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Venezuela, Caracas - ve/14

Railway

55 km-long double-track line from Caracas south to Cua will have 26 tunnels, longest of which is Tazon at 7 km. Cross-section is arched with a width of 5.8 m and height of 6.8 m. Contractor is an Italian-Venezuelan consortium comprising Impregilo, Astaldi, Ghella, and Otaola Ingeniera. Concrete spraying using a dry mix is being undertaken around the 52 portals and along most of the embankment slopes by Trevi Cimentaciones using six Aliva AL 262.1 machines. Around 20 to 30 sq m/day of sprayed concrete is being laid at pumping distances of up to 150 m and at pressures of 5 to 7 bar. Completion scheduled 2003. Visit www.aliva.com January 2000.



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Venezuela, Maracaibo - ve/13

Metro

Infrastructure Ministry reports that it is to apply a 1998 budget surplus of US$150 million to a proposed metro for Maracaibo. Construction is due to start in the first quarter of 2000. November 1999.Electrowatt Engineering Ltd helping evaluate bids for Metro de Maracaibo Line 1 with US$150 million budget. Four companies have bid: Alstom, Spie-Enertrans/Bombardier, Siemens and a Spanish consortium led by CAF, joined in each case by a civil contractor. The 6.1 km route will have 4.7 km at grade and 1.4 km elevated, with 0.7 km depot and workshop access tunnel in cut-and-cover. Visit www.electrowatt.com October 2000.



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Venezuela, Valencia - ve/12

Metro

Line 1 under construction by jv of Ghella/Sogene/Dragados/FCC/Otipsa as 9 m-wide x 4.7 m-high rectangular tunnels. Walls poured in sections of 6 linear metres daily, roof in sections of 42 linear metres weekly. October 1999.  Award of $40 million, 4 km-long, 9.5 m-diameter section of Line 1 with seven cut and cover stations to Ghella Sogene. Lovat EPB will install 6+1 concrete segmental lining at depths of 7 m to 15 m in clay, silt and sand. Visit www.lovat.com 39/01.



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Venezuela, Caracas - ve/11

Metro Line 4

  Six consortia prequalified to build 6 km underground line to run parallel with Line 1 and connect Capuchinos and Plaza Venezuela. Nov 1998.   Contract award to Consorcio de Brasil, led by Odebrecht, which bid US$101 million for the first phase of Line 4 consisting of 5 km of track with four stations. November 1999.   First phase with four stations will link Capuchinos on Line 2 with Plaza Venezuela III on Line 3, relieving the central section of Line 1. Civil engineering work will be undertaken by Norberto Odebrecht of Brazil, which bid US$101.2 million. The second phase of Line 4 will run southeast from Plaza Venezuela to El Cafetal, bringing the length to 12.4 km. Caracas Metro hopes to complete this extension by 2010. December 1999.  Excavation start on 6th December, 2001 of TBM-driven Plaza Venezuela-Capuchinos section on Line 4 by contractor Odrebrecht. Four new stations in Plaza Venezuela, Parque Central, Nuevo Circo, and Teatros. Expected daily speed of 14 metres. Completion in December 2003. Cost of US$460 million. Second phase extension planned between Plaza Venezuela and Parque del Este, for US$600 million. Also under construction is a 380 m tunnel driven by traditional means to join Line 4 and Line 2 in Capuchinos. Visit www.metrodecaracas.com.ve 51/01.



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Vietnam

Vietnam, Phu Yen Province - vn/28

National Highway 1A

Project overall route length of 13.4 km is split into two stages. First stage is construction of 3.9 km-long Deo Ca tunnel through Dai Lanh mountain to connect central provinces of Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa costing EUR560 million under BOT agreement funded in part by EUR143.5 million from Vietnam JSC Bank for Industry and Trade, Vietinbank. Second stage includes 500 m-long Co Ma tunnel, five bridges and approach road as BT project. More from Deo Ca Investment Corporation, tel +84 4 3944-9112, fax –9113, website www.dcic.vn. 04/13.



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Vietnam, Lam Dong Province - vn/27

Metro

The consortium Poyry, ILF Beratende Ingenieure GmbH, Obermeyer Planen + Beraten, and Tedi South secured a contract to provide services for the design, tender documentation and site supervision phases for Line 2 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro. The project will start in February 2012, and the duration of the design and tender documentation phase will be 18 months. The site supervision phase will last an additional 5 years. When completed, the metro line will be 11.1 km-long with 11 stations and one depot; 9.3 km of the line will be underground and 1.8 km will be on an elevated track.Visit www.poyry.com, www.ilf.com, www.opb.de and  www.tedisouth.com. 04/12.



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Invitation for Prequalification, deadline 30.05.2013, for tender package CP3 for the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Mass Rapid Transit Line 2. The contract involves construction of nine underground stations, bored tunnels, and cut/cover tunnels. The invitation for bids will be made in July, 2013. Contact Maur, att.n Mr. Nguyen Do Luong, Ho Chi Minh City, tel +84 8 39309495, fax +84 8 39309497, e-mail tvbien.bqldsdt@tphcm.qov.vn. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=120594-2013. 16/13.



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Invitation for prequalification, deadline 14.02.2014, for tender package CP7 for the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Mass Rapid Transit Line 2. The contract involves non-System E&M installations to the stations, tunnels, viaduct and depot, together with automatic fare collection (AFC) installations. The AFC system will require readers of all state-of-the-art card types. The invitation for bids will be made in the second quarter of 2014. Period delivery of the Works is 54 months. Contact Maur, att.n Mr. Nguyen Do Luong, Ho Chi Minh City, tel +84 8 39309495, fax +84 8 39309497, e-mail tvbien.bqldsdt@tphcm.qov.vn. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=405248-2013. 49/13.



