Proposal for the award of a contract for the repair work on the endwalls of the UX45 and UX65 caverns

This document concerns the award of a contract for the repair work on the endwalls of the UX 45 and UX 65 caverns in the LHC tunnel. Following a market survey carried out among 39 firms in ten Member States, a call for tenders (IT-2886/ST/LHC) was sent on 22 January 2001 to seven firms and two consortia, each consisting of three firms, in six Member States. By the closing date, CERN had received four tenders from two firms and two consortia in three Member States. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a contract with CONRAD ZSCHOKKE (CH), the lowest bidder complying with the technical requirements, for the repair work on the endwalls of the UX 45 and UX 65 caverns for a total amount of 1 734 340 Swiss francs, not subject to revision until 31 December 2002. The firm has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: CH - 100%.