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Malaysia, Pahang-Selangor - my/17

Water Transfer

Second environment impact assessment study on water transfer project from Pahang to Selangor requested by Japan as a prerequisite for a RM3.8 billion loan. The study will take a year. The project would channel raw water from Pahang's rivers, north of Malaysia, for treatment and distribution in Selangor. It would involve the building of two dams in Pahang and a 45 km transfer tunnel under the Titiwangsa mountain range. 17/02.The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has granted a 82 billion yen (USD757 million) 40-year loan to help fund the Pahang-Selangor raw water transfer project aimed at easing water shortage. The scheme includes a dam and a 45 km transfer tunnel to transport water from Pahang state to central Selangor state and Kuala Lumpur. The loan for the project, approved four years ago, was delayed because Japan wanted to revise the terms, including the size of the loan and the interest rate, and called for an additional environmental assessment report. The project is designed by SMHB and Nippon Koei. Visit www.jbic.go.jp, www.smhb.com and www.n-koei.co.jp/english 15/05.Malaysian engineering consultant KTA Tenaga has teamed up with Japanese firm Tokyo Electric Power Services (Tepsco) to win a contract to provide consultancy services on the Pahang to Selangor raw water transfer project. The scheme, which includes a 45 km-long water transfer tunnel, is being financed through a JPY82.04 billion 40-year loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). Read E-News Weekly 2/2003 & 15/2002. Visit www.ktatenaga.com.my and www.tepsco.co.jp/index_e.html 26/07.Invitation to prequalify, deadline 19th September, 2007 for construction of a 44.6 km-long 5.2 m-diameter raw water transfer tunnel and related works (lot 1-1) of the Pahang-Selangor raw water transfer project. Visit www.ktak.gov.my/template03.asp?tt=Ads&AdsID=14 36/07.Four Japanese companies prequalified for Malaysia's MYR8.9 billion water project between Pahang and Selangor states. There were eight bidders for the 44.6 km water transfer tunnel part of the project, which will eventually cost about MYR3 billion. The prequalification was undertaken by consultants from the ministry for energy, water and communications and project financier, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). Initially, there were eight bidders - four Chinese and four Japanese. The four Japanese companies were prequalified while the other four were not. Among the eliminated candidates, a consortium comprised China Railway Engineering Corporation and Malaysian builder Gamuda. The companies shortlisted for the bidding stage are Taisei, Kajima, Obayashi, and Shimizu via a tie-up with local firm UEM Group. Physical work will start in early 2008 with targeted completion by 2013. It will supply 1,867 million cubic metres of water daily to Selangor. Click here. Visit www.ktak.gov.my 50-51/07.



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Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur - my/16

