Bids underway for $100 million drill/blast project in hard rock comprising 8 km x 11 m-wide x 13 m-high intake tunnel, 600,000 cu m open cut powerhouse, and 2.5 km-long tailrace. Visit www.hydroquebec.com 44/01. The exclusive supplier of tunnelling jumbos will be Sandvick Tamrock. The contractor EBC Inc. has purchased three Axera T12 DATA jumbos. The sale also includes the purchase of all spare parts and rock drilling tools as well as a service and maintenance package for the duration of the project. Visit www.sandviktamrock.com, www.sandvik.com and www.ebcinc.qc.ca 02/02.Aecon Group Inc. announced that its Quebec division, Groupe Aecon Ltee, has been awarded a major contract by Hydro-Quebec for the construction of a hydro-electric dam on the Toulnustouc River. The contract is worth $61 million and involves the construction of the dam itself, the south dike and a diversion tunnel. Visit www.aecon.com and www.hydroquebec.com 34/02.