Two lines to be built: north-south between Sto Ovido, Trinidad and Hosp S Joao with 3 km underground, and east-west between Mercado, Trinidad and Campanha, with 2.7 km underground. Concession signed with Metro do Porto and contract placed with Normetro. Civil works by jv of Soares da Costa, Impregilo and Soconstroi. Consultant: Geoconsult E-mail office@gcs.co.at contact F L Jansky. February 1999.   Arge Transmetro will use 8.71 m-diameter Herrenknecht EPB for 5.7 km twin-track extension in mixed loose and solid hard rock comprising 50% to 90% granite, commencing early-2000. Visit www.herrenknecht.com April 2000.   Kaiser Engineers providing construction management services to $1 billion light rail transit system in jv with Cinclus and Gibb. System will comprise four lines totalling 70 km route length with 7 km in tunnel and 66 stations of which 10 will be underground. Project completion is scheduled for 2005. Visit www.kaiserengineers.com for a full statement. May 2000.   Second Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine ordered by Metro do Porto to link the Salgueiros and Trindade stations under assembly for tunnelling start at summer 2002. Visit www.herrenknecht.com 45/01.  Mott MacDonald and Geodata of Italy have been appointed by Transmetro, a jv of Soares da Costa, Somague and Impregilo, to provide detailed design and construction supervision for all the tunnelling works, which comprise 7 km of bored tunnels lined with reinforced concrete segments for Lines C (2.3 km), S (4 km) and J (700 m). The team will also review and coordinate the design of the civil works with the mechanical, electrical and systems contractors to ensure compatibility and compliance of the works with international best practice. To cope with the varying ground conditions, ranging from massive fresh granite to decomposed and often loose weathered material, two Herrenknecht EPB tunnel boring machines of 8.7 m and 9 m-diameter will be used. Visit www.metro-porto.pt, www.mottmac.com, www.geodata.it or www.herrenknecht.com 09/02.Open call for tenders, deadline 21st January, 2008 for construction of the Estí¡dio do Dragí£o-Venda Nova section of the Gondomar line, including a 980 m tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=252962-2007, OJ S 208, or contact Metro do Porto, Porto, fax +361 225081001. E-mail geral@metro-porto.pt 44/07.The deadline for submission of tenders for construction of the Estí¡dio do Dragí£o-Venda Nova section of the Gondomar line, including a 980 m tunnel, has been extended to 4th March, 2008. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=305459-2007, OJ S 250, or contact Metro do Porto, Porto, fax +361 225081001. E-mail geral@metro-porto.pt 02/08.The eight candidates to construct the 6.5 km Estí¡dio do Dragí£o-Venda Nova section of the Gondomar line, including a 980 m tunnel, are Mota-Engil, Somague, Soares da Costa, Monte Adriano and Efacec; Lena, Abrantina and Bento Pedroso; Conduril and Tecnovia; Isolux Corsí¡n-Corviam, DTS (Domingos da Silva Teixeira) and Alexandre Barbosa Borges (ABB); Teixeira Duarte, OFM and Thales; Ramalho Rosa, FDO, Gabriel Couto and FCC; Zagope, Hagen and Siemens; and Edifer and Opway. Construction will take 21 months for opening in end 2010 or early 2011. 13/08.A consortium of Somague, Soares da Costa, Mota Engil, Efacec and Monte Adriano has been awarded the construction contract of the light rail line between Porto and Gondomar, which has an estimated investment of EUR97.5 million. The offer presented by this consortium is EUR10 million higher than the low bid submitted by one of the eight candidates that participated in the tendering, but the ministry of public works, transportation and communications justifies its decision saying that the selected consortium is the strongest. The Gondomar line will be 6,625 m long and serve ten stations, connecting the Dragí£o Stadium with Venda Nova. It includes a 980 m 65 sq m tunnel, between the future stations of Joí£o de Deus and Parque Nascente, that will be excavated using NATM (drill and blast as well as roadheader), and a 150 m cut-and-cover tunnel. Work will last 19 months. Visit www.somague.pt, www.soaresdacosta.pt and www.mota-engil.pt 36/08.

Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 04.06.2019, for the construction of the Praça da Liberdade/ Plaza de la Libertad - Casa da Musica section of the Porto circle line. The 3km line will be entirely underground with 4 new stations: Liberdade / S. Bento, Hospital of St. Anthony, Galicia and Boavista / Casa da Musica. For bid documents http://portugal.vortal.biz/, where tenders must be sent. Value contract EUR175 million, excluding VAT. Duration contract 42 months. Contact Metro do Porto SA, Oporto, email metro@metro-porto.pt.  Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=166345-2019.  Ref.n. CO/2019/174. 15/19.

Postponed from 04.06.2019 to 15.07.2019 the deadline of the restricted invitation to tender for the construction of the Praça da Liberdade/ Plaza de la Libertad - Casa da Musica section of the Porto circle line. The 3km line will be entirely underground with 4 new stations: Liberdade / S. Bento, Hospital of St. Anthony, Galicia and Boavista / Casa da Musica. For bid documents http://portugal.vortal.biz/ where tenders must be sent.

Value of the contract is EUR175 million, excluding VAT. Duration of the  contract is 42 months.

Contact Metro do Porto SA, Oporto, email metro@metro-porto.pt.  Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=283517-2019.

 Ref.n. CO/2019/174. 26/19.

Postponed to 09/03/2020 the deadline of the restricted invitation to tender for the construction of the Praça da Liberdade/ Plaza de la Libertad - Casa da Musica section of the Porto circle line. The 3km line will be entirely underground with 4 new stations: Liberdade / S. Bento, Hospital of St. Anthony, Galicia and Boavista / Casa da Musica. For tender

Documents please click here  http://portugal.vortal.biz/  where tenders must be sent. Value

of the contract is EUR175 million, excluding VAT. Duration of the contract is 42 months. Contact Metro do Porto SA, Oporto, email metro@metro-porto.pt.  For further tender information please click here and here, ef.n. CO/2019/174. 09/20.