Highway and Flood Relief

Funding sought for a huge tunnel project to keep Kuala Lumpur flood-free by chanelling excess river water to the sea off Klang. Proposed project currently in the conceptual stage. Tunnel would start from Jalan Jelatek, bypass the city, head to Petaling Jaya before reaching the sea. Completion targeted for 2004 or 2005. Pipe jacking method to be used. 48/01. Gamuda is about to commence work on the RM2.5 billion Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (Smart) project aimed at alleviating some of the major floods in the Kuala Lumpur city area.In collaboration with MMC Engineering Group, Gamuda is undertaking the design, engineering, procurement, construction, installation, testing and commissioning of the integrated bypass tunnel and motorway. Visit www.gamuda.com.my 51/02. The SMART (Stormwater and Management Road Tunnel) project is a 9.7 km single-bore tunnel to divert Ampang river waters which cause stormwater overflow during the rain season. The tunnel will head for south of Kuala Lumpur following Jalan U Thant, Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Chan Sow Lin and the Seremban Highway parallel to the old military airport. Wayss & Freytag and BAM NBM of the Netherlands won a 5.4 km section of it for €83 million from the client, contractors Malaysian Mining Corp. (MMC) and Gamuda. A Herrenknecht Mixshield TBM will be used, cutterhead diameter 13.21 m, inner diameter 11.83 m, concrete segments 500 mm thick. The TBM is under manufacturing at the moment for arrival in Malaysia scheduled for around Christmas. Delivery in Kuala Lumpur is planned for end-January. A three-month pre-assembly period will follow prior to excavation start expected in mid-May 2004. In the central part of the tunnel is a 2.4 km-long stretch with a dual purpose for flood mitigation and road traffic on 2 levels. The third level will accomodate utilities, ventilation, etc. The 5.4 km tunnel section awarded to Wayss & Freytag and BAM NBM includes 700 m of dual function. Visit www.wf-ingbau.de and www.bamnbm.nl The remaining 1.7 km for double function is part of the 4.3 km north tunnel section that will be built by Malaysian Mining Corp. (MMC) and Gamuda using a second Herrenknecht Mixshield TBM, also under construction. Visit www.mmc.com.my and www.gamuda.com.myTwo junction boxes are at either end of the dual-purpose 2.4 km stretch with 2 ventilation shafts in between. Kecom Sdn Bhd, the Malaysian branch of KEC Ltd of Korea, is one of the tenderers negotiating the supply of precast concrete segments worth RM100 million for the project. Visit www.herrenknecht.com 24/03.ACP Industries (ACPI) said its unit Associated Structural Concrete Sdn Bhd has won a RM51.2 million contract from Wayss & Freytag to supply precast concrete segmental lining for the stormwater management and road tunnel (SMART) project. The contract is for about 33 months. 32/03.Tuah, SMART's first 13.21 m-diameter slurry TBM, has begun boring on 4th June. Tuah spans about 70 m in length and weighs a hefty 2,500 tonnes. The Herrenknecht machine will be boring towards the north of the tunnel alignment, ending at the holding basin in Kampung Berembang. The name Tuah was selected through a naming competition launched in March. 95% of the tunnelling will be done using two TBMs with the rest by way of cut-and-cover method. The yet-to-be named second TBM is being assembled in the launch shaft, for boring start in August. The SMART (Stormwater and Management Road Tunnel) project is a 9.7 km single-bore dual-purpose tunnel. Visit www.smarttunnel.com.my and www.herrenknecht.com 27/04.



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Malaysia, Penang - my/15

Highway

Federal Government to decide alignment of proposed southern link between Batu Kawan on the mainland and Batu Maung on Penang. Work on 9.2 km northern link between Bagan Ajam on mainland and Bagan Jermal on the island expected to start by 2003. Both involve tunnels. Visit www.malaysia.net 39/01.



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The Dap-led Penang state government has awarded a RM8 billion (EUR2 billion) contract for the underground tunnel linking the island to the mainland and three major highway projects to Malaysia-China JV Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd, with a land swap deal and a 30-year concession on the tunnel. Consortium Zenith BUCG is made up of a local company, Consortium Zenith and China-based Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG). The deal will only be formally inked after a few more months when the finer details of the overall project are agreed.

The project includes a 12 km-long dual carriageway connecting Tanjung Bungah to Teluk Bahang; a 6.5 km-long Penang-Butterworth sea tunnel that links Persiaran Gurney on the island to Bagan Ajam on the mainland; a 4.2 km-long highway linking Persiaran Gurney to the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway; and a 4.6 km-long highway linking the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway to the Bandar Baru Air Itam bypass.  Visit www.bucg.com and www.zet.com.my. 10/13.



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Malaysia, Putrajaya - my/14

Light Rail

Twin tunnels, 500 m-long x 5 m-high x 5.6 m-wide under construction by Sunlight Engineering to link government offices and other major facilities using Efco traveller and formworks to achieve 22 m of box every 8 shifts at 2 cu m/manhour. Visit www.efco.com August 2000.  Detailed design worth $132 million now being carried out by Mott MacDonald plus Malaysian firms Sepakat Setia Perunding Sdn Bhd and Neuformation Architect for three more stations and 4.5 km of tunnels including a submerged tube crossing of the lake as part of phase 2. Visit www.mottmac.com 42/01.



