Excavation of the 721 m Gongolaz tunnel and 5,845 m Zabalzeta tunnel launched on 31st July, 2001 by jv of Dragados, Iruí±a, Obenasa, and Elcarte for Euro2.9 million and Euro25 million respectively. Completion programmed for 31st May, 2004. Unlined diameter is 6.10 metre. Gongolaz bored using a roadheader, and Zabalzeta is TBM-driven. Geology consists of marls with intercalated cemented calcareous sandstone of the Eocene period. Both segmentally lined. Tendering for 3.8 km Campanas tunnel, and 1,173 m Tirapu tunnel in 2003. Tendering for 1.2 km Lobera tunnel, and 500 m Pitilla tunnel in 2004. Same unlined diameter and geology. Visit www.cfnavarra.es/obraspublicas 46/01.Open call for bids, deadline 18th August, 2003 for engineering to manage the construction of sections 4, 5 and 18 of the Navarre Canal. Section 4 includes the Campanas tunnel (3.8 km) and section 5 the Tirapu tunnel (1,480 m). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=096161-2003, OJ S 107, or contact Canal de Navarra SA, Saragossa, fax +34 976306660. 24/03.Canal de Navarra S.A. has awarded a €72.2 million contract to build sections 4, 5 and 18 of the Navarre canal's irrigation project to a JV between Sacyr, Copisa and Arian Construccií³n. The three sections run from the Tiebas syphon to Artajona and have a capacity of 45m³ per second. Section 4 (9.9 km) runs through Biurrun and Olcoz and includes the 3.8 km-long Campanas tunnel. Section 5 (4.6 km) requires the building of the 1,480 m Tirapu tunnel. No tunnels in section 18. Visit www.sacyr.com, www.copisa.es and www.arianconstruccion.com 49/03.Idom Internacional will be responsible for the construction management of sections 4, 5 and 18 of the Navarre canal project. Section 4 includes the 3.8 km-long Campanas tunnel and section 5 the 1,480 m Tirapu tunnel. Section 18 has no tunnels. Visit www.idom.es 13/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 28th September, 2006 for construction of sections 6, 7A and 19A of Navarre's water canal, including the 1.2 km Lobera tunnel. Its inner diameter will be 5.4 m. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=163497-2006, OJ S 151, or contact Canal de Navarra, Saragossa, fax +34 976306660. 37/06.Construction of the sections of Navarre's water canal from Artajona to Tafalla has been awarded to a JV of Acciona and Arian Construccion for EUR48 million. Construction will take 36 months. The 1.2 km 5.4 m ID Lobera tunnel will be built. Visit www.acciona.es and www.arianconstruccion.com 03/07.

  Design and work control contract for the third tube to link Atocha and Chamartí­n railway stations awarded by GIF to Typsa for €5 million. There would be a double-track single tunnel between Atocha and Nuevos Ministerios becoming single-track twin tubes between Nuevos Ministerios and Chamartí­n, estimated at Pta23 billion. Completion expected for 2004. Also three stations planned at Sol, Gran Ví­a and Alonso Martí­nez once the tunnel is completed. Visit www.typsa.es 44/01. Geotechnical studies of third railway connection between Atocha and Chamartí­n stations divided into two sections. First 3.5 km section from Atocha to Marí­a de Molina awarded to jv of Sergeyco and Geoconsult. Visit www.geoconsult.es. Second 3.3 km section from Marí­a de Molina to Chamartí­n commissioned to Eptisa, Intecasa, and Cinsa. 46/01. Open call for tenders, deadline 2nd December, 2002 for construction of the new underground connection between Atocha and Chamartí­n stations, section Atocha-Nuevos Ministerios. Tender value €104.4 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=170779-2002, OJ S 215, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979942. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es and cpublic@mfom.es 46/02. Open call for bids, deadline 24th January, 2003 for consultancy and assistance for work control and supervision of the Atocha-Nuevos Ministerios section on the new underground connection Atocha-Chamartí­n. Tender value €4 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=182403-2002, OJ S 229, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979942 or 8470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es 49/02. Open call for bids, deadline 14th February, 2003 for construction of the new underground railway connection between Atocha and Chamartí­n, section Nuevos Ministerios-Chamartí­n. Budget: €95.6 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=002650-2003, OJ S 4, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979942 or 8470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 03/03.Open call for bids, deadline 12th February, 2003 for construction of the new underground station for the suburban train service in Puerta del Sol-Gran Ví­a, on the new line Atocha-Chamartí­n. The new station is designed for a double track and a 240 m-long platform length. Budget: €77 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=002628-2003, OJ S 4, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979942 or 8470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 03/03. Open call for bids, deadline 24th February, 2003 for work control and construction management ofthe new underground railway connection between Atocha and Chamartí­n, section Nuevos Ministerios-Chamartí­n. Tender value: €3.8 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=007478-2003, OJ S 10, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979942 or 8470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es 04/03.Open call for bids, deadline 17th February, 2003 for work control and construction management of the new underground station in Puerta del Sol-Gran Ví­a. Tender value: €4.1 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=007450-2003, OJ S 10, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979942 or 8470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es 04/03. Dragados and Tecsa have been awarded for €77.1 million the Atocha-Nuevos Ministerios tunnel section, 4.5 km in length, part of the new underground connection between the Atocha and Chamartí­n stations. Dragados will use the NFM EPB TBM used on contract 6 for Metrosur. Visit www.dragados.com and www.wirth-europe.de/NFM/NFM.htm 15/03. An Euroestudios / Eptisa JV has secured the work control and supervision of the Atocha-Nuevos Ministerios tunnel on the new Atocha-Chamartí­n link. Contract value: €2.6 million. Visit www.euroestudios.es and www.eptisa.es 17/03. Award of a €2.3 million contract to SGS Tecnos / Ingenierí­a de Cooperacií³n y Desarrollo / GT Ingenierí­a y Tratamientos del Agua for work control and management of the Nuevos Ministerios-Chamartí­n tunnel section on the new underground connection between Atocha and Chamartí­n stations in Madrid. 