None of the seven bidders for the restricted invitation to tender, deadline 09/03/2020, submitted valid proposals for the construction of the Praça da Liberdade/ Plaza de la Libertad - Casa da Musica section of the Porto circle line. In most cases the base value of the contracts was exceeded. As a result, Metro do Porto asked the Government to increase its budget. The Council of Ministers approved a Resolution that reinforces the budget foreseen for the expansion works of the Metro do Porto network.

Metro do Porto will launch new tenders.  Contact Metro do Porto SA, Oporto, email metro@metro-porto.pt. For further information please click here  https://www.metrodoporto.pt/frontoffice/pages/379?news_id=355. Ref.n.

CO/2019/174. 14/20.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 28/04/2020, for the construction of the Praça da Liberdade/ Plaza de la Libertad - Casa da Musica section of the Porto circle line (Rose line). The 3km line will be entirely underground with 4 new stations: Liberdade / S. Bento, Hospital of St. Anthony, Galicia and Boavista / Casa da Musica. For tender  documents please click here where tenders must be sent. Value of the contract is EUR235 million, excluding VAT. Duration of the contract is 42 months. Contact Metro do Porto SA, Oporto, tel +351 225081000, fax +351 225081001, email metro@metro-porto.pt. For further tender information please click here. f.n. CO/2019/174 A. 14/20.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 28/04/2020, for the 3.18 km extension of the yellow metro line in Porto from Santo Ovidio to Vila d'Este. The new section will be partially underground (634 m rock tunnel and 487 m cut&cover) with 3 new stations:  Manuel Leao (cut&cover), Hospital Santos Silva and  Vila d’Estea. For tender  documents  please click here  where tenders must be sent. Value of the contract is EUR130 million, excluding VAT. Duration of the contract is 34 months. Contact Metro do Porto SA, Oporto, tel +351 225081000, fax +351

225081001, email metro@metro-porto.pt. For further tender information please click here. f.n. CO/2019/173 A. 14/20.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 17/07/2023, for the construction of the Ruby Line between Casa da Musica - Santo Ovídio at Porto/Oporto. The twin-track line, 6.3km long with 8 stations (Casa da Música, Campo Alegre, Arrabida, Candal, Rotunda, Devesas, Soares dos Reis and Santo Ovídio)  will have 3 sub-sections (Casa da Música - Campo Alegre; Devesas-Soares dos Reis; Soares dos Reis - Santo Ovídio) in tunnel to be driven by NATM for a 2.5km totally length. For tender  documents please click here where tenders must be sent. Value of the contract is EUR370 million, excluding VAT. Duration of the contract is 1095 days. Contact Metro do Porto SA, Porto/Oporto, email metro@metro-porto.pt. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=404688-2023,  http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=280489-2023 and http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=000244-2023. Ref.n. CO/2023/199. 27/23. 

The two following consortium's submitted to Metro do Porto their offers for a contract to undertake civil works on the 6.3km Ruby Line H, which will run from Casa da Música to Santo Ovídio: consortium composed of  Alberto Couto Alves, FCC Construccion SA e Contratas y Ventas SAU, and consortium of Casais Engenharia &  Construcao SA, Conduril Engenharia SA, Teixeira Duarte Engenharia & Construce SA, Alves Ribeiro SA and Somafel Engenharia & Obras Ferroviárias SA. 

The two offers will now be evaluated by the tender committee in order to prepare a report and recommend a preferred bidder to the Metro do Porto, aiming to start construction by the end of 2023 in order for inaugurate the Ruby Line  in 2026. Visit https://www.metrodoporto.pt/pages/630?news_id=481. 35/23. 

