Gotthard Base Tunnel – Switzerland
From RFQ (2005) – winning the deal (2006) – fighting the deal (legal objection, administrative court 2007) – contract negotiations with customer and subcontractors – project start (2008) – consortia board member – integration tests – handover (2016) – warranty period (8 years)
… other tunnels and large projects
Euro Tunnel, Ceneri Base Tunnel, Femern Belt Tunnel, CrossLink London, Stuttgart 21, Societe de Grand Paris, HS1 and HS2 in the UK, Brenner Base Tunnel, …
… and expertise
as the Global Head of the Rail/Tunnel Competence Center
@Alcatel-Lucent
the key lessons learnt from the Gotthard Base Tunnel project – speech held at the World Tunnel Congress in Geneva, 2013