The deadline for tenders is scheduled for this month for the DBOT (design build operate transfer) Perthus rail tunnel contract between Perpignan in France and Figueras in Spain. It follows a re-bid due to a collapse in talks between the client and preferred bidder at the beginning of May.
A joint venture between Bouygues and Dragados had previously been selected to build the 8km long, twin-tube high-speed rail tunnel with a US$823M bid.
More details in June’s T&TI
