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Sri Lanka, Central Province - lk/15

Hydropower

The contract for the main civil works (lot 2) for the second phase of Upper Kotmale hydro power project that amounts to Rs10.7 billion was signed between the Ceylon Electricity Board and Maeda of Japan. The contract will cover the construction of a 35.5 m-high dam at Talawakelle Town, and underground works including a 12,890 m-long headrace tunnel; circular shape, 4.5 m-5.2 m in diameter; a 98 m-high 12 m-diameter upstream surge tank; a 791 m-long underground inclined penstock shaft, 4.5 m-1.45 m in diameter; a 78 m-long draft tunnel, 3 m in diameter; a 58 m-high downstream surge chamber, 8 m in diameter; a 459 m-long tailrace tunnel, 4.5 m in diameter; a 18.8 m-wide, 36.5 m-high and 66.3 m-long underground powerhouse complex; a 451 m-long access tunnel, 5 m wide and 5. m high; a 469 m-long cable tunnel, 4 m wide and 3 m high. Construction of the second phase will be inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January next year. When commissioned, the Upper Kotmale hydro power plant will add 150 MW to the national grid. The total cost is being funded by the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). The project is expected to be completed by 2010. Read E-News Weely 27/2005. Visit www.ukhp.lk and and www.maeda.co.jp 51-52/06.

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Sri Lanka, Moragahakanda - lk/14

Irrigation

Lahmeyer International to prepare feasibility study for multipurpose water resources development scheme in north-central Sri Lanka to include 1,050 m-wide dam, 60 m high on Amban Ganga tributary which will provide increased water supplies and may also drive a 10 MW power station. Visit www.lif.de for more details. May 2000.

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Sri Lanka, Baduraliya - lk/13

Kukule Ganga Hydro

$200 million job for Ceylon Electricity Board funded mainly by Japan OECF soft loan and involving an underground power station with 5 km-long, 5 m-diameter headrace tunnel presently under construction by contractor SIEC. Consortium of Kajima Kumagai and Hazama is building the dam. February 2000.

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Sri Lanka, Colombo - lk/12

Pipejack Flood Control

2.8 m internal diameter outfall for Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation as part of Greater Colombo flood control scheme. December 1999.

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Sri Lanka, Colombo - lk/11

Hydro

80 MW station with two Francis turbines in 50 m-long cavern. 7 km-long pressure tunnel. Six year project for Electricity Board. Finance from Overseas Economic Corporation Fund in Tokyo. April 1998.

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Swaziland, Lubombo District - sz/11

Irrigation

The Swaziland Water and Agricultural Development Entreprise (SWADE) signed a EUR22 million contract agreement with CMC of Italy, the company that will construct a 21.4 km feeder canal under the LUSIP (Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project). The scheme, which is financed by the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the Swaziland government, includes a 1.2 km-long 3.3 m-diameter tunnel, partly lined with reinforced concrete. Work is planned to last 30 months. Visit www.cmc.coop and swade.co.sz 29/06.

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Sweden, Uppsala - se/101

Nuclear Waste Repository

Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co/Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB. (SKB) has signed a collaboration agreement with Implenia for the construction of the Spent Fuel Repository’s hard rock facility in Forsmark in Östhammar municipality, in Eastern Sweden. The assignment includes the planning, design and construction of a 5km access tunnel leading down to the repository and descending to a depth of approximately 500 m, three vertical shafts for ventilation and an elevator, a central area as well as main and transport tunnels. Rock construction work will take just over eight years and is a project worth several billion Swedish kronor.

The planning phase will begin in autumn 2025 and will be followed by the design and construction phases. The project will be finished by 2033. Across all project phases, the contract volume amounts to several hundred million Swiss francs.

The extension of the Spent Fuel Repository will take place in several stages before disposal can commence during the 2030s. The extension will continue for several decades. SKB plans to expand the deep repository into an underground system covering up to 4 km2 and around 66 km of tunnels by the 2080s. It will then offer space for storing up to 12,000 t of radioactive material in rock that is 1.9 billion years old. Visit https://skb.com/ and https://implenia.com/. 25/25.

