Electricite de France (EDF) seeks bids for construction of intake works of the 94-MW Gavet hydroelectric project on the Romanche River in eastern France. Bids are due July 1, 2009.
EDF issued advance notice in 2008 that it planned to seek bids for construction of Gavet. (HydroWorld 5/30/08) EDF said in 2005 that Gavet, proposed for Isere Department, was part of a five-year investment plan. (HydroWorld 11/23/05)
The utility said the project would include a diversion dam, 10-kilometer underground conduit, and an underground power plant with two 47-MW units utilizing flows of 41 cms and a head of 270 meters. Construction is expected to occur between 2010 and 2014.
EDF called for bids to construct a water intake at Livet to divert water from the Romanche at a rate of 41 cms. Other work includes an access road, temporary dewatering works, preparation of the gallery for arrival of the tunnel-boring machine and connection to the underground gallery, fish passage, and bank protection.
Bid documents may be obtained from the address below. Bids, in French, are due by 4 p.m. July 1.
For information, contact Elsa Vettori, Electricite de France, EDF – CIH - Service Technique Genie Civil, Savoie Technolac, F-73373 Le Bourget du Lac, France; (33) 479-606143; E-mail: elsa.vettori@edf.fr; Internet: www.edf.fr.