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Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur - my/13

Metro

System 2, Phase 2 14.7 km from Pasar Seni will have 4.4 km underground beneath city centre with five stations. Due to open June 1999. Dec 1998.



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Malaysia, Sungai Kenerong - my/12

Hydro

  Halcrow Water Power undertaking detailed design for private developer. Nov 1998.



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Malaysia, Sarawak - my/11

Hydro

The Ekran Company which was the client and major shareholder has been displaced by the Malaysian government who will carry on the river diversion works until new sponsors are found. April 1998.   Contractor Dong Ah reports it is three months ahead of schedule on the 1.4 km-long x 12 m-diameter Batang Balui river diversion tunnels, of which two have already broken through and the third is nearly completed. Concrete lining will commence shortly with a view to handover in January, 2000. Clients are Tenaga Nasional Bhd and Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation. June 2000.



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Malta

Malta, Northern Region - mt/17

Aqueducts

Bonnici Bros Services Ltd from San Pawl Il-Bahar (Malta) secured the EUR16.41 million contract, excluding VAT, for  drilling of a 9km underground Tunnel and Installation of Water Pipelines from Pembroke to Ta' Qali, through San Gwann for the WSC . Contact Department of Contracts, Floriana (Malta), tel  +356 21220212, fax +356 21247681, email info.contracts@gov.mt. for TENDER INFORMATION CLICK HERE Ref.n. CT3084/2018. 30/18.



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Open invitation to tender, deadline 10/07/2020, for supply and installation of a Fibre-optic Network Through Pembroke RO to TA’ Qali Tunnel and Water Analysers for LSI (Langelier Saturation Index) Monitoring to the Water Services Corporation. The contract is composed of two lots.

For tender documents please click here where tenders must be sent and here. Contact WSC (Water Services Corporation), Luqa, tel +356 22443553, fax +356 22443499, email procurement@wsc.com.mt. Ref.n. WSC/T/49/2020. 22/20.



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Malta, Marsa - mt/16

Gozo road tunnel

Closing Date: 05.03.2013 (Tender Closed)

Open invitation to tender, deadline 05.03.2013, for professional services for Malta-Gozo link feasibility study with respect to tender preparation and coordination of proposals. Contract duration 36 months. Tenders may be purchased and downloaded at www.contracts.gov.mt. For background information on project, click here. Further information, specs and docs from the Director General at Department of Contracts in Floriana, tel +356 212-20212, fax –47681, e-mail info.contracts@gov.mt, to where tenders or requests to participate must be sent. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=010987-2013. 03/13.



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Open invitation to tender, deadline 03.12.2018, for Project Management services in connection with the Malta-Gozo tunnel project. Contract duration 60 months. For bid documents https://www.etenders.gov.mt/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4997515 where tenders must be sent  Contact Infrastructure Malta, Luqa, email tenders@infrastructuremalta.com. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=480330-2018.

Ref. n. IM013/2018. 44/18.



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Postponed until the 14.01.2019 the deadline of the open invitation to tender for Project Management services in connection with the Malta-Gozo tunnel project. Contract duration 60 months. For bid documents https://www.etenders.gov.mt/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4997515

where tenders must be sent. Contact Infrastructure Malta, Luqa, email tenders@infrastructuremalta.com. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=511057-2018  and http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=546717-2018.

Ref. n. IM013/2018. 50/18.



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The contract for Project Management services in connection with the Malta-Gozo tunnel project has NOT been awarded. If you require further information please contact Infrastructure Malta, Luqa, email tenders@infrastructuremalta.com. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=192326-2019.

Ref. n. IM013/2018. 17/19.



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Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), deadline 09/04/2020, for the award of a Concession Contract for the Design, Build, Finance, Operate, Maintain and Transfer of a Malta-Gozo (Partly Sub-sea) Tunnel.  Contract duration 999 months. For tender documents please click here where tenders must be sent and here.

