2. INVITATION TO TENDER PROCEDURE INVITATION TO TENDER PROCEDURE IT – 4142/EN Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of the HVAC System for the New Building 107

3. Key dates  Invitation to Tender issued: 21/04/2016  Compulsory bidders’ conference: 29/04/2016  Bids to be returned to CERN by 16/06/2016  Finance Committee: mid-September 2016 Please do not request information concerning the outcome before FC approval  Start of the Contract: mid-September 2016  Take-over of the supply by CERN: February 2018  Completion of all testing and acceptance: August 2018

4. IT documents  Tender form  Detailed Quantitative Estimate (DQE) for Work Lots WL1-WL11 inclusive  Technical specification + all annexes  Selection and Adjudication criteria for supply contracts (April 2016)  General Conditions for Invitations to Tender (CERN/FC/5312-I/Rev.)  General Conditions of CERN Contracts (CERN.FC.5312- II.Rev.)  Working on the CERN Site

5. Clarification Process All questions shall be addressed in writing to adam.horridge@cern.ch Requests for clarification should be received no later than 2 June 2016*

6. Clarification Process  CERN’s response will be sent to all bidders, including the request for clarification but without identifying its source  Bidders shall acknowledge receipt of the email  Cover letter with bid shall acknowledge each individual CERN clarification correspondence received

7. Basis of Award The contract shall be awarded on a «Lowest compliant bid » basis

8. Selection & Adjudication Criteria With a view to improving the distribution of its purchases among its Member States, CERN has applied, for the selection of bidders to be invited to tender, and will apply for the award of the contract to a technically and financially qualified bidder the criteria set out in the document entitled Selection and Adjudication Criteria for Supply Contracts (April 2016)

9. Country of Origin The country(ies) in which the bidder is established The countries of origin of all supplies and services shall be CERN Member States, the Candidate States for Accession and the Associate Member States Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus*, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan*, Poland, Portugal, Romania**, Serbia*, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey* and United Kingdom. * Associate Member State in the pre-stage to Membership ** Candidate for accession

10. Country of Origin of bids For all site activities from civil engineering work to finishing work: - It is the country in which the firm in charge of the corresponding activity is located - In case any activity includes a significant part of goods and materials (e.g. steel frame), the country of origin of such goods and materials is defined as the country where these goods and materials, including their components and subassemblies, are manufactured or undergo their last major transformation In case the work includes the supply and installation of equipment: - It is the country where the equipment (e.g. air handling units), including their components and subassemblies, are manufactured or undergo their last major transformation

11. Return Coefficient

12. Well balanced Member States For this invitation to tender, the following CERN Member States are WB MS for supply contracts: Bulgaria Czech Republic France Hungary Italy Switzerland

13. Return Coefficient

14. Bids originating from several Member States or submitted by a combination of firms  In the case of a supply contract (which includes civil engineering contracts), a bid is considered to come from a PB MS if at least 60% of the total amount of the bid originates from a PB MS  If this is not the case, the bid shall be treated as that of a firm offering goods from a WB MS

15. Realignment Rule (Scenario 1) Lowest bid from a PB MS contract placed with it Poorly balanced MS Well balanced MS Bid (CHF) Contract

16. Realignment Rule (Scenario 2) Lowest bid from a WB MS realignment rule applies if bid difference <20% Poorly balanced MS Well balanced MS Bid (CHF) <20%

17. Realignment Rule (Scenario 2) Lowest bid from a WB MS (a) 1st bidder from PB MS aligns contract placed Contract Poorly balanced MS Well balanced MS Bid (CHF) <20%

18. Realignment Rule (Scenario 2) Lowest bid from a WB MS (b) if not, 2nd lowest bidder from PB MS aligns contract placed Contract Poorly balanced MS Well balanced MS Bid (CHF) <20%

19. Realignment Rule (Scenario 2) Lowest bid from a WB MS (c) if no alignment, contract placed with lowest bidder from WB MS Contract Poorly balanced MS Well balanced MS Bid (CHF) <20%

