coruna province. Section Uxes-Pocomaco includes two tunnels (1,880 m and 490 m) and section Pocomaco-San-Cristobal has two as well (387 m and 282 m). Visit www.gpo.es 41/06. The bidding process for supervision of construction works of the 3.5 km Redondela-Soutomaior section on the Atlantic coast high speed link between La Coruna and Vigo has been cancelled. This section includes a 2,155 m tunnel in Arcade. 41/06. Dimetronic won a EUR5 million contract for safety equipment in a 2,140 m double-track tunnel on the Queixas bypass and in two tunnels totalling 1 km on the Ordes-Queixas bypass on the Santiago-La Coruna high speed link. Visit www.dimetronic.es 44/06. Open call for tenders, deadline 20th November, 2006 for work control and supervision during construction of the 9 km Vigo-Das Maceiras section on the Atlantic coast high speed link between La Coruna and Vigo. This section includes the 2 x 6 km Das Maceiras tunnel under Mount A Madroa. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=212891-2006, OJ S 200, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 91 5979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 45/06. Open call for tenders, deadline 18th December, 2006 for construction of the 2,540 m-long Soutomaior-Vilaboa section on the Atlantic coast high speed line, including the Xesteira tunnel (782 m), the Pontesampaio tunnel (176 m) and a 243 m cut-and-cover tunnel to cross the N-550 in Arcade. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=231655-2006, OJ S 216, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 and 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es and cpublic@fomento.es 50/06. Open call for bids, deadline 23rd January, 2007 for construction of the Redondela-Soutomaior section in Pontevedra province. This 3.5 km section includes the 2,155 m-long Arcade tunnel. This is a re-bid. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=256552-2006, OJ S 240, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 01-02/07. Ferrovial Agroman and Obras Subterraneas pocketed a EUR78 million contract to build the Puebla de San Julian railway bypass on the new Orense-Monforte-Lugo high speed line in Lugo province. The section includes three tunnels, of 300 m, 520 m y 1.450 m respectively. Visit www.ferrovial.es and www.obrassubterraneas.es 01-02/07. FCC and Acciona Infraestructuras secured a EUR157.9 million contract to build the Vigo-Das Maceiras section on the Atlantic coast high speed line. This 7,123 m-long section runs from the intersection of the railway with Buenos Aires Avenue in Vigo up to Das Maceiras valley in Redondela. A 6 km tunnel will be built, consisting of two single-track bores built 30 metres apart and connected to each other by safety cross passages every 250 metres. Visite www.fcc.es y www.acciona.es 01-02/07. Applus Norcontrol secured a EUR159,352 contract for site supervision during installation of the safety equipment in a 2,140 m double-track tunnel on the Queixas bypass and in two tunnels totalling 1 km on the Ordes-Queixas bypass on the Santiago-La Coruna high speed link. Visit www.appluscorp.com 03/07. Sener and Geoconsult España secured a EUR3.1 million contract for site supervision during construction of the 9 km Vigo-Das Maceiras section on the Atlantic coast high speed link between La Coruna and Vigo. This section includes the 2 x 6 km Das Maceiras tunnel under Mount A Madroa. Visit www.sener.es and www.geoconsult.es 03/07. Ineco pocketed a EUR1.7 million contract for site supervision during construction of the Puebla de San Julian railway bypass on the new Orense-Monforte-Lugo high speed line in Lugo province. The section includes three tunnels of 300 m, 520 m and 1,450 m respectively. Read E-News Weekly 44/2006. Visit www.ineco.es 03/07. Open call for tenders, deadline 20th February, 2007 for construction of the Das Maceiras-Redondela section on the Atlantic coast high speed line from Ferrol to the Portuguese border through La Coruña, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra and Vigo. This 3,922 m-long subsection, in Pontevedra province, requires to construct the 1,220 m-long 88 sq m twin-track Novelle tunnel and cut-and-cover tunnels in Sampaio de Abajo and Anselle de Abajo, 100 m and 60 m in length. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=18199-2007, OJ S 16, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 o 915979938. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 06/07. Open call for tenders, deadline 16th April, 2007 for on-site supervision and work control during construction of the 2.5 km Soutomaior-Vilaboa section on the Atlantic coast high speed line, including the Xesteira tunnel (782 m), the Pontesampaio tunnel (176 m) and a 243 m cut-and-cover tunnel to cross the N-550 in Arcade. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=50463-2007, OJ S 41, or contact Ministry of Development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 and 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es and cpublic@fomento.es 12/07. Open call for tenders, deadline 8th May, 2007 for work control and on-site supervision on the Atlantic coast high speed link between Vigo and Pontevedra for the 3.9 km Das Maceiras-Redondela section, including the 1.2 km Novelle tunnel and cut-and-cover tunnels in Sampaio de Abajo and Anselle de Abajo, 100 m and 60 m in length, and for the 3.5 km Redondela-Soutomaior section, including a 2,155 m tunnel in Arcade. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=70472-2007, OJ S 57, or contact Ministry of Development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 14/07. Comsa bagged a EUR34.1 million contract to construct the 2,540 m-long Soutomaior-Vilaboa section on the Atlantic coast high speed line, including the 782 m Xesteira tunnel, the 176 m Pontesampaio tunnel and a 243 m cut-and-cover tunnel to cross the N-550 in Arcade. Visit www.comsa.com 22/07. Construction of the 3.9 km Das Maceiras-Redondela section on the Atlantic coast high speed line from Ferrol to the Portuguese border through La Coruña, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra and Vigo has been awarded to Vias y Construcciones and Corsan-Corviam. This EUR39.9 million subsection includes the 1,220 m-long 88 sq m twin-track Novelle tunnel and cut-and-cover tunnels in Sampaio de Abajo and Anselle de Abajo, 100 m and 60 m in length. Visit www.vias.es and www.corsan-corviam.es 23-24/07. A EUR37.8 million contract has been awarded to Copasa and Tableros y Puentes to construct the Redondela-Soutomaior section in Pontevedra province. This 3.5 km section includes the 2,155 m-long Arcade tunnel. Visit www.copasa.es and www.tapusa.es 23-24/07. Saitec pocketed a EUR2.3 million contract for on-site supervision and work control during construction of the 2.5 km Soutomaior-Vilaboa section on the Atlantic coast high speed line, including the Xesteira tunnel (782 m), the Pontesampaio tunnel (176 m) and a 243 m cut-and-cover tunnel to cross the N-550 in Arcade. Visit www.saitec.es 27-28/07. Open call for tenders, deadline 4th September, 2007 for site supervision and work inspection during construction of the 6.2 km Cerponzons-Portela section on the Atlantic coast high speed line in Pontevedra province. This section includes the 1.3 km San Amaro tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=167802-2007, OJ S 136, or contact Ministry of Development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es and cpublic@fomento.es 30/07. Open call for tenders, deadline 6th September, 2007 for construction of the 6.2 km Cerponzons-Portela section on the Atlantic coast high speed line in Pontevedra province, including the 1.3 km San Amaro tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=174770-2007, OJ S 141, or contact Ministry of Development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 5978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es and cpublic@fomento.es 31/07. Typsa signed a EUR3 million contract for supervision of construction works on the Das Maceiras-Redondela and Redondela-Soutomaior sections, respectively 3.9 km and 3.5 km long, on the Atlantic coast high speed link between La Coruna and Vigo. The first section includes the 1.2 km Novelle tunnel and cut-and-cover tunnels in Sampaio de Abajo and Anselle de Abajo, 100 m and 60 m in length. The second section includes the 2,155 m Arcade tunnel. Visit www.typsa.es 31/07. Open call for bids, deadline 13th September, 2007 for design of the safety and telecommunication equipment for the Vilagarcía de Arousa-Padrón section on the Atlantic coast high speed link. The Vilagarcía de Arousa-Catoira subsection includes three tunnels, of 1,320, 950 and 490 metres in length. The A Vacariza-Rialiño subsection includes two tunnels, of 300 and 650 metres in length. The Rialiño-Padrón subsection includes a 1.7 km tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=184135-2007, OJ S 148, or contact ADIF, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 33/07. Enmacosa secured a EUR2 million contract for site supervision and work inspection during construction of the 6.2 km Cerponzons-Portela section on the Atlantic coast high speed line in Pontevedra province. This section includes the 1.3 km San Amaro tunnel. Visit www.enmacosa.com 45/07. Ardanuy scooped a EUR374,500 contract to design the safety and telecommunication equipment for the Vilagarcía de Arousa-Padrón section on the Atlantic coast high speed link. The Vilagarcía de Arousa-Catoira subsection includes three