Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 14th February, 2003 for core drilling for the 12 km-long Bussoleno tunnel. Lot 1 is for eight vertical boreholes in alluvial ground spread out on a length of 580 m with a maximum depth of 150 m, or ten vertical boreholes on a length of 840 m, maximum depth 200 m. Lot 2 is for six vertical boreholes in rock, length of execution 2,140 m and maximum depth 540 m, or seven vertical boreholes, length 2,720 m and maximum depth 580 m. Lot 3 is for five vertical boreholes in rock on a length of 2,530 m at a maximum depth of 870 m, or four vertical boreholes, maximum depth 950 m, plus one 400 m horizontal borehole, to be executed on a length of 3,100 m. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=202642-2002, OJ S 252, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambéry, tel. +33 479685666 or 67 and +39 0115579221. E-mail pierre.dhe@ltf-sas.com, franco.gallara@ltf-sas.com and xavier.dermendrail@ltf-sas.com 02/03.Restricted call for bids, deadline 4th July, 2003 for geophysical investigation for the 52 km base tunnel and the 12 km Bussoleno tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=099075-2003, OJ S 110, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambéry, fax +33 479609704. E-mail pierre.dhe@ltf-sas.com and nathalie.monon@ltf-sas.com 25/03.Open call for bids, deadline 24th July, 2003 for aeraulics study as part of the draft design of the 12 km Bussoleno tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=099055-2003, OJ S 110, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambéry, fax +33 479686097 or 5675. E-mail pierre.dhe@ltf-sas.com and eddy.verbesselt@ltf-sas.com 25/03.Restricted procedure, deadline 29th September, 2003 for construction of the 7 km-long 6 m-diameter Venaus exploratory tunnel, with option for three more kilometres. Overburden of 2 km and 2.5 km for the optional 3 km. To be driven mainly using a hard rock gripper TBM. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=150092-2003 and http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=150093-2003, OJ S 163, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambéry, fax +33 479685683. E-mail vincenzo.degregorio@ltf-sas.com and lorenzo.brino@ltf-sas.com 37/03.Two contracts have been awarded for core drills for the 12 km-long Bussoleno tunnel in Italy. RCT won contract 1 for eight vertical boreholes in alluvial ground spread out on a length of 580 m with a maximum depth of 150 m, or ten vertical boreholes on a length of 840 m, maximum depth 200 m. Amount: €323,200. More from rct@mi.nettimo.it. Contract 2 is for six vertical boreholes in rock, length of execution 2,140 m and maximum depth 540 m, or seven vertical boreholes, length 2,720 m and maximum depth 580 m. It is won by Geotecno for €1.9 million. More from mfo@geotecnosrl.it. Contract 3 has been declared void for failing to attract bids within the client's budget. This contract is for five vertical boreholes in rock on a length of 2,530 m at a maximum depth of 870 m, or four vertical boreholes, maximum depth 950 m, plus one 400 m horizontal borehole, to be executed on a length of 3,100 m. Visit www.ltf-sas.com 42/03.Restricted call for bids, deadline 21st November, 2003 for core drilling and exploratory boring for the Bussoleno tunnel (12 km). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=180607-2003, OJ S 200, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambéry, fax +33 479685683. E-mail pierre.dhe@ltf-sas.com or xavier.darmendrail@ltf-sas.com 44/03.A JV between Scetauroute and Metropolitana Milanese has secured a €108,700 contract to conduct an aeraulics study as part of the draft design of the 12 km Bussoleno tunnel. Visit www.scetauroute.fr and www.metropolitanamilanese.it 44/03.Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 8th December, 2003 for environmental measurements for the Venaus exploratory tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=185215-2003, OJ S 205, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambéry, fax +33 479685683 and +39 0122641052. E-mail pierre.dhe@ltf-sas.com and piergiuseppe.gilli@ltf-sas.com 45/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 5th January, 2004 for a 500 m vertical or inclined core drill. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=192010-2003, OJ S 213, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambéry, fax +33 479685683. E-mail sgt.dde-isere@equipement.gouv.fr 46/03.Geophysik GGD won a €191,720 contract for preparing seismic profiles from core drills F65 and F75 for the base tunnel, a €184,460 contract for preparing seismic profiles from core drills S42, S49 and S8 for the Bussoleno tunnel, and a €55,260 contract for evaluation of the depth of the vertical faults for the base tunnel. Visit www.geophysik-ggd.com 51/03.Geoexpert won a €42,700 contract for two hybrid seismic profiles, 1 km and 600 m in length, for the base tunnel. Visit www.geoexpert.ch 51/03.Geoinvest won a €33,600 contract for electrical profiles for the Bussoleno tunnel. Visit www.geoinvest.it and www.ltf-sas.com 51/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 14th April, 2004 for project construction management for the Venaus exploratory tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=026791-2004, OJ S 30, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambery, fax +33 479685683. E-mail vincenzo.degregorio@ltf-sas.com 10/04.Negotiated procedure, deadline 2nd July, 2004 for assistance to the client for the reference draft design, the detail design of the Italian part and the public inquiry in France and Italy. Contract 5 deals with tunnels. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=087067-2004, OJ S 106, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambery, fax +33 479685683. E-mail vincenzo.degregorio@ltf-sas.com or lorenzo.brino@ltf-sas.com 25/04.Negotiated procedure, deadline 19th July, 2004 for assistance to the client for the reference draft design for the international section of the base tunnel between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France and Bruzolo, Italy. The reference draft design is an intermediate stage between the conceptual design and the detail design. There are seven contracts. Contract 0 is for general coordination. Contract A1 deals with operation and maintenance, contract A2 with safety, contract B1 with civil engineering, contract B2 with geology, contract B3 with railway and non-railway equipment and contract B4 with environment. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=094328-2004, OJ S 112, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambery, fax +33 479685683. E-mail vincenzo.degregorio@ltf-sas.com or geraldine.berthier@ltf-sas.com 25/04.Negotiated procedure, deadline 28th June, 2004 for making compatible urbanism documents (land use plan, development plan, maps, etc.) between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and the Italian border as part of the public inquiry. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=094345-2004, OJ S 112, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambery, fax +33 479685683. E-mail vincenzo.degregorio@ltf-sas.com, jacques-ricard@ltf-sas.com, geraldine.berthier@ltf-sas.com or nicole.delbe@ltf-sas.com 25/04.Information meetings will be held in Paris on 17th June and in Rome on 18th June. Visit www.ltf-sas.com/fr/couponreponseapr.pdf for registration to these meetings. 25/04.Qualification procedure for safety studies as part of the reference draft design for the international section of the base tunnel between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France and Bruzolo, Italy. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=095916-2004, OJ S 114, or contact LTF, Chambery, fax +33 479685683. E-mail vincenzo.degregorio@ltf-sas.com, stephane.bouquier@ltf-sas.com, geraldine.berthier@ltf-sas.com or nicole.delbe@ltf-sas.com 26/04.Negotiated procedure, deadline 15th September, 2004 for compliance control of the reference draft design of the French-Italian section between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Bruzolo. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=107876-2004, OJ S 127, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambery, fax +33 479685683. E-mail vincenzo.degregorio@ltf-sas.com, lorenzo.brino@ltf-sas.com, geraldine.berthier@ltf-sas.com or nicole.delbe@ltf-sas.com 29/04.Negotiated procedure, deadline 1st September, 2004 for construction by means of a TBM of the 7 km Venaus exploratory tunnel with a cover of 2 km, with option for three more kilometres with a cover of 2.5 km. This is a re-tender as the previous tender process has been declared void. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=129218-2004, OJ S 149, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambery, fax +33 479685683. 35/04.The construction of the 6 m-diameter Venaus investigatory tunnel under the Ambin massif near Susa has been commissioned to a JV headed by CMC and including Strabag, Bentini Costruzioni, Cogeis and Geotecna for EUR84.3 million. The contract awarded by Lyon Turin Ferroviaire (LTF) is for a 7 km tunnel, with option for a further 3 km. Cover above the tunnel of approximately 2,000 m (2,500 m for the optional three kilometres). A hard rock Gripper TBM will be used. Work to commence next spring to last three years. Visit www.ltf-sas.com, www.cmcra.it, www.strabag.at and www.cogeis.it 07/05.Geodata, SNCF Ingenierie and Systra secured a contract estimated at EUR2.9 million for project construction management for the Venaus exploratory tunnel and the follow-up of measurements and tests. This is a 7 km-long 6 m-diameter Venaus exploratory tunnel, with option for three more kilometres. Visit www.geodata.it and www.systra.com 21/05.Socotec secured a EUR1.4 million contract for the compliance control of the reference draft design of the French-Italian section between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Bruzolo. Visit www.socotec.fr 42/05.Geos and D'Appolonia secured a EUR509,000 contract for safety studies as part of the reference draft design for the international section of the base tunnel between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France and Bruzolo, Italy. Visit www.geos.tm.fr and www.dappolonia.it 43/05.Negotiated procedure, deadline 14th June, 2006 for geological surveying, measurements and mapping in several areas of the international section of the Lyon-Turin base tunnel. Read E-News Weekly 2/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=110595-2006, OJ S 103, or contact LTF, Chambery, fax +33 479685683. E-mail geraldine.decarre@ltf-sas.com 24/06.Negotiated procedure, deadline 22nd September, 2006 for environmental impact study on the Italian part of the Lyon-Turin base tunnel from the border to the portal of the Gravio tunnel in Borgone. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=162449-2006, OJ S 150, or contact Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambery, fax +33 479685683. E-mail delphine.croizer@ltf-sas.com 33-34/06.A consortium of Golder EEIG, AI Engineering, TEMI, and TEI has been contracted to undertake the environmental impact study on the Italian part of the Lyon-Turin base tunnel from the border to the portal of the Gravio tunnel in Borgone. The contract is estimated at EUR950,000. Visit www.golder.it, www.temiambiente.it and www.tei.it 11/07.Negotiated call for tenders, deadline 10th September, 2007 for engineering services for the approx. 80 km international cross-border section between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in France and Susa valley in Italy. The 53 km base tunnel is the major challenge on that section. The studies deal with operation and maintenance (lot 1), safety (lot 2), civil engineering, geology and environment (lot 3), railway technology and other equipment (lot 4), construction follow-up (lot 5), specialised consultancy (lot 6), economic and socio-economic studies (lot 7), geodesy and topography (lot 8), soil and rock exploration and surface exploration (lot 10). Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=194966-2007, OJ S 156, or contact LTF, Chambery, fax +33 479685683. E-mail michel.bogacz@ltf-sas.com 34/07.Negotiated procedure, deadline 01.12.2008, for contract to review project studies for the joint working party of the Lyon-Turin railway. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=285629-2008, OJ S 214, or contact Stéphanie Nicoud at Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, Chambery, fax +33 4 79 68 56 83, e-mail stephanie.nicoud@ltf-sas.com 45/08.