Invitation to tender using negotiated procedure, deadline 22.03.2010, for engineering, procurement and construction of 5 km-long pipeline tunnel beneath Sruwaddacon Bay in County Mayo, Western Ireland, and installation of pipeline and auxiliaries for onshore transmission gas from Corrib gas field. Bids limited to contractors with minimum EUR100 million annual turnover. More information, specs and docs from David Fretwell at Shell in Dublin, tel +353 16034820, fax +353 16694101, e-mail David.Fretwell@shell.com to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=071270-2010. 10/10.

Award of EUR65 million contract to BAM/Wayss u Freytag for engineering, procurement and construction of 4.9 km-long, 3.5 m-diameter pipeline tunnel beneath Sruwaddacon Bay in County Mayo, Western Ireland, and installation of 50 cm-diameter gas pipeline, two 25 cm-diameter water lines, and auxiliaries for onshore transmission of gas from Corrib field, 80 km offshore. Contractor will use 4.24 m-diameter slurry shield to install 25 cm-thick steel fibre reinforced segmental lining through quaternary sands, gravel and gneiss. Start shaft underway for TBM launch late-2012 on 15 month-long drive. On completion, annulus between pipes and tunnel will be grouted. More information from David Fretwell at Shell in Dublin, tel +353 16034820, fax +353 16694101, e-mail David.Fretwell@shell.com. Visit www.wf-ingbau.de, www.bam.eu and www.shelltosea.com. 25/12.