Madeira - pt/11 Road and Highway Five tunnels up to 1,269 m-long under construction at Porto Moniz near San Vicente. Contractor Construtora do Tamega. Also 3.1 km-long Encumeada through Serra de Agua mountain being built by contractor EPOS and another three tunnels at Ponta do Sol totalling 1.9 km are being driven by Avelino Fariha & Agrela. Another three tunnels between Funchal and Ribeira Brava total 3.9 km. February 1999.   Construtora do Tamega reports it is constructing nine tunnels on the highway between Funchal and the airport in association with Zagope. Two of these have 200 sq m section. October 1999. Open invitation to tender for construction of six road tunnels, deadline 23rd October, 2000. Contact RAM, fax +351 291 225112 or visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int for details. August 2000.   Open tenders invited, deadline 20th November, 2000, for construction of 2.1 km-long road tunnel. Contact RAM, fax +351 291 225112. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int for OJEC dated 28/09. October 2000. Open invitation to tender, deadline 22nd March, 2001, for road tunnel construction. Contact RAM, fax +351 291 225112. Check http://ted.eur-op.eu.int 05/01. Open invitations to tender for 2.33 km-long road tunnel closing 9th April, 2001 and two tunnels 940 m and 320 m-long closing 16th April, 2001. Contact RAM in Funchal, fax +351 291 225 112. Notified at http://ted.eur-op.eu.int 09/01. Award of contract including construction of four tunnels total length 2.44 km to Zagope, Tamega and Tecnorocha. Award of 275 m-long Moinhos and 1.02 km-long Jardim Pelado to Tamega, Soares da Costa and AFA. Award of 2.1 km-long Canical tunnel on Machico-Canical motorway section to construction consortium of Tamega, Zagope, Somague, and Tecnorocha. Contact RAM, Funchal, fax +351 291 225112 and visit www.zagope.pt 33/01. Open invitation to tender for construction of motorway section in Madeira with 4/5 tunnels. Contact RAM, Funchal, fax +351 291 225112. 42/01. Contract awarded to a jv of Teixeira Duarte, Empresa Portuguesa de Obras Subterrâneas, and AFA to build the 2,327 m Ponta do Sol tunnel. Value of Esc3.9 billion. 50/01. Open call for bids, deadline 27th September, 2002 for construction of the first phase of the Faial-Santana expressway consisting of 3.6 km of tunnel with lengths as follows: 435 m, 2,360 m, 190 m, 480 m and 220 m. Estimated value €58.8 million. Further details in E-News Weekly # 30. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=108993-2002, OJ S 139, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291225112. 31/02. Open call for tenders, deadline 24th October, 2002 for construction of a 2.1 km section of the Machico-Canií§al expressway, requiring the twin Portais tunnel (655 + 675 m) and the twin Palmeira tunnel (836 + 855 m). Tender value €50.8 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=136932-2002, OJ S 171, or contact Regií£o Autí³noma da Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291225112. More details in E-News Weekly # 30. 37/02.Open call for bids, deadline 4th November, 2002 for construction of the third phase of road ER 101 between Sí£o Vicente and Porto Moniz. Requires to build six single tunnels totalling 5,926 metres (1,211 m + 31 m + 2,506 m + 1,304 m + 354 m + 520 m). Drill/blast with wiremesh, shotcrete and rockbolts as support. Construction will commence in January or February 2003. Tender value €57.4 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=137930-2002, OJ S 173, or contact Regií£o Autí³noma da Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291225112. The third phase slightly modifies and replaces the second phase described in E-News Weekly # 25. 37/02. Open call for tenders, deadline 6th November, 2002 for construction of a 2.3 km section of the Machico-Canií§al expressway, from the Queimada tunnel to Canií§al. Includes one single-tube tunnel in Queimada (720 m), and twin tubes in Piquinho (463 + 448 m) and Fazenda (175 + 185 m). Tender value €59.5 million. More details in E-News Weekly # 30. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=139821-2002, OJ S 176, or contact Regií£o Autí³noma da Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291225112. 38/02. Open call for bids, deadline 16th December, 2002 for construction of the ER 104 road between Rosí¡rio and Sí£o Vicente, second phase. Requires three tunnels (608 m, 320 m and 491 m). Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=166964-2002, OJ S 211, or contact Madeira autonomous region, Funchal, tel. +351 291225112. Read E-News Weekly # 30. 45/02. The bidders for the Canií§al section of the Machico-Canií§al expressway are Bento Pedroso Construí§íµes (highest bidder with €59 million); FCC (lowest bidder with €49.8 million); OPCA; Tecnovia; Teixeira Duarte; Soares da Costa/Avelino Farinha & Agrela; Spie Batignolles TP/Construtora do Lena and Zagope/Tecnorocha. There will be two twin tunnels: Portais (655 + 675 m) and Palmeira (836 + 855 m). Read E-News Weekly # 30. 02/03.The nine bidders for the 5.9 km Sí£o Vicente-Porto Moniz expressway (ER 101), third phase are Bento Pedroso Construí§íµes (highest offer with €58.2 million); OPCA; Engil/Somague/Zagope; Ferrovial; Spie Batignolles TP; Teixeira Duarte/EPOS; Tecnovia; Construtora do Tâmega/Tecnorocha/Soares da Costa and Edifer (lowest bidder with €49.3 million). There will be six single tunnels (31 m, 520 m, 1,211 m, 1,304 m, 354 m and 2,506 m). Read E-News Weekly # 25. 02/03.The eight bids submitted for the 2.3 km Machico-Canií§al section range from €51.3 to €65.9 million. One single-tube and two double-tube tunnels must be constructed: Queimada (720 m), Piquinho (463 + 448 m) and Fazenda (175 + 185 m). The lowest bid has been presented by Ferrovial and HCI (€51.3 million) followed by Soares da Costa/Avelino Farinha & Agrela (€54.9 million); Teixeira Duarte/EPOS (€57 million); Construtora do Tâmega/Zagope/Somague/Tecnorocha (€54.9 million); Tecnovia (€56.3 million); Spie Batignolles TP/Construtora do Lena (€58.8 million); Bento Pedroso Construí§íµes and FCC/Edifer (highest bid with €65.9 million). Award in three to four months. Read E-News Weekly # 30. 02/03. Construction of the Faial-Santana expressway with five single-tube tunnels (435 m, 2,360 m, 190 m, 480 m and 220 m) has been commissioned to a consortium formed by Teixeira Duarte, Engil, Empresa Portuguesa de Obras Subterrâneas (EPOS) and Avelino Farinha & Agrela (AFA). Contract value €60.6 million. Read E-News Weekly # 30. 09/03. Open call for bids, deadline 4th June, 2003 for construction of the Vila da Calheta bypass, second phase including excavation, lining and drainage of tunnel 4 (1,165 m) and a 50 m rescue gallery. Also part of the tender is the surfacing and drainage of tunnels 3 and 4 between km 1+119 and 1+150 as well as electrical and mechanical works. Tender value €32.8 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=054906-2003, OJ S 63, or contact Regií£o Autí³noma de Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 14/03. €52.8 million contract awarded to a JV of Tâmega, Tecnorocha and Soares da Costa for the construction of the third phase of road ER 101 between Sí£o Vicente and Porto Moniz which requires six single tunnels totalling 5,926 metres (1,211 m + 31 m + 2,506 m + 1,304 m + 354 m + 520 m). Drill/blast method with wiremesh, shotcrete and rockbolts. Read E-News Weekly # 25. 16/03. Construction of a 2.3 km section on the Machico-Canií§al expressway, running from the Queimada tunnel to Canií§al, including the Queimada single-tube tunnel (720 m) and the Piquinho tunnel (463 m + 448 m) and Fazenda tunnel (175 m + 185 m) has been awarded to a JV of Tâmega, Zagope, Tecnorocha and Somague. Contract amount: €53.5 million. Read E-News Weekly # 30. 22/03. A consortium of Zagope, Constructora do Tâmega, Tecnorocha and Somague has bagged a €50.8 million contract for construction of the 2.1 km Canií§al section of the Machico-Canií§al expressway including the 2 x 665 m-long Portais tunnel and the 2 x 845 m-long Palmeira tunnel. Read E-News Weekly 25/2002. 25/03. Tecnovia has won a €24.5 million contract to build the second phase of a bypass to road ER 104 between Rosí¡rio and Sí£o Vicente. The 2,660 m section includes three tunnels. Lengths: 608 m, 320 m and 491 m. The contract also includes the lighting, ventilation and signalling. Subscribe to E-News Weekly # 30. 26/03. Open call for bids, deadline 18th August, 2003 for consultancy and assistance during construction of the road ER 104 bypass between Rosí¡rio and Sí£o Vicente, second phase, including three tunnels (608 m, 320 m and 491 m). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=109619-2003, OJ S 122, or contact Regií£o Autí³noma da Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. Read E-News Weekly # 30/2002. 