Invitation to tender using negotiated procedure, deadline 15.03.2010, for design, engineering, building, equipping and testing of HVDC 2,000 MW interconnection tunnel between France and Spain. This project is part of the European Economic Recovery Plan. Bidders have to show they have built at least one hard rock tunnel at least 2.5 m-diameter and 4 km-long in the last five years. Further information, specs and docs from Mathieu Chupin at INELFE in Paris, tel +33 1444530-81, fax -50, e-mail mathieu.chupin@rte-france.com to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=052212-2010. 08/10.
