A consortium between Semaly, Scetauroute, Thales and Dubus Richez has won a contract for preliminay studies for an interurban tram-train project on the French island of La Reunion in the Indian Ocean. Completion of the study scheduled end of 2004. Detailed design to start in January 2005. The project envisages a 70 km route along the north coast of the island between Saint-Paul and Saint Benoit, including a 10 km tunnel through volcanic rock. Visit www.semaly.com and www.scetauroute.com 19/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 30th November, 2004 for geological and geotechnical probe for a tunnel between La Possession and Saint-Denis, as part of a tram train line. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=186745-2004, OJ S 217, or contact Conseil régional de La Réunion, Saint-Denis, fax +33 262487071 or 262921474. E-mail region.reunion@cr-reunion.fr or tram-train@sr21.re. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 41/2004. 47/04.Laboratoire Regional de la Reunion (LRR) and Fugro Geotechnique bagged a EUR50,700 contract and Forintech a EUR361,000 contract for geological and geotechnical probes for a tunnel between La Possession and Saint-Denis, as part of a tram train line. Visit www.fugro.fr and www.sr21.re 24/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 29th August, 2005 for lead engineering for the tram train line between La Possession and Saint-Denis. The contract includes infrastructure design, civil engineering structures, tunnels, etc. to determine the alignment of the line and establish the draft design. There are several options to cross La Montagne massif, among which long tunnels. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=125846-2005, OJ S 127, or contact Region Reunion, Saint-Denis Messag, fax +33 262487071 or 262921474. E-mail tram-train@sr21.re 28/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 13th March, 2006 for geotechnical reconnaissance for the study of the tunnels planned on the tram-train route between La Possession and Saint-Denis. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=014656-2006, OJ S 13, or contact Regional Council of La Reunion, Saint-Denis, fax +33 262487071. E-mail tram-train@sr21.re 05/06.A JV of Foraco and Forintech has secured a EUR968,000 contract for geotechnical reconnaissance for the study of the tunnels planned on the tram-train route between La Possession and Saint-Denis. Visit www.foraco.com 45/06.Competitive dialogues, deadline 30th March, 2007 for design and construction of the 40.4 km first phase of the tram train in the north of La Reunion. According to alternatives, a mountain would be crossed either by a 11 km-long tunnel or by two shorter tunnels ranging from 1 to 5 km. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=254255-2006, OJ S 238, or contact Conseil régional de la Réunion, Saint-Denis, fax +33 262487071. More details in E-News Weekly 38/2006. Also visit www.tramtrain.fr/etudes/synthese_premiere_phase.pdf 51-52/06.Open call for tenders, 24th January, 2007 for technical engineering to assist the owner during the tender process for the tram train in the north of La Reunion. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=255637-2006, OJ S 239, or contact Conseil régional de la Réunion, Saint-Denis, fax +33 262944618. More details in E-News Weekly 38/2006. Also visit www.tramtrain.fr/etudes/synthese_premiere_phase.pdf 01-02/07.Negotiated procedure, deadline 19th January, 2007 for geological and environmental follow-up of the ground investigation, as part of the first phase from Saint-Paul to Sainte-Marie of the tram train project between Saint-Paul and Saint-Benoit. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=1015-2007, OJ S 1, or contact region of La Reunion, fax +33 262487071 or 262921474. E-mail tram-train@sr21.re 03/07.Negotiated procedure, deadline 20th August, 2007 for construction, under a partnership contract, of the 40 km tram train line between Saint-Paul and Sainte-Marie. The line includes 12 kilometres of tunnel and 26 stations. Read E-News Weekly 21/2007, 5/2007 & 38/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=155836-2007, OJ S 127, or contact Conseil regional de La Reunion, fax +33 262487071. Also visit www.tramtrain.fr 27-28/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 31st October, 2007 for engineering during the preparation and negotiation phase of the PPP contract for the tram train project in La Reunion Island. Read E-News Weekly 21/2007, 5/2007 & 38/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=223702-2007, OJ S 183, or contact Conseil général de la Réunion, Saint-Denis, fax +33 262487071. E-mail tram-train@cr-reunion.fr. Also visit www.tramtrain.fr 40/07.