28/03.Open call for bids, deadline 28th August, 2003 for assistance and work supervision during construction of road ER 101 Sí£o Vicente-Porto Moniz, third phase including six tunnels totalling 5.9 km. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=121949-2003, OJ S 135, or contact Regií£o Autí³noma da Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. Read E-News Weekly # 25 30/03.Open call for bids, deadline 7th October, 2003 for second phase of Faial-Santana section, including the construction of the Santana and Pinheiro tunnels (106.5 m and 312.5 m) and equipment of five tunnels built as part of the first phase, for a total length of 3.6 km. Tender value: €27 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=144431-2003, OJ S 158, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. Further details in E-News Weekly 30/2002. 37/03.Open call for bids, deadline 5th November, 2003 for control and anti-fire equipment, lighting, signalling and safety equipment of six single tunnels under construction by Construtora do Tâmega, Tecnorocha and Soares da Costa on the Sí£o Vicente-Porto Moniz section. Total length is 5.9 km. Tender value: €65 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=158367-2003, OJ S 175, or contact Madeira autonomous region, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. Read E-News Weekly 25/2002. 40/03.A JV between Avelino Farinha & Agrela (AFA) and Abrantina has been selected to build the second phase of the Vila da Calheta bypass, including excavation, lining and drainage of tunnel 4 (1,165 m) and a 50 m rescue gallery. Also part of the tender is the surfacing and drainage of tunnels 3 and 4 between km 1+119 and 1+150 as well as electrical and mechanical works. Contract value: €38.8 million. Visit www.abrantina.pt 43/03.A JV between Ecgplan and Cenor has won a EUR564,900 contract for the work control and construction management of road ER 101 Sí£o Vicente-Porto Moniz, third phase including six tunnels totalling 5.9 km. Click pt/11. Read E-News Weekly 25/2002. 09/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 17th July, 2006 for construction of two single bored tunnels with two lanes (900 m and 1.2 km) on the access to Ribeira Brava business park, a 500 m road section in between and design of the equipment of the tunnels. Drilling and blasting to be used. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=090773-2006, OJ S 86, or contact Madeira autonomous region, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 20/06.Open call for bids, deadline 11th October, 2006 for construction of the new road link between Vasco Gil and Fundoa, including seven short single-tube tunnels: 365 m, 27 m, 300 m, 100 m, 50 m, 685 m and 200 m. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=153642-2006, OJ S 143, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 33-34/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 27th November, 2006 for construction of the first phase of the Faja da Ovelha-Ponta do Pargo expressway. This is a 5.7 km section, including four tunnels totalling 2,220 m. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=185371-2006, OJ S 174, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 38/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 6th December, 2006 for construction of the first phase of the Boaventura-Sao Vicente expressway, which includes three tunnels of 1,122 m, 1,054 m and 1,780 m as well as four emergency tunnels. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=189406-2006, OJ S 178, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 39/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 13th December, 2006 for construction of the first phase of the Ribeira de Sao Jorge-Arco de Sao Jorge expressway, which includes three tunnels of 1,590 m, 1,360 m and 1,180 m as well as seven emergency tunnels. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=190358-2006, OJ S 179, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 39/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 8th January, 2007 for work supervision of the Ribeira de Sao Jorge-Arco de Sao Jorge expressway, which includes three tunnels of 1,590 m, 1,360 m and 1,180 m as well as seven emergency tunnels. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=219664-2006, OJ S 206, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 45/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 4th December, 2006 for construction of the first phase of the Madalena do Mar road bypass, including two tunnels. Both are two-way tunnels, each 9.6 m wide and carrying two 3.5 m lanes, two 30 cm shoulders and two 1 m pavements. The first tunnel is 1,910 m long while the second is 1,535 m long. Expected geology is very heterogeneous, consisting of volcanic complex íŸ2, alluvial deposits and slope deposits. Drill-and-blast excavation is anticipated but, as long as possible, mechanical means will be used. Support and lining will consist of local bolting; shotcreting reinforced with fibres and bolting; shotcreting reinforced with fibres, steel arches, and possible forepoling; and shotcreting reinforced with fibres, steel arches, and forepoling. For the portals, shotcreting reinforced with fibres, steel arches and forepoling will be used. A waterproofing PVC membrane and a polypropylene geotextile liner will be installed between the primary support and the final reinforced concrete lining. There will also be 5 m-wide emergency tunnels and 2.5 m-wide pedestrian escapes. The emergency tunnels will include U-turns and emergency lay-bys. Tunnel 1 will be connected to a 200 m-long transverse tunnel, a second 237 m-long transverse tunnel and a 488 m-long longitudinal tunnel. Two 30 m-long pedestrian escapes will lead to the longitudinal emergency tunnel. Tunnel 2 will be linked to two transverse tunnels, 233 m and 188 m long. Construction is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2007. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=189389-2006, OJ S 178, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 46/06.Tecnovia, Construtora do Tâmega, Avelino Farinha & Agrela (AFA) and Zagope secured a EUR18.9 million contract to build two single bored tunnels with two lanes (900 m and 1.2 km) on the access to Ribeira Brava business park, a 500 m road section in between and design of the equipment of the tunnels. Drilling and blasting to be used. Visit www.tecnovia.pt, www.ctamega.pt, www.afa.pt and www.zagope.pt 04/07.Mota-Engil and Somague Engenharia pocketed a EUR42 million contract to construct the new road link between Vasco Gil and Fundoa, including seven short single-tube tunnels: 365 m, 27 m, 300 m, 100 m, 50 m, 685 m and 200 m. Visit www.mota-engil.pt and www.somague.pt 11/07.Avelino Farinha & Agrela (AFA), Tecnovia, Spie Batignolles Europe and Soares da Costa signed a EUR37.9 million contract to build the first phase of the Fají£ da Ovelha-Ponta do Pargo expressway. This is a 5.7 km section, including four tunnels totalling 2,220 m. TPF Planege received a EUR795,200 contract for construction management. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit www.afa.pt, www.tecnovia.pt, www.spiebatignolles.fr, www.soaresdacosta.pt and www.planege.pt 44/07.Avelino Farinha & Agrela (AFA), Tecnovia, and Soares da Costa clinched a EUR53.6 million deal to build the first phase of the Madalena do Mar road bypass, including two tunnels, 1,910 m long and 1,535 m long. TPF Planege received a EUR712,200 contract for construction management. Click pt/11 for details. Visit www.afa.pt, www.tecnovia.pt, www.soaresdacosta.pt and www.planege.pt 44/07.Constructora da Tâmega will construct the first phase of the Boaventura-Sí£o Vicente expressway, which includes three tunnels of 1,122 m, 1,054 m and 1,780 m as well as four emergency tunnels. Consulgal received a EUR800,000 contract for construction management. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit www.ctamega.pt and www.consulgal.pt 44/07.Zagope, Teixeira Duarte and EPOS have been entrusted with the construction of the first phase of the Ribeira de Sí£o Jorge-Arco de Sí£o Jorge expressway, which includes three tunnels of 1,590 m, 1,360 m and 1,180 m as well as seven emergency tunnels. Consulgal received a EUR793,200 contract for construction management. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit www.zagope.pt, www.tduarte.pt, www.epos.pt and www.consulgal.pt 44/07.ECGPlan and Cenor bagged a EUR795,000 contract for construction management of the Vasco Gil-Fundoa road link, which includes seven single-tube tunnels (365 m, 27 m, 300 m, 100 m, 50 m, 685 m and 200 m). Visit www.cenor.pt and www.cenor.pt/empresas/ecgplan.aspx 44/07.

