Proposal for the Award of a Contract for Maintenance and Operation of Cooling and Ventilation Equipment

This document concerns the award of a contract for the maintenance and operation of cooling and ventilation equipment. Following a market survey carried out among 58 firms in nine Member States, a call for tenders (IT-2936/ST) was sent on 24 May 2002 to one firm and seven consortia, one consortium consisting of three firms and six consortia consisting of two firms, in five Member States. By the closing date, CERN had received five tenders from five consortia in six Member States. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a contract with the consortium ENDEL (FR), GTI (NL) and AXIMA (BE), the lowest bidder, for maintenance and operation of cooling and ventilation equipment for an amount not exceeding 8 774 000 euros (12 903 283 Swiss francs) covering an initial period of three years starting on 1 January 2003, not subject to revision. The contract will include an option for two further one-year extensions beyond the initial three-year period. The rate of exchange used is that stipulated in the tender. The consortium has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: FR - 40%, NL - 40%, BE - 20%