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Lesotho, Matsoku - ls/12

Water Transfer

5.7 km standby tunnel to carry 55 m3/sec from diversion weir on Matsuko river when water is available. Joint venture of Hochtief, Concor and Impregilo known as Matsoku Civil Contractors with consultants Matsoku Diversion Partnership comprising Consult 4 in joint venture with Lescon/FMA. Access adit 190 m long completed and work proceeding on 5 m-high, 4.5 m-wide horseshoe-shaped main tunnel being driven straight on 1:230 downgrade using drill/blast in basaltic formations. Crown will be sprayed with fibre-reinforced shotcrete and invert will have concrete channel. Advances of 25 m to 30 m/week being achieved. March 1999.  The 5.6 km Matsoku tunnel and its related diversion weir have been inaugurated on 26th October, 2001 as part of Phase 1B of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Work commenced on 2nd February, 1998. Total cost of the contract, funded by the European Investment Bank, estimated at M241 million. Phase 1B is scheduled for completion in 2003. Visit www.lhwp.org.ls/projecthistory/project-history.htm 48/01.



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Lesotho, Mohale - ls/11

Water Transfer

  32 km-long, 4.1 m-diameter gravity-flow connection through basalts with occasional dolerite dykes between future Mohale reservoir and recently completed Katse reservoir using TBMs from each end and lined with concrete segments. Intake end will utilise existing 5.3 m-diameter Wirth TBM ex delivery tunnel north of previous contract and second TBM is 4.7 m NFM ex-Ecuador. Both machines are double-shielded. Hexagonal lining segments manufactured at site. Advances of 750 m/month per machine anticipated. High and low level intake tunnels 200 m long joining 100 m-deep gate shaft. Drill/blast operations at both ends to prepare TBM launch chambers. 800 m-long access adit at intake end for muck tippler and conveyor. Commenced February 1998 for completion January 2003. Design and construction supervision consultants: LHTP, a joint venture of Consult 4, Lahmeyer and Mott MacDonald. Contractors: joint venture of Hochtief, Concor and Impregilo. March 1999. Payments of $1.25 million bribes during 1988 by a number of participating companies to a former executive of the project have been traced and are under investigation by the Maseru court. Sept 1999.



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Invitation to Tender, deadline 12.01.2018, for the construction of Polihali Diversion Tunnels, Part II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), a bi-national project between the governments of Lesotho and the Republic of South Africa, intended to provide water to the Gauteng region of South Africa and to generate hydroelectricity for Lesotho. The 38km long concrete-lined gravity tunnel will connect Polihali reservoir to the Katse reservoir.  Interested Tenderers may obtain Tender Documents at NO COST, from the Phase II project website http://www.lhda.org.ls/phase2/tenderbulletin/ from 30 October 2017 to 13 November 2017. A mandatory pre-Tender meeting will be held on 14 November

2017 at 09:00 am (registration from 08:00 am) Lesotho time in the Mokhotlong District, Mokhotlong – Lesotho, at the Mokhotlong Hotel. This will be followed by a mandatory site visit on 14 November 2017 at 12:00 pm.  Visit http://www.lhda.org.ls/phase2/tenderbulletin/tenderInformation.aspx?ContractNumber=4022.

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The SCLC Polihali Diversion Tunnel Joint Venture, composed by Salini Impregilo S.p.A. (South Africa ), Cooperativa Muratori Cementistri CMC di Ravenna (South Africa ), LSP Construction Ltd (Lesotho ), CMI Infrastructure Ltd (South Africa ) secured the contract for the construction of Polihali Diversion Tunnels, Part II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP).  Visit http://www.lhda.org.ls/tenderbulletin/docs/C4022%20Notce%20of%20Award.pdf.

Ref.n.4022. 16/19.



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Libya

Libya, Tripoli - ly/11

Water

Brown & Root reports it has carried out engineering and construction supervision to convert two limestone caverns 50-150 m-deep for potable water storage. The two main caverns are 120 m-long x 40 m-wide, with three interconnecting tunnels and two access adits. A new low level outlet tunnel was constructed and one access adit was converted to a hydraulic inlet. Visit www.halliburton.com July 2000.



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Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein, Steg - li/11

Highway

740 m-long two-way traffic tube lined with patented 6.5 sq m elements consisting of two reinforced glassfibre laminates enclosing a polyurethane foam core developed by Xaver Jehle fax +41 75 232 7402. February 1997.



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Lithuania

Lithuania, Vilnius - lt/11

Gasometer

Natural gas storage cavern with one billion cu m capacity subject of $800,000 preliminary investigation by Sofregaz and Geo Nafta for Lietuvos Dujos for which report expected by end-1999. November 1999.



