Iaşi municipality has launched the pre-information notice on the modernisation of the tram network at a cost of RON 66 Million (EUR 14.9 Million). Assignment procedures will begin on August 24, 2012 and the project will take 25 months to complete from the assignment. The project is part of the Regional Operating Programme 2007-2013, priority [...]
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Saudi Arabian authorities have launched a tender process to develop a new metro transit system in the capital Riyadh. “Global consortia” were invited to bid to provide infrastructure including rolling stock and telecommunications, as well as tunnelling, civil, mechanical and electrical works. Suppliers have until 20 June 2012 to submit their applications for pre-qualification to [...]
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Denmark has approved the first light-rail line in Aarhus. Post the approval, the Aarhus Letbane joint venture of the Aarhus municipality, Danish Ministry of Transport, and the Midtjylland region can now be formally established as the project promoter, and thereafter the tendering process can be launched. Phase I of Line 1 will involve the construction [...]
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Romanian Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has launched the tender for the acquisition of management consultancy services for the project “Support in implementing a general strategy in the transport and infrastructure sector”. The contract is estimated at RON 753.079 (EUR 167.3 Thousand) and the contract will take 23 months to complete from the assignment. The [...]
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London-based multinational company Arup has been selected by Metro de Santiago to design 11 underground stations on lines 3 and 6. The contract awarded to Arup includes the design of stations, tunnelling ventilation and stations, fire engineering, passenger movement analysis, and optimisation of passenger experience. After works on lines 3 and 6 are completed, the [...]
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