tunnels, of 1,320, 950 and 490 metres in length. The A Vacariza-Rialiño subsection includes two tunnels, of 300 and 650 metres in length. The Rialiño-Padrón subsection includes a 1.7 km tunnel. Visit www.ardanuy.com 47/07. Open call for tenders, deadline 14th March, 2008 for construction of the 8.6 km Rialiño-Padrón section on the Atlantic coast high speed line. This section includes the 1,460 m-long 85 sq m Bustelo tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=46794-2008, OJ S 34, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 09/08. Open call for tenders, deadline 22nd April, 2008 for construction of the Vilagarcia de Arousa-Catoira section in Pontevedra province on the Atlantic coast high speed link. This 8.3 km section includes the 1,970 m Quinteiro tunnel, the 1,335 m Valicobas tunnel, the 625 m Abalo tunnel and the 560 m Outeiro cut-and-cover tunnel. All will accommodate two tracks and feature a minimum cross-section of 85 square metres. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=74297-2008, OJ S 55, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 14/08. Open call for tenders, deadline 22nd April, 2008 for construction of the A Vacariza-Rialiño section in La Coruña province on the Atlantic coast high speed link. This 8 km section includes the 372 m Monte Ceán tunnel and the 866 m Monte Pozas tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=74296-2008, OJ S 55, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 14/08. Open call for tenders, deadline 13th May, 2008 for construction supervision of the 8 km A Vacariza-Rialiño and 8.6 km Rialiño-Padrón sections in La Coruña province on the Atlantic coast high speed link. This includes the 372 m Monte Ceán tunnel, the 866 m Monte Pozas tunnel and the 1,460 m Bustelo tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=78663-2008, OJ S 58, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 14/08. Open invitation to tender, deadline 12th June, 2008 for execution of works to install the safety systems on the Cerceda-Meirama-Bregua section. The 8.1 km Cerceda-Meirama section includes two tunnels (1,735 m and 180 m) and the 5 km Meirama-Bregua section includes a 3,469 m tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=105360-2008, OJ S 78, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 18-19/08. Open invitation to tender, deadline 17th June, 2008 for work management during installation of the safety systems on the Cerceda-Meirama-Bregua section on the Atlantic coast high speed line. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=110301-2008, OJ S 81, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 19/08. The Ministry of development has awarded a joint venture of FCC and Convensa the construction of the A Vacariza-Rialiño section, in La Coruña province, at a price of EUR91.4 million and a time frame for execution of 36 months. This 8 km section forms part of the Atlantic coast line that goes from Ferrol to the border with Portugal. Of particular interest are the Monte Cean and Monte Pozas tunnels, 372 and 866 m in length respectively. Visit www.fcc.es 29/08. The Ministry of development has awarded a joint venture of Acciona Infraestructuras and Obras Subterraneas the construction of the Vilagarcia de Arousa-Catoira section, in Pontevedra province, at a contractual price of EUR126.4 million and a time period for execution of 36 months. This 8.3 km section forms part of the Atlantic coast high speed line from Ferrol to the Portuguese border. The project includes the construction of several tunnels: Quinteiro (1,970 m), Valicobas (1,335 m), Abalo (625 m) and a cut-and-cover tunnel in Outeiro (560 m), all of them being dual-track tunnels. The new line abandons the route followed by the current line, which runs along the Arousa estuary and the Vilagarcia urban area, to adopt an hinterland path across the hills of Monte Xiabre to connect with the Ulla river. South of Vilagarcia de Arousa, it connects with the Portas railway bypass, which is going to be put in service soon, and in the north with a viaduct on the Ulla river, which will be awarded soon. Visit www.acciona-infraestructuras.es and www.obrassubterraneas.es 29/08. Ferrovial Agroman scooped a EUR82.1 million construction contract for the 8.6 km Rialiño-Padrón section on the Atlantic coast high speed line. This section includes the 1,460 m-long 85 sq m Bustelo tunnel. Visit www.ferrovial.es 31/08.Ineco pocketed a EUR2.9 million contract for construction supervision of the 8 km A Vacariza-Riali?o and 8.6 km Riali?o-Padr?n sections in La Coru?a province on the Atlantic coast high speed link. This includes the 372 m Monte Ce?n tunnel, the 866 m Monte Pozas tunnel and the 1,460 m Bustelo tunnel. Visit www.ineco.es 34-35/08.