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Luxembourg

Luxembourg, European Union - lu/16

Transport

Closing Date: 28.09.2012 (Tender Closed)

Open invitation to tender, deadline 28.09.2012, for four-year framework agreements for consultancy services in the transport sector on behalf of European Investment Bank. Value up to EUR4 million, excluding VAT, over four years. Ten lots of contract available. Further information, specs and docs from EIB, tel +352 43791, fax +352 437704, e-mail occo-procurement@eib.org, to where tenders or requests to participate must be sent. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=259531-2012. 33/12.



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Open invitation to tender, revised deadline 11.10.2012, for four-year framework agreements for consultancy services in the transport sector on behalf of European Investment Bank. Value up to EUR4 million, excluding VAT, over four years. Ten lots of contract available. Further information, specs and docs from EIB, tel +352 43791, fax +352 437704, e-mail occo-procurement@eib.org, to where tenders or requests to participate must be sent. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=290828-2012. 37/12.



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Luxembourg, Ville de Luxembourg - lu/15

Sewer

Closing Date: 19.02.2010 (Tender Closed)

Open invitation to tender, deadline 19.02.2010, for construction of 6 km-long, 2 m-diameter trunk sewer connecting wastewater treatment plants and Bonnevoie Beggen in the Grand Duchy. Access to be developed from eight access shafts of 7-12 m-diameter and depths ranging from 12-14 m, some in rocky soils and some in alluvium, all below the water table.Three lots of contract, duration 796/820/900 days, all commencing September, 2010. Documents available until 25.01.2010, price EUR2,500. Contact Jean Heuschling at Ville de Luxembourg, L-1911 Luxembourg, tel +352 47962995, fax +352 220397, e-mail canal@vdl.lu. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=339530-2009. 50/09.



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Luxembourg, Luxembourg - lu/14

Railway

Qualification notice for project management for the railway connection between Kirchberg and Findel plateau to the north line and Dommeldange station development. The route includes 1,840 m of tunnel and four underground stops. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=094665-2005, OJ S 95, or contact Societe nationale des chemins de fer luxembourgeois, Luxembourg, fax +352 49903396. E-mail secretariat.if@cfl.lu. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 4/2003. 22/05.



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Luxembourg, Canton of Luxembourg - lu/13

Motorway

Construction of Gousselerbierg twin tunnels on A7 highway, each 2,695 m-long, will end in 2004. Construction of the Grouft tunnel (2,950 m) and the Stafelter tunnel (1,850 m) is to start end of 2002 for opening in 2007. Grouft tunnel will have a gradient of 4.5% so that a Mesch-bound third lane has been planned for slow vehicles. The 2 x 530 m Kannerduerf tunnel to bypass Mersch has been opened in November 2001. 19/02. Open call for bids, deadline 13th November, 2002 for the control and supervision of construction of Grouft tunnel (2.9 km). Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=141373-2002, OJ S 179, or contact Ministère des travaux publics, Luxembourg, fax +352 446597. E-mail sandra.delgado@pch.etat.lu 38/02.Open call for bids, deadline 10th September, 2003 for construction of the Grouft tunnel (2 x 2,966 m), two lanes in the downhill tube and three lanes in the uphill tube, to connect the Haeschtreferbierg plateau and Alzette valley. Average gradient 4.5%. Distance between each tube ranging from 22.35 m to 43.15 m. Overburden 3 m to 80 m. Ten cross passages. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=089431-2003, OJ S 100, or contact Ministère des travaux publics, Luxembourg, fax +352 446597. 22/03.Wayss & Freytag, Galere, Max Boegl, Felix Giorgetti and Tralux secured a EUR149 million contract from the Administration des Ponts et Chaussées under the Ministry of public works to build the Grouft tunnel (2 x 3 km). One tube will carry three lanes and the other two lanes with an upward gradient of 5%. Conventional method and drill/blast. Construction to take four 1/2 years. The tunnel will connect the Heeschdrí«fferbierg plateau in the south to Alzettetal in Lorentzweiler in the north. Visit www.wf-ingbau.de 45/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 12th December, 2007 for construction of the 2 x 1,850 m-long Stafelter tunnel in Niederanven municipality between the Waldhaff interchange on the N11 to Echternach and Mägrond on Heeschdrí«ferbierg plateau. Each tube will accommodate two lanes. They will be connected by six cross passages at intervals of approx. 270 metres. Geology is sandstone. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=203477-2007, OJ S 164, or contact Ministère des travaux publics, Luxembourg, fax +352 446597. E-mail tunnel.stafelter@pch.etat.lu 36/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 19th March, 2008 for project management and construction supervision for the section of the Route du Nord motorway A7 from the Waldhaff interchange to the Lorentzweiler interchange, including the 2 x 1,850 m Stafelter tunnel. The contract covers the civil engineering for the Stafelter tunnel and an open air section along with the E&M equipment for the Stafelter and Grouft tunnels. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=18969-2008, OJ S 15, or contact Ministry of public works, Luxembourg, fax +352 446597. E-mail dcv@pch.etat.lu 05/08.The Luxembourg public works ministry has awarded Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau and Galère, both operating companies of Dutch building group Royal BAM, Max Boegl, Félix Giorgetti and Tralux, a EUR88.2 million contract (VAT not included) to construct the Stafelter tunnel. Royal BAM has a 75% share of the contract. The tunnel is 1,850 m long, consisting of two separate tubes connected by six cross-passages. It is the last tunnel on the Route du Nord A7 motorway between Luxembourg City and Mersch. The tunnel crosses Luxembourg sandstone at 30-40 metres above the water table so that the groundwater will not be affected by the tunnel. The tunnel will be constructed mainly using the drill and blast method and excavator locally. The choice of the supports will depend on the rock class that is encountered. Construction will take four years to complete. The safety equipment is not part of the contract and will be tendered separately. Visit www.wf-ingbau.de, www.galere.be, www.bam.nl and www.max-boegl.de 27/08.



