Proposal for the Award of a Contract for the Supply of Aluminium Electrolytic Capacitors to be Used in Quench Heater Discharge Power Supplies of the LHC

This document concerns the award of a contract for the supply of 19 200 aluminium electrolytic capacitors to be used in quench heater discharge power supplies for the LHC. Following a price enquiry for qualifying prototypes sent to 17 firms in nine Member States (DO-18532/LHC), a call for tenders (IT-3177/LHC/LHC) was sent on 13 February 2003 to three firms in three Member States. By the closing date, CERN had received two tenders from two firms in two Member States. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a contract with D TWYLER ELECTRONICS (CH), the lowest bidder, for the supply of 19 200 aluminium electrolytic capacitors for a total amount of 1 203 720 Swiss francs, not subject to revision, with an option for an additional 13 200 aluminium electrolytic capacitors, for an additional amount of 827 557 Swiss francs, not subject to revision, bringing the total amount to 2 031 277 Swiss francs, not subject to revision. The firm has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: SE - 100%.