Open invitation to tender, deadline 25/10/2021, for the design, verification, validation, supply, installation, testing & commissioning including operations & maintenance of Tunnel Ventilation System (TVS),  Environmental Control System (ECS) & SCADA Works of 6 Underground Stations and associated Tunnel Sections in Reach-6  (Pink line 22 km of the Pink line from  Kalena Agaraha/Gottigere to Nagawara stations) under Phase 2 of the Bangalore Metro Rail Project during the Defect Liability Period (DLP) period of 2 Years and Operation & CAMC (Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract) for 5 Years beyond DLP. Date of Pre-bid Meeting: 04/09/2021.The value of the contract EUR25.78 million (INR2.24 bn), excluding VAT. Contact Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, Bangalore, tel +91 8022969414, fax +91 8022969222, email prasad.bm@bmrc.co.in. For bid document www.bmrc.co.in. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=421573-2021 . Ref.n. EIB-GtP/ ECTVS-01. 33/21. 

India-Bengaluru: Construction work for tunnels, shafts and subways

2021/S 161-421573

Contract notice

Works

Legal Basis:

This contract will be financed by European Investment Bank (EIB) and is subject to the EIB's Guide to Procurement.

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited
Postal address: BMTC Complex, 3rd Floor, K.H. Road, Shanthinagar
Town: Bengaluru
NUTS code: IN India
Postal code: 560027
Country: India
Contact person: Executive Director (Systems)
E-mail: prasad.bm@bmrc.co.in
Telephone: +91 8022969414
Fax: +91 8022969222
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.bmrc.co.in

I.3)Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at: www.bmrc.co.in

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Other type: Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of JV of Govt of India and Govt of Karnataka

I.5)Main activity

Other activity: Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Design, Supply & Commissioning of TVS, ECS & SCADA works

Reference number: EIB-GtP/ ECTVS-01

II.1.2)Main CPV code

45221200 Construction work for tunnels, shafts and subways

II.1.3)Type of contract

Works

II.1.4)Short description:

Design Verification & Validation, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning including Operations & Maintenance for Two (02) Years of DLP and Operation & CAMC for Five (05) Years beyond DLP of TVS, ECS & SCADA Works of 6 Underground Stations and associated Tunnel Sections in Reach-6 under Phase-II of Bangalore Metro Rail Project.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 2 241 426 987.00 INR

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: IN India

Main site or place of performance:

From South End of Vellara Junction to North End of Tannery Road Station and their associated tunnel sections and OCC works, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

I. Scope: Design Verification and Validation, supply, installation, testing and commissioning including operations and maintenance for two (02) years of DLP of Tunnel Ventilation System(TVS) and Environmental Control System (ECS) & SCADA Works of 6 Underground Stations Viz. Vellara Junction, MG Road, Shivajinagar, Cantonment, Pottery Town and Tannery Road along with OCC (SCADA works For 12 UG Stations @ OCC) and associated Tunnel Sections. Operation and Comprehensive Annual maintenance of the system (TVS + ECS) for five (5) years beyond DLP under Operation and Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract (OCAMC).

II. Other Information:

1. Tender Securing Declaration is to be furnished.

2. The Work Experience being considered is based on the similar nature of works. Tenderer as a single entity or Lead Member of a JV/consortium, should have at-least Ten (10) years of experience in similar contracts in the role of contactor, management contractor, or sub-contractor.

