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30.06. 2009 Prevention of unauthorised entry into tunnelling sites has never been more important to protect both personnel and equipment as well as the general public from site hazards. The compact I-on16 system from the Scantronic brand of Cooper Security has been introduced for just this purpose. Click here 27/09 GIA wins in small section Slovakian tunnel
30.06. 2009 A complete line-up of GIA tunnelling equipment comprising two locomotives, four shuttle cars, and a crawler-mounted 9HR/B Haggloader were used by Skanska BS AB for excavation of a 4.2 km-long Slovakian tunnel with a cross section area of just 11.5 m². Belchen Tunnel Improves Safety
23.06. 2009 The Federal Roads Authority (ASTRA) in Switzerland are investing 68 Million euro to refurbish and improve the Belchen Tunnel. The Belchen tunnel is situated on the A2 Basel-Mittelland motorway and was originally built in 1970. The proposed 4 year work program to bring the tunnel in line with current safety regulations, will see the upgrading and renewal of the ventilation systems as well as Early breakthrough at Gotthard base tunnel
23.06. 2009  The TBM Gabi I started driving southwards from Erstfeld on 0.12.2007. Some eighteen months later, and half a year earlier than planned, it reached its destination at Amsteg after 7.2 km. Breakthrough of the tunnel was achieved on 16.06.2009 with great accuracy: the deviation of 4 mm horizontally and 8 mm vertically was minimal. The machine will now be dismantled and transported away. By
Zurich western bypass open to traffic
23.06. 2009 The A3 western bypass in Zurich, including the Uetliberg Tunnel (2 x 4,430 m) and the Aescher tunnel (2,176 m, 2,142 m), opened to traffic on 04.05.2009. The Knonaueramt, the final section of the western bypass which includes the Islisberg tunnel (2 x 4,955 m), will open on 13.11.2009. Click ch/24 and visit www.uetlibergtunnel.ch. 26/09 Monte Grosso and Vispa tunnels open in Savona province
23.06. 2009 The third lot of the ex SS 29 Colle di Cadibona bypass from km 133 to km 138.150, including the Big Mountain (1,480 m) and Vispa (480 m) tunnels, opens today, 22.06.2009, at a cost of EUR39.69 million. The SS 29 was recently reclassified as a road of national interest. Click it/87. Visit www.coestra.it and www.geodata.it. 26/09. Thermo Fisher Scientific – Laboratory Informatics Symposium 2009 – Mining Industry in Brazil
19.06. 2009 Dates: 18-19 August 2009 Place: Caesar Business Belo Horizonte in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Thermo Fisher Scientific will host it’s 2009 Laboratory Informatics Symposium (LIS) in Brazil. The symposium will focus on the specific data management requirements of the mining industry and will include presentations from leading mining services organization Sao Paolo-based Interfusao. Workers trapped in Tunnel collapse in China
18.06. 2009 SANYA, Hainan, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Eight workers who were trapped when a tunnel collapsed Thursday in south China's Hainan Province were rescued after 64 hours on Sunday afternoon. They walked out of the tunnel with the support of rescuers at around 3:55 p.m. and were taken to hospital for medical examination. Modern tunnel guidance system
18.06. 2009 PPS guidance systems are designed specifically for TBMs and roadheaders, giving the operator all of the necessary information to keep his machine on course and to return it to the design centreline when necessary. All hardware and software has been chosen to cope with the harshest tunnelling environment, and developed with experience over the years. Graphical presentation is operator friendly, Normet: Best year ever in 2008
18.06. 2009 For Normet Group, one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of mining and tunnelling machinery, 2008 was the best year in its history. Its turnover reached 107 million euros, representing a growth of 38% and an increase in the value of the orders of 43% compared to 2007. With 83% of sales outside Europe, the company's reorganisation in 2007 proved to be a success. The number of employees Bid Dates
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Cork - ie/21 Highway 30.06. 2009 Prior information notice of intention to advertise five-year mechanical and electrical maintenance contract for Jack Lynch tunnel, value EUR600,000+. Award procedures start 01.09.2009. Further information from John Kelly at Cork City Council roads maintenance, tel +353 2149246-58, fax -59, e-mail john_kelly@corkcity.ie http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=166580-2009 27/09.. Norway
More & Romsdal - no/119 Road 12.08. 2009 Invitation to tender using dynamic purchasing system, deadline 12.08.2009, for contract 02 of the Royr-Hellesylt-Streketnl-Forl rock fall protection and renovation, including renovation of existing 740 m Streke tunnel and 1,210 m extension to Streke tunnel to south, and construction of culverts, building, roads and avalanche protection. Contract start 23.09.2009 for completion 17.06.2011. More from Kristen Leganger at Statens vegvesen Region midt in Alesund, tel +47 91649431, fax +47 70175044, e-mail kristen.leganger@vegvesen.no to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Specs .. Austria
