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Presidents Message
hat greater year than
2009 to succeed to the
Presidency!
The 50th anniversary
celebrations were, to me, not
only a tribute to the efforts of the
custodians of the Institute (namely
its Councils and Administrators)
over the 50 years but also an
acknowledgement of the strength of
the body as it stands today and the
perfect position from which to launch
into the future.
The fact that there were record
numbers in attendance from across
the country and representation from
all the most signicant quantity
surveying practices from across the
country bodes well for the future.
The past ve years have seen
substantial increases in membership
and it falls on the new Council to
ensure that the structure of the
Institute is adjusted to cope with the
challenges that come with growth.
While I have been a member of
Council over the past few years,
CIQS is stronger now than
ever and only getting better
governance and structure have been
important topics on the agenda of
Council meetings. Several positive
measures have been implemented
during this period. This includes the
re-adoption of the Past President
position on Council and the
introduction of two successive Vice
President positions. This means that
when an afliate representative is
appointed to the position of second
Vice President, he/she will have two
further years experience on Council
to prepare for the presidency and
one year as Past President to
complete any unnished business
and help the new President into a
smooth transition. In the last year,
we have already seen what a good
decision this has been in the person
of Walter Strachan.
As the Institute has doubled
in size, we have outgrown the
structure. An issue of priority for
me this year is to, in conjunction
with Lois Metcalfe, oversee the
reorganization of the administration
of the Institute. This includes
succession management, a
staff education portfolio and
equitable division of duties for
such time consuming tasks as
CPD administration and website
overhaul and maintenance.
This will take some time, and
in some ways, is a continuing
exercise but it has become
apparent that restructuring has
become essential. Committees
have already been struck to
deal with these issues and
the planning has begun.
At the AGM, we saw, for the
rst time, the participation of
our student members at a CIQS
function. Student membership
is at an all time high and is
vital for sustainable growth.
The CIQS aggressive policy
toward education and contact
with colleges and universities
will continue to expand under
the leadership of David Lai and
the afliate representatives.
The establishment in
Construction Management degree
programs across the country from
Toronto to Vancouver resurrects
the old question related to the
required level of education to
become a Professional Quantity
Surveyor in Canada. Should we
be looking into upgrading the
requirement to Bachelor Degree
level in line with comparable
professionals? This probably will
not be tackled this year but should
not, in my view, be far from the
agenda of future councils.
I would like to nish by
thanking my predecessor, Orest
Stachniak, for his hard work
during his term and I am thankful
for having the opportunity to
continue to work with him in his
new position as Past President on
Council in the coming year.
The fact that there were
record numbers in attendance
from across the country and
representation from all the most
significant quantity surveying
practices from across the country
bodes well for the future.
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Message du Prsident
uelle plus grande anne
que 2009 pour succder
la prsidence!
Les clbrations
du 50e anniversaire furent, non
seulement une reconnaissance des
efforts des dpositaires de lInstitut
(plus prcisment son Conseil et
administrateurs) durant les cinquante
annes, mais aussi une reconnaissance
de la force de lorganisme tel quil est
aujourdhui et la position idale o il se
trouve do se lancer vers le futur.
Le fait quil y ait eu un nombre
record dassistance venant de toutes les
parties du pays et une reprsentation
des principales rmes dconomistes en
construction travers le pays annonce
bien pour le futur.
Les cinq dernires annes on
vu saccroitre substantiellement
le membership et il appartient
maintenant au nouveau Conseil de
sassurer que la structure de lInstitut
soit ajuste pour faire face aux ds
qui dcoulent de cette croissance.
Alors que jtais membre du Conseil,
au cours des quelques dernires annes,
la gouvernance et la structure ont t
dimportants sujets lagenda des
runions du Conseil.
Plusieurs mesures positives ont t
mises en application durant cette priode.
