Open call for tenders, deadline 1st March, 2007 for 35-year concession contract including the construction, equipment, maintenance, monitoring and operation of the 1.2 km Charitas-Cafuba tunnel in Niteroi, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The tunnel will consist of two dual-lane tubes bored in rock, with access on each side totalling 630 metres. The tunnel will reduce the current travel time from 30 to five minutes. The toll gate will be located in Cafuba. Construction is scheduled to commence in June. It is estimated 12,000 vehicles will travel though the tunnel every day. The required investment amounts to BRL60 million. Contact EMUSA (Empresa Municipal de Moradia, Urbanizaí§í£o e Saneamento), Niteroi, tel. +55 21262222006, fax +55 212622-2085, e-mail emusa@niteroi.rj.gov.br. Visit www.niteroi.rj.gov.br/downloads/do/2007/01_Jan/30.pdf 07/07.