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Open invitation to tender, deadline 06.06.2018, for tender package CP3b for the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Mass Rapid Transit Line 2. The contract involves design, construction and delivery of tunnels and 4 underground stations on the Km 6+330.40 - Km 10+306.07 section. Duration of the contract is 70 months. Contact Maur, att.n Mr. Vu Van Vinh, Ho Chi Minh City, tel +84 8 39309495, fax +84 8 39309497, email vvvinh.bqldsdt@tphcm.gov.vn. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=511166-2017 and http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=522438-2017. 10/18.



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Open invitation to tender, deadline 06.06.2018, for tender package CP3a for the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Mass Rapid Transit Line 2. The contract involves design, construction and delivery of the tunnels and 5 underground stations on the Km1+024.70-Km6+330.40 section. Duration of the contract is 70 months. Contact Maur, att.n Mr. Vu Van Vinh, Ho Chi Minh City, tel +84 8 39309495, fax +84 8 39309497, email vvvinh.bqldsdt@tphcm.gov.vn. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=511165-2017

And http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=522437-2017. 10/18.



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Postponed from 06.06.2018 to 31.08.2018 the deadline of the open invitation to tender for tender package CP3a for the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Mass Rapid Transit Line 2. The contract involves design, construction and delivery of the tunnels and 5 underground stations on the Km1+024.70-Km6+330.40 section. The duration of the contract is 70 months. Contact MAUR, att.n Mr. Vu Van Vinh, Ho Chi Minh City, tel +84 8 39309495, fax +84 8 39309497, email vvvinh.bqldsdt@tphcm.gov.vn. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=217878-2018.

24/18.



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Postponed from 06.06.2018 to 31.08.2018 the deadline of the open invitation to tender for tender package CP3b for the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Mass Rapid Transit Line 2. The contract involves design, construction and delivery of tunnels and 4 underground stations on the Km 6+330.40 - Km 10+306.07 section. Duration of the contract is for 70 months.

Contact Maur, att.n Mr. Vu Van Vinh, Ho Chi Minh City, tel +84 8 39309495, fax +84 8 39309497, email vvvinh.bqldsdt@tphcm.gov.vn. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=217877-2018.

24/18.



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MAUR (Management Authority for Urban Railways)  - in preparation of the forthcoming consultancy tender for the CS2B Contract Package for the Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line 2 (Ben Thanh-Tham Luong) - invites consulting and engineering firms to attend a bilingual pre-procurement Information virtual Meeting to be held on 21/12/2021 at 13h00 in Vietnam. Registration will close on 20/12/21 at 23h59 in Vietnam. Visit http://www.maur.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/web/bqlds/tin-noi-bat/-/ext/articleview/article/2166308/14?_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_version=1.0&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_redirect=%2Fweb%2Fbqlds%2Fhome. Ref.n. CS2B. 49/21. 



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Vietnam, Khanh Hoa Province - vn/26

Hydro

Cavico Hydropower Construction signed the EUR5.67 million construction contract with Song Giang Hydropower Joint Stock Company for the Song Giang 1 hydropower plant in Khanh Vinh District of Khanh Hoa Province in central Vietnam. The twin-unit plant, which is located 50 km from Nha Trang city, will have a 24MW annual capacity. Cavico will excavate and construct a total of 3.5 km tunnels and a surge tank. Visit www.cavicovn.com. 05/11.



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Vietnam, Dac Nong Province - vn/25

Hydropower

Cavico Hydropower, a Vietnam based corporation, has announced completion of the 180 MW Dong Nai 3 hydropower station with 655 m-long x 8 m-wide headrace tunnel, 73 m-long incline tunnel and associated works. The plant is located 278 km north of Hanoi on the Dong Nai river. The company is also engaged in construction of the Dong Nai 4 station. Visit www.cavicovn.com. 42/10.



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Vietnam, Ha Giang Province - vn/24

Hydropower

On 22.03.2010 Cavico Corporation (Vietnam) signed a USD$11 million contract for tunnel construction at a 42 MW hydropower plant in Ha Giang province, some 210 km northwest of Hanoi, owned by Song Bac Hydropower JSC. Cavico will construct a 4,100 m-long, 3.8 m-diameter cross tunnel; a 143 m-long, 3.8 m-diameter incline tunnel; a 315 m-long adit; a 73 m-high surge tank; and a water intake gate. Contract duration 27 months. Visit www.cavicovn.com. 14/10.



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Vietnam, Lai Chau Province - vn/23

Hydropower

Cavico Corp. announced that Cavico Transportation, its wholly owned subsidiary, has signed a contract, estimated to be approximately USD9.43 million, for tunnel construction at Huoi Quang hydropower plant. The total length of tunnel is 9,895.89 metres. Its external diameter is 9 m and the internal diameter equals 7.5 m. The geology is porphyric rock and rhyolite. The planned method of excavation is drill and blast and conventional excavator equipped with bucket. The planned techniques for support and lining are wire mesh, rock bolts, sprayed concrete with concrete admixtures and steel arches. The planned technique for transportation of excavated rock is loaders and dumper trucks. Cavico Transportation has initiated the process of transporting both equipment and personnel to the site. The expected date for start of excavation works is April 2008. The engineering consultancy supervising the works is Power Engineering Consulting Company No 1 (PECC1). The plant is expected to generate 520 MW of power upon completion. It is anticipated to be one of the four largest hydropower plants in Vietnam. Visit www.cavicovn.com 18/08.



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