GRANTECAN announces a Request for Proposals for the Definition of the Dome Shutters Upgrade for the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS.
Deadline: Proposals are due at 17:00 hours on July 9th 2013 at the address
GRAN TELESCOPIO DE CANARIAS, S.A.
Vía Láctea s/n (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias)
38205 La Laguna
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Canary Islands, SPAIN
No proposal will be accepted after the deadline. If a bid is anticipated by fax or email before the deadline, it will be accepted if the original arrives to GRANTECAN no later than 5 days after the deadline.
Applicable Documents:
- Announcement Letter
- Instructions to bidders in English and Spanish.
- Statement of Work in English and Spanish.
- Current status of the dome shutter.
- Justification (Spanish only).
- Basic Format of Contract in English and Spanish.
- General conditions in English and Spanish.
Reference Documents:
- Structural analysis of the GTC dome
- Report on the dimensions of the dome arch girders
- Damages to the dome arch girders and shutters
- Dome CAD model
- Project report "Resorte Compuerta Grande"
Contract documents (The Basic Format of the Contract and the General Terms and Conditions have to be signed in Spanish, since GRAN TELESCOPIO DE CANARIAS S.A. is a society incorporated under Spanish Law. Free translations into English of these documents are provided
The contact person in GRANTECAN for this request for proposals is Lluís Cavaller.
Questions from the Bidders shall be addressed to GRANTECAN by e-mail to the following address: gtc [at] gtc.iac.es . Subject shall be identified with “Dome Shutters Upgrade”.
Last modified: 04 June 2013
