Proposal for the award of a contract, without competitive tendering, for the supply of superconducting cable for the outer-layer coils of the main dipoles and for the coils of the main quadrupoles for the LHC

This document concerns the award of a contract, without competitive tendering, for the supply of superconducting cable for the outer-layer coils of the main dipoles and for the coils of the main quadrupoles for the LHC, which is hereafter referred to as Cable 2. For the reasons set out in this document, the Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a contract with OUTOKUMPU (FI) for the supply of 575 km of Cable 2, corresponding to 12.5% of the total estimated quantity of Cable 2 needed, for a total amount of 14 320 113 euros (21 763 750 Swiss francs), not subject to revision until January 2002 , with an option for up to 86 km extra cable, for an additional amount of 2 141 790 euros (3 255 099 Swiss francs), not subject to revision until January 2002, bringing the total amount to 16 461 903 euros (25 018 849 Swiss francs), not subject to revision until January 2002. The rate of exchange which has been used is that stipulated in the tender. The firm has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: FI - 85%, CH - 12% and SE - 3%.