Proposal for the award of a contract for the design, supply and installation at CERN of 12 cryogenic feed boxes for the testing of LHC magnets

This document concerns the award of a contract for the design, supply and installation at CERN of 12 cryogenic feed boxes for the testing of LHC magnets. A call for tenders (IT-2821/LHC/LHC) was sent on 25 February 2000 to 27 firms in eight Member States. By the closing date, CERN had received five tenders. The Finance Committee is invited to approve the negotiation of a contract with the firm AIR LIQUIDE DTA (FR), the lowest bidder complying with the specifications, for the design, supply and installation at CERN of 12 cryogenic feed boxes for the testing of LHC magnets for a total amount of 4 796 393 euros (7 535 100 Swiss francs), not subject to revision. The above amount in Swiss francs has been calculated using the rate of exchange indicated in the tender. The firm AIR LIQUIDE DTA (FR) has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: ES-46%, DE-15% and FR-39%.