3. The number of Joint Venture Members in a Group shall be restricted to maximum THREE.

4. Cost of Tender Document: INR 1,18,000 [1,00,000+18,000 (GST@18%)] or USD 1652 [1400+252 (GST @ 18%)]

5. Tender Submission: The Tenderer shall submit the Tender Securing Declaration in a separate envelope. The Tenderer shall seal the Original and Copy of the ‘Qualification cum Technical Package’ in separate envelopes, duly marking the envelopes as "Original" and "Copy". Likewise, the Tenderer shall seal the Original and Copy of the ‘Financial Package’ in separate envelopes duly marking the envelopes as "Original" and "Copy". The envelopes of the entire ‘Qualification cum Technical’ Package shall then be sealed in an outer envelope and marked as “Qualification cum Technical’ Package”. Likewise, the envelopes of the entire Financial Package shall be sealed in an outer envelope and marked as “Financial Package”. Thus there will be one outermost envelope containing one “Tender Securing Declaration” Envelope, one outer envelope of “Qualification cum Technical Package” and one outer envelope “Financial Package”, totally in all shall be eight envelopes.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Criteria below

Price

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: yes

Description of options:

Provision of quantity variation is allowed as per tender conditions as per standard practice.

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

The Contract price shall be adjusted for any increase or decrease in rates and prices of labour and materials, in accordance with the principles and procedures and as per formula given in tender document.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

1. Company/Firm Registration Certificate.

2. Memorandum and Article of Association of Firm.

3. Power of Attorney(s) and Board Resolution (In case of Foreign Partners, duly legalized by the Indian Embassy/High Commission).

4. Work Done Certificates from Clients

5. Financial capabilities based on audited balance sheets for the last five financial years i.e Annual Turnover, Liquidity & Net worth.

6. Experience of key personnel

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

The Tenderer shall commit to comply with and ensure that all of their sub-contractors comply with all labour laws and regulations applicable in the country of implementation of the contract.

The Tenderer's Environmental Plan shall be developed from the Employer’s Safety, Health and Environmental Manual (SHE Manual), as per the Employer's Requirements and the Special Conditions of Contract.

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 25/10/2021

Local time: 15:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 25/10/2021

Local time: 15:30

Place:

Office of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited,

Third Floor, BMTC Complex,

KH Road, Shantinagar,

Bangalore-560027, Karnataka, India

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

Tenders will be opened by the Tender opening committee comprising two members (as constituted by BMRCL) in presence of authorised representatives of bidders who choose to present at the time, date and place mentioned in the tender document.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.3)Additional information:

This is a Percentage Tender. The Tenderers shall quote item/schedule wise, percentage above or below or at par of the ‘estimated amount’, for the entire Works part of Financial Package.

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate may be extended suitably by Employer depending on exigency (Pandemic/other situation) if any.

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: High Court of Karnataka Bengaluru
Postal address: 560001
Town: Bengaluru
Postal code: Court Buildings, Ben
Country: India

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

17/08/2021

Larsen & Toubro has bagged the development rights for the 60 MW Singoli Bhatwari hydroelectric power project from the government of Uttaranchal on a build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) basis. The project, valued at around Rs5 billion, is located in Rudraprayag district of Uttaranchal on Mandakini River, a tributary of the Ganga. Larsen & Toubro will develop, finance, construct, commission and operate the power plant for a concession period of 45 years. The project involves design and construction of a 20 m-high 80 m-long dam, a 12 km-long headrace tunnel, surface powerhouse, substation and a 12 km-long 132 kV transmission line. Visit www.larsentoubro.com 23/06.

Prior information notice for MetroLink M500 Contract (DBFOM -Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Maintain)  to appoint a project company (M500 Contractor) who will be responsible for the design, manufacture, supply and installation of the metro rolling stock, signalling system, a railway depot and maintenance facility, metro control centre building(s) together with the installation of all line-wide trackwork, overhead contact system, power and communication systems, mechanical and electrical systems including tunnel and station ventilation, people movement systems and the fit out and finishes in sixteen stations plus urban realm works. The M500 Contractor will be required to procure financing in respect of the abovementioned works, and following completion of the works, the M500 Contractor will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the MetroLink system as a whole.

