Award to Geocontrol of $120,000, six-month contract for geological investigation for underground railway line. Visit www.boe.es 15/01. East-west metrotren project defined by the Ministry of Development will include two parallel tunnels, 3 km-long, 6-7 m-wide, 20 m-deep, from Barrio de Moreda to La Guí­a. Geological studies by Geocontrol. Cost is US$132.3 million. 47/01. Open call for bids, deadline 10th February, 2003 for construction of the infrastructure and track of the cross city tunnel in Gijí³n. There will be a 3,538 m-long double-track tunnel running from the existing station in El Humedal to the Viesques roundabout. Inner diameter 9.6 m. Depth of -20 m.There will also be three stations in Begoí±a, El Bibio and Viesques. The Begoí±a station will consist of two big caverns: the station cavern, 162 m in length with a 20.3 x 16.8 m outer vaulted section, and the ticketing hall cavern, 65 m in length, featuring a 18.5 x 20.3 m outer vaulted section. This station will be mined. The El Bibio and Viesques stations are rectangular in shape, 165 m-long x 19 m-wide. They will be built using the cut-and-cover method at a depth of 34 and 30 m respectively.Other works require include a 300 m exploratory tunnel and two launch shafts in Begoí±a. The tunnel will be TBM-driven using a shield machine with a cutting head for rock and looser ground able to work in open and closed mode.Time frame for construction is 40 months. Tender value €116.6 million. Project planning and engineering by Ineco. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=195159-2002, OJ S 245, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979942 or 8470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es. Read E-News Weekly # 50. 52/02. Open call for bids, deadline 17th February, 2003 for engineering services for work control and construction management of the 3.5 km cross-city tunnel. Tender value: €3.3 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=007449-2003, OJ S 10, or contact Ministry of development, Madrid, fax +34 915979942 or 8470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es 04/03. The Ministry of development has already received eight bids for the 3.53 km penetration tunnel of the metrotrain from El Humedal to Viesques budgeted at €116.5 million with a time frame for construction of 40 months. The bidders are Corsí¡n-Corviam / Comsa; FCC / Convensa; Aldesa / Paraí±o / Tableros y Puentes / Dicaminos; Dragados / Tecsa; OHL / Coprosa / Agrupacií³n Guinovart & Obras y Servicios Hispania; ACS / Ví­as y Construcciones / Obras Subterrí¡neas; Sacyr / Constructora Hispí¡nica / Cavosa; and Necso, the only contractor to bid alone. 08/03. Necso has clinched a €91.3 million contract to build the 3,538 m-long 9.6 m-diameter double-track cross city tunnel running from El Humedal to Viesques. The job also includes three underground stations, a 300 m exploratory tunnel and two shafts. TBM-driven tunnel using a shield machine with a cutting head for rock and looser ground able to work in open and closed modes. Necso is currently in talks with TBM makers. Visit www.necso.es 17/03. Necso has placed an order with Herrenknecht for the supply of an EPB TBM to excavate a 3,538 m-long railway tunnel running from the existing station in El Humedal to Viesques with stations in Begoí±a, El Bibio and Viesques. The first station will be mined while the other two will be built in cut-and-cover. The 85 m-long machine (with backup) weighs 1,500 tons and will be equipped with a 10.56 m-diameter cutting head. The installed power will be 5,000 kW and the cutterhead power 3,600 kW. The nominal torque will be 26,026 kNm at 0.89 rev/min. The nominal thrust will be 17,500 kN. The cutting head will be equipped with 192 scrappers, 37 cutters and one copy cutter. There will be a segment erector and the excavated material will be mucked out using a conveyor belt. Visit www.herrenknecht.com. 21/03.Necso has started on shaft construction for the 3.5 km-long x 9.6 m-diameter leg of the Metrotren project from El Humedal to Viesques which will be driven by a new Herrenknecht EPB. Visit www.necso.com 34/03.Open invitation to tender, deadline 19th February, 2004 for consulting and assistance during auscultation of the city rail tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=011774-2004, OJ S 14, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 8470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es. Read E-News Weekly 5/2004. 05/04.Ineco, Geocisa and Geoconsult Espaí±a have won a EUR1.5 million contract for auscultation during excavation of the city rail tunnel. Visit www.ineco.es, www.geocisa.com and www.geoconsult.es 27/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 21st September, 2005 for conceptual design of the tunnel extension to Cabuenes of the metro train line. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=156146-2005, OJ S 156, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 20/2005. 36/05.Ineco signed a EUR362,000 contract for the conceptual design of the tunnel extension to Cabuenes of the metro train line in Gijon. Read E-News Weekly 20/2005. Visit www.ineco.es 50-51/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 20th June, 2007 for design of the 2.6 km extension of the metro train to Cabueí±es. An EPB TBM instead of the cut and cover method will be used to bore the new tunnel from La Guia to Cabueí±es. Planners estimate mechanised tunnelling is more economical, has less impact on the environment and will reduce the construction time. The gradient ranges from 5% to 25%. Geology consists of medium to poor ground, probably with fractured zones (dolomites, limestone, dolomitic limestone, lutites and marly siltstone) and Quaternary soils (clay, alluvium). A mined or cut-and-cover tunnel will connect the existing TBM-built tunnel with its future extension. Read E-News Weekly 1/2007, 25/2006, 9/2006, 20/2005, 42/2004 & 36/2004. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=104362-2007, OJ S 85, or contact the Ministry of Development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 19/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 18th June, 2007 to design the Universidad Laboral and Cabueí±es Hospital stations, to be built in cut and cover. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=102167-2007, OJ S 83, or contact the Ministry of Development, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail vrpascual@fomento.es or cpublic@fomento.es 19/07.AEPO signed a EUR855,000 design contract for the 2.6 km extension of the metro train to Cabueí±es. An EPB TBM will be used to bore the new tunnel. Visit www.aepo.es 33/07.KV Consultores pocketed a EUR1.3 million contract to design the stations on the metro train extension to Cabueí±es (Plaza de Europa, El Bibio, Universidad Laboral, Cabueí±es and Viesques, the latter being a technical and service station only). Visit www.kvconsultores.es 33/07.