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Sweden, Orebro County - se/100

Railway

Closing Date: 21.04.2025 (Tender Closed)

Competitive procedure with negotiation, deadline 21/04/2025, for inspection organization for the contracts within the Hallsberg–Degeron phase, including a major civil works contract for earthworks, bridges, and a tunnel, a contract concerning the BEST systems (Track, Power, Signaling, Telecommunications), and two contracts for railway switch installations. Click here for bid documents. Duration of the contract is from 01/09/2025 to 01/09/2026. Value of contract EUR 900,843.01 (SEK10 million), excluding VAT. Contact Trafikverket Myndighet, Borlange, attn Johan Sundin, tel +46 73-701 55 76, email johan.sundin@trafikverket.se. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/218768-2025, GU S 067. Rif.n. KOM-417554. 15/25.

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Competitive procedure with negotiation, deadline 01/04/2024, for the construction of the new 14 km railway section between Hallsberg and Stenkumla, including 12 bridges and a 2.4 km long bi-tube single track tunnel. For bid documents, please click here. Duration of contract from 01/01/2025 to 30/06/2030. Value of contract EUR270.25 million (SEK3 bn), excluding VAT. Contact Trafikverket Myndighet, Borlange, attn Johan Sundin, tel +46 73-701 55 76, email johan.sundin@trafikverket.se. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/80151-2024. Rif.n. KOM-409030. 06/24.

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Infrakraft Sverige AB from Karlstand secured the EUR247.61 million (SEK2.75 bn) contract, excluding VAT, for the construction of the new 14 km railway section between Hallsberg and Stenkumla, including 12 bridges and a 2.4 km long bi-tube single track tunnel. Contact Trafikverket Myndighet, Borlange, attn Johan Sundin, tel +46 73-701 55 76, email johan.sundin@trafikverket.se. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/85011-2025. Rif.n. KOM-409030. 06/25.

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Sweden, Scania County - se/99

Railway

WSP Sverige AB from Stockholm-Globen secured EUR7.78 million (SEK90 million) contract, excluding VAT, for the preparation of consultation documents and consultation documents, for the selection of Maria-Helsingborg double track extension location alternatives in Helsingborg Municipality. : The stretch between Maria station and Helsingborg C is a 4.5km long single-track railway that goes through a tunnel. In the early 1990s, it was decided that the West Coast Railway's long-term standard should be double-track. When Angelholm-Maria and Varbergstunnel are completed, only the Maria-Helsingborg section does not meet this requirement. Contact Trafikverket Myndighet, attn Malin Isaksson, Borlange, tel +46-70-724 52 48, email malin.isaksson@trafikverket.se. Visit https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/697499-2024. Ref.n. KOM-413177. 46/24.

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Sweden, Halland &Vastra Goetaland counties - se/98

Road

Closing Date: 17.04.2023 (Tender Closed)

Open invitation to tender, deadline 17/04/2023, for a consultant supporting experts on road tunnels safety, region West. Click here for tender documents and where tenders must be sent. Value of the contract is EUR446,443.07 (SEK5.2 million), excluding VAT. Duration of the contract is from 01/09/2023 to 31/08/2028. Contact Trafikverket Myndighet, attn Anna Dansund, Borlange, email anna.dansund@trafikverket.se. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=166005-2023. Ref.n. KOM-412499. 12/23.

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TREJO Consulting AB from Goteborg secured the contract for expert support for road tunnel safety in the west of Sweden. Contact Trafikverket Myndighet, attn Anna Dansund, Borlange, email anna.dansund@trafikverket.se. Visit https://upphandling.trafikverket.se/Notice/AwardNotice/NoticeDetails.aspx?ProcurementId=8270. Ref.n. KOM-412499. 46/23.