TII is now inviting suppliers to register their interest in the M500 Contract and to participate in a market consultation on the draft proposed features of the M500 Contract through the following link https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/pmc/viewPmc.do?resourceId=6696998.A Market Sounding Questionnaire is also provided in the same workspace. Expressions of Interest and responses to the Market Sounding Questionnaire(s) must be received via the eTenders PMC by 17:00hrs (BST) on Thursday 23rd October 2025, confirming a designated representative, e-mail address and contact number from their firm. Value of contract EUR9.5 bn, excluding VAT. Contact Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), Dublin, tel +353-1-6463600, email Paul.Farrelly@tii.ie. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/656798-2025. Ref.n. M500. 41/25.

Scheme approved and now under preparation by Delcan and Mott MacDonald with NTA Urban Construction Lines, a government corporation. BOT tenders will be called for US$2bn first phase which includes underground section from Petah-Tikva to Bat-Yam. Six-year construction period. Dec 1998. De Leuw Cather awarded preliminary design contract for the first 18 km of line which will now be built for light rail operation with a view to possible conversion to metro standards in the future. Sept 1999. Approval given for Red Line, partly in tunnel, to run between Peta-Tikva and Bat-Yam. It will be designed with overhead power supply for initial use, but alignment geometry and tunnel diameter will permit easy future conversion to heavy metro. Visit www.mottmac.com Sept 2000.BOT tenders expected end-2000 for 21 km Red line from Peta Tikva to Bat Yam via Jabitinsky Road, Hameslia and Jaffa, with 7 km Peta Tikva to Jaffa in cut-and-cover tunnel. Construction to start within two years for completion by 2008. Promoter NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System Ltd for Municipality of Tel Aviv. December 2000. Tender documents in preparation for 22 km Red Line to start construction in 2003 for opening 2008. Now to include 9 km of tunnel bored 40 m below street level. In first stage, 7 km will be driven between Allenby and Ben Gurion, to be followed later by 2 km extension from Ben Gurion to Geha. Project management by Mesillot, a jv of Hatch Mott MacDonald, Delcan, and Amy-Metom. Green Line from Rishon and Holon in the south, via the city centre, to Arlosoroff in design as LRT with interchanges with Red Line at Allenby and Arlosoroff. Visit www.hatchmott.com 03/01. Invitation to tender for BOT construction of 22 km-long red line with 7-9 km of tunnels expected September, 2001. Visit www.hatchmott.com 34/01. Invitation to prequalify, deadline 23rd May, 2002 for the US$1 billion 22 km Red Line under BOT contract. Includes 7.5 km of tunnels in the city centre and elevated sections to Petach Tikva and Bat Yam. Work on first stage to start in 2004 with commissioning expected for 2009. Contact NTA (Metropolitan Mass Transit System Ltd.), 13 Gush Etzion St, 3rd floor (Shay Sohlberg, Manager of the Economics and Legal Division), Givat Shmuel, 54030, Israel, tel +972-(0)3-5320530, fax +972-(0)3-5480354, PQ_TENDER@nta.co.il. To get the 'Right to Participate and Threshold Requirements' document, e-mail thierry@tunnelbuilder.com. Also under planning are the Green Line from Rishon Lezion via Holon to Tel Aviv where it will cross the Red Line, the Yellow Line from Tel Aviv to Ramat Gan, Ramat Hasharon and Herzliya, and the Purple Line to Kiryat Ono. 51/01. Three international consortia will submit their bids on 31st July for the construction of the Tel Aviv metro. They are: Afriqua Israel, Siemens, Aecon (Canada); Dragados, Israeli construction firm Ashtrom, Alstom, Vivendi Environnement unit Connex; and RATP, Boig (France), Bomvred (Canada). The latter consortium is currently negotiating with two Israeli companies to get them to join the project. The first two consortia are also candidates for the Jerusalem light rail project. Read E-News Weekly # 24. The Tel Aviv metro is a 22 km network, both elevated and below ground, from Petah Tikva, north of Tel Aviv, to Bat Yam in the south. Estimated cost of $1.2 billion. 