  Feasibility studies approved for 155 km-long railway with 7 tunnels of total length 18 km. Proceeding to design. Visit www.gif.es November 2000. Award of contract for 40 boreholes totalling 14,000 m and geotechnical investigation for 25 km-long, twin-tube, 8.5 m-diameter base tunnel to consortium of Geoconsult, Ineco and CGS. Alignment and construction methods will be established. Visit www.geoconsult.at December 2000. Tenders imminent after government approval for the 1.8 km double-track Gobantes tunnel worth Ptas6.5 billion and the 2 x 7 km Abdalají­s tunnels with diameters between 8.5 and 9 m, to be connected by safety cross passages every 350 metres. Stretch including single-track east tunnel worth Ptas20.8 billion with time frame of 45 months. Work to be completed in 2006. Stretch including single-track west tunnel worth Ptas21.8 billion with same time frame. Visit www.gif.es 43/01. Three tenders invited for tunnelling. First is for the east Abdalají­s tunnel for Euro125.3 million, deadline 29th November, 2001. Visit http://ted.eur-op.int, document S 210-144184. Second is for the west Abdalají­s tunnel for Euro131.3 million, dealine 28th November, 2001. Visit http://ted.eur-op.int, document S 210-144185. Third is for the Gobantes tunnel for Euro39 million, deadline 28th November, 2001. Visit http://ted.eur-op.int, document S 210-144190. Visit www.gif.es 46/01. Call for bids imminent further to government approval for sections 17, 18 and 19 between ílora and Cí¡rtama including five tunnels in ílora (800 m), El Espartal (2 km), Tevilla (927 m), Gibralmora (3.2 km), and Cí¡rtama (2.5 km). Budget of €200 million. Visit www.gif.es 01/02. Three construction contracts awarded by GIF. First subsection including the 1,792 m Gobantes tunnel has been awarded to Ploder for Ptas5.5 billion. Time frame of 21 months. Second subsection with the 7 km west Abdalají­s tunnel has been secured by a jv of Sacyr and Somague Engenharia for Ptas20.4 billion. Time frame of 45 months. Third contract with 7 km east Abdalají­s tunnel scooped by a jv of Dragados, Tecsa, SELI of Italy, and Jäger Baugesellschaft of Austria for Ptas19.6 billion. Time frame of three years. Visit www.gif.es 02/02. Three calls for bids for construction of the ílora-Cí¡rtama section. First is for the 2.5 km Cí¡rtama tunnel worth €54.2 million. Deadline 11th February, 2002. Second is for the 927 m-long Tevilla tunnel and the 3.2 km Gibralmora tunnel, worth €65.2 million. Third is for the 800 m-long ílora tunnel and the 2 km El Espartal tunnel worth €80.6 million. Deadline 4th February, 2002 for the last two bids. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/ojs/en/frame.htm, OJ S 5, documents 3801-, 3806- and 3808-2002 or contact GIF, Madrid, tel. +34 917004755. Also visit www.gif.es 03/02. Four bids invited for work supervision. The first is for the Cí¡rtama tunnel. Tender value of €2.3 million. The second is for the Tevilla and Gibralmora tunnels. Tender value of €2.3 million. The third is for the Alora and El Espartal tunnels. Tender value of €2.7 million. Deadline 5th April, 2002 for all. The fourth is for the Gobantes tunnel. Tender value of €1.2 million. Deadline 11th April, 2002. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/ojs/en/frame.htm, OJ S 33, documents 25453-, 25454-, 25455- and 25456-2002 or contact GIF, Madrid, tel. +34 917004755. 09/02. GIF has awarded a €56.5 million contract to a jv of Obras Subterrí¡neas and Salvador Rus Lí³pez Construcciones to build the section which includes the 927 m Tevilla tunnel and the 3,187 m Gibralmora tunnel. Time frame for construction of 32 months. To date, 127.4 km out of the total 155 km have been awarded (82%). Visit www.gif.es 11/02. Two work supervision contracts have been awarded. The first, for the 1.8 km Gobantes tunnel, goes to a jv of Idom and Geocisa for €1.28 million. The second, for the 7 km east and west Abdalají­s tunnels, has been secured by a jv of Ayesa and Geocontrol for €3.2 million. Visit www.gif.es 16/02. The 3.6 km ílora-Cí¡rtama section, comprising the 842 m ílora tunnel and 2 km El Espartal tunnel, has been awarded to Ferrovial-Agromí¡n for €72.65 million. Time frame of 39 months. Visit www.ferrovial.es. A second ílora-Cí¡rtama section, 3 km in length, with the 2.4 km Cí¡rtama tunnel has been commissioned to FCC and Convensa for €50.25 million. Time frame of 32 months. Visit www.fcc.es and www.gif.es 18/02. Two work supervision contracts awarded. First has been scooped by Iberinsa for the Tevilla and Gibralmora tunnels, 927 m and 3.2 km in length respectively. Value €1.57 million. Visit www.iberinsa.es. Second secured by a jv of Idom and Geocisa for the Alora and El Espartal tunnels, 842 m and 2 km. Value €1.83 million. Visit www.idom.es and www.geocisa.com 26/02. Award to Eptisa of the work supervision of the 2.5 km Cí¡rtama tunnel. Contract value €1.5 million. Visit www.eptisa.es and www.gif.es 32/02.The Ministry of development and the City of Malaga have signed a technical agreement for the penetration of the high speed line in Malaga. The trains will run 2.6 km underground from the Cortijo de Torres trade fair area, near the west ring road, to the central station. Putting underground the existing railtracks will cost €132 million. Construction to end before 2007. 