CIQS est plus fort que jamais
et il devient seulement mieux
Elles incluent la r-adoption de la
fonction dancien prsident sur le Conseil
et lintroduction des fonctions de deux
vice-prsidences. Cela signie que lorsque
le reprsentant dune association aflie
est nomm la fonction de deuxime
vice-prsident, il/elle aura deux annes
additionnelles dexpriences sur le Conseil
pour se prparer la prsidence et une
anne comme ancien prsident pour
complter toute uvre non termine et
assurer ainsi au nouveau prsident une
douce transition. Nous avons vu lan
dernier que cela a t une bonne dcision
en la personne de Walter Stachan.
Alors que lInstitut doublait en termes
de membres nous avons agrandi la
structure. Un point de priorit pour
moi cette anne, en collaboration avec
Lois Metcalfe, est de superviser la
rorganisation de ladministration de
lInstitut. Cela inclus la gestion des
remplacements, un plan de formation
du personnel, une juste rpartition
des taches qui consomment beaucoup
de temps, comme ladministration
de la formation continue (CPD) et la
reconguration et la maintenance du site
internet. Cela prendra un certain temps
et est, dune certaine manire, un exercice
continu, puisquil est devenu vident
quune restructuration est essentielle. Les
comits ont t amens faire face ces
problmes et la planication a dbut.
Pour une premire fois, nos membres
tudiants ont particip un vnement
de lAGA du CIQS. Le membership
tudiant est au plus haut de tous les
temps et est vital pour soutenir notre
croissance. La politique agressive du
CIQS en matire dducation et de
contact avec les collges et universits
continuera de crotre sous le leadership
de David Lai et des reprsentants des
associations aflies.
La mise sur pied dun programme de
formation en Gestion de la construction
au pays, de Toronto Vancouver fait
renatre la vieille question lie au
niveau de formation requis pour devenir
conomiste en construction agr
(ECA/PQS) au Canada. Devrions-nous
choisir de rehausser les exigences au
niveau dun Baccalaurat comme cest
le cas pour les professions similaires? Ce
sujet ne sera pas rgl cette anne mais
ne devrait pas, mon avis, tre loin des
proccupations des prochains Conseils.
Jaimerais terminer en remerciant
mon prdcesseur, M. Orest Stachniak
pour le dur travail accompli durant son
terme et je suis reconnaissant davoir
lopportunit de continuer travailler
avec lui au Conseil durant lanne
qui dbute, dans sa nouvelle fonction
dancien prsident.
Congratulations to the following members who have qualied as a PQS or CEC:
OIQS
Tamunoteim Michelle Ajibola, CEC
Marco Alescio, PQS
Natalie Dione Alexander, CEC
Gopal C. Bag, CEC
Elena Baranova, CEC
Tanju Celen, PQS
James K. Moore, CEC
Ashvin Patel, CEC
Hitendra Patel, PQS
Richard Rees, PQS
Eric Tam, CEC
Fernando T. Tamayo, PQS
Guo Qing Wu, PQS
QSBC
Louis Garon, CEC
Sylvain Milette, PQS
Bernard Ong-Tone, CEC
Mario Rouleau, CEC
AQSA
Allan Colpitts, PQS
NSAQS
Bernie Cogswell, CEC
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Lois Metcalfe,
CIQS Executive Director
Executive Directors
Message
he 50th CIQS Annual Gen-
eral Meeting was held at
the Fairmont Royal Hotel in
downtown Toronto on June
18 to 22, 2009 hosted by the Ontario
Institute of Quantity Surveyors. One
of the reasons the Organizing Commit-
tee selected the Royal York Hotel as
the venue for the 50th anniversary was
that the 1st Annual General Meeting
of the CIQS was held at this hotel in
1959.
This historic event was kicked off on
Thursday, June 18 with CIQS Council
meeting for a full day to review reports
for the AGM to be held on Saturday
and tidy up outstanding matters for
the 2008/09 year. Roy Lewis, repre-
sentative from NLAQS, was elected as
CIQS 2nd Vice President. Congratula-
tions Roy!
A full day of informative technical
sessions was held on Friday, June 19
including a networking luncheon which
was organized by Ada Cheung and
Vincent Chung. A Welcome Reception,
sponsored by the Ontario Association
of Consulting Quantity Surveyors, was
enjoyed by all on Friday evening.
