Restricted call for tenders, deadline 10th September, 2007 for final and construction design as well as construction of the first lot of Como orbital motorway, first lot of Varese orbital motorway, the A8-A9 section of the highway connection between Dalmine, Como, Varese and Gaggiolo Pass and associated works. This 87 km project, named Pedemontana highway, includes 40 kilometres of tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=168844-2007, OJ S 137, or contact Autostrada Pedemontana Lombarda, Milan, fax +39 0267741256. E-mail posta@pedemontana.com 33/07.Restricted call for tenders, deadline 10th September, 2007 for final design for sections B1, B2, C, D, second lot of the Como orbital motorway, second lot of Varese orbital motorway of the highway connection between Dalmine, Como, Varese and Gaggiolo Pass and associated works. This 87 km project, named Pedemontana highway, includes 40 kilometres of tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=170809-2007, OJ S 138, or contact Autostrada Pedemontana Lombarda, Milan, fax +39 0267741256. E-mail posta@pedemontana.com 33/07.The four bidders to construct the Pedemontana highway in Lombardy are Strabag, Sacyr, CCC, and Impregilo. Pedemontana means foothills in Italian. A "pedemontana" is generally a road at the foot of a mountain or hills. The project comprises a main highway connection from the A8 in Cassano Magnano in Varese province to the A4 in Osio Sotto and Brembate in Bergamo province, the Varese bypass highway and the Como bypass highway. The entire project stretches for 77 km. More than 48 km of connecting roads, either new or upgrades of existing roads, is also necessary. About 59.5% will run at grade, 5.6% on viaduct and 34.9% in tunnel. The highway will carry three lanes and an emergency lane per direction between Meda and Vimercate in Milan province, while all the other roadways will carry only two lanes and an emergency lane in each direction. Visit www.pedemontana.com 45/07.On 29th April, 2008, a consortium headed by Impregilo has been provisionally awarded a contract worth about EUR630 million for the final and constructional designs and construction of the first stretch of the Pedemontana Lombarda motorway, from highway A8 in Cassano Magnago to highway A9 in Lomazzo, and the first sections of the Como and Varese bypass roads and associated works. The contract is expected to be signed in July 2008. Impregilo, which has been named as general contractor in the deal, said it owned 47% of the consortium. Italian builder Astaldi holds a 24% share. The other consortium members are private companies Pizzarotti (18%) and Itinera (11%). The project involves the construction of approximately 47 km of motorway and secondary roads, about 13 km of tunnels as well as 1.7 km of bridges and viaducts. Construction work is scheduled to begin on 10th March, 2010 and is expected to take about three years to complete. Completion is expected on 31st July, 2012 for the first lot of the Como bypass road and on 31st July, 2013 for the first lot of the Varese bypass road and the section from the A8 to the A9. The final designs will be coordinated with the designs of the remaining sections, which is programmed to be completed by the end of the year for approval scheduled for spring 2009. Visit www.pedemontana.com, www.impregilo.it and www.astaldi.com 20/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 17th July, 2008 for construction checking of the final design of the Pedemontana highway connection between Dalmine, Como, Varese and Gaggiolo Pass and associated works. Click it/128. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=135863-2008, OJ S 101, or contact Austostrada Pedemontana Lombarda, Milan, fax +39 0267741256. E-mail posta@pedemontana.com 23/08.A consortium led by Technital teaming up with Idroesse Infrastrutture, Engineering and Technital Services (ETS), SPM Consulting, Girpa, Errevia and Proginvest scooped a EUR19.7 million contract to carry out the final design for sections B1, B2, C, D, the second lot of the Como orbital motorway, the second lot of Varese orbital motorway of the highway connection between Dalmine, Como, Varese and Gaggiolo Pass and associated works. This 87 km project, named Pedemontana highway, includes 40 kilometres of tunnel. Visit www.technital-spa.com, www.idroesse.com, www.spm-spa.it, www.girpa.it, www.errevia.com, www.proginvest.it and http://www.pedemontana.com 27/08.