Proposal to negotiate, without competitive tendering, the renewal of an existing contract for the repair, reconditioning or replacement of klystrons

This document concerns the repair and reconditioning of pulsed klystrons being used in both the LEP Injector Linac and the CLIC Test Facilities or their replacement by klystrons with identical performance specification in cases where neither of these actions is economically or technically viable. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation, without competitive tendering, of the renewal of a contract with THOMSON (FR) for the repair and reconditioning or the replacement of pulsed klystrons being used in both the LEP Injector Linac and the CLIC test facilities for an estimated total amount not exceeding 1 000 000 Swiss francs. This contract is expected to run for a period of five years to cover the expected lifetime of the installation concerned. The firm has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: FR?100%.