14/03.Open call for bids, deadline 5th November, 2004 for designing the underground cross city section of the high speed train in Malaga (section 22). A 2.4 km section must be put underground from the west ring road to Juan XXIII Avenue. The project will cost EUR115 million, financed by the central government (64%), the Andalusian government and the city of Malaga (18% each). If all goes as planned, construction may commence before the end of 2005. Tender budget: EUR1.6 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=163918-2004, OJ S 192, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 42/04.The company in charge of the design of section 22, the last on the Cordoba-Malaga high speed line, will be Ayesa, for EUR950,000. This 4.5 km section requires to transfer underground 2.4 km. Visit www.ayesa.es 53/04-01/05.Open call for bids, deadline 6th June, 2005 for technical management and support to specialised teams during construction of the Cordoba-Malaga high speed link (second phase). The assignment deals with coordination of specialised teams (geology, geotechnics, structures, urbanism and machinery for the construction of tunnels). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=074569-2005, OJ S 77, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 17/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 28th November, 2005 for construction of the final section of the high speed link in Malaga. The contract corresponds to the urban penetration of the high speed line in Malaga and the upgrading of the conventional line, for a total length of 3 km. Noticeable structures include two parallel cut-and-cover tunnels, with a length of 1,932 m, one for two IUC tracks and the other for two Spanish gauge tracks. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=196021-2005, OJ S 199, or contact the Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 44/05.The Ministry of public works awarded the high speed train section in Malaga, the last section which will finalise the new Cordoba-Malaga high speed link, to Sacyr (80%) and its subsidiary Cavosa (20%). The section spans three kilometres and will cost EUR144.6 million to build, making it the most expensive section of the Cordoba-Malaga high speed line. The cost per kilometre amounts to EUR48 million. The project consists in transferring underground the tracks on a distance of 2.2 km. The section begins in the vicinity of the Cortijo de Torres congress centre and ends at Renfe railway station. The section below ground will start before the west ring road to end after the flyover at Juan XXIII avenue. The scheme requires the construction of twin cut-and-cover tunnels, 1,932 m in length. Time frame for construction is 31 months, although a maximum of 20 months will be necessary to ensure the arrival of high speed services to the city. The project will be finished at the end of 2007. The Ministry of public works will finance 64% of the total cost, while the Andalusian government and the City of Malaga will equally share the remaining 36%. Visit www.gruposyv.com and www.cavosa.es 02/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 23rd January, 2006 for work supervision during construction of the high speed section in Malaga and upgrading of the conventional line. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=241768-2005, OJ S 245, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 02/06.Getinsa received a EUR2.2 million contract for work supervision during construction of the high speed section in Malaga and the upgrading works of the conventional line. Visit www.getinsa.es 19/06.

Open tendering, deadline 17th July, 2000, for technical assistance for the construction of metro Line 5. Contact Ministry of Public Works, Generalitat Valenciana, fax +34 963 866404. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int July 2000. Work underway on single-tube, 45-50 sq m section, 2.4 km-long cut-and-cover extension of line 5 between Alameda and Parque de Ayora with two intermediate stations. Design by Iberinsa, construction by Necso, Dragados and Torres Camara for completion mid-2003. Visit www.iberinsa.es 13/01. Open invitation to tender for engineering design for extension to line 5. Contact FGV, Valencia, fax +34 96 3976580. Visit www.boe.es and http://ted.eur-op.eu.int 30/01. Civil engineering consulting contract awarded to a jv of Gestec and Prointec for €1.2 million, dealing with the construction of a 2.2 km metro access to Torrent, one kilometre of which will be underground, plus a new 75 m-long double-track station, beneath Plaza Unií³n Musical. Lines 1 and 3, both single track, already serve Torrent using the Valencian autonomous railway station. Visit www.cop.gva.es/fgv 11/02. Works to sink 3 km of existing tracks between Quart de Poblet and Manises, west of Valencia, on the future Line 5 extension from Mislata to Ribarroja and Manises airport are set to commence early-2003. Completion in 2005. The six stations will all be underground. 