Open call for bids, deadline 25th May, 2004 for construction of a 1,215 m single-tube 14 m-diameter tunnel on the Faver bypass to road SS 612 in Val di Cembra. Drill/blast method. Support with shotcrete, 5 m-long Super Swellex bolts, lattice girders or steel arches every metre. 50 cm-thick reinforced concrete layer as final lining. Work start in February 2005 for completion in May 2006. Estimated cost: EUR24.6 million financed by Trento autonomous region. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=052763-2004, OJ S 62, or contact Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Trento, fax +39 0461496460. E-mail paolo.fontana@provincia.tn.it 18/04.Cossi Costruzioni secured a EUR20.3 million contract to build the 1,620 m Faver bypass on road SS 612 in Cembra valley, Trento province. The project mostly runs underground, in a 1,215 m-long 9.8 m-wide two-lane tunnel featuring a minimum headroom of 4.75 m. The bored length is 1,190.84 m, the remaining length being cut-and-cover portals. Drill/blast method with shotcrete, 5 m-long Super Swellex bolts, lattice girders or steel arches every metre for support and 50 cm-thick reinforced concrete layer for final lining. The bypass includes two north and south slip roads. Estimated time frame for construction: 1,250 days. Visit www.cossi.com 19/05.