19/03.Prointec has secured a €2.5 million for the work control and management of the new underground station for suburban trains in Puerta de Sol-Gran Ví­a. Visit www.prointec.es 19/03.Ferrovial-Agromí¡n has won a €68.7 million contract to build the Nuevos Ministerios-Chamartí­n section of the new underground railway connection between the Atocha and Chamartí­n stations. Visit www.ferrovial.es 20/03.The construction of the new underground station for suburban trains in Puerta del Sol-Gran Ví­a has been commissioned to FCC and Convensa for €64.5 million. Visit www.fcc.es 20/03.Open call for bids, deadline 19th April, 2004 for design of a new underground suburban rail station in Alonso Martinez. Platform length: 240 m. The new station will be constructed once the new tunnel between Atocha, Nuevos Ministerios and Chamartin is completed. Tender budget: EUR: 1.24 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=043038-2004, OJ S 50, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 8470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 14/04.Apia XXI and Geoconsult Espaí±a will design the new underground suburban rail station in Alonso Martí­nez for EUR835,400. Visit www.apiaxxi.es and www.geoconsult.es 28/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 1st February, 2005 for coordination and follow-up of works on the new railway connection between Atocha and Chamartin stations. Construction has been divided in two sections. The first is 5 km in length, whereof 4,557 m of 8.43 ID dual-track tunnel, and the second is 3.4 km in length, whereof 2,603 m of 8.43 ID dual-track tunnel. For ventilation and smoke extraction, nine ventilation shafts will be constructed. The project also includes an underground station in Sol-Gran Via. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=217851-2004, OJ S 252, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 02/05.Sener pocketed a EUR481,250 contract for the coordination and follow-up of works on the new railway connection between Atocha and Chamartin stations. Construction has been divided in two sections. The first is 5 km in length, whereof 4,557 m of dual-track tunnel, and the second is 3.4 km in length, whereof 2,603 m of dual-track tunnel. Inner diameter is 8.43 m. The project also includes an underground station in Sol-Gran Via. Visit www.sener.es 20/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 12th July, 2006 for work control and supervision during electrification works and installation of safety and communication equipment in the new underground connection between Atocha and Chamartin central railway stations in Madrid. Click here, here and here. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=117904-2006, OJ S 110, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es. 25/06.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 3rd November, 2001, for preliminary design of AS-15 motorway from Cornellana to Puerto de Cerredo, including 3 km-long Raí±adoiro tunnel. Contact Department for Infrastructure, fax +34 98 510 5884. 43/01. Award to a jv of Tecnia Ingenieros and Geocontrol of the preliminary design for the AS-15 variant at the Raí±adoiro pass, including a 3 km tunnel. Contract value of €299,300. Visit www.geocontrol.es 18/02. Open call for bids, deadline 17th February, 2003 for advisory and consultative engineering services for solution B in the early project for road AS-15 variant Cornellana-Puerto de Cerredo which will require the 3 km Raí±adoiro tunnel. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=002123-2003, OJ S 3, or contact Consejerí­a de Infraestructuras y Polí­tica Territorial del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, fax +34 985105884. 04/03.Preinformation notice for construction of the AS-15 bypass, Cornellada-Puerto Cerredo including the 3 km Raí±adoiro tunnel. Work to commence in March 2004. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=030090-2003, OJ S 36, or contact Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, fax +34 985105884. 09/03.Preinformation notice for design of the AS-15 bypass, section Cornellada-Puerto Cerredo, including the 3 km Raí±adoiro tunnel. Tender budget: EUR360,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=025799-2004, OJ S 29, or contact Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, fax +34 985105884. 09/04.Preinformation notice for construction of the AS-15 bypass, section Cornellada-Puerto Cerredo including the 3 km Raí±adoiro tunnel. Work to commence in December 2004. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=025521-2004, OJ S 29, or contact Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, fax +34 985105884. 09/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 2nd September, 2005 for design of the AS-15 road bypass, section Cornellana-Puerto de Cerredo, which includes the 3 km Ranadoiro tunnel in Cangas del Narcea. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=136057-2005, OJ S 137, or contact Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, fax +34 985105884. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 21/2005. 30/05.Tecnia secured a EUR505,000 contract to design the AS-15 road bypass, section Cornellana-Puerto de Cerredo, which includes the 3 km Ranadoiro tunnel in Cangas del Narcea. Visit www.tecniaingenieros.com 05/06.Open call for bids, deadline 7th December, 2006 for construction of the Cornellana-Cerredo Pass section on road AS-15, including the approx. 3 km Ranadoiro tunnel. Read E-News Weekly 21/2005. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=215839-2006, OJ S 203, or contact Principalty of Asturias, Oviedo, fax +34 985105884. E-mail martaalr@princast.es 44/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 2nd March, 2007 for site supervision as well as health and safety coordination during construction of the Ranadoiro tunnel on the Cornellana-Cerredo Pass section of road AS-15 at Ranadoiro Pass. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=13908-2007, OJ S 12, or contact Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, fax +34 985105884. E-mail martaalr@princast.es 05/07.The construction contract of the Cornellana-Puerto de Cerrado road bypass and Ranadoiro tunnel on road AS-15 has been awarded to a JV formed by Ferrovial Agroman, OCA and Aglomerados Asfalticos, for EUR40.6 million. The time frame for completion is 36 months. The existing 6 m-wide road, without shoulders, climbs a steep slope with sharp curves (very small radius up to 24 metres) and, above all, crosses the Ranadoiro Pass through a small tunnel, at an altitude of 1,181 metres. The new project shortens the existing path by 7.6 km. The road will carry two 3.5 m-wide lanes and 0.5 m shoulders. In its first 400 metres, the new platform follows basically the existing AS-15. Then, the alignment leaves the current road and reconnects with it near Rengos. The future disused road, with a length of some 4.8 km, will be demolished and the area will be completely rehabilitated. The 1,868.36 m-long Ranadoiro tunnel begins at chainage 0+435. The tunnel, which will be wider than the open air road for safety reasons, includes two 3.5 m-wide lanes and 0.5 m shoulders, 0.75 pavements on both sides and a 0.4 m median strip with horizontal indicators. The south portal will be built using forepoling and retaining walls. The tunnel will be excavated by conventional methods and will be equipped, among other things, with lighting (normal, security and emergency), automatic ventilation, double power supply, emergency generators, uninterrupted power supply (UPS), SOS call stations, and fire shelters. Visit www.ferrovial.es 15/07.A joint venture of GOC and Seinco landed a EUR790,000 contract for site supervision as well as health and safety coordination during construction of the 1.9 km Raí±adoiro tunnel on the Cornellana-Cerredo Pass section of road AS-15 at Raí±adoiro Pass. Visit www.gocsa.es and www.seinco.net 08/08.