27/02. Four international consortia have submitted bids in the first tender to build and operate the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Light Railway Red Line. The first consortium comprises Siemens, Aecon Group, HTM (Netherlands), Africa-Israel Investments, and Egged Bus Cooperative. The second consortium comprises Bombardier, Bouygues, Paris metro operator RATP, and Israel's Property & Building and the Dan bus company. The third consortium is headed by Polar Investments, with Ashtrom, Alstom, Connex-CGEA, and Housing & Construction Holding Co. (Shikun u'Binui). The fourth consortium comprises Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), Daewoo International, BVG (Germany), and Israel's Ocif Investments & Development, Shafir Civil & Marine Engineering, Gmul, Granite Hacarmel Investments, and Bateman Engineering.The consortia for the final stage will be chosen by early 2003. The final tender will be published by mid-2003 and construction will begin in early 2005. The first trains are scheduled to operate in 2010. 45/02. The subcommittee for important infrastructure plans approved the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Light Railway Red Line. The line will be completely underground in the 7.5 km from Manshieh, through Ramat Gan, to the border of Bnei Brak. 32 stops are planned, including 11 underground. An award is pending. 12/03.The three shortlisted groups for the first phase of the Tel Aviv light rail are Siemens, Aecon Group, HTM, Africa-Israel Investments, and Egged Bus Cooperative; Bombardier, RATP, Bouygues, Property & Building, and Dan Bus Cooperative; and Alstom, Connex, Ashtrom, Housing & Construction Holding, and Polar Investments.The 22 km first phase includes 7.5 km of tunnels. 30/03.Five companies have joined forces to make up the Metropolitan Transportation Solution (MTS) consortium, which is competing in the Tel Aviv light railway tender. The companies are Africa-Israel Investments, Egged Bus Cooperative, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), Portugal's Soares da Costa and Siemens. Each company will have a 20% share in the consortium, which will be led and managed by Africa-Israel. The tender is for the digging and construction of two light rail lines, one from Petah Tikva to Rishon LeZion, and the other from the Glilot junction in north Tel Aviv to western Rishon LeZion, with several branches and sublines. Construction will take an estimated 5-10 years. 27/04.MTS, a consortium which consists of Africa-Israel, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), Soares da Costa, the Egged bus cooperative, Siemens, and the leading Dutch transportation company HTM won a BOT contract for the 22 km Red Line. The contract is worth ILS7.1 billion, the biggest private sector contract ever tendered in Israel's history. MTS' bid was just ILS400 million under that of rival Metrorail, who bidded at ILS7.5 billion. The defeated Metrorail consortium is expected to file suit against the award to MTS. Even if MTS finally succeeds, it will have first to finish detailed planning and overcome many other financial and administrative difficulties, including working with the mayors of five different municipalities along the route. Visit www.africa-israel.com, www.ccecc.com.hk and www.soaresdacosta.ptThe line runs from Petah Tikva bus station through Bnei Brak and Ramat Gan through to central Tel Aviv, Jaffa and Bat Yam. About 10 kilometres of the line is to be built underground, with ten underground stops (Allenby, Carlebach, Yehudit, Shaul HaMelech, Arlozorov, Abba Hillel, Bialik, Ben Gurion, Aharonowitz, and Em HaMoshavot), with an average distance of 500 metres between them. Tunnelling is due to begin in late 2008-early 2009. The first phase is expected to be operational in 2013. MTS will operate the line for 22 years. Read E-News Weekly 6/2006, 24/2005, 6/2005 & 47/2004. Click il/13. 03/07.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 02/11/2022, for the executive design and completion, extraordinary maintenance, integration and adaptation of the existing works of the new Ferrandina - Matera La Martella line. The contract includes the construction of the following new infrastructures: Basento 1 viaduct, rock tunnel for the emergency exit from the 6.5km Miglionico tunnel, extension of the cut&cover sections at the Miglionico tunnel entrances, new technological buildings, railway equipment with armament, signaling and telecommunication systems, light and driving power, contact line, mechanical systems and electrical substations. For tender documents please click here, where tenders must be sent. Value of the contract is EUR311.71 million, excluding VAT, with EUR 79.87 million belonging to OG4. The duration of the contract will be 1170 days. Contact Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, attn Alessio Sammartino, Rome, email rfi-ad-dac.ba@pec.rfi.it.Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=433258-2022. Ref.n. DAC.0128.2022_GPA_Ferrandina-Matera. 32/22

