A consortium led by Stone & Webster has signed a $10 million contract for the engineering and design for the Konaktepe dam and hydroelectric power plant on the Munzur river near Ovacik in the Tunceli province, east central Turkey. This is the first of two phases of the project. The consortium will then negotiate the construction phase, estimated at $300-$400 million, which includes a 15 km power tunnel. The other members of the consortium are ATA Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., a Turkish construction firm responsible for the dam and civil construction, Strabag of Austria for the tunnel and surge chamber, Soyak Uluslarasi Insaat ve Yatrim A.S., a Turkish construction firm who will assist Strabag with the tunnel and surge chamber, and VA Tech Hydro GmbH & Co., an Austrian electrical and mechanical equipment supplier, who will supply the hydro-mechanical and electrical equipment.Visit www.shawgrp.com 13/02.Strabag, member of the Stone and Webster-led Konaktepe consortium including ATA Insaat, Soyak, and VA Tech has awarded consulting services including geophysical surveys, geological and geotechnical modelling for the 14 km-long Konaktepe power tunnel to iC consulenten based in Salzburg, Austria. The project is located in Tunceli province, some 800 km east of Ankara. The power tunnel will have an inner diameter of about 6 m and will be TBM-driven. Site works commenced on 6th June, 2002. More from Dr. Johannes Kleberger, j.kleberger@ic-salzburg.at. Also visit www.ic-vienna.at 26/02.