16/02. Award to Ferrovial of a 2.2 km access to Torrent, 1 km of which underground, plus an underground station. Contract value of €20 million. Visit www.ferrovial.es and www.cop.gva.es/fgv 17/02.Award to Dimetronic of a €3.35 million contract for the signalling, communication and control systems on Line 5 between La Alameda and Parque de Ayora. Visit www.dimetronic.es 17/02. Open call for bids, deadline 10th February, 2003 for construction (infrastructure, architecture and station equipment) of the Mislata-Quart de Poblet section on Line 5. This is the first out of three sections planned to extend the line to the airport. The extension starts in Mislata-Almassil station, crosses the V-30 and Turia river, runs on the left side of V-30, crosses the Valencia-Ribarroja railway and carries on the left side of it. The line ends in the vicinity of the Refracta plant. There will be two stations in Faitanar and Quart de Poblet. TBM excavation to start in March 2003. Tender value: €30.6 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=199065-2002, OJ S 249, or contact Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, fax +34 963976580. E-mail juan.caraval@coput.m400.gva.es 01/03. Open call for bids, deadline 11th March, 2003 for consultancy services for the construction of line 5, sections Mislata-Quart del Poblet and Quart del Poblet-Manises. Tender value: €3.5 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=012544-2003 or contact FGV, Valencia, fax +34 963976580. E-mail juan.caraval@coput.m400.gva.es and vicente.serranol@coput.m400.gva.es 05/03. Necso, Dragados and Torrescamara y Cí­a de Obras have been awarded a €21.7 million contract to build the Mislata-Quart de Poblet section of Line 5 extension to the airport. TBM excavation. 16/03.Gestec has won the work control and construction management of sections Mislata-Quart de Poblet and Quart de Poblet-Manises of Line 5, for €2.7 million. Visit www.coput.gva.es 21/03.Open call for tenders, deadline 3rd January, 2005 for construction of section Quart de Poblet-Manises on metro line 5, a 2.1 km extension west of the line, and architecture and equipment of three stations in El Carmen, Manises Centro and Manises Mercado. Work to commence in April 2005. Budget: EUR42.2 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=193872-2004, OJ S 225, or contact Generalitat valenciana, Valencia, fax +34 963866425. 49/04.Dragados, Necso and Torrescamara signed a EUR27.7 million deal to build section Quart de Poblet-Manises on Line 5. This is a 2.1 km extension west of the line. The contract also includes architectural services and equipment of El Carmen, Manises Centro and Manises Mercado stations. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 25/2005. Visit www.dragados.com and www.necso.es 26/05.Open call for bids, deadline 12th March, 2007 for preliminary design of the Line 1 extension of Valencia’s metro, section Angel Guimera-Peris y Valero. The Line 1 extension has been divided into two subsections. One runs from Angel Guimera to Peris y Valero while the other goes from Peris y Valero to the new La Fe hospital. The total investment for this project is estimated at EUR172 million. It includes the construction of a new 3.5 km subterranean stretch with four stations (Bailen, Peris y Valero, Ausias March and La Fe). The first phase, between Angel Guimera and Peris y Valero, is 2.1 km long and includes the first two stations. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=21238-2007, OJ S 18, or contact GTP, Valencia, fax +34 963976465. E-mail cotino_pab@gva.es or quesada_est@gva.es 08/07.Typsa scooped a EUR900,000 contract to do the preliminary design of the Line 1 extension of Valencia's metro, section Angel Guimera-Peris y Valero. The extension includes the construction of a new 3.5 km subterranean stretch with four stations (Bailen, Peris y Valero, Ausias March and La Fe). The first phase, between Angel Guimera and Peris y Valero, is 2.1 km long and includes the first two stations. Visit www.typsa.es 20/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 18th February, 2008 for design of the Plaza de Ayuntamiento-Antiguo Cauce section of Line 2 of the metro tram in Valencia. This section is a 1,584 m-long twin bored section to be constructed using a TBM. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=307192-2007, OJ S 250, or contact GVA, Valencia, fax +34 963976465. E-mail galdon_sus@gva.es 02/08.

The open invitation to tender for construction of 1.28 km-long twin track Aginaga tunnel on Bilbao-Donostia line will not now be published. Instead, expressions of interest have to be sent directly to the contracting entity: attn Arantza Diaz de Cerio Garcia, ETS, Bilbao, tel +34 9465726-00, fax -01, e-mail ets@ets-rfv.es. For project history visit tunnelbuilder archive es/35 and for more detail on this specific contract visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=264235-2009. 40/09.