South sewer in Ronda including a 1.5-km tunnel between Los Baí±os írabes and La Dehesa to be tendered by Confederacií³n Hidrogrí¡fica del Sur for Ptas800 million. Visit www.chse.es and www.mma.es 42/01.Open call for tenders, deadline 13th January, 2005 for construction of the south sewer in Ronda, from the old treatment plant to the future one. The project includes two tunnels, approximately 1.1 km and 200 m in length and 3 m in diameter, to be built in rock using a roadheader. Estimated cost: EUR9.5 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=181848-2004, OJ S 212, or contact Ministry of environment, Madrid, fax +34 915975912. E-mail mgiral@mma.es. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 46/2003. 51-52/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 3rd February, 2005 for work control and management of the south sewer in Ronda. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=206006-2004, OJ S 239, or contact Ministry of environment, Madrid, fax +34 915975912. E-mail mgiral@mma.es 51-52/04.Sogeosa, Alvar Gonzalez and Proyectos Tecnicos y Obras Civiles secured a EUR7.5 million contract for construction of the south sewer in Ronda. The project includes two tunnels, approximately 1.1 km and 200 m in length and 3 m in diameter. Visit www.sogeosa.es 36/05.Incisa scooped a EUR408,000 contract for work control and management of the south sewer in Ronda. 36/05.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 26th October, 2001, for engineering design of Ballota-Cadavedo section of A8 motorway including one tunnel. Contact Ministry of Works, Madrid, fax +34 91 5978537. Visit www.boe.es 41/01.A EUR838,260 contract has been awarded to Fulcrum and Incosa to manage construction and control works of the Ballota-Cadavedo section on the Cantabrian highway A-8 in Asturias. This 5.6 km section includes a 200 m-long twin cut-and-cover tunnel in El Ribon. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 5/2004, 48/2003 and 39/2003. Visit www.fulcrum.es and www.incosa.net 28/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 28th December, 2005 for construction of section Grado west-Doriga on highway A-63 Oviedo-La Espina. This 4.2 km section includes the El Fresno tunnel, a twin bored tunnel. The left roadway tunnel is 949 m long (904 m mined and 45 m in cut-and-cover) and the right roadway tunnel is 923 m long (878 m mined and 45 m in cut-and-cover). Both are characterised by an approx. 0.6% gradient. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=231896-2005, OJ S 235, or contact the Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915978537 or 915978470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es 50-51/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 30th June, 2006 for work control and inspection during construction of section Grado west-Doriga on highway A-63 Oviedo-La Espina. This 4.2 km section includes the El Fresno tunnel, consisting of a left roadway tunnel (949 m) and right roadway tunnel (923 m). Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=098653-2005, OJ S 92, or contact the Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915978537 or 915978470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es 22/06.Acciona received a EUR63.3 million contract to construct section Grado west-Doriga on highway A-63 Oviedo-La Espina. This 4.2 km section includes the El Fresno tunnel (920 m and 950 m) and a 1.7 km branch. Visit www.acciona.es 23/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 4th September, 2006 for construction of section Las Duenas-Muros del Nalon on the Cantabrian motorway A-8. The north carriageway spans 8,050 metres while the south carriageway has a length of 8,070 metres. The section includes three twin-tube tunnels, totalling over 1.200 metres. On the first seven kilometres, each roadway carries two 3.5 m-wide lanes and shoulders (2.5 m and 1 m). They are separated by a septum of four metres. The last kilometres carries three lanes. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=114304-2006, OJ S 107, or contact SEITT, Madrid, fax +34 915916630. E-mail jmdorrego@seitt.es 24/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 4th September, 2006 for on-site supervision during construction of section Las Duenas-Muros del Nalon on the Cantabrian motorway A-8. The section includes three twin-tube tunnels, totalling over 1,200 metres. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=128203-2006, OJ S 120, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915978537 or 915978470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es 29/06.FCC received a EUR95.3 million contract for construction of section Las Duenas-Muros del Nalon on the Cantabrian motorway A-8. The north carriageway spans 8,050 metres while the south carriageway has a length of 8,070 metres. The section includes three twin-tube tunnels, totalling over 1.200 metres. Visit www.fcc.es 48/06.Iberinsa secured a EUR1.5 million contract for site supervision during construction of the Las Duenas-Muros del Nalon section on the Cantabrian motorway A-8. Three twin-tube tunnels, totalling over 1,200 metres, will be built. Visit www.iberinsa.es 01-02/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 6th November, 2007 for construction of the Unquera-Pendueles section on the Cantabrian motorway A-8. This 11.8 km section includes the Santiuste tunnel, to be built in rock using NATM, with lengths of 520 metres (seaside tube) and 820 metres (hillside tube), and the 410 m El Peral cut-and-cover tunnel between road N-634 and the FEVE railway. In compliance with the Royal Decree 635/2006, the two tunnels will be equipped with emergency exits; drainage of toxic liquids; CCTV; automatic and manual system for smoke extraction; normal, safety and emergency lighting; ventilation; emergency generators; uninterrupted energy supply system; CO sensors; opacimeters; fire detection cables; automatic incident detection; signage of exits and emergency equipment; horizontal and vertical signage; variable message panels; closing barriers and traffic lights at the portals; loudspeakers; SOS stations; hydrants; and flowmeters. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=234622-2007, OJ S 193, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915978537 or 915978470. E-mail cpublic@fomento.es 42/07.FCC and Alvargonzí¡lez received a EUR106.8 million contract to build the Unquera-Pendueles section on the Cantabrian motorway A-8. This 11.8 km section includes the Santiuste tunnel (520 m / 820 m), and the 410 m El Peral cut-and-cover tunnel. Click es/62 for more. Visit www.fcc.es 12/08.Euroconsult bagged a EUR1.6 million contract to supervise the construction of the 11.8 km Unquera-Pendueles section on the Cantabrian motorway A-8, including the Santiuste tunnel (520 m / 820 m), and the 410 m El Peral cut-and-cover tunnel. Visit www.euroconsult.es 36/08.