Invitation to tender, deadline 07/04/2020, for the design and build contract for Wakrah and Wukair drainage tunnel. The contract for Drainage Tunnel (DT) is approximately 13 km in length and is in the vicinity of the New Orbital Highway and Truck Route and terminates at the Al Wakrah & Al Wukair Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), which will be under construction simultaneously.  The duration of the contract is 1260 calendar days from the Commencement Date, together with 400 calendar days of Maintenance Period from the date of issuance of the Completion Certificate. Contact Public Works Authority Ashghal,  Doha, Qatar, fax (+974) 44950777, email esd.tenders@ashghal.gov.qa. For tender information please click here. Ref.n. PWA/GTC/085/2019. 14/20.

Postponed from 07/04/20 to 28/04/20  the deadline of the invitation to tender for the design and build contract for Wakrah and Wukair drainage tunnel. The contract for Drainage Tunnel (DT) is approximately 13 km in length and is in the vicinity of the New Orbital Highway and Truck Route and terminates at the Al Wakrah & Al Wukair Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), which will be under construction simultaneously.  The duration of the contract is 1260 calendar days from the Commencement Date, together with 400 calendar days of Maintenance Period from the date of issuance of the Completion Certificate. Contact Public Works Authority Ashghal,  Doha, Qatar, fax (+974) 44950777, email esd.tenders@ashghal.gov.qa. For tender information please click here. Ref.n. PWA/GTC/085/2019. 17/20.

Hotchief Solutions Middle East Qatar, Al Sraiya Strabag for Roads and Infrastructure and Petroserv Ltd signed the EUR256 million contract (QR1,065,765,88) for design and construction of the central section of the new sewerage network under the capital of Qatar. The client is the Public Works Authority (ASHGHAL).

The Qatar Public Works Authority has awarded two contracts for the design and construction of two sewage tunnels in Doha to Bouygues Travaux Publics (a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction), in partnership with a local contractor UrbaCon Trading & Contracting. The two contracts are worth approximately €550 million.

The north section (MTS01) will be 16 km long and 3 m wide. The south section (MTS03) will be 14 km long and 4.5 m wide. End of work is scheduled for 2019. These contracts are part of the strategic project for sewage collection, pumping and treatment services in the south of Doha, known as “IDRIS” (Inner Doha Resewerage Implementation Strategy). Visit http://www.ashghal.gov.qa/ and http://www.bouygues-construction.com. 41/15.

The Doha Metro is part of the EUR27bn Qatar Integrated Rail Programme (QIRP), which also includes: the EUR2.13 bn Lusail City LRT, 38.8 km with 36 stations to be completed in 2016; the EUR2.1 bn West Bay people-mover, a 10 km dual-track, single-bore tunnel with 19 underground stations, linking the new Doha Convention Centre with the West Bay area; a high-speed passenger line; and a 340 km freight rail line.

Qatar Railways Company signed five contracts at a total cost of EUR314 million to signal the beginning of the phase 1 of the state’s integrated railways project within the first quarter of 2013.The Qatar integrated railways project will incorporate a metro system and a long-distance passenger travel and freight transport network.

The US firm Jacobs Engineering Group secured the contract to manage the metro's Red Line; the consortium Louis Berger (USA)/Egis Rail (France) secured the contract to manage the Gold Line and main stations; and Hill International Company has received a four-year EUR9.7 million contract to provide project management services in connection with construction of the Green Line/Phase 1; Porr (Austria)-Saudi Binladin Group (SBG)-HBK Contracting (local) consortium won a EUR61 million contract to provide site facilities, civil structures and remove utilities in preparation for the tunnelling and major stations packages; and Britain's Lloyd's Register won a contract for independent safety assessment worth EUR11.7 m.

Phase 1 of the QIRP involves construction of 76.3 km including 53.3 km of underground lines in single bore tunnels and 26 stations, expected to be complete by October 2019 and to be operational for FIFA World Cup 2022. The contract to undertake design on tunnelling work will be awarded in the first quarter of 2013, Click here for the network map and here for Qatar Railways Company presentation. Click here for more on the project. 41/12.

The JV led by Impregilo SpA (Italy) and including SK Engineering & Construction Co Ltd (Korea) and Galfar AI Misnad Engineering & Contracting W.L.L. (Oman) secured the EUR1.73 billion contract for Design and Build Package 1 of Red Line North Underground of the Doha Metro. EUR630 million will be spent on the metro design phase with EUR1.1billion budgeted for preparatory works, electromechanical systems, and architectural works. Tender n. RTC/038/2012.

The JV QDVC (51 percent Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company and 49 percent Vinci Construction Grands Projets) - GS Engineering & Construction Corp (South Korea) - AI-Darwish Engineering W.L.L. (Qatar) secured the EUR1.69 billion contract for Design and Build Package 2 of Red Line South Underground. It will build the underground sections of the 12 km-long Red Line South between Doha city centre and the airport. Tender n. RTC/039/2012.

