Preface to the Thirty-Seventh Edition |
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Acknowledgements |
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Purpose and content of the book |
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5 | (2) |
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7 | (4) |
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Outline of the tendering and estimating process |
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11 | (8) |
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Research & Development (R&D) Tax Relief |
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19 | (6) |
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25 | (6) |
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31 | (8) |
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39 | (4) |
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43 | (10) |
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PART 2 ON COSTS AND PROFIT |
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53 | (1) |
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Finance costs -- assessment of contract investment |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (3) |
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PART 3 COST INDICES AND LOCATION FACTORS |
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59 | (1) |
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The road construction cost Index |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (3) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (6) |
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73 | (8) |
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PART 5 APPROXIMATE ESTIMATING |
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Preliminaries and general items |
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81 | (16) |
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Building prices per square metre |
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97 | (8) |
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Approximate estimating rates - General building works |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (5) |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (4) |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (5) |
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2.6 Windows and external doors |
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124 | (3) |
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2.7 Internal walls and partitions |
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127 | (3) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (1) |
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4 Fittings, furnishings and equipment |
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4.1 Fittings, furnishings and equipment |
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135 | (2) |
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5.1 Sanitary installations |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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5.6 Space heating and air conditioning |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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5.8 Electrical installations |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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5.10 Lift and conveyor installations |
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140 | (1) |
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5.11 Fire and lightning protection |
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141 | (1) |
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5.12 Communication and security installations |
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141 | (1) |
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5.13 Special Installations |
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142 | (1) |
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5.14 Builder's work in connection with services |
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142 | (1) |
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8.2 Roads, paths, paving and surfaces |
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142 | (2) |
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8.3 Soft landscaping, planting and irrigation systems |
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144 | (1) |
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8.4 Fencings, railings and walls |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (3) |
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150 | (1) |
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8.8 Ancillary buildings and structures |
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151 | (12) |
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Approximate estimating rates - Ancillary building works |
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154 | (1) |
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Water and treatment facilities |
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154 | (1) |
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Earth retention and stabilization |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (3) |
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PART 6 UNIT COSTS -- CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (214) |
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167 | (4) |
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Class B Ground investigation |
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171 | (4) |
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Class C Geotechnical and other specialist processes |
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175 | (7) |
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Class D Demolition and site clearance |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (19) |
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204 | (6) |
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Class G Concrete ancillaries |
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210 | (13) |
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223 | (2) |
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Class I Pipework -- pipes |
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225 | (22) |
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Class J Pipework -- fittings and valves |
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247 | (1) |
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Class K Pipework -- manholes and pipework ancillaries |
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248 | (14) |
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Class L Pipework -- supports and protection, ancillaries to laying and excavation |
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262 | (5) |
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Class M Structural metal work |
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267 | (2) |
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Class N Miscellaneous metalwork |
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269 | (6) |
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275 | (7) |
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282 | (13) |
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Class Q Piling ancillaries |
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295 | (7) |
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302 | (16) |
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318 | (8) |
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326 | (7) |
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Class U Brickwork, blockwork and masonry |
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333 | (15) |
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348 | (8) |
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356 | (6) |
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Class X Miscellaneous work |
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362 | (5) |
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Class Y Sewer and water main renovation and ancillary works |
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367 | (12) |
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PART 7 UNIT COSTS -- HIGHWAY WORKS |
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379 | (2) |
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381 | (146) |
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385 | (2) |
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Series 200 Site clearance |
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387 | (3) |
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390 | (4) |
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Series 400 Road restraint systems (vehicle and pedestrian) |
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394 | (7) |
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Series 500 Drainage and service ducts |
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401 | (23) |
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424 | (18) |
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442 | (6) |
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Series 1100 Kerbs, footways and paved areas |
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448 | (8) |
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Series 1200 Traffic signs and road markings |
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456 | (6) |
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Series 1300 Road lighting columns and brackets, CCTV masts and cantilever masts |
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462 | (3) |
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Series 1400 Electrical work for road lighting and traffic signs |
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465 | (3) |
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Series 1500 Motorway communications |
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468 | (2) |
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Series 1600 Piling and embedded retaining walls |
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470 | (18) |
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Series 1700 Structural concrete |
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488 | (7) |
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Series 1800 Steelwork for structures |
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495 | (1) |
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Series 1900 Protection of steelwork against corrosion |
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496 | (2) |
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Series 2000 Waterproofing for structures |
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498 | (2) |
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Series 2100 Bridge bearings |
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500 | (2) |
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Series 2300 Bridge expansion joints and sealing of gaps |
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502 | (1) |
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Series 2400 Brickwork, blockwork and stonework |
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503 | (7) |
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Series 2500 Special structures |
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510 | (1) |
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Series 2700 Accommodation works, works for statutory undertakers |
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511 | (1) |
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Series 3000 Landscape infrastructure |
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512 | (11) |
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Series 5000 Maintenance painting of steelwork |
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523 | (4) |
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527 | (1) |
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Schedules of day works carried out incidental to contract work |
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527 | (1) |
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527 | (10) |
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Consulting engineers' fees |
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537 | (4) |
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541 | (4) |
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Disposal of excavated materials |
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545 | (1) |
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Breaking out obstructions by hand |
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546 | (2) |
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548 | (3) |
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551 | (4) |
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PART 11 USEFUL ADDRESSES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION |
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555 | (10) |
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PART 12 TABLES AND MEMORANDA |
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565 | (94) |
Index |
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