A1 motorway between Vitoria-Gasteiz and Eibar requires 11 m-diameter twin-tube NATM tunnels using bolts, mesh, steel arches and sprayed concrete. Lezarri 1.22 km and Gallastegi 2.34 km are in sandstone, flysch and limestone, and 12.5 m-diameter Eitza 720 m-long in black siltstone, grey calcareous sandstone, volcanic and basalt rock. Design by Prointec, construction by jv of Moyua/Murias/Galdiano/Altuna y Uria for completion October, 2002. Visit www.prointec.es October 2000. Open invitation to tender, deadline 14th June, 2001, for design/build contract for the Arlaban-Eskoriataza motorway in the Basque country, including several tunnels for DTC, fax +34 943 429417. Visit www.boe.es 23/01. Open invitation to tender, deadline 9th July, 2001, for engineering supervision of Basque motorway section Arlaban-Eskoriataza including two NATM tunnels length 3.3 km and 360 m for DTC, San Sebastian, fax +34 943 429417. Visit www.mma.es 25/01. Preannouncement of requirement for technical assistance for construction of Arrasate Norte to Bergara Sur section of Vitoira to Vitoria-Gasteiz to Eibar motorway with 1.16 km-long tunnel for DTC, fax +34 94 343 9417. Visit www.boe.es 40/01. Open tendering, deadline 10th December, 2001, for subsection south of the Arrasate Norte-Bergara Sur section of the Vitoria Gasteiz-Eibar highway including the Ikastaundi tunnel, 2 x 1,150 m-long, 112 sq m. Drill/blast in shales and limolites. Support using anchoring bolts, wiremesh, and shotcrete as well as TH-29 steel supports on 25% of the length. Cost of Ptas440 million financed by the Guipuzkoa Province government. Design by Fulcrum. Work to start mid-February, 2002. Time frame of 30 months. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int, document S 217-148991 or contact Diputacií³n Foral de Guipuzkoa, San Sebastian, fax +34 94 3429417. 48/01. A jv of Construcciones Moyua, Construcciones Murias, Construcciones Altuna y Uria, and Construcciones Galdiano has been chosen to build subsection south of the Arrasate north-Bergara south section of Vitoria Gasteiz-Eibar motorway. Includes the 2 x 1,150 m Ikastaundi tunnel. Contract value €40.6 million. Visit www.muriasgrupo.com and www.galdiano.com 25/02. Open call for bids, deadline 14th July, 2003 for equipment of three double tunnels on the Arrasate-Bergara north section of the Vitoria-Gasteiz - Eibar highway: San Marcial (1,490 m + 1,515 m), Aristi (2 x 370 m) and Ikastaundi (1,590 m + 1,607 m). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=090145-2003, OJ S 101, or contact Diputacií³n Foral de Guipuzkoa, Donostia-San Sebastií¡n, fax +34 943429417. E-mail lareitio@garraioa.gipuzkoa.net 23/03. Open invitation to tender, deadline 28th November, 2003 for technical assistance to the design of section Eskoriatza north-Arrasate north on highway A-1. Three twin-tube tunnels will be built: Apotxaga (340 m / 370 m), Iruzieta (220 m / 233 m) and Gurutzetxiki (681 m / 699 m). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=182207-2003, OJ S 202, or contact Agencia guipuzcoana de infraestructuras, Donostia-San Sebastian, fax +34 943210137. E-mail bidegi@bidegi.net. Also visit www.gipuzkoa.net/concursos 44/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 28th November, 2003 for technical assistance as part of the follow-up, checking and reporting prior to the work supervision of section Eskoriatza north-Arrasate north on highway A-1. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=182208-2003, OJ S 202, or contact Agencia guipuzcoana de infraestructuras, Donostia-San Sebastian, fax +34 943210137. E-mail bidegi@bidegi.net. Also visit www.gipuzkoa.net/concursos 44/03. Open call for bids, deadline 6th April, 2004 for construction of the Arlaban-Eskoriatza north section of highway Vitoria-Gasteiz - Eibar. This section includes the Arlaban twin-tube tunnel, 3.3 km in length. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=032277-2004, OJ S 37, or contact Bidegi, Donostia-San Sebastian, fax +34 943210137. E-mail bidegi@bidegi.net 12/04. The six JVs bidding for the construction of the Arlaban-Eskoriatza section of motorway A-1 that will link Eibar to Vitoria are: ACS Dragados / Excavaciones Vda. de Sainz / Urssa; Necso / Excavaciones Orsa; FCC / Gedi / Construcciones Sukia / Asfaltos Naturales de Campezo / Obras Subterraneas; Construcciones y Promociones Balzola / Corsan-Corviam / Nortunel; Ferrovial Agroman / Construcciones Sobrino; and Construcciones Moyua / Altuna y Uria / Construcciones Galdiano / Construcciones Amenabar. This 10 km section will be the costliest road infrastructure in Gipuzkoa province with EUR205 million. It includes the 3,377 m Arlaban tunnel, the 400 m Zarimutz tunnel and five viaducts. To avoid any delay, the Gipuzkoa province will fine the builders. The contract stipulates that every day behind schedule, the builders will pay a EUR200,000 fine, which is EUR6 million a month. Construction will start in July for completion at end-2007. 