Postponed from 02/11/2022 to 21/11/2022 the deadline of the open invitation to tender for the executive design and completion, extraordinary maintenance, integration and adaptation of the existing works of the new Ferrandina - Matera La Martella line. The contract includes the construction of the following new infrastructures: Basento 1 viaduct, rock tunnel for the emergency exit from the 6.5km Miglionico tunnel, extension of the cut & cover sections at the Miglionico tunnel entrances, new technological buildings, railway equipment, signaling and telecommunication systems, light and driving power, contact line, mechanical systems and electrical substations. For tender documents please click here, where tenders must be sent. Value of the contract is EUR 311.71 million, excluding VAT, with EUR 79.87 million belonging to OG4. The duration of the contract will be 1170 days. Contact Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, attn Alessio Sammartino, Rome, email rfi-ad-dac.ba@pec.rfi.it. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=605004-2022 . Ref.n. DAC.0128.2022_GPA_Ferrandina-Matera. 44/22 

The qualification system for the award, through tender, of works related to the design and construction of technological systems for emergencies in railway tunnels has now started.  Contact Infrastrutturevenete Srl, attn Stefania Sorze, Padova, tel +39 0490979128, fax +39 049774399, email contratti@infrastrutturevenete.it. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=671643-2021. Ref.n. SQ013. 52/21. 

Italy-Padua: Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines

Invitation for pre-qualification, deadline 31/12/2022, for works on electrical traction and energy systems (SQ001), railway superstructures (SQ004) and signaling systems (SQ005), for the construction of railway metal girders (SQ008), for civil works on lines in operation (SQ011) and for the design and construction of the technological systems for the emergency in the railway tunnels (SQ013) on the 474 km long railway network which it crosses the four southern provinces of Puglia, connecting Bari, Taranto and Lecce, as well as 85 municipalities in their district. For further tender documents please click here, where tenders must be sent. Contact Ferrovie del Sud Est e servizi automobilistici Srl, attn Eng. Pietro Stefano Attolico, Bari, tel +39 0805462393, email portaleacquisti@pec.fseonline.it. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=322660-2022. and

http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=331668-2022

Ref.n. SQ001-004-005-008-011-013. 25/22. 

Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 12th June, 2008 for installation of telephones, emergency sound diffusion system, ancillary electrical equipment for lighting and traction power and optical fibre and other cables in the 8,291 m Ronco railway tunnel on the Genoa-Turin line. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=111746-2008, OJ S 82, or contact RFI, Genoa, fax +39 0102743253. 20/08.

  Restricted invitation to tender for construction of 4 km-long railway line with 2 km tunnel. Deadline 28th February, 2000. Contact Ferrovie Nord, Milan, fax +39 02 869 2838. January 2000.  Restricted tendering, deadline 1st March, 2002 for the construction of two shield-driven tunnels, 3.7 km-long, under river Olona, four connecting tunnels to be bored using traditional methods, and eight shafts (launch and exit shafts, ventilation, emergency exit, etc.). Budget of €46.6 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/ojs/en/frame.htm, OJ S 16, document 11783-2002 or contact Ferrovie Nord Milano, Milan, fax +39 028691231. 05/02.Strabag, Torno Internazionale, Cogeis and Romagnoli secured a EUR36.7 million contract from Ferrovie Nord Milano (FNM) to sink underground the tracks in Castellanza, including 2 x 1,855 m of bored tunnel and 2 x 1.9 km in cut-and-cover. The bored tunnel will be dug using a revamped 8.15 m-diameter Wirth EPB TBM, previously used on Contract 240 of the Channel tunnel rail link in London. The TBM length without back-up is 12 m (110 m with it). The cutterhead installed power is 2,800 kW. The TBM transformer rating is 2 x 1,800 kVA. The machine is equipped with 29 thrust cylinders, each with a force of 2,215 kN at 360 bar, and a total thrust of 64,235 kN. The cutterhead has 16 cutters, 21 rippers, 102 scrapers and 20 centre cutting tools supplied by TunnelTec. Mucking-out with conveyor belt. Finished diameter will be 7.15 m. Lining with 30 cm-thick concrete segments, eight pieces plus the key per ring. The launch shaft is under construction. Also four cross passages between both tubes. Excavation start on 1st July, 2005 for completion in March 2007. Visit www.wirth-europe.de, www.strabag.at, www.torno.com, www.cogeis.it and www.romagnoli.net 09/05.