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Open call for tenders, deadline 30.01.2013, for delivery, installation and commissioning of fire and smoke automatic detention system for the Stafelter (2 x 1,850 m) and Grouft (2 x 3 km) tunnels on motorway A7. Start of works May, 2013 duration 20 months. Contact Administration des ponts et chausses, att.n Sandra Delgado, Luxembourg, tel +352 4505911, fax +352 446597, e-mail sandra.delgado@pch.etat.lu. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=371814-2012. 48/12.



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Open call for tenders, deadline 30.01.2013, for delivery, installation and commissioning of video surveillance cameras for the Stafelter (2 x 1,850 m) and Grouft (2 x 3 km) tunnels on motorway A7. Start of works May, 2013 duration 20 months. Contact Administration des ponts et chausses, att.n Sandra Delgado, Luxembourg, tel +352 4505911, fax +352 446597, e-mail sandra.delgado@pch.etat.lu.  Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=371816-2012. 48/12.



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Paul Wagner & fils (Luxembourg) secured the EUR440,436 contract, excluding VAT, for delivery, installation and commissioning of video surveillance cameras for the Stafelter (2 x 1,850 m) and Grouft (2 x 3 km) tunnels on motorway A7. Contact Administration des ponts et chausses, Luxembourg, tel +352 24783300, fax +352 462709, e-mail contact@mddi.lu. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=310132-2013. 38/13.



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Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 07/07/2020, for maintenance of the electrotechnical and electromechanical equipment and installations of the tunnels as well as of the CITA (Traffic Control and Information on Motorway) in Luxembourg. The motorway network contains a dozen tunnels: the longest tunnels are Grouft (2,6 km), Gousselerbierg (2,6 km) and Stafelter (1,8 km) on the North Motorway (A7) and Markusberg (1,5 km) on the Saar Motorway (A13). Click here for tender documents and where tenders must be sent. Duration of contract 48 months. Contact Ministere de la Mobilite et des Travaux publics, Bertrange, email dgt@pch.etat.lu. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=259640-2020. Ref.n. 2000871. 23/20. 

 




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The contract for maintenance of the electrotechnical and electromechanical equipment and installations of the tunnels as well as of the CITA (Traffic Control and Information on Motorway) systems was not awarded. Contact Ministere de la Mobilite et des Travaux publics, Bertrange, email dgt@pch.etat.lu. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=227208-2022. Ref.n. 2000871. 18/22. 



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Luxembourg, Markusbierg - lu/12

Highway

  Awarded to Razel. Sept 1999.  Extension of Autoroute de la Sarre to connect Saarbrucken in Germany to Luxembourg includes viaduct across Moselle river and 1.585 km twin tube in soft dolomite at 5 % downgrade on continuous 1.8 km-radius curve with three crosspassages. Razel commenced driving 57 sq m top heading November, 1998 from upper portal only using face excavators and hydraulic hammers with Atlas Copco Boltec 435H drilling rockbolt holes and setting Swellex bolts in the crown at 11 off per metre advance and up to another eight in the face as temporary support. No water flushing possible because of hole erosion. Top heading about to reach halfway and 1.8 m-high bench ready to start. Full section will be 80 sq m. Shotcreting using two Normet Spraymec jumbos. 20,000 x 4 m Swellex will be used to complete job. Information from amtunnel@Pt.lu December 1999.



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