| Overview : KINDLY NOTE THAT THIS ITB HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND WILL BE RELAUNCHED WITH DIFFERENT BOQ AND DRAWINGS. Dear Bidder, UNDP is currently facing technical issues with the Atlas system Atlas Applications are currently experiencing intermittent poor performance and UNDP is working closely with the service providers and vendors to resolve the issue as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes. In order to allow the UNDP Lebanon Country Office to continue with its procurement processes, the Country Office exceptionally accepts the submission of bidding documents for the tender reference LBN/CO/ITB/35/19 in the following format: 1. Submission by email: The financial bid document (Returnable form F) and BOQ must be submitted as a password protected file by the email address lb.bidding@undp.org It is required to include in the subject line the Atlas eTendering Event Number and Reference Number. After the deadline, UNDP will request bidders to submit their password for the financial bid file opening. 2. Submission in sealed envelopes: If a bidder finds it difficult to submit the financial bid as a password protected file, the financial bid may be submitted in a sealed envelope and sent to the UNDP Country Office before the deadline of submission. The closed envelope shall be clearly marked with the reference number of the Atlas bid event and the bidding reference number. Please note that the UNDP Country office has often deadlines for bidding events on the same day for different projects. If the envelopes are not properly marked, there is a risk that envelopes are not clearly linked to a particular bidding event and they will remain unopened and not evaluated.In this case the bid will be rejected. The envelope shall have as well the bidders name and contact details. The address for submitting bids is: Procurement Unit United Nations Development Programme 3rd Floor, Arab African International Bank Bldg. Riad El-Solh St., Nejmeh, Beirut, Lebanon Late bids will be rejected. 3. Other Technical bidding documents: For the time being, where UNDP faces issues with Atlas eTendering, the prefered way to submit bids is per email. Technical Bidding documents shall be submitted to lb.bidding@undp.org It is required to include in the subject line the Atlas eTendering Event Number and Reference Number. The overall maximum size of attachments included in one email shall not exceed 30MB. If bidders require to submit bigger sized attachments, please split these attachments and submit them in separate mails. If you submit several mails concerning one bid event, please add as well to the reference number in the subject line the number of your mail (1/3, 2/3,…) For any additional question concerning these temporary measures, bidders are requested as well to write to lb.bidding@undp.org | 
