Proposal for the award of a contract for the supply of the MQY-type superconducting quadrupole magnets for the LHC insertions

This document concerns the award of a contract for the supply of the 22 twin-aperture MQY-type superconducting quadrupole magnets for the LHC insertions. Following a market survey (MS-2455/LHC/LHC) carried out among 21 firms in ten Member States and one firm in Japan, a call for tenders (IT-2750/LHC/LHC) was sent on 25 May 2000 to six firms and one consortium consisting of two firms in five Member States. By the closing date, CERN had received four tenders. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a contract with the firm ACCEL INSTRUMENTS (DE), the lowest bidder, for the supply of the 22 MQY-type superconducting quadrupole magnets for the LHC insertions for a total amount of 4 372 950 Deutschmarks (3 488 603 Swiss francs), subject to revision for contractual deliveries after 31 December 2002, with an option for the supply of up to 5 additional MQY-type superconducting quadrupole magnets, for a total amount of 993 850 Deutschmarks (792 863 Swiss francs), subject to revision for contractual deliveries after 31 December 2002, bringing the total amount to a maximum of 5 366 800 Deutschmarks (4 281 466 Swiss francs), subject to revision for contractual deliveries after 31 December 2002. The above amounts in Swiss francs have been calculated using the rate of exchange stipulated in the tender. The firm ACCEL INSTRUMENTS (DE) has declared the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: DE-83%, IT-14% and CH-3%.