The following six contractors have asked to be prequalified to build Norway's fourth longest road tunnel, the single-tube 12.4km Roldal tunnel on the E134, which is one of the main connections between east and west:

• AF Gruppen Norge AS
• The Joint Venture Bertelsen & Garpestad AS and Metrostav Norge AS
• Haehre Entreprenør AS
• The Joint Venture Implenia Norge AS and TT Anlegg AS
• Itinerary SPA.
• The Joint Venture Leonhard Nilsen & Sonner AS and Obrascon Huarte Lain, SA

The project will now go through the documents from the tenderers to see if they meet the qualification requirements. There is then an evaluation and ranking based on the documentation they have provided, before three to five of the contractors who are the best qualified go on to the next phase. 

The contract includes the design and construction of 1.7 km of new road at Liamyrane by Roldal, 1.2 km of new road in Seljestad, as well as a pedestrian and cycle path of approx. 0.7 km, a new tunnel between Liamyrane and Seljestad of approximately 12.4 km replacing the existing Roldal and Seljestad tunnels,  various constructions in connection with the road system.

The competition and negotiations will gradually start in the autumn. In line with the overall goal of striving for emission-free construction sites, one of the guidelines in the project description is that the contractor must use a significant amount of electric machinery in its operations. With good access to a developed power grid in the vicinity, conditions are favourable for electrical construction operations. 

The contract is planned to be signed during the spring of 2025, with construction starting in the summer of 2025. Road opening is planned to take place in 2031.

For further information click no/80 and no/194 for tunnelbuilder archive and visit https://www.vegvesen.no. 29/24.