Open tendering, deadline 31st January, 2002, for consultancy and assistance for the new railway access to the Bilbao harbour including a 3,860 m tunnel under Mount Serantes between the Ortuella station and the new freight station. Budget of €931,600. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int, document S 247-170298 or contact the Ministry of Development, Madrid. 02/02.Award to a jv of TRN Ingeniería y Planificacií³n de Infraestructuras and Geocontrol of the design of the new freight access to the port of Bilbao, which includes the Serantes tunnel. Contract value of €744,540. The tunnel will cost between €53.5-€54.4 million and will link the north part of the freight station and Ortuella. Visit www.geocontrol.es 15/02.Open invitation to tender, deadline 26th July, 2004 for construction management and work control of section Ortuella-new freight station in the Bilbao harbour. This section includes the 3.8 km Serantes tunnel. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=102368-2004, OJ S 121, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 8470. E-mail vrpascual@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 28/04.The construction of section Ortuella-new freight station in the Bilbao harbour has been awarded to FCC and Construcciones Olabarri for EUR47.3 million and a time frame of 36 months. This 4.8 km section includes the Serantes tunnel, which alignment will be modified in its last section near Ortuella. The tunnel will be slightly shorter than planned to connect with the south railway bypass in Abra industrial park. This alteration scraps the connection with suburban line C-2 operated by Renfe, as previously planned. The initial plans included a route until Ortuella station. The revised design will end 150 m before, thus shortening the 4 km tunnel, whereof 3,650 m will be mined under mount Serantes while the remainder will be built in cut and cover. The freight trains will exit at the surface shortly after El Cerro, in Nocedal, to travel 70 m until Abra industrial park. To avoid nuisance and noise, this short stretch will run in cut and cover. At the end of the alignment, the line will connect with the south railway bypass, possibly below ground. Trains from the harbour will therefore avoid the Ortuella and Trapagaran city centres. The section is a dual-track infrastructure. Work to commence in Santurtzi in 2005. The tunnel will be ready in 2008. Visit www.fcc.es 39/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 7th December, 2004 for design of the south freight railway bypass in Bilbao. The aim of the project is to design and build a new line for freight only, capable of carrying all type of freight outside of the metropolitan area without crossing urban districts. Currently, all the freight leaving the harbour is transported through nine districts (Santurtzi, Ortuella, Portugalete, Trapaga, Sestao, Barakaldo, Lutxana, Olabeaga and Bilbao). The 18.6 km route through mounts and hills would require the construction of 15 tunnels between Ortuella and Basauri. The total length in tunnel is 14.8 km, the longest tunnel spans 6 km. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=175835-2004, OJ S 205, or contact Basque government, Vitoria-Gasteiz, fax +34 945019785 or 945019018. E-mail ap-trans@ej-gv.es or jm-castejon@ej-gv.es 47/04.Idom and Geoconsult Espaí±a secured a EUR1.5 million contract for construction management and work control of section Ortuella-new freight station in the Bilbao harbour. This section includes the 3.8 km Serantes tunnel. Visit www.idom.es and www.geoconsult.es 48/04.Sener secured a EUR1.04 million contract for the design of the south freight railway bypass in Bilbao. The 18.6 km route through mounts and hills would require the construction of 15 tunnels between Ortuella and Basauri. The total length in tunnel is 14.8 km, the longest tunnel spans 6 km. Visit www.sener.es 22/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 27th October, 2005 for conceptual design of the south freight railway bypass in Bilbao. Altogether, the 18.6 km line would require 15 tunnels (14.8 km) between Ortuella and Basauri. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=182755-2005, OJ S 185, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915979342 or 915978470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es 40/05.APIA XXI secured a EUR862,000 contract for the conceptual design of the south freight railway bypass in Bilbao. Altogether, the 18.6 km line would require 15 tunnels (14.8 km) between Ortuella and Basauri. Visit www.apiaxxi.es 04/06.
