Proposal for the award of a contract for the supply and installation of interconnecting pipework for the cryogenic system of the LHC

This document concerns the award of a contract for the supply and installation of interconnecting pipework for the cryogenic system of of the LHC. Following a market survey (MS-2567/ST/LHC) carried out among 118 firms in nineteen Member States, a call for tenders (IT-2790/LHC/LHC) was sent on 19 April 2000 to 13 firms and three consortia, two consisting of two firms and one consisting of three firms, in ten Member States. By the closing date, CERN had received eight tenders from eight firms in five Member States. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a contract with DEMONT (IT), the lowest bidder complying with the specification, for the supply and installation of interconnecting pipework for the cryogenic system of the LHC for a total amount of 5 931 104 000 Italian lira (4 771 489 Swiss francs), not subject to revision until 31 December 2002, with an option for additional pipework for an amount of 1 375 414 000 Italian lira (1 106 501 Swiss francs), not subject to revision until 31 December 2002, bringing the total amount to 7 306 518 000 Italian lira (5 877 990 Swiss francs), not subject to revision until 31 December 2002. The above amounts in Swiss francs have been calculated using the rate of exchange stipulated in the tender. The firm has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: IT-85%, CZ-5%, SK-4%, FR-3%, PL-3%.