20/04.Open call for bids, deadline 18th June, 2004 for construction management of the Arlaban-Eskoriatza north section of motorway Vitoria-Gasteiz - Eibar. This section includes the 3,377 m Arlaban tunnel and the 400 Zarimutz tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=078214-2004, OJ S 98, or contact Bidegi, Donostia-San Sebastian, fax +34 943210137. E-mail bidegi@bidegi.net 22/04.Ferrovial Agroman and Construcciones Sobrino will build the Arlaban-Eskoriatza section on the Eibar-Vitoria highway, for EUR191 million. Time frame: 34 months. This 10.48 km section includes the 2 x 3,377 m Arlaban tunnel, which will be the longest tunnel of the Basque region, and the 2 x 400 m Zarimutz tunnel. Visit www.ferrovial.es 38/04.Open call for bids, deadline 12th November, 2004 for quality management testing during construction of section Arlaban-Eskoriatza north on the Eibar-Vitoria highway. This 10.5 km section includes the 2 x 3,377 m Arlaban tunnel and the 2 x 400 m Zarimutz tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=159985-2004, OJ S 188, or contact Bidegi, San Sebastian, fax +34 943210137. E-mail bidegi@bidegi.net 41/04.Open call for bids, deadline 10th May, 2007 for installation work of the safety equipment in the 2 x 3.4 km Isuzkitza (former Arlaban) tunnel and the 2 x 400 m Zarimutz tunnel on the Arlaban-Eskoriatza North section on the Eibar-Vitoria motorway. Click here. Read E-News Weekly 16/2007 & 11/2007. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=82820-2007, OJ S 68, or contact Bidegi, San Sebastian, fax +34 943210137. E-mail bidegi@bidegi.net 16/07.Open call for bids, deadline 10th May, 2007 for installation work of the safety equipment in the three tunnels on the Eskoriatza North-Arrasate North section on the Eibar-Vitoria motorway. These tunnels are Apotxaga (340 m / 370 m), Iruzieta (220 m / 233 m) and Gurutzetxiki (681 m / 699 m). Read E-News Weekly 34/2005. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=82821-2007, OJ S 68, or contact Bidegi, San Sebastian, fax +34 943210137. E-mail bidegi@bidegi.net 16/07.Elektra, Indra Sistemas and Ikusi Angel Iglesias received a EUR18.8 million contract for installation work of the safety equipment in the 2 x 3.4 km Isuzkitza (former Arlaban) tunnel and the 2 x 400 m Zarimutz tunnel on the Arlaban-Eskoriatza North section on the Eibar-Vitoria motorway. Visit www.elektra-sa.es, www.indra.es and www.ikusi.es 25/07.Acisa, Emte and Construcciones Amenabar bagged a EUR6.5 million contract for installation work of the safety equipment in the three tunnels on the Eskoriatza North-Arrasate North section on the Eibar-Vitoria motorway. These tunnels are Apotxaga (340 m / 370 m), Iruzieta (220 m / 233 m) and Gurutzetxiki (681 m / 699 m). Visit www.acisa.es and www.grupemte.com 25/07.

Open tendering for technical assistance for the Arce-Oroz Betelu stretch of the Itoiz-Garralda variant of road NA-2040, including an 840 m tunnel to cross Mount Carrovide using drill/blast, roadheader or hydraulic hammer. Visit www.cfnavarra.es/obraspublicas 41/01. Preinformation notice for the construction of the Itoiz-Garralda highway including a 740 m tunnel. Tender value €12.6 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/static/home/en/homepage.ini, OJ S 105, document 82829-2002 or contact Gobierno de Navarra, Pamplona, fax +34 948423433. 24/02. Open call for bids, deadline 4th November, 2002 for construction of the road NA-2040 bypass in Itoiz-Garralda, section Arce - Oroz-Betelu, including a 740 m tunnel. Tender value €10.2 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=152178-2002, OJ S 193, or contact Navarre government, Pamplona, fax +34 948423433 or 948427549. Also visit www.cfnavarra.es/obraspublicas More in E-News Weekly # 35. 41/02.Award to ACS of a €8.4 million contract to build a 3.1 km road bypass in Itoiz-Garralda, section Arce-Oroz Betelu. The job requires a 740 m-long tunnel. Visit www.grupoacs.com 05/03.

Malaga - es/58Light RailOpen invitation to tender, deadline 17th September, 2001, for preliminary engineering of Malaga metro for GIASA, fax +34 95 5007477. Visit www.giasa.com 36/01. Open invitation to tender, deadline 15th October, 2001, for engineering design of Las Pedrizas section including tunnels. Contact Ministry of Works, fax +34 91 597 8536. Visit www.boe.es 39/01. Nine bids presented for the preliminary design of the five light rail lines in Malaga: Urbaconsult, Cener; UBS, Estudio Pereda, Geocontrol; Ghesa, TRN, Cemosa; Inocsa, BB & Consult; Ineco, Narval, Metropolitana Milanese; Consultrans, Aepo; Omicron, Idom, Semaly; Typsa; and Prointec. Total length of light rail network will be 28 km, of which 23% in tunnels. Cost around Pta64 billion, of which Pta50 billion for infrastructure. Commissioning scheduled for 2005. 41/01. Design of light rail network awarded to jv of VS Ingenierí­a, Geocontrol, and Estudios Pereda-4 for Euro1.1 million. Time frame of one year. Assignment consists in corfirming the proposed five lines: Paseo de los Tilos-Teatinos, Carretera de Cí¡diz-Teatinos, Centro-Ciudad Jardí­n, Centro-Suí¡rez, and El Palo-Muelle Heredia, and determining the route alignments. Visit www.giasa.com 46/01. Several contenders are to compete for the privately-financed project, 23% of which will run underground. To date, the two known teams are: FCC, Automí³viles Portillo and CETSA; ACS and Alsina Graells. Project valued at €400 million. 13/02. The preliminary studies for the city's light rail lines have been presented. The 22 km network will run 50% below the surface. Four lines: Line 1 Teatinos-Malagueta, Line 2 Carretera de Cí¡diz-Malagueta, Line 3 Malagueta-El Palo and Line 4 Avenida de Andalucí­a-Ciudad Jardí­n. Six alignment options for Line 1, two for Lines 2 and 3 and three for Line 4. The €250 million first phase (Lines 1 and 2) totals 10 km (half in tunnel). Construction start expected in 2004 for completion scheduled in 2007-2008. Second phase (Line 3) is estimated at €98-115 million and phase 3 should cost €106-119 million. Phase The project is now entering in the public inquiry phase. Overall cost of €530 million. 25/02.Core drilling contract awarded to Cemosa for €21,454. Work has commenced in 28 different locations throughout the city to determine the route alignment of the first two lines which will link Teatinos and La Malagueta and La Malagueta and the Martí­n Carpena Sport Complex. 