; . -. 'oi " " . ,: ' ' . (2jJûûjdCt to tha spd(,if;i.JUe~ uëli'è:lic,',dii~alion; the biclUing èi6Cù:r~~~is:U~I~~d~~/'" on line shall be identical in content with those stored on the physical medium by the Contracting Authority. ,', .' ARTICLE 8.- Bidders shall have access to bidding documents, pursuant to the terms and conditions governing the use of the dematerialisation platform. ARTIC'~E 9,- The contractors shortlist file may be downloaded using the link indicated in the cali for tenders. SECTION II SUBMISSION OF SIDS SERVICES ou PREMIER MINIS'ffil;; SECRETARIAT GÉNÉRAL DIRECTION DES AFFAIRES ADMINISTFlAlIV~~ . ET DES iQUÉTES - COPIE CERTIF!E CONFORME ARTICLE 10,- Bids, submitted together with the requisite documentation, shall be assembled in electronic files grouped by administrative, technical and financial nature. The documents produced making up the bids shall bear the electronic signature. ARTICLE 11,- Before being submitted online, tenderers' bids shall be automatically encrypted. ARTICLE 12.- (1) Before submitting their bids, bidders shall pay document acquisition fees in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the consultants shortlist file. (2) Bids shall be submitted before the closing date and time indicated in the bidding documents. (3) Bids submission shall be subject to an automatic dating process mentioning the date and local time of electronic submission. (4) This shall further be attested by the dispatch of an electronic acknowledgement of receipt to bidders, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of this decree. (5) Several bids may validly be transmiUed by one and the same bidder before the closing date and time. ln that case" only the last bid received shall be considered during bids assessment. The others shall be rejected without being opened. ARTICLE 13,- (1) Electronic bids shall be backed up on a physical electronic medium. The backup oopy shall be placed in a sealed envelope legibly marked "backup copy", and must arrive before the bids submission deadline. (2) Notwithstanding the absence of a backup copy, an electronic bid received within the prescribed time frame remains valid. Such absence of backup copy shall be attributed to the defaulting bidder, in case of need. 4