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Portugal, Madeira - pt/35

Road

Open call for tenders, deadline 8th May, 2006 for construction of a 1,180 m road section, including a 1,078 m-long single-tube tunnel carrying two climbing lanes and one descending lane to connect the expressway to the centre of Camara de Lobos. Excavated section: 112.8 sq m, mainly in basaltic rock using drilling and blasting. Primary support with rock bolts, steel arches and shotcrete with fibres. Final concrete formwork. Scheduled date for tunnelling start is August 2006 for end in August 2008. Estimated cost of EUR18.5 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=043552-2006, OJ S 41, or contact Autonomous Region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 14/06.Construtora do Tâmega, Avelino Farinha & Agrela (AFA), Zagope and Tecnovia bagged a EUR18.4 contract to build a 1,180 m road section, including a 1,078 m-long single-tube tunnel carrying two climbing lanes and one descending lane to connect the expressway to the centre of Camara de Lobos. Excavated section: 112.8 sq m, mainly in basaltic rock using drilling and blasting. Primary support with rock bolts, steel arches and shotcrete with fibres. Final concrete formwork. Visit www.ctamega.pt, www.afa.pt, www.zagope.pt and www.tecnovia.pt 04/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 25th October, 2007 for construction of the new road link to Jardim da Serra, including three single-tube bidirectional tunnels: 215 m, 1,253 m and 1,154 m. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=185011-2007, OJ S 149, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 36/07.A joint venture of Tecnovia, Avelino Farinha & Agrela (AFA), and Soares da Costa bagged a EUR34.5 million contract to construct the new 2.7 km road link to Jardim da Serra, including three single-tube bidirectional tunnels (215 m, 1,253 m and 1,154 m) and two emergency tunnels (139 m and 270 m). The project will be concluded in end 2011. Visit www.tecnovia-madeira.pt, www.afa.pt and www.soaresdacosta.pt 36/08.



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Portugal, Vila Franca de Xira - pt/34

Drinking Water

Open call for bids, deadline 20th September, 2004 for dualling of the Castelo do Bode aqueduct between Quinta da Marquesa and downtown Vila Franca de Xira, including a 1,030 m-long 2.4 m-diameter tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=116683-2004, OJ S 136, or contact EPAL, Lisbon, fax +351 213251149. 31-32/04.



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Portugal, Alentejo - pt/33

Irrigation

Open call for bids, deadline 15th September, 2004 for construction of a 10,308 m-long 3.7 m-diameter between the Loureiro and Alvito dams. The tunnel will feature an incline of 1.83 m per kilometre. Bored method of tunnelling and cut-and-cover. Also a water intake and outlet structure. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=085725-2004, OJ S 105, or contact EDIA, Beja, fax +351 284315101 or 285251079. E-mail edia@edia.pt 24/04.



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Portugal, Lisbon-Oporto - pt/32

High Speed Railway

Open call for bids, deadline 1st October, 2003 for preliminary study for lot C1 and lot C2 of the Lisbon-Oporto high speed railway. Approximately 1 km of tunnel in C1 and 6 km in C2. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=142540-2003 and http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=142556-2003, OJ S 156, or contact Rede Ferrovií¡ria de Alta Velocidade, Lisbon, fax +351 217513499. E-mail rave@rave.pt 37/03.A consortium made up of Viaponte, Cenorplan, Cenor Projecto and Cenorgeo has secured a EUR4.3 million contract to undertake the preliminary study for lot C1 of the Lisbon-Oporto high speed railway. Lot C1 runs between Alenquer and Pombal, west of Serra de Aire and Candeeiros, and includes approximately 1 km of tunnel. Visit www.viaponte.pt 40/04.



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Portugal, Madeira - pt/31

Water

Open call for bids, deadline 15th October 2003 for construction of the 5.2 km Coví£o tunnel, capacity 32,000 cubic metres. Tender value: €14.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=136864-2003, OJ S 150, or contact Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira, Funchal, fax +291233324. 35/03.



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Portugal, Region North - pt/30