48/02.Open call for tenders, deadline 14th April, 2004 for design, construction, acquisition of the rolling stock and operation under concession during 35 years of Lines 1 and 2 of Malaga's light rail. Budget: €374.2 million plus €19.2 million for putting underground Line 1 in Teatinos. Infrastructure cost: €280.5 million. Line 1 goes from La Malagueta to Teatinos (7.2 km) and has 12 stops. Line 2 goes from La Malagueta to Martí­n Carpena (6.3 km) and has 10 stops. 75% of the lines will run underground, at an average depth of 7 to 13 m. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=194047-2003, OJ S 216, or contact Junta de Andalucí­a, fax +34 955058047 or 7465. E-mail consejeria.copt@juntadeandalucia.es. Read E-News Weekly 3/2003. 47/03.Open call for bids, deadline 9th March, 2004 for technical assistance during inspection of the buildings near the alignment of Lines 1 and 2 of Malaga's light rail. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=012781-2004, OJ S 15, or contact Ferrocarriles Andaluces, Seville, fax +34 55007573. E-mail maryam.ferreras@ferrocarrilesandaluces.com. Click es/58. 06/04.Open call for bids, deadline 12th March, 2004 for design of Line 3 of the city's light rail. This 6,970 m line between La Malagueta and El Palo will run totally underground. Tender budget: EUR2 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=017229-2004, OJ S 20, or contact Ferrocarriles Andaluces, Seville, fax +34 955007573. E-mail maryam.ferreras@ferrocarrilesandaluces.com 07/04.The four JVs to build and operate the two light rail lines are: Ferrovial, Necso, Inabensa and Sener (two offers of EUR456.8 and EUR390 million); Dragados and CAF (three offers of EUR503, EUR519.6 and EUR523 million); Sacyr in JV with GEA-21, Udisa and Pamasa with two offers of EUR398.7 and EUR363.6 million; and Metromar, a consortium including FCC, Comsa, Azvi, Construcciones Sando, Vera and Cajamar, who submitted two offers (EUR403 million and EUR360.7 million).Commissioning dates range from October 2007 for the Dragados-led consortium and February 2009 for the consortium headed by FCC.The two lines span 13 km, whereof 80% will run below ground, and include 22 stops, a joint head station in La Malagueta and end stations in Teatinos for Line 1 and in Jose Maria Martin Carpena Sport Complex on Line 2. 20/04. The design of Line 3 of Malaga's light rail has been awarded by the Andalusian government to a JV of Typsa and Jose Segui for EUR1.6 million and a time frame of 12 months. The line will start at La Malagueta, which is also the start point for Lines 1 and 2, to reach El Palo, running below ground in 5.47 km of tunnel with stations in Sancha, Sorolla, Banos del Carmen, Pedregalejo, Mercado and El Palo. The design study will determine the exact alignment and its technical characteristics as well as the tunnelling method, either cut-and-cover or TBM, and what TBM type will be used if eventually the project is TBM-driven. The study will also specify the connecting areas and analyse the possible interactions of tunnelling on surrounding buildings. The JV will also elaborate a geotechnical study. Visit www.typsa.es 24/04. Andalusia's government has awarded to consortium Metromar formed by FCC, Comsa, Construcciones Sando, Azvi, Construcciones Vera and bank Cajamar have secured the construction and operation for 30 years of Lines 1 and 2 of the Malaga light rail, for EUR403.7 million. The two lines span 13.6 km forming a Y-shaped network, with a joint leg in the city centre totalling 2 km from La Malagueta to Guadalmedina. Twenty-two stations will be built in total, at depths varying from 15.7 m at Carlos Haya and Cruz de Humilladero to at grade. Construction will commence in November 2005 to complete in February 2009. Prior to work start, remaining tasks include project design and review, contract signing, land acquisition and establishment of the operating company. Financing by the government of Andalusia (75%) and the city of Malaga (25%).The 7.2 km Line 1 will run entirely underground from La Malagueta to Manuel Dominguez Avenue, where it exits at grade. There will be underground stations in La Malagueta, Plaza de la Marina, Guadalmedina, Solidaridad, Cruz de Humilladero, Juan XXIII, Carlos Haya, and La Barriguilla. Then, the line serves three surface stations in Ciudad de la Justicia, Universidad and Hospital Clinico before reaching underground the final destination in Teatinos. A 8.8 m-diameter TBM will excavate the leg shared by both lines from La Malagueta to Guadalmedina and the Guadalmedina-La Barriguilla branch.The 6.4 km route followed by Line 2 also travels below ground except between Cadiz Road and the line head in Martin Carpena. Underground stations will be built at Renfe railway station, Heroes de Sostoa, Huelin, Delicias, Guindos, and Puerta Blanca in addition to those shared with Line 1. The Line 2 branch will be built with the cut-and-cover method. Visit www.metrodemalaga.info and www.fcc.es 30/04.Open call for bids, deadline 28th September, 2004 for supervision and work control during construction of Malaga's light rail lines 1 and 2. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=133826-2004, OJ S 154, or contact Ente Publico de Gestion de Ferrocarriles Andaluces, Seville, fax +34 955007573. E-mail maryam.ferreras@ferrocarrilesandaluces.com 36/04.Cemosa secured a EUR420,000 contract for technical assistance during inspection of the buildings near the alignment of Lines 1 and 2 of Malaga's light rail. Visit www.cemosa.es 23/05.