The 50th CIQS Annual General
Meeting was held on Saturday, June
Overview of the CIQS
50th Annual General Meeting
19. This AGM received the highest at-
tendance on record which was a tribute
to the progress the Institute has made.
Each delegate at the AGM received a
book produced under the direction of
Colin Randall-Smith, Chair of the 50th
Anniversary Historical Committee,
as a memento of the occasion. If you
would like to receive a copy of this book
please refer to page 28 for ordering
details.
The rst meeting of the 2009/10
Council was held directly following
the AGM. Welcome to new members of
Council Chris Reinert from Alberta,
Mark Gardin from Nova Scotia, Bruno
Pilieci from Ontario and Mark Rus-
sell from British Columbia. Returning
members of Council include Herve
Couture, Roy Lewis and Orest Stachni-
ak. David Lai will continue his second
year as CIQS Education Administrator.
I was retained as Executive Director as
well as Joshua Mutize as Editor of the
Construction Economist.
OIQS students organized and led
the CIQS Amazing Walk on Saturday
afternoon. Despite the weather, every-
one seemed to have a good time. The
highlight of the weekend was the Presi-
dents Gala on Saturday evening held
in the famous Imperial Room at the
Royal York Hotel.
On Sunday morning a farewell
breakfast gave everyone an opportu-
nity to say good-bye. Golfers left for
the CIQS golf tournament while others
lingered over coffee to remiss about
the weekend. The Clive Evans Living
Golf Tournament was held at the Royal
Woodbine Golf Course. Golfers enjoyed
a beautiful day of sunshine at the pres-
tigious course.
Separate reports as well as photo-
graphs on all the events can be found
in this issue. To view additional photos
of the events, please visit http://ciqs.
smugmug.com/. You will be able to
download photographs from this web-
site if you wish.
The CIQS 50th Anniversary celebra-
tion was certainly a memorable event
that celebrated our past accomplish-
ments as well as looking forward to the
future. On behalf of the CIQS, I would
like to thank the delegates for attend-
ing, the sponsors for their nancial
support, our technical session speak-
ers for their time and insight and the
Organizing Committee for their hard
work. Without all of you, the event
would not have been such a success.
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Editors Message
Joshua Mutize, PQS
Construction Economist Editor
Congratulations all around
espite these difcult times,
our industry keeps moving
forward.
I could not stop going
over pictures from the CIQS 50th
Anniversary and AGM. This really
was a remarkable event. Many
people commented to me that they
kept running into people they had
not seen in many years. They have
all said it was so nice that they were
actually able to spend time together
sharing industry experiences and
learning new initiatives. There is a
connection we have to anything we
hold and this issue of Construction
Economist tries to show that in our
articles and pictures. So, perhaps one
of the messages we can take away is
that this was a well-organized and
attended event.
CIQS has made a lot of
advancements over the past decade
and possibly the biggest stride in
attracting young people was that we
have moved forward in technology and
we have denitely changed the pace
at which the Institute works. It is
important that we keep moving ahead,
especially during these challenging
times. We need to invest in young
people and technology to make sure
there is a future for the professional
quantity surveyor.
We also celebrated 30 years of
Lois Metcalfe being the Executive
Director of CIQS. Lois has been
the master-piece in keeping CIQS
moving forward. Her energy and
dedication to our Institute can not
be described in one page or even a
couple of pages. Highlights of some
of her biggest accomplishments
include facilitating Memorandums
of Agreement (MOA) with other
associations from around the world,
publications and membership
growth. Each year, she has worked
tenaciously in helping Council
transition smoothly.
