Proposal for the award of a contract for the supply and installation of an air-handling plant for the CNGS project

This document concerns the award of a contract for the supply and installation of an air-handling plant for the CNGS underground structures. Following a market survey carried out among 85 firms in fourteen Member States, a call for tenders (IT-3078/ST/CNGS) was sent on 5 September 2003 to five firms and four consortia in seven Member States. By the closing date, CERN had received four tenders from three firms and one consortium in four Member States. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a contract with AMEC SPIE (DE), the lowest bidder, for the supply and installation of an air-handling plant for the CNGS underground structures for a total amount of 984 493 euros (1 523 512 Swiss francs), not subject to revision, with options for additional equipment for an additional amount not exceeding 88 161 euros (136 430 Swiss francs), not subject to revision, bringing the total amount to 1 072 654 euros (1 659 942 Swiss francs), not subject to revision. The rate of exchange used is that stipulated in the tender. The firm has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: IT - 42% ; DE - 30% ; ES - 28%.