Second 5.23 km-long x 95 sq m parallel tube in design for Central Pyrenees N230 highway from Toulouse to Lerida. 13.75 m-wide x 8.2 m-high, for three-lane traffic, with pedestrian connections to existing tunnel every 400 m. Drill/blast in Paleozoic rocks, granite, slate, quartzite and sandstone, with rockbolts, mesh and shotcrete support. Value $130 million. Tenders expected 2001 for completion 2005. Visit www.idom.es 04/01. Open invitation to tender, deadline 14th September, 2001, for construction of 5 km-long road tunnel for Ministerio de Fomento, Madrid. Visit www.boe.es 36/01. Invitations to tender expected for three-year construction of $120 million, 9.5 km-long motorway section including four twin-tube tunnels of lengths 163 m, 394 m, 258 m, and 1.2 km. Visit www.boe.es 38/01. Tenders invited for consulting and assistance for the dualling of the 5.2 km Viella tunnel in Lérida. Value of €4 million. Deadline 1st February, 2002. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int, document S 246-169590. 01/02. Award to a jv of OHL, Comsa, and Copcisa of the dualling of the Vielha tunnel in Lleida for €128 million. Bored length totals 5,059 metres, 106.25 sq m cross section. Also a 165 cut-and-cover portion, 5 m-high x 13.41 m-wide. Drill/blast method. Support with shotcrete, mesh, rockbolts and steel arches. The project also includes 120 m-long cross passages to the existing tube every 400 metres, a service tunnel, refuges, safety niches, restructuring the accesses, installing equipment within the tunnel, ventilation facilities at each portal, as well as a management and operation building at the north portal. Time frame of 39 months with start in September, 2002 and completion in March, 2005. Doubling the tunnel is urgent since safety in the existing tube, also known as Alfonso XIII, scored 'very bad' in a survey published in April, 2000 by the international tourism alliance and the international motoring federation. Visit www.ohl.es 05/02.Sener have been awarded a €3.6 million contract for work supervision of the 5 km Vielha tunnel. Visit www.sener.es. 31/02.Open call for tenders, deadline 14th September, 2007 for draft design for conversion to motorway of the Vielha tunnel-French border section of road N-230 in Aran Valley. The west alternative includes seven tunnels totalling nine kilometres, the longest of which would be five kilometres in length. More details in E-News Weekly 51/2003 & 5/2002. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=142852-2007, OJ S 116, or contact Ministry of Development, Madrid, fax +34 915978536 or 915978470. E-mail randujar@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 29/07.Indra pocketed a EUR4.6 million contract to supply and install safety and control systems in the Juan Carlos I tunnel in Viella in Lerida province. The new tunnel, located on the Vilaller-Viella section of trunk road N-230, will be equipped with the most modern safety and control systems, including signage, video monitoring, video detection, telephone and videoconference, IP communication network, fire detection, radio communication, SOS stations and ventilation and lighting control. Indra will also supply the systems for the control centre, both for the new and old tunnels. With three lanes, one of which will be reversible, the new tunnel will solve safety problems in the existing tunnel, which is bidirectional and carries two very narrow lanes. The two parallel tunnels will be cross-connected by 12 escape galleries. Click here and here. Visit www.indra.es 36/07.Open invitation to tender, deadline 03.03.2009, for 16 month contract to equip new 5,230 m-long Vielha Juan Carlos I tunnel on N-230 highway in Lleida province, value EUR16,352,192. Specs and docs from Ministerio de Fomento, Madrid, e-mail cpublic@fomento.es, fax +34 915978470. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=000803-2009. 02/09.

  Open invitation to tender, deadline 10th September, 2001, for design of Fuencarral-Canto Blanco section of Madrid-Miraflores route including 1.5 km cut and cover tunnel. First of five similar contracts. Visit www.gif.es 34/01. Open invitation to tender, deadline 12th September, 2001, for geotechnical evaluation of Madrid-Valladolid line tunnels, including one 9 km-long, three totalling 1 km, and a 1.5 km-long cut and cover. Contact www.gif.es 37/01. Open invitation to tender, deadline 24th October, 2001, for consultancy services for Madrid-Avila high speed railway, including tunnels. Contact Ministry of Construction, fax +34 91 5631574 or visit www.gif.es 42/01. Design and work supervision contract of the Fuencarral-Canto Blanco section including a 1.5 km cut-and-cover tunnel to a jv of Paymacotas, Esteyco and Icyf for €2.9 million. Visit www.gif.es 47/01. Consulting and assistance for geotechnical studies on the Colmenar Viejo-Soto del Real section awarded to a jv of Ingeotec and Mayasa for €501,000. Includes the San Pedro tunnel, a 9 km twin tube. Visit www.gif.es 48/01. Open call for bids, deadline 16th January, 2003 for construction of the 7 km Canto Blanco-Tres Cantos section, including 3 cut-and-cover tunnels totalling 1 km. Tender value €45.4 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=190325-2002, OJ S 239, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. 51/02. Invitation to tender imminent further to government approval of the construction of the Colmenar Viejo-Soto del Real section, north of Madrid. This requires the San Pedro twin tunnel, approximately 9,5 km in length. Tender value: €310.3 million, of which €150.7 million for the east tunnel and €159.6 million for the west tunnel. Time frame for construction: 42 months. 18/03.Open call for bids, deadline 20th June, 2003 for construction of the west tunnel, 9.5 km in length, on section Colmenar Viejo-Soto del Real. The project includes civil works and equipment for the west tunnel and civil works for the south portal common to the two tracks. Tender value: €159.6 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=077509-2003, OJ S 87, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. 20/03.Open call for bids, deadline 20th June, 2003 for construction of the east tunnel, 9.5 km in length, on section Colmenar Viejo-Soto del Real. The project includes civil works and equipment for the east tunnel, the connecting galleries to the west tunnel and civil works for the north portal common to the two tracks. Tender value: €150.8 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=078412-2003, OJ S 88, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. 20/03.OHL has secured a €137.6 million contract to build the west tube of the San Pedro tunnels between Colmenar Viejo and Soto del Real, north of Madrid. A TBM will be used to drive this 9.5 km 8.75 m-diameter tunnel. The contract also includes tunnel equipment (safety, lighting, communication and control) and building of the south portal. Completion at fall 2006. Visit www.ohl.es 39/03.Construction of the east tube, of the same length, has been commissioned to a JV of midsize contractors including Construcciones Sí¡nchez Domí­nguez, Construcciones Paraí±o SA (Copasa), Aldesa Construcciones and Tableros y Puentes SA (Tapusa) for €130 million. The contract also includes tunnel equipment (safety, lighting, communication and control), building of the cross passages to the west tube and the north portal. 