The JV Acciona Infraestructuras SA/Ghella SpA have been nominated by the Norwegian National Rail Administration for the tunnel TBM contract for the Follo Line Project. This is the second, and largest, of four EPC contracts for the Follo Line Project. In accordance with Norwegian and European public procurement legislation, a complaints period is allowed which, to reflect the size of the contract, has been set at 16 days. The contract, valued about EUR1 billion (NOK 8.7 billion) is scheduled to be signed before Easter, and the work will commence immediately thereafter.

The contract covers both conventional drilling and drilling by TBMs and comprises construction work to be performed without proximity to railway operations. The JV will also perform all the railway installations, with the exception of the signal system. All mechanical and electrical equipment in the tunnel will be installed in approximately half of the 44 cross connections to be built between the two tunnels. The cross connections will be used for evacuation between the tunnels.

In addition to the development of a large rig area at Asland, including a transformer station for providing power for the excavation with TBM, this contract includes the blasting of large assembly halls located approximately 1 km inside the mountain. Access tunnels to this area are currently under construction under a separate preparatory contract. In the assembly halls, the four TBMs will be assembled from prefabricated parts prior to operation. Two separate 19 km-long x 8.75 m-diameter tunnels will be excavated by TBM between Oslo and the new Ski station. Two machines will drill north towards Oslo, and two machines will drill southward toward Ski. The northern part of the tunnel will be excavated by conventional methods and by drill & split under another contract. Visit http://www.jernbaneverket.no/en/startpage1/News/Tunnel-TBM-contract-nominated/. 12/15.

The JV Acciona Infraestructuras SA/Ghella SpA have been nominated by the Norwegian National Rail Administration for the tunnel TBM contract for the Follo Line Project. This is the second, and largest, of four EPC contracts for the Follo Line Project. In accordance with Norwegian and European public procurement legislation, a complaints period is allowed which, to reflect the size of the contract, has been set at 16 days. The contract, valued about EUR1 billion (NOK 8.7 billion) is scheduled to be signed before Easter, and the work will commence immediately thereafter.

The contract covers both conventional drilling and drilling by TBMs and comprises construction work to be performed without proximity to railway operations. The JV will also perform all the railway installations, with the exception of the signal system. All mechanical and electrical equipment in the tunnel will be installed in approximately half of the 44 cross connections to be built between the two tunnels. The cross connections will be used for evacuation between the tunnels.

In addition to the development of a large rig area at Asland, including a transformer station for providing power for the excavation with TBM, this contract includes the blasting of large assembly halls located approximately 1 km inside the mountain. Access tunnels to this area are currently under construction under a separate preparatory contract. In the assembly halls, the four TBMs will be assembled from prefabricated parts prior to operation. Two separate 19 km-long x 8.75 m-diameter tunnels will be excavated by TBM between Oslo and the new Ski station. Two machines will drill north towards Oslo, and two machines will drill southward toward Ski. The northern part of the tunnel will be excavated by conventional methods and by drill & split under another contract. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=144855-2015 and http://www.jernbaneverket.no/en/startpage1/News/Tunnel-TBM-contract-nominated/. 12/15.