The JV Porr Bau GmbH (Austria) - Saudi Binladin Group Company Ltd - Hamad Bin Khalid Contracting Co. W.L.L. (Qatar) secured the EUR1.69 billion contract for Design and Build Package 4 of Green Line Underground of the Doha Metro. It will build the 15 km-long underground section for the Green Line, which runs north-south through the city. Tender n. RTC/041/2012.

The JV OHL Group (Spain), Samsung C & T (South Korea) and Qatar Building Company have won a contract worth EUR845.27 million to build the Mshaireb and Education City Stations of the Doha Metro. Tender n. RTC/042/2012. Visit www.qr.com.qa. 23/13.

The FCC-led consortium, which comprises Archirodon (Greece), Yuksel (Turkey) and Petroserv Ltd (Qatar) has won the EUR506 million contract to build a section of Doha Metro red line. The execution period is 31 months. The metro is due for completion in 2019. The contract includes building three elevated stations (Barwa Village, Al Wakrah and Qatar Economic Zone) and a 6.97-km section, plus tunnelizing the road at the entrance to Al Wakrah. The total budget for the Doha Metro project exceeds EUR20 billion. Visit http://www.fcc.es/fccweb/actualidad/CSCP088630_EN.html?iddc=CSCP088630_EN. 13/14.

The JV composed of Greece’s Aktor SA (32 percent), India’s Larsen &Toubro, Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi (Yapi Merkezi Insaat ve Sanayi Anonim Sirketi) and STFA (Sezai Turkes Feyzi Akkaya Marine Construction) and Qatar’s Al Jaber Engineering signed the EUR3.2 billion contract (RTC/040/2012) for the design and construction of the project “Gold Line Underground” in Doha, Qatar. Gold Line will traverses Doha from east to west and will connect the airport’s northern part with Souq Waqif, Msheireb, Bin Mahmoud, Al Sadd and Al Waab. The project includes 32km of 6 m-diameter bored tunnelling lined with approximately 128,000 segments, six TBMs utilized simultaneously, 13 underground stations fitted out with high-end finishes and state of the art mechanical, engineering and plumbing (MEP) systems, 2.5 million cu m of excavations for the stations and one million cu m of concreting. The project also includes traffic and utilities diversions. The project duration is 54 months and is due to be completed August, 2018. Visit http://www.qr.com.qa/English/Procurement/Pages/Details.aspx?ItemID=RTC/040/2012. 24/14.

Qatar Rail has awarded the Manufacture, Supply & Install (MSI) and Systems Maintenance (SM) contract for Systems, Rolling Stock and Trackwork on Phase 1 of the Doha metro to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (leader) - Mitsubishi Corporation - Hitachi Ltd – Kinki Sharyo Co Ltd – Thales Canada Inc. Consortium. The consortium  will supply the power distribution system, platform screen doors, tracks and tunnel ventilation work, and will also undertake overall project management and system integration. The contract includes  maximum 20-year maintenance services for the metro system after its completion. Visit http://www.mitsubishicorp.com/jp/en/pr/archive/2015/html/0000026741.html and http://www.qr.com.qa. Ref.n. RTC/075/2013. 09/15.

Danish engineering firm COWI has submitted a feasibility study and preliminary concept design to the urban planning department for a 12 km-long subsea tunnel to connect new Doha airport with Lusail and West Bay, with three lanes in each direction. More from www.ashghal.gov.qa/English/Bids/Bids/Pages/Archive.aspx. 07/10.

Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) assigned to Fluor Corporation a EUR140 million (USD185 million) contract to provide program management and construction supervision services for the approximately EUR3.75 billion (USD5 billion) Sharq Crossing programme – previously referred to as the Doha Bay Crossing programme. The project will traverse Doha Bay and will comprise bridge sections interconnected by an immersed tube tunnel to create a new passageway beneath the waters of Doha Bay. Completion of the system is required by 2020 to support the run-up to the World Cup event. Visit www.ashghal.gov.qa and http://www.fluor.com/pages/default.aspx. 32/13.

Strabag, a subsidiary of Züblin International, has been awarded the planning and construction of an 8.6 km-long, 10 m-deep utility tunnel at Education City in Doha, total value EUR115 million, of which Strabag has a 49% share. Construction began September, 2009 and is scheduled for completion April, 2011. Visit www.strabag.com. 41/09.

Italian-based contractor Impregilo has been awarded the EUR100 million design/build contract of a 9.5 km-long, 4.5 m-diameter stormwater drainage tunnel with 21 access shafts in Doha. Two TBMs will be used, with a view to project completion in 2016. See press release .45/12.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 15/01/2025, for the design and construction of the 31.5km Lot 2B: Grinties - Pipirig (km 37+900 – km 69+400), 20 km of which is in tunnel, part of Section  II Miercurea Mirajului-Leghin (km 22+000 – km 181+195), motorway A8 Targu Mures - Targu Neamt. The Section II is composed of 6 lots:  Lot 1b: Miercurea Nirajului - Sarateni (km 22+000 – km 45 +400) - Lot 1c: Sarateni - Joseni (km 45+400 – km 77+800) - Lot 1d: Joseni - Ditrau (km 77+800 – km 92+195) - Lot 2a: Ditrau - Grinties (km 0+000 – km 37+900) - Lot 2b: Grinties– Pipirig (km 37+900 – km 72+000) - Lot 2c: Pipirig - Vanatori Neamt (Leghin) (km 72+000 – km 89+000. Lot 2B  involves the more difficult mountain section and includes 16 tunnels, 5 of which with the third lane for slow vehicles. Click here for bid documents and here where tenders must be sent. Value of contract EUR1.61 billion (LEU8.18 bn), excluding VAT. Duration of the contract will be 114 months. Contact Compania Nationala de Investitii Rutiere SA, Bucarest, tel +40374808585, email licitatii@cnir.ro. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/710777-2024. 48/24.