39/03.Open call for bids, deadline 8th January, 2004 for technical and environmental management during construction of several sections of the Madrid-Valladolid high speed line, among which Fuencarral-Canto Blanco, Canto Blanco-Tres Cantos and Colmenar Viejo-Soto del Real. Fuencarral-Canto Blanco includes a 1.5 km cut-and-cover tunnel, Canto Blanco-Tres Cantos requires 1 km of cut-and-cover tunnels and Colmenar Viejo-Soto del Real includes the San Pedro tunnel (2 x 9.5 km). Tender value: €9 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=208815-2003, OJ S 234, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. 50/03.Open call for bids, deadline 12th March, 2004 for design and assistance to work control for the urban integration of the high speed line in Valladolid. The line will run underground, requiring a south-north tunnel starting near a viaduct at Daniel del Olmo Street to link up with the Renedo Road, north of the city, and a new underground station in Campo Grande. Tender budget: EUR2.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=024945-2004, OJ S 28, or contact GIF, Madrid, fax +34 913198535. 09/04.Ineco won a EUR5.4 million contract for technical and environmental management during construction of several sections of the Madrid-Valladolid high speed line, among which the Fuencarral-Canto Blanco, Canto Blanco-Tres Cantos and Colmenar Viejo-Soto del Real sections. Fuencarral-Canto Blanco includes a 1.5 km cut-and-cover tunnel, Canto Blanco-Tres Cantos requires 1 km of cut-and-cover tunnels and Colmenar Viejo-Soto del Real includes the 2 x 9.5 km San Pedro tunnel. Visit www.ineco.es 10/04.Ineco has secured a EUR1.6 million contract for the design and assistance to work control for the urban integration of the high speed line in Valladolid. The line will run underground, requiring a south-north tunnel starting near a viaduct at Daniel del Olmo Street to link up with the Renedo Road, north of the city, and a new underground station in Campo Grande. Visit www.ineco.es 31-32/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 28th August, 2007 for work to equip the 9.4 km-long Colmejar Viejo-Soto del Real section, including all outfit (ventilation, fire extinguishing, civil protection and safety, and electrical equipment) in the 2 x 8,759 m-long San Pedro tunnels. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=161959-2007, OJ S 132, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 29/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 3rd September, 2007 for construction of the 5.44 km section Duero River-Pinar de Antequera tunnel, including a 2 x 1,057 m-long cut-and-cover tunnel, one for IUC gauge trains and one for Spanish gauge trains. Read E-News Weekly 12/2007, 16/2006 & 5/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=182519-2007, OJ S 147, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 32/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 25th October, 2007 for construction of the east bypass railway for freight trains in Valladolid on the Madrid-Valladolid high speed line. This is a 17.5 km Spanish gauge line, starting at chainage 242.9 on the Madrid-Hendaya line and finishing at chainage 258.4 on the same line. It is mainly a surface line, except two kilometres between chainages 3.9 and 5.9 in Pinar del Jalí³n, San Cristí³bal industrial park and Cerro de San Cristí³bal. The cut-and-cover method will be used. Read E-News Weekly 5/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=221177-2007, OJ S 181, or contact Ministry of Development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 40/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 5th November, 2007 for site supervision and work inspection during construction of the east bypass railway for freight trains in Valladolid on the Madrid-Valladolid high speed line. The 17.5 km line includes a 2 km cut-and-cover tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=228141-2007, OJ S 187, or contact Ministry of Development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 41/07.ADIF awarded the construction and equipment of the 5.44 km section between the Duero River and the Pinar de Antequera tunnel, including a 2 x 1,057 m-long cut-and-cover tunnel, one for IUC gauge trains and one for Spanish gauge trains, to Corsí¡n-Corviam, Begar and Zarzuela. The contract is worth EUR76.2 million. Visit www.corsan-corviam.es, www.begar.es and www.zarzuelasa.com 41/07.OHL (50%), Aldesa Construcciones (14%), Construcciones Sando (14%), Copasa (14%) and Tapusa (8%) landed a EUR60 million contract to equip the 9.4 km-long Colmejar Viejo-Soto del Real section, including all outfit (ventilation, fire extinguishing, civil protection and safety, and electrical equipment) in the 2 x 8,759 m-long San Pedro tunnels. Visit www.ohl.es, www.aldesaconstrucciones.es, www.sando.net, www.copasa.es and www.tapusa.es 45/07.Idom Internacional bagged a EUR2.4 million contract for site supervision and work inspection during construction of the east bypass railway for freight trains in Valladolid on the Madrid-Valladolid high speed line. The 17.5 km line includes a 2 km cut-and-cover tunnel. Visit www.idom.es 52/07-01/08.The Ministry of development has awarded the construction of the east bypass railway for freight trains in Valladolid to FCC and its affiliate Convensa. The contract is worth EUR108.2 million. The project forms part of the Madrid-Segovia-Valladolid high speed line, which opened on 22nd December, 2007. Construction will take 27 months until early 2011. Basically, the bypass is 17.5 km long and its path runs in majority parallel to Valladolid's outer ring road. It travels at grade for most of the length, except two kilometres in Pinar del Jalon, San Cristobal industrial park and Cerro de San Cristobal, running mainly in a cut-and-cover tunnel. Visit www.fcc.es 03/08.Open call for tenders, deadline 23rd April, 2008 for design of the 4,680 m cross city high speed tunnel and the new Campo Grande underground station in Valladolid. The Madrid-Valladolid high speed line entered in service in December 2007 but the bullet trains enter Valladolid at grade using the conventional tracks. Click here. Read E-News Weekly 5/2006, 49/2005, 38/2003 & 49/2002. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=79012-2008, OJ S 58, or contact ADIF, Madrid, fax +34 917005751. 14/08.Intecsa-Inarsa scooped a EUR4.2 million contract to design the 4,680 m cross-city high speed tunnel and the new Campo Grande underground station in Valladolid. Visit www.intecsa-inarsa.es 24/08.Intecsa-Inarsa has been awarded a EUR4.2 million design contract for the 4,680 m cross city high speed tunnel and the new Campo Grande underground station in Valladolid. The Madrid-Valladolid high speed line entered in service in December 2007 but trains still use the conventional surface tracks within the city. Visit www.intecsa-inarsa.es 27/08.