Proposal for the Award of a Contract for the Supply of 40 Broadband Transistorised RF 200 W Amplifiers for the LHC Transverse Damper System

This document concerns the award of a contract for the supply of 40 broadband transistorised RF 200 W amplifiers for the LHC transverse damper system. Following a market survey carried out among 30 firms in twelve Member States, a call for tenders (IT-3171/SL/LHC) was sent on 20 February 2003 to five firms in four 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 THALES (BE), the lowest bidder complying with the specification, for the supply of 40 broadband transistorised RF 200 W amplifiers for the LHC transverse damper system for a total amount of 1 044 819 euros (1 563 049 Swiss francs), not subject to revision, with an option for an additional 20 broadband transistorised RF amplifiers, for an additional amount of 305 740 euros (457 387 Swiss francs), subject to revision for inflation from 1 July 2005, bringing the total amount to a maximum of 1 350 559 euros (2 020 436 Swiss francs), subject to revision for inflation from 1 July 2005. The amounts in Swiss francs have been calculated using the present rate of exchange. The firm has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: BE - 90%; FR - 4%; DE - 4%; NL - 2%.