Negotiated procedure, deadline 14th November, 2005 for construction of a 1,200 mm nominal diameter methane gas pipe in Messina province, including in particular a first 3.2 km section comprising of a 1.7 km 4.3 m ID pedestrian tunnel under Monte Cataresi, a second 5 km section comprising of a 1.4 km 4.3 m ID pedestrian tunnel in Poggio Scudeddaro, a 900 m 2.4 m ID microtunnel in Piano di Comi and a 1 km 2.4 m ID microtunnel in Monte Castelluccio. The tunnel will be bored using a TBM and lined with precast concrete segments. The microtunnels will be bored using a full-section double-shield TBM and lined with pipejacked elements. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=205284-2005, OJ S 208, or contact SNAM Rete Gas, San Donato Milanese, fax +39 0252038511. E-mail carlo.gnemmi@snamretegas.it 45/05.
