Proposal for self-financed tolled second crossing of Thames put forward by London First, a business organisation. March 1999.Restricted procedure, deadline 19th April, 2004 to undertake preliminary design and feasibility studies, prepare a detailed design specification and contract documents and then, in the construction phase, act as the client's representative for the refurbishment contract or contracts on the existing 1.2 km Blackwall tunnel northbound. Works will include refurbishing and upgrading the tunnel services, including ventilation, control of mechanical services, tunnel lighting and communications systems, and works to the tunnel structure, including the walkway, lining and road surfacing. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=045743-2004, OJ S 53, or contact Transport for London, London, fax +44 2070279861. E-mail meeramajithia@streetmanagement.org.uk or johnnewham@streetmanagement.org.uk 14/04.Restricted procedure, deadline 3rd March, 2006 for refurbishment work of the A102 Blackwall tunnel northbound tube (1,360 m) in London, including mainly as follows: removal of cladding and replacement with a fireproof lining; lighting; communication; traffic control signals; drainage; fire and incident detection; fire main and hydrants; escape route signing; and PTZ and fixed cameras amongst others. The contract value is estimated at GBP40 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=019592-2006, OJ S 18, or contact Transport for London, London, fax +44 2076543773. E-mail lilianwong@streetmanagement.org.uk. Read E-News Weekly 4/2006. 06/06.Restricted call for tenders, deadline 7th September, 2007 for the 1.4 km Blackwall northbound tunnel refurbishment on motorway A102. This is a re-bid. Read E-News Weekly 33/2007. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=178762-2007, OJ S 144, or contact Transport for London, London, fax +44 2071261002. E-mail lilian.wong@tfl.gov.uk 34/07.Restricted call for tenders, deadline 30th September, 2008 for the 1.4 km Blackwall northbound tunnel refurbishment on motorway A102. This is a second re-bid. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=191658-2008, OJ S 143, or contact Transport for London, London, fax +44 2030542006. E-mail christopher.carroll@tlf.gov.uk 31/08.

Contract, value approx EUR56.3 million, for A102 Blackwall tunnel northbound refurbishment awarded under negotiated procedure to BAM Nuttall Ltd of Maidstone ME17 1AH, Kent, UK. More from Bill Egan at Transport for London, tel +44 8453051234, fax +44 2030542006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=037779-2010. 06/10.

Flakt Woods, in conjunction with the M&E sub contractor VVB Engineering Services Ltd, has been awarded a EUR600,000 contract to supply the fans for the ventilation system for the contract to upgrade the 113 year old northbound bore of the 1364 m Blackwall tunnel in London. The Blackwall Tunnel runs underneath the River Thames, linking Tower Hamlets with Greenwich, and part of the A102 road. Work includes installing new ventilation fans in the tunnel's four shafts as well as new lighting, upgraded CCTV and new communications systems installed throughout the tunnel. The client, Transport for London(TfL) has also begun installing 26 safe areas or niches inside the tunnel, including emergency phones and fire extinguishers.Flakt Woods is providing 16 of their 160JMFTS vertically mounted smoke vent category: 400 degrees C for 2 hour type fans, as well as JM type axial fans.For more click here, here and uk/18. Visit www.flaktwoods.com/it and http://vvb-eng.com/business-sectors/roads-highways/blackwall-tunnel-northbound-refurbishment/. 31/11