Contact Infrastructure Malta, Luqa, email tenders@infrastructuremalta.com

Ref. n. IM049/2019. 03/20.



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Prior information notice without call for competition for Design, Build, Maintenance and Operation (DBMO) of the Malta-Gozo Tunnel. The 14 km tunnel is expected to be a single-tube tunnel with two 3,25 m and 3,50 m wide lanes, one in each direction.  Estimated date of publication of contract notice: 30/03/2019. Contact Infrastructure Malta, Luqa, email tenders@infrastructuremalta.com. Click here for further information on the tender.

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Four bidders responded to Infrastructure Malta’s pre-qualification questionnaire to participate in the first of a three-stage process to identify the concessionaire who will design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Malta-Gozo Tunnel.  They are Salini Impregilo S.p. A., CGYI Malta Gozo Consortium, Equitix - Itochu - Yapi Merkezi - Makyol – Egis Consortium and Malta Gozo Fixed Link Ltd. Contact Infrastructure Malta, Luqa, email tenders@infrastructuremalta.com. Visit https://www.infrastructuremalta.com. 22/20. 



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Infrastructure Malta has shortlisted one bidder out of four who submitted an offer to build a tunnel between Malta and Gozo. The Malta-Gozo tunnel project includes the development of a 14-km, partly subsea, tunnel accommodating two vehicle lanes, one in each direction and a wide central buffer offering additional space for emergency vehicles.  

The only bidder to make it past the first hurdle is a consortium made up of five companies: the UK’s Equitix, Japanese company Itochu, Turkish companies Yapi Merkezi and Makyol, and French company Egis. Rival bidders Malta-Gozo Fixed Link Limited, Salini Impregilo SpA and CGYI Malta-Gozo consortium have all been eliminated by Infrastructure Malta’s tendering committee. The appeal period for the decision closes on 20/09/21.  

This is only the first of a three-stage process and the announcement is a recommendation not a decision. The successful bidder or bidders of the PQQ stage will qualify for the second stage, which includes an Invitation to Participate in Dialogue (ITPD). During the ITPD stage, the shortlisted consortium will be asked to submit detailed technical plans of the proposed tunnel structure as well as the implementation, operation and maintenance solutions they would adopt if entrusted with the concession. 

Government will not be funding the project, with all construction and maintenance costs covered by the winning bidder.  

Following the ITPD stage, the selection process will be concluded with the Best and Final Offer (BAFO) stage. Click here for more and visit https://www.infrastructuremalta.com/. 38/21. 

 




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Malta, Maghtab - mt/15

High voltage cables

Closing Date: 13.11.2012 (Tender Closed)

Open invitation to tender, deadline 13.11.2012, for design, manufacture, testing at factory, delivery-to-site and storage, installation, jointing, termination, testing on site and commissioning of three cable circuits between Kappara DC and Maghtab TS. The 3-phase cable circuits will connect Kappara DC to Magħtab Terminal Station (Maghtab TS) through an underground tunnel, are each approximately 6,154 m-long. Contract duration 10 months. Further information, specs and docs from procurement section of Enemalta Corporation in Marsa, tel +356 2298-0738, fax -0660, e-mail procurement.emc@enemalta.com.mt. Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to Dept of Contracts in Floriana, tel +356 212-20212, fax -47681, e-mail info.contracts@gov.mt. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=290765-2012. 38/12.



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Prysmian Cavi e Sistemi Italia srl of Milan secured the EUR5,111,429 contract, including VAT, for design, manufacture, testing at factory, delivery-to-site and storage, installation, jointing, termination, testing on site and commissioning of three cable circuits between Kappara DC and Maghtab TS. The 3-phase cable circuits that will connect Kappara DC to Magħtab Terminal Station (Maghtab TS) through an underground tunnel are each approximately 6,154 m-long. Contact Enemalta Corporation in Marsa, tel +356 2298-0738, fax -0660, e-mail procurement.emc@enemalta.com.mt. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=066952-2014. 09/14.



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