Proposal for the award of a contract for the supply of hollow copper conductors for LHC resistive dipole magnets

This document concerns the award of a contract for the supply of 82 160 kg of hollow copper conductors for the MBW and MBXW resistive dipole magnets for the LHC. Following a market survey (MS-2620/SL/LHC) carried out among 30 firms in thirteen Member States and one firm in Japan, a call for tenders (IT-2910/SL/LHC) was sent on 16 November 2000 to three firms in two Member States. By the closing date, CERN had received one tender. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a contract with the firm OUTOKUMPU PORICOPPER (FI), the only bidder, for the supply of 82 160 kg of hollow copper conductors for the MBW and MBXW resistive dipole magnets for a total amount of 1 108 074 Swiss francs, subject to copper price adjustment at the time of placing the contract and subject to revision for contractual deliveries after 31 December 2001, with an option for the supply of up to 10% additional hollow copper conductors for an additional amount of 110 807 Swiss francs, subject to copper price adjustment and to the above-mentioned revision, bringing the total amount to a maximum of 1 218 881 Swiss francs, subject to copper price adjustment and to the above-mentioned revision. The firm has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: FI-100%.