Linz - at/36 Tramway 16.07. 2009 Invitation to tender by negotiated procedure, deadline 16.07.2009, for supply, installation and commissioning of ventilation equipment for tunnel section of the Harter Plateau tramway line. Contract duration 01.01.2010 - 31.12.2011. For more contact Managementservice Linz GmbH, Linz, Ing.Markus Schopper, tel +43 7323400-8552, fax -158552, e-mail m.schopper@linzag.at. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=173897-2009 27/09... United Kingdom
Scotland - uk/63 Sewer and Aqueduct 17.07. 2009 Negotiated procedure, deadline 17.07.2009, for the establishment of a framework agreement for the design of improvement works including new assets, renewals, modification, maintenance, inspection services, refurbishment and extensions, to existing water and wastewater assets across Scotland. Duration of the framework agreement four years. Lot 3 (EUR29,394,672) and Lot 4 (EUR1,469,711) are about water and wastewater infrastructure design services. Contact Scottish Water, Castle House, 6 Castle Drive, Carnegie Campus. Capital Programme Procurement, attn James McCann, Tony Gerstel, Dunfermline .. Belgium
Liege - be/24 Highways 16.07. 2009 Closing date 16.07.2009 Open invitation to tender, deadline 16.07.2009, for control services and risk analysis in order to meet European safety standards in the Cointe (1,511 m, 1,639 m) and Kinkempois (376 m, 635 m) tunnels on highway A602. Contract duration 3 years. Contact RW-SpW-DGO1-DGTR, Mr Jacques Duvivier, Daussoulx, tel +32 812195-06, fax -33, e-mail jacques.duvivier@spw.wallonie.be http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-deliver&language=en&docid=168022-2009. 27/09. .. Norway
Nordland - no/120 Road 14.08. 2009 Closing date 14.08.2009 Open invitation to tender, deadline 14.08.2009, for architectural, engineering and planning services for 1.55 km of new E6 Ornes-Stormyra road, of which tunnel is 1.05 km, portals 150 m, and road 350 m. More from Ingvar Overeng at Statens vegvesen, Region nord in Narvik, tel +47 75586561, e-mail ingvar.overeng@vegvesen.no 27/09 .. United Kingdom
London - uk/54 Sewage 24.07. 2009 Invitation to tender by negotiated procedure, deadline 24.07.2009, for Lee Tunnel Insurance Programme. This notice advertises the procurement of non-life insurance cover relating to activities including but not limited to the development, enabling, fabrication, construction, tunnelling, erection, installation, testing, commissioning, fitting out, trial running and maintenance of the Lee Tunnel Project. Contact Heath Lambert Group, attn: Philip Watts, 133 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AH, UK, e-mail LeeTunnel@heathlambert.com. .. Spain
Catalonia - es/146 Railway 12.08. 2009 Open invitation to tender, deadline 12.08.2009, for GSM-R (Global System Mobile-Railways) installation on local railways of Adif in Barcelona. The project involves about 500 line km, of which 57 km is in tunnel. Contract value EUR 18 million, duration 32 months. Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 31.07.2009. Contact Seitt, Madrid, attn: Jose Manuel Dorrego Iglesias, tel +34 9159166-29, fax -30, e-mail jmdorrego@seitt.es. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=166237-2009 26/09... Italy
Naples - it/123 Railway 1.09. 2009 Open invitation to tender, deadline 01.09.2009, for security and safety management during construction of MetroCampania NordEst railway section Secondigliano - Di Vittorio with one station, PK 2 + 057,94 and 3 + 346,00. Contract value EUR1.2 million, duration 16 months. Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 24.07.09. Contact Metrocampania Nordest, Naples, Arch. Mottola Vincenzo, tel +39 08178972-45, fax -94, e-mail seg.investimenti@metrocampanianordest.it. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=165207-2009 26/09... France
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur - fr/83 Hydroelectric 23.06. 2009 Invitation to tender by negotiated procedure, deadline 20.07.2009, for repair of Bancariron conveying tunnel in Tinee Valley, in the Alpes-Maritimes department. Contract duration 2010-2011, with 2012 optional. Contact EDF, Chambery, Mr Vincent Meunier, tel +33 47926-4936, fax -6802, e-mail vincent.meunier@edf.fr. Offers to Mr M. Pierre Carle, EDF, Centre d'Ingénierie Hydraulique, “Le Goéland", Marseille. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=160385-2009. 26/09... Austria
Brenner - at/16 Tunnel 4.08. 2009 Open invitation to tender, deadline 04.08.2009, for the management and geological documentation of Innsbruck - Ahrental running tunnel, part of Brenner base tunnel. Specs and docs from Dr Johann Hager at BBT SE in Innsbruck, tel +43 512403-0, fax -0110, e-mail ava@bbt-se.com to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=161594-2009. 26/09... Italy
Campania, Basilicata and Calabria - it/46 Motorway 1.09. 2009 Open invitation to tender, deadline 01.09.2009, for maintenance of A3 Salerno Reggio-Calabria tunnels, between km 148 +442 and 286 +000. Contract value EUR1 million, duration contract one year. Tenders to Anas SpA, Office for Highway Sa-Rc, Contrada Ligiuri, Cosenza, tel +39 (0) 984 308311, fax +39 (0) 984 36500. Contract Code: 30 -2009 T, Gara No 31 -2009. Visit www.stradeanas.it. 26/09... |
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