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Adrian Bates, CEC
Mario Bernardini, PQS
Jim Brown, PQS
Leslie Brown, PQS
Henry Carter, PQS(F)
Tanju Celen, PQS
Dora & Elvic Chan, PQS(F)
Matthew Chiu
Donald Crawford, PQS
Aris Dalakis, CEC
Paul Gamble, PQS
Keith Gillam, PQS(F)
David Gove, PQS
Arthur Hooker, PQS(F)
Ikenna Ikeagwuani, CEC
John Jaklitch, PQS
Robert Kalle, CEC
George Kotanidis
Yevgeniya Kuprevich, CEC
Harland Lindsay, PQS(F)
Rowena Lorenzo, PQS
Xinyuan (Kevin) Lu, CEC
S. Manickathiyagaraja, PQS
Michael McPhee, CEC
Helmut Mueller, PQS
Aime Legros, PQS
Kan Lingham, PQS
Yong Mei Liu (Louise)
Evelyne Lord, CEC
Yury Modulevsky, PQS
Randolph Mosher, PQS
Carole Nelmes
Romaine Peters
John Philips, PQS
Stuart Picozzi, PQS(F)
Bruno Pilieci, PQS
Bruno Porciello, PQS
Vivienne & Jim Rae, PQS(F)
Varsha Ramkissoon
Graham Randall, PQS
Audrey & Colin Randall-Smith, PQS(F)
Hettiarachichigedona Renuka
James Ryan, PQS
Leonilda Satuki
Robert Scammell, CEC
Douglas Sharpham, PQS
Leonard Shelvey, PQS
Dennis Smith, PQS
P.O.N. Smith, PQS
Francis Sulpher, PQS
Henrik Van der Meulen, PQS
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he technical sessions were a re-
sounding success from all sides.
Attendance exceeded expectations,
speakers were well prepared and in-
formative, the venue and equipment
were rst class and feedback following
the event was all strongly positive. We
were pleased that attendees included
a good number of non-CIQS members,
many of who were signicant players
across the broad spectrum of the con-
struction industry.
It was gratifying that the status and
importance of the role of the quan-
tity surveyor in large infrastructure
projects was clearly recognized in the
presentations by our session speakers.
This was true from both the public
sector (Governments of Ontario and
Alberta represented) and from private
sector (infrastructure consortiums
and top tier contractors).
Tim Smith, Senior VP of EllisDon,
spoke in detail about risk transfer
within an AFP procurement model
and the more recent challenges they
are dealing with as the current pro-
gram evolves. A spirited Q&A session
followed which added much to the
value of his presentation.
Brian Foster, Construction Practice
Group Leader Canada of Navigant
Consulting Inc., addressed the topic of
construction delays, damages and con-
tractual exculpatory language hurdles.
His seminar presented an overview of
the challenges often faced by contract
administrators, and quantity survey-
ors, when contracting parties seek to
allocate and assign, under the terms
of the contract documents, the risks
inherent in the endeavor.
Stewart McKinney, Senior VP, and
James Burnwood, VP of Carillion
Technical Sessions
CIQS
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By Alan Hand, PQS(F) and Naren Chande, Co-Chairs of the CIQS 50
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Canada dealt with the facility man-
agement (FM) aspect of the ongoing
operation and maintenance of large
infrastructure projects. It was very
interesting to hear about the integra-
tion of the FM into the early planning
and design solutions together with the
benets that produce. A lot was cov-
ered and the Q&A session had to be
cut short to stay on schedule.
The session on Managing Construc-
tion Health and Safety was presented
by John Sammut, Training & Advisory










Department Manager for the Construc-
tion Safety Association of Ontario. His
topic focused on managing health and
safety by emphasizing the importance
of accountability by all workplace
parties and gave an overview on the
identication of workplace hazards,
assessment tools and controls relating
to survey work.
In the afternoon, John McKendrick,
Senior Vice-President, Project Delivery
of Infrastructure Ontario, presented









the session Owners Perspective on
AFP Ontario. Infrastructure Ontario
has brought more than 30 projects to
market in the past three years, col-
lectively worth billions of dollars. We
learned that these projects have been
delivered using alternative nancing
and procurement, a model based on the
concept of delivering value for money
through risk transfer.
Compton Cho,
PQS, Estimat-
ing Director of
Vanbots, a divi-
sion of Carillion
Construction
Inc., presented
the contractors
perspective on
Green Building
initiative. His
presentation rein-
forced that LEED
and other sustainable design initiatives
are here to stay and are in fact becom-
ing more and more part of standard best
design principles. Assessing the costs
related to these initiatives sparked much
interest and lively dialogue.
