Contract awarded to Veidekke for first of two planned single-track T-Bane tunnels designed by Norconsult involving 420 m in open cut alongside Ulleval football stadium, 1.23 km rock tunnel, and 169 m open cut at Nydalen. Atlas Copco Craelius will supply containerised grouting rig with 3 x 45 kW pumps to inject 1,300 t of grout into 65,000 m of holes in rock tunnel to seal water. Some 6,440 rockbolts will be required together with 2,140 cu m of shotcrete. Visit www.atlascopco.com Sept 2000. Open invitation to tender, deadline 26th March, 2001, for engineering design of 1.7 km-long metro extension for Oslo Kommune, fax +47 225 81150. Published in European Gazette 7th February, 2001 and http://ted.eur-op.eu.int 10/01. Negotiated procedure, deadline 7th June, 2002 for construction of a 1.2 km rock tunnel from Trondheimsveien to Carl Berners Square and other works. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/ojs/en/frame.htm, OJ S 87-68745 or contact Oslo Kommune, Oslo, fax +47 22023733. E-mail ingeranne.bakkeland@samf.oslo.kommune.no 20/02. The City of Oslo has awarded to Veidekke Entreprení¸r AS the contract for the substructure for stage 2 of the new ring line for the Oslo metro. The contract price is approximately NOK245 million. The contract includes engineering and construction work from the new Storo metro station to Carl Berners Plass, where the new line will link up with the existing network. The total length is 1.7 km. The work includes a new metro station at Sinsen and a 1.2 km-long tunnel from there to Carl Berners Plass. Construction to start on 1st June, 2003 for completion by 15th June, 2005. Visit www.veidekke.no 16/03. Veidekke will build a 1.2 km rock tunnel from Trondheimsveien to Carl Berners Square on Line 5. Visit www.veidekke.no 28/03. Restricted procedure, deadline 25th July, 2003 for consultancy assistance in connection with the construction of section Storo-Carl Berners Plass, including updated general plans; work follow-up and control for electromechanical equipment, telecommunication, signal/safety, and superstructure; engineering design follow-up for the substructure. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=119071-2003, OJ S 132, or contact City of Oslo, fax +47 22023733. E-mail torgeir.solbrekken@sam.oslo.kommune.no or visit www.samferdselsetaten.oslo.kommune.no 30/03.Negotiated procedure, deadline 28th July, 2003 for provision of 11 reversible impulse fans to equip the Ulleví¥l-Storo section with an option for 5-8 fans for section Storo-Carl Berners Plass. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=119072-2003, OJ S 132, or contact City of Oslo, fax +47 22023733. E-mail torgeir.solbrekken@sam.oslo.kommune.no or visit www.samferdselsetaten.oslo.kommune.no 30/03.Veidekke is mobilizing to start drill/blast tunnel construction starts in September, 2003 on the US$34 million, 1.2 km-long Metro Line 5 extension from Trondheimsveien to Carl Berners Square. Visit www.veidekke.no 34/03.Negotiated procedure, deadline 24th May, 2004 for equipment of Sinsen-Carl Berners Square tunnel, Sinsen station and fire cable connection between Toyen station, Sinsen and Storo as part of Stage II of the Storo-Carl Berners Square section. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=073792-2004, OJ S 90, or contact City of Oslo, fax +47 23124311. E-mail ingeranne.bakkeland@sam.oslo.kommune.no 21/04.