COMET jv driving 3.5 km of tunnels using NFM TBMs; 1 km NATM; and 500 m cut-and-cover. March 1999.NFM reports its two 5.71 m-diameter EPBs have recorded best day of 53 m, best week of 154 m, and best month of 567 m on 5 day/week production. Visit www.framatome.fr October 2000.Negotiated procedure, deadline 4th December, 2006 for engineering related to multi-disciplinary civil works (MCW) and multi-disciplinary transportation systems (MTS) for the Copenhagen metro's Circle Line. These two notices to prequalify for the two main consultancy assignments mark the commencement of preparatory actions handled by Orestad Development. Six teams of consultants are expected to be prequalified for each assignment before Christmas. They will then be asked to submit tenders by February 2007 and consultancy contracts are expected to be completed by July for immediate commencement of the work. At the same time the legal acts behind the Circle Line project are being processed by the Danish Parliament. The present planning basis for the project is the preliminary studies completed and reported by May 2005, which are made public by the Ministry of Transport and Energy. The reports can be downloaded (in Danish) from www.m.dk under "Om metro", "Cityring", "Hent materiale".Both consultants will be the owner's consultant through the design and procurement phases including design follow-up during construction. The MCW consultant will act on civil works, building works and related road works, i.e. all tunnel and stations. The MTS consultant will act on all railway system facilities, the rolling stock and the control and maintenance centre (CMC).The Circle Line is 15.5 km long, all underground double tunnel plus 1 km connection tunnel to the CMC, also double tube. The diameter is expected to be 4.9 m identical to the present Copenhagen metro tunnel diameter. There will be 17 stations, all underground. Tunnelling will be, to the possible extent, within the Copenhagen limestone, but it will have to pass areas of different geology at some sections. TBMs are anticipated for tunnelling. Precast concrete segments were applied for the present metro tunnel within the same type of geology. Contractors are expected to be invited to prequalify in late 2008. The planned construction start is scheduled by 2010, for service by 2018. Approved budget is DKK15 billion with a 50% probability. For the MCW engineering contract, visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=213057-2006, OJ S 200, or contact Orestadsselskabet, Copenhagen, fax +45 33112301 or 39661060. For the MTS engineering contract, visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=213058-2006, OJ S 200, or contact Orestadsselskabet, Copenhagen, fax +45 33112301 or 39661060. E-mail asj@orestad.dk or pba@orestad.dk. Read E-News Weekly 49/2004. 44/06.Negotiated procedure, deadline 24th November, 2006 for a series of deep borings for sampling of geotechnical information along the alignment and at station and shaft locations. The programme considers 150-200 borings down to 50 m. Pumping tests will be made from a number of these borings. A further 50-100 borings down to 10 m will focus on sampling of environmental information. The programme shall be executed during 2007 and reported in two stages in geotechnical data reports which will be made available to the consultants for the Circle Line project. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=219804-2006, OJ S 206, or contact Orestadsselskabet, Copenhagen, fax +45 33112301 or 39661060. E-mail asj@orestad.dk or pba@hifab.dk. Read E-News Weekly 49/2004. 45/06.The five prequalified consortia for the civil works engineering for the City ring line, Copenhagen metro's Circle Line, are: City Ring Consultants including Carl Bro, FaberMaunsell, and Niras; Cowi, Arup, and Systra; LSI Metro Group including ISC, ILF, and Setec; Parsons Brinckerhoff, teaming with Sweco, DE-Conscult, Erik K. Jí¸rgensen, Al-Gruppen, and Skaarup & Jespersen; and Rambí¸ll allied with Atkins.The five prequalified consortia for the transportation systems engineering are City Ring Consultants including Carl Bro, FaberMaunsell, and Niras; Cowi, Arup, and Systra; MottMacDonald, ISC, Hansen & Hennberg, Setec, and Interfleet; Parsons Brinckerhoff, teaming with Sweco, DE-Consult, Erik K. Jí¸rgensen, Al-Gruppen, and Skaarup & Jespersen; and Rambí¸ll allied with Atkins.Bids will be submitted on 20th March, 2007. Contract awards are expected in June 2007. Click dk/12. Read E-News Weekly 49/2004. Visit www.m.dk/en/construction/future.htm 07/07.GEO and Per Aarsleff have been contracted to undertake a series of deep borings for sampling of geotechnical information along the alignment and at station and shaft locations of the planned Circle Line. The programme considers 150-200 borings down to 50 m. Pumping tests will be made from a number of these borings. A further 50-100 borings down to 10 m will focus on sampling of environmental information. The programme shall be executed during 2007 and reported in two stages in geotechnical data reports which will be made available to the consultants for the Circle Line project. Plans for the City Circle Line were approved by the Danish Parliament on 1st June, 2007. Then the project will move to the project basis and conceptual design stage with tenders planned in two years and construction with tenders scheduled in three years. Read E-News Weekly 50/2005 & 49/2004. Visit www.m.dk/om_metro/anlaeg/etape4/geoteknik.htm, www.geo.dk and www.aarsleff.com 35/07.A joint venture of COWI, Arup and Systra won the engineering contract for the multi-disciplinary civil works (MCW) for the circle line in Copenhagen. A joint venture of Ramboll, Atkins Denmark and Atkins UK pocketed the engineering contract for multi-disciplinary transportation systems (MTS) for the same line. The total amount of these two contracts over a 10-year period is in the DKK400-600 million range. Read E-News Weekly 49/2004. Visit www.cowi.dk, www.arup.com, www.systra.com, www.ramboll.dk, www.atkinsglobal.com and www.m.dk 43/07.Metroselskabet has signed a contract with LE34 for surveying for the circle line project in Copenhagen. Visit www.le34.dk 23/08.