Proposed 100 km line with 22 tunnels totalling 41 km as part of Verona-Munich-Berlin-Malmo route. First contract for 15 km with 5 tunnels including the 8,314 m-long Blessberg tunnel. Second longest on route is Fleckberg at 7,391 m. Client Deutsche Bahn AG. May 1998.   105 km route length with 41 km in tunnel. 24 NATM tunnels mainly 101m2 section with the exception of the 6.8 km Pegnitz which will have 1.9 km cut-and-cover at portals. Of note are Silberberg (7.4 km), Blessberg (8.3 km), Reitersberg (2.98 km), and Eierberge (3.76 km). Only Sandberg and Behringen have commenced to date. March 1999.   Consultant: Geoconsult, Salzburg, Austria, fax +43 662 6596510, E-mail office@gcs.co.at contact F L Jansky. Nov 1998. Project cancellation of the Arnstadt to Ebensfeld section has been lifted to allow work to proceed for a further 20 km to from Arnstadt to Ilmenau with two tunnels, Behringen 460 m and Sandberg 1.32 km. The complete 107 km line calls for 22 tunnels totalling 41 km. April 2000. Two negotiated procedures published. First is for the 1,043 m-long Feuerfelsen tunnel. Deadline 1st August, 2002. Time frame October 2003-December 2007. Second is for the 7,391 m-long Silberberg tunnel. Deadline 30th August, 2002. Time frame January 2004-December 2009. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/static/home/en/homepage.ini, OJ S 128, documents 100422- and 100423-2002 or contact Deutsche Bahn, Berlin, fax +49 3029755738 or +49 3029749724. 28/02. Negotiated procedure, deadline 30th August, 2002 for construction of the 5.5 km BleíŸberg tunnel, lot south. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=102117-2002, OJ S 130, or contact Deutsche Bahn, Berlin, fax +49 3029755738 or +49 3029749724. 29/02.Two negotiated procedures, deadline 30th August, 2002. First is for construction of the 1,493 m-long Brandkopf tunnel. Second is for the Lohmeberg and Tragberg tunnels, 688 m and 500 m in length. All double-track tunnels. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=106018-2002 and http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=106019-2002, OJ S 135, or contact Deutsche Bahn, Berlin, fax +49 3029755738 or +49 3029749724. 30/02.Negotiated procedure, deadline 22nd November, 2004 for building of an emergency tunnel, 970 m in length, for the Blessberg tunnel, south contract. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=173231-2004, OJ S 202, or contact DB Netz, Erfurt, fax +49 3614300189 or 3614300399. E-mail dieter.thormann@bahn.de and almuth.braun@bahn.de 43/04.Kunz Untertagebau will build a 970 m emergency tunnel that will connect to the Blessberg tunnel, a 8.3 km tunnel planned between Ebensfeld and Erfurt. Visit www.kunz-gmbh.de 23/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 9th March, 2006 for construction of the 4.7 km Blessberg twin-track tunnel in Thuringia forest on the Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed link. Drilling and blasting to be used as per NATM. Cross section: 110-140 sq m. The contract also includes four emergency exits, one shaft and one parallel tunnel (1,825 m). Work to begin in July 2006. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=241785-2005, OJ S 245, or contact DB Netz, Erfurt, fax +49 3614300399 or 3419687259. E-mail antje.richter@bahn.de 52/05-01/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 9th June, 2006 for construction supervision of the 4.7 km Blessberg dual-track tunnel, on the Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed line, to be built using NATM. The project also includes emergency exits, a shaft and a 1,825 m parallel tunnel. The Blessberg tunnel is situated in the main chain of the Thuering forest, in the Thuringian slate mountains.Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=095706-2006, OJ S 89, or contact DB ProjektBau, Erfurt, fax +49 3614300189 or 3419687259. 21/06.A JV of Zueblin, Strabag and Bickhardt Bau will build the 4.7 km Blessberg twin-track tunnel in Thuringia forest on the Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed link. Drilling and blasting to be used as per NATM. Cross section: 110-140 sq m. The contract also includes four emergency exits, one shaft and one parallel tunnel (1,825 m). The contract is worth EUR62.8 million. Work is scheduled to be finished by August 2009. Visit www.zueblin.de, www.strabag.com and www.bickhardt-bau.de 36/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 26th April, 2007 for construction planning for the Goldberg double-track tunnel and adjacent structures on section 3212 of the Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed line. The 1,203 m tunnel will feature a 110 sq m cross section and will be drilled and blasted in accordance with the NATM. Construction to start in December 2007. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=70634-2007, OJ S 57, or contact DB ProjekBau, Erfurt, fax +49 3614300189 or 3419687259. 13/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 6th July, 2007 for construction of the 500 m-long Tragberg tunnel on the Ebesfeld-Erfurt high speed line. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=112319-2007, OJ S 91, or contact DB Netz, Erfurt, fax +49 3614300189 or 3419687259. E-mail gabriele.georgi@bahn.de or jochen.ehrhardt@bahn.de 20/07.Obermayer, ILF and Arcadis are the three candidates for construction supervision of the 4.7 km Blessberg dual-track tunnel, on the Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed line, to be built using NATM. The project also includes emergency exits, a shaft and a 1,825 m parallel tunnel. The Blessberg tunnel is situated in the main chain of the Thuering forest, in the Thuringian slate mountains. 22/07.Open call for bids, deadline 27th August, 2007 for executive design for the Silberberg double-track tunnel on the Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed line, 7,391 m in length and 140 sq m cross-section, to be drilled and blasted using NATM, including also seven escapes totalling 4,330 metres. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=175524-2007, OJ S 141, or contact DB ProjektBau, Erfurt, fax +49 3614300189 or 3419687259. 31/07.Open call for bids, deadline 5th October, 2007 for construction of the Silberberg double-track tunnel on the Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed line, 7,391 m in length and 140 sq m cross-section, to be drilled and blasted using NATM. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=177923-2007, OJ S 143, or contact DB Netz, Erfurt, fax +49 3614300189 or 3419687259. E-mail gabriele.georgi@bahn.de or jochen.ehrhardt@bahn.de 32/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 17th September, 2007 for construction supervision for a 4,755 m section on the Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed line including the Blessberg tunnel (3,651 m and 1,163 m in NATM) and three dual-track tunnels: Rehberg (602 m), Massenberg (1,051 m) and Fleckberg (1,490 m). Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=190929-2007, OJ S 153, or contact DB ProjektBau, Erfurt, fax +49 3614300189 or 3412342399. 35/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 15th October, 2007 for construction supervision for the 7.4 km Silberberg tunnel on the Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed railway. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=216027-2007, OJ S 176, or contact DB ProjektBau, Erfurt, fax +49 3614300189 or 3412342399. 38/07.Negotiated invitation to tender, deadline 12th June, 2008 for construction of the 7,391 m Silberberg double-track railroad tunnel using NATM. This is a re-bid. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=121375-2008, OJ S 89, or contact DB Netz, Erfurt, fax +49 3614300399 or 3412342399. E-mail jochen.ehrhardt@bahn.de 20/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 18th July, 2008 for construction of a 4.8 km section in Bavaria of the Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed link, including the 2,975 m Reitersberg dual-track tunnel. The NATM will be used. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=132448-2008, OJ S 98, or contact DB Netz, Erfurt, fax +49 3614300189 or 3412342399. E-mail gabriele.georgi@bahn.de or jochen.ehrhardt@bahn.de 22/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 27th June, 2008 for construction management of the 4.8 km section in Bavaria of the Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed link, including the 2,975 m Reitersberg dual-track tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=134845-2008, OJ S 100, or contact DB ProjektBau, Erfurt, fax +49 3614300189 or 3412342399. 23/08.Invitation to tender, deadline 18.12.2008, for construction of 1.317 km-long Baumleite tunnel on Ebensfeld-Erfurt section. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=270245-2008 OJ S203 Contract commencement 04.05.2009 for completion 02.01.2012. Contact jochen.ehrhardt@bahn.de 43/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 29.01.2009, for construction of 3 km section of Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed railway including 1.493 km-long Brandkopf tunnel and 688 m-long Lohmeberg tunnel in Thueringer Wald. Contract commencement 18.05.2009 for completion 17.03.2012. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=294469-2008 Specs and docs from Jochen Ehrhardt, tel +49 341 2342 4803, e-mail jochen.Ehrhardt@bahn.de to whom requests to participate should be referred. 46/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 10.03.2009, for construction of 6 km-long Lichtenfels section of Ebensfeld-Erfurt line including 1.33 km-long Kulch tunnel and 931 m-long Lichtenholz tunnel, both twin track with safety niches and using NATM techniques. Contract commencing 06.07.2009 for completion 30.09.2013. Further information from Matthias Florax at Deutsche Bahn AG, Erfurt, tel +49 341 430 0392. Specs and docs from Jochen Erhardt in Leipzig, tel +49 341 2342 4803, e-mail jochen.erhardt@bahn.de, to whom tenders and requests to participate should be addressed. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=328136-2008 52/08.Periodic information notice indicating that award procedures will commence 01.04.2009 for construction works including the 3.756 km-long Eierberge tunnel with three intermediate shafts on a 7.6 km-long section of Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed railway line. Contract starting 01.11.2009 for completion 30.04.2013. Specs, docs and information from Klaus Graf at DB in Erfurt, tel +49 3614 300395, fax +49 3614 300399. Frau Gabriele Georgi of DB Projektbau can be contacted at gabriele.georgi@bahn.de. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=018539-2009 04/09. Periodic information notice indicating that award procedures will commence 01.04.2009 for construction works including the 1.05 km-long Masserberg tunnel with one intermediate shaft and the 602 m-long Rehberg tunnel on a 2.3 km-long section of Ebensfeld-Erfurt high speed railway line in Thueringer Wald. Contract starting 01.10.2009 for completion 30.06.2014. Specs, docs and information from Matthias Florax at DB in Erfurt, tel +49 3414 300392, fax +49 3414 300399. Frau Gabriele Georgi of DB Projektbau can be contacted a gabriele.georgi@bahn.de. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=018538-2009 04/09.Periodic information notice advising that award procedures will commence 01.03.2010 for construction work on Ebensfeld-Erfurt railway section including 1,490 m-long Fleckberg tunnel. Contract commencing 01.12.2010 for completion 30.04.2014. Further information from Klaus Graf in Erfurt, tel +49 3614 300-395, fax -399, to whom tenders, requests to participate or expressions of interest must be sent. Contact at DB Projektbau is Frau Gabriele Georgi, tel +49 3614300-523, fax -189, e-mail gabriele.georgi@bahn.de. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=028694-2009 05/09.Periodic information notice advising that award procedures will commence 01.07.2009 for construction work on Ebensfeld-Erfurt railway Coburg East section including 1,072 m-long Rennberg and 1,043 m-long Feuerfelsen tunnels. Contract commencing 01.05.2010 for completion 31.12.2013. Further information from Matthias Florax in Erfurt, tel +49 3614 300-392, fax -399, to whom tenders, requests to participate or expressions of interest must be sent. Contact at DB Projektbau is Frau Gabriele Georgi, tel +49 3614300-523, fax -189, e-mail gabriele.georgi@bahn.de. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=028693-2009 05/09.Periodic notice advising that award procedures will commence 01.10.2009 for construction work on Ebensfeld-Erfurt railway section including 824 m-long Hoehnberg tunnel and 1,113 m-long Fuellbach tunnel. Contract commencing 01.04.2010 for completion 31.03.2013. Further information from Matthias Florax in Erfurt, tel +49 3614 300-392, fax -399, to whom tenders, requests to participate or expressions of interest must be sent. Contact at DB Projektbau is Frau Gabriele Georgi, tel +49 3614300-523, fax -189, e-mail gabriele.georgi@bahn.de. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=027336-2009 05/09.