Proposal for the award of a contract for the drilling of horizontal and vertical holes in concrete and rock

This document concerns the award of a contract for the drilling of horizontal and vertical holes in concrete and rock. Following a market survey carried out among 49 firms in nine Member States, a call for tenders (IT-2794/ST/LHC) was sent on 14 August 2001 to nine firms and one consortium consisting of three firms, in seven Member States. By the closing date, CERN had received five tenders from four firms and one consortium in four Member States. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a contract with FORBETON (CH), the lowest bidder, for the drilling of horizontal and vertical holes in concrete and rock for a total amount not exceeding 1 754 470 Swiss francs, not subject to revision. The firm has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: CH - 100%.