Highway

Construction under concession of the Amarante-Vila Real highway has been announced. Tenders to be invited in the fourth quarter of 2003. Two alignment options are considered, both with a 5 km tunnel between Campeí£ and rio Ovelha, either a downward single tube or a twin bore. Cost estimated at €320 million and €430 million according to the selected option. 46/02.Notice of concession, deadline 26th June, 2007 for the Marí£o tunnel in Tamega and Douro districts. The contract is for the design, construction, widening, financing, operation and maintenance of the A4/IP4 connection between Amarante and Vila Real (30 km), including the operation, maintenance and widening between the Geraldes and Padronelo interchanges (4 km). The Marí£o tunnel will be 6 km long to link Padronelo in Amarante with Campea in Vila Real. The required investment totals EUR370 million. End of construction is programmed in 2011. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=39800-2007, OJ S 33, or contact Estradas de Portugal, Almada, fax +351 212879000. E-mail concessoes@estradasdeportugal.pt 09/07.Two consortia have been shortlisted to submit their best and final offer for a concession contract to design, construct, widen, finance, operate and maintain the A4/IP4 connection between Amarante and Vila Real (32 km), including the operation, maintenance and widening between the Geraldes and Padronelo interchanges (4 km). The project includes the 2 x 6 km Marí£o tunnel to link Padronelo in Amarante with Campea in Vila Real. The first consortium includes Sacyr Vallehermoso and its Portuguese branch Somague, who proposed EUR346 million. The second consortium is headed by motorway operator Brisa, teaming up with Teixeira Duarte, Alves Ribeiro, Construtora do Tâmega and Zagope, with a bid of EUR375 million.The 30-year concession will introduce a new concept in public-private relationships in Portugal, since the government will pay the concessionaire not only according to the traffic on the motorway but also the availability of the roadway, i.e. lane closures necessary for maintenance. The first section is scheduled to open in 2009 and the full motorway must be operational in 2011. 45/07.The consortium Autopista do Marí£o, formed by Sacyr Vallehermoso's concession arm Itinere, its Portuguese construction unit Somague Engenharia, MSF Concessíµes SGPS and MSF Empreiteiros, has beaten AEDM (Auto-Estrada do Marí£o), a consortium led by Brisa Auto-Estradas de Portugal, in the bidding for the 29.8 km Amarante-Vila Real toll highway concession and the Geraldes junction-Padronelo junction toll-free section in northern Portugal. The EUR425.1 million contract includes the 2 x 5.7 km Marí£o tunnel. The concession's terms include a requirement for 50% of the debt used to pay for the construction and operation of the tunnel to be paid off during the 30-year lifetime of the tender. Visit www.portugal.gov.pt, www.somague.pt and www.msfsgps.ptThe Ministry of public works and transport started the awarding process on 1st April and the two finalists have ten days to express issues on the proposed award. After this time frame, the government will award the concession contract definitively this month. The concession is for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a new toll highway named Tíºnel do Marao. Construction will commence in 2009 and the road will be opened in 2012. 15/08.



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Open invitation to tender, deadline 13.05.2014, for design and construction of the last part of the 2 x 5.7 km Marao tunnel on the A4/IP4 connection between Amarante and Vila Real (32 km). Contract duration 518 days from award. Contact EP Estradas de Portugal SA, Alamada, website http://www.anogov.com/op-estradasdeportugal/faces/. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=072680-2014. Ref.n. EP/0031/2014. 10/14.



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Open invitation to tender, deadline delayed from 13.05.2014 to 20.05.2014, for design and construction of the last part of the 2 x 5.7 km Marao tunnel on the A4/IP4 connection between Amarante and Vila Real (32 km). Contract duration 518 days from award. Contact EP Estradas de Portugal SA, Alamada, website http://www.anogov.com/op-estradasdeportugal/faces/. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=154533-2014. Ref.n. EP/0031/2014. 19/14.



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The consortium Teixeira Duarte Engenharia e Construcoes/Empresa Portuguesa de Obras Subterranea secured the EUR88 million contract, excluding VAT, for design and construction of the last part of the 2 x 5.7 km Marao tunnel on the A4/IP4 connection between Amarante and Vila Real (32 km). Contact EP Estradas de Portugal SA, Almada, tel. +351 212879212, fax +351 212879919, e-mail alfredo.domingues@estradas.pt. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=292937-2014. Ref.n. EP/0031/2014. 36/14.



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Portugal, Coruche - pt/29

Sewer

Open tendering, deadline 5th May, 2002 for the construction of a 1,160 m gravity outfall, i.d. 1 m-1.4 m. Microtunnelling method. Tender value €9.5 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/ojs/en/frame.htm, OJ S 55, document 42762-2002 or contact Câmara Municipal, Coruche, fax +351 243610201. 13/02.FCC signed a EUR9.3 million deal to construct a 1,160 m gravity outfall, of 1 m-1.4 m of internal diameter, to be built using microtunnelling. Visit www.fcc.es 08/06.



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Portugal, International - pt/28

High Speed Railway

Open tendering for technical, economical and environmental feasibility of the Madrid-Lisbon-Porto and Porto-Vigo high speed connections. Deadline 18th February, 2002. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/ojs/en/frame.htm, OJ S 248, documents 171256- and 171257-2001 or contact AVEP, Alta Velocidade Espanha-Portugal, Campo Grande, 378, 4° andar, 1700-097 Lisboa, tel +351 217513400. Also visit www.rave.pt/avep.htm 03/02.



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Portugal, Espinho - pt/27

Railway

Eight bids received for undergrounding the rail tracks in the City of Espinho for a cost of Esc9.2-10.5 billion. There will be a 954 m-long tunnel plus access ramps from each side totalling 1,046 metres. Completion for 2004. Visit www.refer.pt 45/01.Refer, the railway infrastructure operator, reiterated that the sinking in tunnel of one kilometre of tracks will go forward although construction should have started one year ago. Construction has been commissioned to a consortium of Sopol, Dragados and Tecsa. Contract value: EUR47.3 million. Visit www.refer.pt 52/02.A EUR3.1 million contract has been secured by a consortium between Consulgal and Fase for work monitoring to put 954 m of tracks into a tunnel. Visit www.ipg-grupo.pt/consulgalin.html 10/04.



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Portugal, Douro - pt/26

Highway

Shortlist for design of twin-tube, $45 million Leca-Matosinhos road tunnel, 2 km-long comprises five companies. TBM excavation scheduled to be completed end-2003. Visit www.min-plan.pt 38/01.



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