Postponed to 29/01/2025 the deadline of the open invitation to tender for the design and construction of the 31.5km Lot 2B: Grinties - Pipirig (km 37+900 – km 69+400), 20 km of which is in tunnel, part of Section  II Miercurea Mirajului-Leghin (km 22+000 – km 181+195), motorway A8 Targu Mures - Targu Neamt. The Section II is composed of 6 lots:  Lot 1b: Miercurea Nirajului - Sarateni (km 22+000 – km 45 +400) - Lot 1c: Sarateni - Joseni (km 45+400 – km 77+800) - Lot 1d: Joseni - Ditrau (km 77+800 – km 92+195) - Lot 2a: Ditrau - Grinties (km 0+000 – km 37+900) - Lot 2b: Grinties– Pipirig (km 37+900 – km 72+000) - Lot 2c: Pipirig - Vanatori Neamt (Leghin) (km 72+000 – km 89+000. Lot 2B  involves the more difficult mountain section and includes 16 tunnels, 5 of which with the third lane for slow vehicles. Click here for bid documents and here where tenders must be sent. Value of contract EUR1.61 billion (LEU8.18 bn), excluding VAT. Duration of the contract will be 114 months. Contact Compania Nationala de Investitii Rutiere SA, Bucarest, tel +40374808585, email licitatii@cnir.ro. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/788316-2024 and https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/751329-2024. 52/24.

Postponed to 27/02/2025 the deadline of the open invitation to tender for the design and construction of the 31.5km Lot 2B: Grinties - Pipirig (km 37+900 – km 69+400), 20 km of which is in tunnel, part of Section  II Miercurea Mirajului-Leghin (km 22+000 – km 181+195), motorway A8 Targu Mures - Targu Neamt. Lot 2B  involves the more difficult mountain section and includes 16 tunnels, 5 of which with the third lane for slow vehicles. Click here for bid documents and where tenders must be sent. Value of contract EUR1.61 billion (LEU8.18 bn), excluding VAT. Duration of the contract will be 114 months. Contact Compania Nationala de Investitii Rutiere SA, Bucarest, tel +40374808585, email licitatii@cnir.ro. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/23750-2025. Ref.n 101/2897/09.10.2024 poz.1. 03/25

Open invitation to tender, deadline 17/02/2025, for the supervision services during design and construction of the 37.9km Lot 2A: Ditrau - Grinties (km 0+000 – km 37+900), including 19 tunnels (13 bidirectionals with a lenght between 110 m and 500 m; 6 monodirectional with a lenght between 100 m and 380 m), part of Section  II Miercurea Mirajului-Leghin (km 22+000 – km 181+195), motorway A8 Targu Mures - Targu Neamt. Click here for bid documents and where tenders must be sent. Value of contract EUR15.25 million (LEU75.87 million), excluding VAT. Duration of the contract will be 118 months. Contact Compania Nationala de Investitii Rutiere SA, Bucarest, tel +40374808585, email licitatii@cnir.ro. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/18461-2025. Ref.n. DG3413/11.11.2024 Poz. 4. 03/25.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 24/03/2025, for the design and construction of the 27km Section 1, Targu Neamt (Motca) - Targu Frumos (km 0+000 – km 31+500) of motorway A8 Targu Neamt Iasi Ungheni, excluding section km 5+500-10+000 belonging to the motorway A7 Bacu-Pascani. The section 1 includes 4 cut&cover tunnels ( 380 m, 680 m, 400 m and 250 m long). Click here for bid documents and where tenders must be sent. Value of the contract is EUR 1.44 bn (RON7.18 million), excluding VAT. Duration of the contract will be 106 months. Contact Compania Nationala de Investitii Rutiere SA, Bucarest, tel +40374808585, email licitatii@cnir.ro. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/87161-2025 and https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/47224-2025. Ref.n. 101/3791/05.12.2024 poz.1. 07/25.

Postponed to 20/05/2025 the deadline of the open invitation to tender for the design and construction of the 27km Section 1, Targu Neamt (Motca) - Targu Frumos (km 0+000 – km 31+500) of motorway A8 Targu Neamt Iasi Ungheni, excluding section km 5+500-10+000 belonging to the motorway A7 Bacu-Pascani. Section 1 includes 4 cut&cover tunnels ( 380 m, 680 m, 400 m and 250 m long). Click here for bid documents and where tenders must be sent. Value of the contract is EUR 1.44 bn (RON7.18 million), excluding VAT. Duration of the contract will be 106 months. Contact Compania Nationala de Investitii Rutiere SA, Bucarest, tel +40374808585, email licitatii@cnir.ro. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/308363-2025 and https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/252423-2025. Ref.n. 101/3791/05.12.2024 poz.1. 20/25.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 03/07/2023, for the design and rehabilitation works  of the Craiova-Drobeta Turnu Severin-Caransebeș railway, part of the East/East-Mediterranean corridor, Lot 3 Igiroasa (Cap Y) – Drobeta Turnu Severin (Cap X), km 331 +000- km 362+632.  The lot includes the new twin-tube Balota tunnel, length 6189 m to be built by TBM. Click here for the tender documents. Value of the contract will be EUR680.02 million (RON3.38 bn), excluding VAT. Duration of contract is 135 months. Contact Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate CFR SA, attn Mirela Toma, Bucarest, tel +40 372843221, fax +40 213192401, email mirela.toma@cfr.ro. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=329245-2023, http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=307503-2023, http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=290983-2023 and http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=222472-2023. Ref.n. 17.A/1/425/15.03.2023. 22/23. 

Open invitation to tender, deadline 03/07/2023, for the design and rehabilitation works for Lot 4 and Lot 5 of the Craiova-Drobeta Turnu Severin-Caransebeș railway, part of the East/East-Mediterranean corridor. 

• Lot 4, Drobeta Turnu Severin (Cap X) - Cap X Baile Herculane, km 362+632 -km 404+250, including the following 7 tunnels Motu (150m), Baba (83 m), Vir (93 m), Virciorova (92 m), Bahna (115 m), Alion (199 m) and Tufari (399 m) to be modernizated. Value of contract EUR323.15 million (RON1.61 bn), excluding VAT. Duration of contract 135 months. 
• Lot 5, Cap X Baile Herculane - Cap X Po Nou Poarta, km 404+250- km 436+887, including  the Rachitoberg tunnel (496 m) to be modernizated and the new cut&cover Poarta I tunnel (1279 m). Value of contract EUR321.26 million (RON1.60 bn), excluding VAT. Duration of contract 123 months. 