Guadarrama - es/32HighwayInvitation to tender expected July 2001 for $50 million 2.62 km-long, 52.5 sq m section single tube highway tunnel in Sierra de Guadarrama for Castellana de Autopistas SA. Construction to commence October, 2001 for completion 2003. Check Spanish official state bulletins at www.boe.es July 2000. Invitation to tender for $40 million, 2.8 km-long, 10.5 m-wide, 5.0 m-high single tube drill/blast tunnel in granite on A6 motorway Enlace Valle de los Caidos to San Rafael section. Support by rockbolts and shotcrete. Start expected July 2001 for completion in two years. Client is Castellana de Autopistas. October 2000. The ministry of development has definitively approved the Valle de los Caí­dos-San Rafael section to increase the capacity of the A-6 in Madrid and Segovia province. A third tunnel under the Guadarrama mountains is required. One-way, three-lane 3 km-long with 2% gradient. Opening scheduled in 2006. Read E-News Weekly # 1 & 5. Visit www.iberpistas.es 07/03.The Ministry of development has approved the final project to build a third lane on highway A-6 between km 39.3 in Villalba and km 47.4 in Valle de los Caí­dos for a cost of €18.8 million. Includes a third tunnel under the Sierra de Guadarrama, 2.7 km in length. Read E-News Weekly 1/2002 & 5/2002. Visit www.iberpistas.es 45/03.Open call for bids, deadline 25th May, 2004 for expansion of toll highway AP-6, section Valle de los Caí­dos interchange-San Rafael. A new dual-lane carriageway will be constructed, including a third tunnel under Sierra de Guadarrama, 3 km in length. The section has a total length of 13.3 km. Tender value: EUR90.5 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=061734-2004, OJ S 73, or visit Castellana de Autopistas, Madrid, fax +34 915730687. E-mail desarrollo@iberpistas.es. Read E-News Weekly 2/2004, 5/2002 & 1/2002. 17/04.Dragados and Acsa Agbar Construccion have secured a EUR81.4 million contract to build a new dual-lane carriageway on toll highway AP-6 Villalba-Adanero, section Valle de los Caidos-San Rafael, including a new 3 km tunnel under Guadarrama mountains. Visit www.dragados.com 30/04.Open call for bids, deadline 1st September, 2004 for work control and construction management of the new Valle de los Caidos-San Rafael section on highway AP-6, including a third 3 km tunnel under Guadarrama mountains. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=111664-2004, OJ S 131, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 91 915978537 or 8470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es 30/04.Ineco secured a EUR1.1 million contract to supervise the construction of the Valle de los Caidos-San Rafael section on highway A-6, including the third Guadarrama tunnel (3.2 km). Visit www.ineco.es 07/05.

  7.4km drive by Agroman-OSSA for completion end-February, 1999. February 1999. Butarque 2 awarded to Agroman as a design/build contract to be driven using Lovat EPB in gypsum and clay and lined at 2.25 m internal diameter. Lead consultants Halcrow. August 1999.Lovat reports that its MP105SE Series 19000 EPB has achieved average advances of 21.6 m/day and 148 m/week, with a best week of 292 m or 292 rings. Visit www.lovat.com Sept 2000.

  39 km-long, 26 station elliptical underground metro line joining five cities to the southwest of Madrid: Alcorcon, Leganes, Getafe, Fuenlabrada, and Mostoles. Additional nine interchange stations with RENFE, the national railway system. Two other cities, Parla and Pinto will be connected into the new metro by commuter trains from Cercanias, increasing the total population served to 1.2 million. Metrosur will connect to Madrid Metro along an 8 km extension to Line 10. Overall total of 47 km twin-track tunnel could utilise the four large EPB TBMs and another two of smaller diameter released from recently completed extensions to Madrid Metro. At least one large-diameter EPB will have to be purchased to meet demanding schedule. Design commenced 14th July, 1999 for works to start February, 2000 with a view to commissioning the entire network for Christmas, 2002. August 1999.   Final design contracts completed for 14 contracts concerning 40 km of Metro Sur ring and ready for bid in total value $920 million. Contact through www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro December 1999.   !2 sections of Metrosur ring divided into six contracts for allocation end-February, 2000 with a view to commencing civil works in March. The entire ring is now 40.5 km long and will be single twin-track tunnel throughout, constructed mainly by 9.3 m-diameter EPB TBM. Contract 3 comprises a 4 km-long section, 11 m-deep to invert, in open countryside west of Fuenlabrada which could be constructed by cut-and-cover using diaphragm walls. Contract 5 beneath the south-easterly town of Getafe will require a fifth 9.3 m-diameter TBM equipped for harder rock than the existing machines. Only the 8 km-long line 10 extension with four stations will be in twin tunnels. January 2000. The six main contract awards totalling $932 million for 40.857 route km of tunnels and 27 stations on the Madrid Metrosur ring were announced on Thursday 6th April as follows: contract 1 comprising sections 1, 12 and 11 total length 9.562 km with 5 stations awarded to ACS-VIAS value $225 million, period 30 months; contract 2 comprising sections 2 and 3 total length 7.303 km with 5 stations awarded to FFC value $160 million, period 30 months; contract 3 section 4 IIIB length 0.407 km with one station awarded to Sacyr value $13.6 million, period 15 months, section 4A length 1.226 km awarded to Sacyr value $8.16 million, period 15 months, and section 4B length 1.462 km with one station awarded to OHL value $39 million, period 20 months; contract 4 comprising sections 5 and 6 total length 6.515 km with 4 stations awarded to Necso value $150.6 million, period 30 months; contract 5 comprising sections 7, 8 and 9 length 7.316 km with 6 stations awarded to Ferrovial value $160 million, period 30 months; contract 6 comprising section 10 length 7.066 km with 5 stations awarded to DYC value $176 million, period 29 months. More information will be posted later at www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro April 2000.   