| Overview : INVITATION TO BID Supply, Delivery, and Installation of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in Leyte The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invites companies/ firms to apply for eligibility and to bid for the Supply, Delivery, and Installation of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in Leyte. The Resilience and Preparedness toward Inclusive Development (RAPID) Program is a capacity-development program in support of the long-term recovery of Local Government Units (LGUs) and communities in Yolanda-affected areas. The RAPID program aims to strengthen the approaches and actions on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) at the local level by capacitating its target LGUs and communities on disaster risk assessment and preparation for floods, rain-induced landslides and storm surges. In this light, a service provider will be contracted for the supply, delivery, installation, testing, and commissioning of the multi-hazard early warning system (MHEWS) in six (6) municipalities in Leyte. The MHEWS is composed of a network of monitoring facilities such as Automated Rain Gauge Station, Automated Water Level Stations, Automated Weather Stations, Storm Surge Stations, Warning Post Stations, LGU Access Node (Relay and Warning Stations), Multi-Hazard Early Warning System Centers and Staff Gauges. For interested parties, Bid Documents (Eligibility Requirements, Instructions to Bidders and Terms of Reference) may be downloaded and secured at this website: http://etendering.partneragencies.org with reference to the following details: Insert BU Code: PHL10 Event ID number: 0000002953 The step by step guide for e-tendering website can be downloaded at this link: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/procurement/business/procurement-notices/resources/ The abovementioned event shall be accessible to all interested participants from 23 October 2018 to 19 November 2018. Deadline of submission of bids will be on 19 November 2018, 2:00p.m., Philippine Time or 1:00AM EST (New York). UNDP reserves the right to reject any or all the bids, waive any defect or informality therein, accept the bid and award the contract to the most advantageous offer. UNDP assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify the bidder for any expense or loss that may be incurred for the preparation of bids, nor does UNDP guarantee that an award will be made. | 