Click here for tender documents. Contact Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate CFR SA, attn Mariana Ilie, Bucarest, tel +40 372843255, fax +40 213192401, email mariana.i.ilie@cfr.ro. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid= 308027-2023. Ref.n. 17.A/1/671/26.04.2023. 22/23. 

Open invitation to tender, deadline 26/06/2023, for the design and rehabilitation works for the Craiova-Drobeta Turnu Severin-Caransebeș railway, part of the East/East-Mediterranean corridor, Lot 6 Cap X Po Nou Poarta - Caransebes, km 436 +887- km 474+046,53.  The lot includes the 2 new cut&cover tunnels Poarta II (500 m) and Poarta III (305 m) and the tunnels Fenes (271 m) and Tampa (268 m) to be upgraded and modernised. Click here for the tender documents. Value of the contract is EUR293.23 million (RON1.46bn), excluding VAT. Duration of the contract will be 135 months. Contact Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate CFR SA, attn Oana Otilia Mandras, Bucarest, tel +40 91122148, fax +40 213192401, email Oana.Mandras@cfr.ro. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=268887-2023. Ref.n. 17.A/1/663/25.04.2023. 22/23. 

Postponed to 25/09/2023 the deadline of the open invitation to tender for the design and rehabilitation works  of the Craiova-Drobeta Turnu Severin-Caransebeș railway, part of the East/East-Mediterranean corridor, Lot 3 Igiroasa (Cap Y) – Drobeta Turnu Severin (Cap X), km 331 +000- km 362+632.  The lot includes the new twin-tube Balota tunnel, length 6189 m to be built by TBM. Click here for the tender documents. Value of the contract will be EUR680.02 million (RON3.38 bn), excluding VAT. Duration of contract is 135 months. Contact Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate CFR SA, attn Mirela Toma, Bucarest, tel +40 372843221, fax +40 213192401, email mirela.toma@cfr.ro. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid= 534379-2023, http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=519247-2023 and http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=361444-2023. Ref.n. 17.A/1/425/15.03.2023. 38/23. 

The contract for the design and rehabilitation works of the Igiroasa (Cap Y) - Drobeta Turnu Severin (Cap X) section, km 331 +000- km 362+632 (Lot 3)  of the Craiova-Drobeta Turnu Severin-Caransebeș railway has been not awarded. Click here for further information. Contact Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate CFR SA, attn Mirela Toma, Bucarest, tel +40 372843221, fax +40 213192401, email mirela.toma@cfr.ro. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=589269-2023. Ref.n. 17.A/1/425/15.03.2023. 40/23.  

The contract  for the design and rehabilitation works of Drobeta Turnu Severin (Cap X) - Cap X Baile Herculane section, km 362+632 -km 404+250 (Lot 4) and of Cap X Baile Herculane - Cap X Po Nou Poarta section, km 404+250- km 436+887 (Lot 5) of the Craiova-Drobeta Turnu Severin-Caransebeș railway has not been awarded 

Click here for further information. Contact Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate CFR SA, attn Mariana Ilie, Bucarest, tel +40 372843255, fax +40 213192401, email mariana.i.ilie@cfr.ro. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=588198-2023. Ref.n. 17.A/1/671/26.04.2023. 40/23. 

The contract for the design and rehabilitation works of the section Cap X Po Nou Poarta - Caransebes, km 436 +887- km 474+046,53 (Lot 6) on the Craiova-Drobeta Turnu Severin-Caransebeș railway has been not awarded.  For further information click here. Contact Compania Nationala de Cai Ferate CFR SA, attn Oana Otilia Mandras, Bucarest, tel +40 91122148, fax +40 213192401, email Oana.Mandras@cfr.ro. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=586388-2023, http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=549034-2023, http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=517126-2023, http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=420966-2023, http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=394592-2023 and http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=357306-2023. Ref.n. 17.A/1/663/25.04.2023. 40/23. 

• Lot 4, Drobeta Turnu Severin (Cap X) - Cap X Baile Herculane, km 362+632 -km 404+250, including the following 7 tunnels Motu (150m), Baba (83 m), Vir (93 m), Virciorova (92 m), Bahna (115 m), Alion (199 m) and Tufari (399 m) to be modernizated. Duration of contract 135 months.
• Lot 5, Cap X Baile Herculane - Cap X Po Nou Poarta, km 404+250- km 436+887, including  the Rachitoberg tunnel (496 m) to be modernizated and the new cut&cover Poarta I tunnel (1279 m). Duration of contract 123 months.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 09/06/2022, for the design and construction of the  Lugoj-Deva section, motorway A1, Lot 2 (km27 + 620 – km 56 + 220): sub-section E and for the completing of the 9.13 km sub-section D, including a 2.13 km tunnel. Click here for tender documents. Value of the contract will be EUR524.37 million (RON2.59 bn), excluding VAT: Duration of the contract is 117 months.Contact Nationala de Admnistrare a Infrastructurii Rutiere SA, attn Horia Mihai Nicolae, Bucarest, tel +40 212643299, fax +40 212643298, email achizitiipublicebuget@andnet.ro. Visit

http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=216992-2022 . Ref.n. 16054368/2022/2983/S/12. 17/22. 

The Joint Venture Spedition Umb from Bacau, SC SA & PE Construct  Srl from Bacau,  Tehnostrade Srl  from  Bacau and Euro-Asfalt from Sarajevo have secured the EUR 372.03 million (RON1.83 bn) contract, excluding VAT, for the design and construction of the  Lugoj-Deva section, motorway A1, Lot 2 (km27 + 620 – km 56 + 220): sub-section E and for the completing of the 9.13 km sub-section D, including a 2.13 km tunnel. Contact Nationala de Admnistrare a Infrastructurii Rutiere SA, attn Horia Mihai Nicolae, Bucarest, tel +40 212643299, fax +40 212643298, email achizitiipublicebuget@andnet.ro. Visit  

http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=600164-2022. Ref.n. 16054368/2022/2983/S/12. 44/22.