Open tendering for 8 km-long line 10 extension from Batan in south-west Madrid to Alcorcon, one of the five towns to be linked by the Metrosur circle line. The first section from Batan to Campamento will be undertaken using the traditional Madrid Method of excavation; the second section from Campamento to Quattro Vientos will utilise the Mitsubishi NFM TBM M-1 which has been refurbished following completion of the recent extensions to Madrid Metro; from Quattro Vientos to the Metrosur connection at Alcorcon twin-tube tunnels will be driven using the smaller Lovat and Herrenknecht machines that were used on the Campo de las Naciones to Mar de Cristal section of Line 8. Projected cost/metre of Metrosur is $36.5 million, so it can be deduced that the line 10 extension is worth around $300 million.   Deadline for bids is 28th April. Details at www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro Open tendering for site supervision, and control and inspection, of the Metrosur construction packages is running in parallel on a different deadline of 17th April. April 2000. Shafts are nearly completed and first EPBs will start tunnelling 25th September. Visit www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro July 2000. New Herrenknecht 9.38 m-diameter EPB under erection in start pit to drive towards Getafe on contract 5 while refurbished NFM EPB ex Madrid Metro is made ready to drive from a separate pit in the opposite direction towards Leganes for contract 6. Herrenknecht ex line 8 metro extension is being assembled in start pit at Leganes for contract 1 launch October 15th. Second refurbished NFM will commence erection at Mostoles in two weeks time for contract 2. Visit www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro Sept 2000. Four 9.38 m-diameter TBMs now underway on 40.5 km-long single-tube project, with NFM EPB owned by Dragados making 738 m in first 38 days to 12th November, placing 492 x 1.5 m rings. Best day 24 rings on 29th October. Visit www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro and www.dragados.es November 2000. 9.38 m-diameter NFM TBMs Chata, Dragados, and Alvaro completed 2 km in 100 calendar days to 20th February, 2001, while the new Herrenknecht 9.38 m-diameter TBM reached Espartales station, Getafe, at a rate of 18-19 rings/day. Visit NFM company profile and www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro 10/01. Completion of excavation of 40.5 km-long circle line announced exactly two years to the day after start. Excavation and concrete work on 27 stations well advanced. Contracts for equipment have been placed. Commissioning will take place on time. 25/01. Comunidad de Madrid reports 20 km of EPB tunnels complete, together with seven cut and cover sections and 600,000 sq m of diaphragm walls in just nine months. Visit www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro 31/01. Contract award of €2.2 million to Ví­as y Construcciones and Electren for ventilation equipment on the Leganés-Mí³stoles section of Metrosur. Visit www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro 43/01. Comunidad de Madrid reports 31 km of EPB tunnel completed in 380 days, with 8 km to go. TBM Adelantada is crossing its last station in Mí³stoles for FCC, having recorded 1,020 m advance in 31 days. TBM Mares del Sur is crossing the interchange in Getafe for Ferrovial-Agromí¡n, with two stations to go. TBM La Chata completed its record-breaking 6 km run for Dragados beneath Leganes on 21st September, 2001. TBM Almudena is crossing its final station, while La Paloma is crossing its first station in Fuenlabrada for Necso. Lovat Cibeles has only 700 m to complete on its twin-tube drives at Line 10 extension. To read pdf files of Metrosur - Commuting in the 21st Century, click here. Visit www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro, www.metromadrid.es and www.ctm-madrid.es 45/01. Tenders invited, deadline 21st January, 2002 for lifts and escalators on the Parque Europa-Arroyo Culebro, San Nicasio-Parque Oeste, and El carrascal-Leganés Central sections of the Metrosur line. Values of €9.8 million, €9 million, and €13 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int, documents S 231-159197, 159198, and 159199 or contact Madrid Infraestructuras del Transporte, fax +34 914111724. Contract awards for the Mí³stoles 1-Mí³stoles 5 section, value €8.7 million, to Macosa Elevacií³n, and for the Fuenlabrada 1-Fuenlabrada 2 section, value €4.2 million, to Schindler. To read pdf files of Metrosur - Commuting in the 21st Century, click here. Visit www.metropla.net/eu/mad/metrosur.htm 50/01. Tenders invited, deadline 28th January, 2002 for ventilation equipment in the stations on the Getafe 7-Getafe 2 section of the Metrosur line. Value of €1.9 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int, document S 237-163487 or contact Madrid Infraestructuras del Transporte, fax +34 914111724. 52/01.Tenders invited to install anti-fire systems, value of €1.2 million, and ventilation systems, value €2 million, in the stations on the Getafe 2-Fuenlabrada 2 section of the Metrosur line. Deadline 7th February, 2002. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int, documents S 246-169700 and S 246-169701 or fax +34 914111724, Madrid, Madrid Infraestructuras del Transporte. To read pdf files of Metrosur - Commuting in the 21st Century, click here. 02/02.