Proposal for the award of a contract for the supply of austenitic steel strips for non-magnetic laminations of the LHC superconducting dipole magnets

This document concerns the award of a contract for the supply of 2 400 tonnes of cold-rolled austenitic steel strips for non-magnetic laminations of the cold mass of the LHC superconducting dipole magnets. Following a market survey carried out among 32 firms in fourteen Member States and two firms in Japan, a call for tenders (IT-2617/LHC/LHC) was sent on 3 June 1999 to three firms in two Member States and two firms in Japan. The Council agreed to the Management?s proposal to invite Japanese industry to participate, where appropriate, in calls for tenders for supplies for the LHC Project (CERN/CC/2110). By the closing date, CERN had received four tenders. The Finance Committee is invited to approve the negotiation of a contract with the firm KAWASAKI STEEL (JP), the lowest bidder complying with the technical specification, for the supply of 2 400 tonnes of cold-rolled austenitic steel for non-magnetic laminations of the cold mass of the LHC superconducting dipole magnets for a total amount of 1 277 856 000 Japanese yen, not subject to revision, with an option for the supply of up to 300 additional tonnes of the same steel, for a total amount of 159 732 000 Japanese yen, not subject to revision, bringing the overall total amount to a maximum of 1 437 588 000 Japanese yen, not subject to revision. At the current rate of exchange stipulated in the tender form, this amount corresponds to 18 199 620 Swiss francs. This contract will be financed using money from the Japanese contribution to the LHC machine.