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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-106495
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200918

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001031308
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				953936623
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		690 PENNSYLVANIA DR
		CITY:			EXTON
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19341
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">September 18, 2020</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>VIA EDGAR</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7%">Attention:</TD><TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: left">Jan Woo, Legal Branch Chief</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 43%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>                                   <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Jeffrey Kauten, Staff Attorney</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Kathleen Collins, Accounting Branch Chief</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">David Edgar, Staff Accountant</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">RE:</TD><TD><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Bentley Systems, Incorporated</P>
                                                               <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Registration Statement on Form S-1</P>
                                                               <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">File No. 333-248246</P></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in"><B>Acceleration Request</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Requested Date: September 22,
2020</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Requested Time: 4:00 PM, Eastern
Time</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;<B><I>Act</I></B>&rdquo;), Goldman Sachs &amp; Co. LLC and BofA Securities, Inc., as representatives
of the several underwriters, hereby joins Bentley Systems, Incorporated in requesting that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &ldquo;<B><I>Commission</I></B>&rdquo;) take appropriate action to cause the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-248246) (the &ldquo;<B><I>Registration Statement</I></B>&rdquo;) to become effective on September 22, 2020, at 4:00 PM, Eastern
Time, or as soon as practicable thereafter.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, please
be advised that we will take reasonable steps to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus, to underwriters, dealers,
institutions and others, prior to the requested effective time of the Registration Statement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">We, as representative of the several underwriters,
have complied and will comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will comply,
with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to the extent applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><I>[Signature Page Follows]</I></P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Goldman Sachs &amp; Co. LLC</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">/s/ William Connolly</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">William Connolly</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Managing Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">BofA Securities, Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">/s/ Michael Liloia</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD>Michael Liloia</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD>Director</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">cc:</TD><TD>David J. Hollister, <I>Bentley Systems, Incorporated </I></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0in">David R. Shaman, <I>Bentley Systems,
Incorporated</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0in">Richard A. Fenyes, <I>Simpson Thacher
 &amp; Bartlett LLP</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0in">Jonathan R. Ozner, <I>Simpson Thacher
 &amp; Bartlett LLP</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0in">Richard A. Kline, <I>Goodwin Procter
LLP<BR>
</I>Sarah B. Axtell, <I>Goodwin Procter LLP </I></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><I>Signature Page
to Acceleration Request</I></P>

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