20. Price Basis (1/2) The total price for the adjudication (indicated in Table 1, in section 2.4 of the tender form) shall be established on the basis of the total lump sum prices indicated by the bidder in the Detailed Quantitative Estimate (DQE) for each Work Lot (WL1-WL11 inclusive). All unit prices shall be quoted in the currency stipulated in section 2.2 of the tender form, free of taxes, not subject to revision The DQE for each Work Lot shall be completed in its entirety with no changes to the headings. Any modifications or reservations concerning the specified construction methods, the materials, the deadlines, the quantities and the cost breakdowns shall be addressed during the clarification period and explicitly stated in section 12 of the tender form.

21. Price Basis (2/2) Section 2.3 It should be noted that the quantities provided in the DQE are provided for guidance only. The bidder shall inform himself fully of all aspects of the technical specification and project requirements. It is the contractor’s responsibility to verify all necessary quantities, based on the tender documents provided.

22. Remuneration (1/2) The first two invoices shall be accompanied by a Bank Guarantee from a bank approved by CERN (BBB+ at least) each for 10 % of the total lump sum fixed price. The BG for the first payment (§5.2) shall be valid until expiry of the warranty of the supply delivered. The BG for the second payment (§5.3) shall be valid until the end of all on site activities, including installation test.

23. Remuneration (2/2) 10% of the total amount of the contract becomes due thirty days after signature of the contract + BG (§5.2) 10% of the total amount of the contract shall be paid by CERN thirty days following written approval by CERN of the documentation +BG (§5.3) 20% of the total amount of the contract shall be paid by CERN thirty days following delivery on the CERN site of main equipment (§5.4) 40% of the total amount of the contract shall be paid by CERN thirty days following the end of all on site activities, including installation test (§5.5) 10% of the total amount of the contract shall be paid by CERN thirty days following written approval by CERN of the final documentation (§5.6) 5% of the total amount of the contract shall be paid by CERN thirty days following successful overall winter performance test (§5.7) 5% of the total amount of the contract shall be paid by CERN thirty days following successful overall summer performance test (§5.8)

24. VAT  Prices shall take into account CERN’s exoneration from VAT and import duties (this exoneration does not apply to the Contractor’s tools and equipment, which remain the contractor’s property)  VAT shall be subject to the rules and invoicing instructions as defined under the following link: http://cern.ch/doc/vat.htmlhttp://cern.ch/doc/vat.html OR http://cern.ch/doc/tva.htmlhttp://cern.ch/doc/tva.html

25. Instructions for submission (1/2)  Cover letter:  List of each clarification correspondance received  Tender form: duly completed, initialled and signed  Description and Quantity Estimate (DQE): duly completed, initialled and signed for each Work Lot WL1-WL11 inclusive (the DQEs shall be submitted both in PDF and in excel format)  Technical specification: initialed and signed

26. Instructions for submission (2/2)  A description of the work site organization and logistics  Sketch plan and description of the proposed site installation  A brief but complete description of the installation methods envisaged  Details with regard to:  the activities which will be subcontracted;  any alternative bid proposed by the bidder (both to be detailed in the tender form)

27. e-tendering instructions  Bids shall in no event be sent by post, e-mail or fax  All documents comprising the bid have to be uploaded on the CERN e- tendering application by using the button [Submit Bid] in the CERN e- tendering application  The uploading may take time so we advise you to start at least one hour before the time limit  In case you do not intend to submit a bid, please inform us, by using the button [Decline] in the CERN e-tendering application  If you have any problems or enquiries regarding the registration of your firm, the upload of your bid please consult the [FAQ] in the CERN e-tendering application or contact procurement.service@cern.chprocurement.service@cern.ch

28. Return Date Bids shall be RECEIVED by CERN on 16 th June 2016, 4 P.M at the latest

29. Information Contact Adam Horridge Tel: +41 22 766 30 54 Adam.Horridge@cern.ch