Jane Dalziel, Senior Engineer for
the Energy Efciency Ofce, City of
Toronto, presented the topic Acceler-
ating Energy Conservation Initiative
and Outcomes through Government
Incentives. Jane outlined how energy
conservation and efciency contrib-
utes in many ways to the triple bottom
line of buildings and how difcult it is
to budget for some of the upfront costs
that are entailed by energy saving tech-
nologies.
Guy Smith,
PQS(F), Director,
Alternative Capital
Financing Ofce,
Government of
Alberta, spoke of
their early experi-
ences with the
AFP model which
have produced very
positive results
and encouraged
them to continue with a cautious roll
out of additional projects. Difculties
relating to project nancing due to the
global economic conditions was cited as
a challenge that they are continuing to
address moving forward.
CIQS can be proud that we organ-
ized and hosted a rst class event that
gained us valuable recognition in the
eyes of our members and beyond that
into the broad construction industry.

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(L-R) Stewart McKinney, Alan Hand and
James Burnwood
(L-R) John Sammut and Naren Chande
(L-R) John McKendrick and Naren Chande
Compton Cho
Guy Smith
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Wine & Cheese Reception
CIQS
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Anniversary
By Tim Moore, PQS
elegates were welcomed to Toronto and the 50
th
Anniversary Celebration
at the Wine & Cheese Reception held on Friday evening following the
technical sessions. We would like to thank the OACQS (Ontario Association of
Consulting Quantity Surveyors) for sponsoring this event. Guests enjoyed a drink
and delicious hors doeuvres while visiting with old and new friends and listening
to Larry Kaufmans jazz quartet.
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he 50th CIQS Annual General
Meeting was held on Saturday,
June 19. This AGM received the high-
est attendance on record which is a
tribute to the progress the Institute
has made. Each delegate at the AGM
received a book published under the
direction of Colin Randall-Smith,
Chair of the 50
th
Anniversary Histori-
cal Committee, as a memento of the
AGM Report
CIQS
th
Anniversary
By Lois Metcalfe
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occasion. Under the Chairmanship of
Orest Stachniak, President, Council
presented their reports to the mem-
bers. Highlights of the meeting includ-
ed a power point presentation pro-
duced by the Historical Committee,
with quotes on record of all the CIQS
Presidents. Awards of Merit were
presented to Graham Randall from
OIQS and Doug Eastwell (accepted
by Norm Lux) from AQSA for out-
standing service to the Institute. The
President announced that founding
fathers Alex Cosway, Jim Rae and Art
Hall were elected as Fellows as well as
Andrew Collins from British Columbia
and Doug Eastwell from Alberta. At
the conclusion of the meeting, Orest
turned over the gavel to incoming
President Ian Duncan from Ontario.
Photo (top left): CIQS Council 2009/10: (Front row L-R) Bruno Pilieci, Ian Duncan, Lois Metcalfe, Orest
Stachniak, Herve Couture; (Back row L- R) David Lai, Roy Lewis, Mark Gardin, Mark Russell, Chris Reinert
Photo (top right): CIQS Presidents at the AGM: (Front row L-R) Guy Smith, Arthur Hooker, Joe Pendlebury,
Linn Marshall, Evan Stregger, Clark Campbell, Walter Strachan, Wayne Fitzpatrick; (Back row L-R) Ian Dun-
can, Clive Evans, Brian Treharne, Joe Rekab, George Evans, Brian Featherstone, Orest Stachniak
Photo (bottom): Delegates at the CIQS 50th AGM
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Amazing Walk
CIQS
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By Stephen Hewitson
n the Saturday afternoon of the
CIQS 50th Anniversary, par-
ticipants and volunteers braved the
rain for the rst CIQS Amazing Walk.
Armed with maps, cameras and um-
brellas, we took to the streets of down-
town Toronto for a scavenger hunt /
educational tour that I had the pleas-
ure of organizing with Ian Duncan.
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The three groups took off in
separate directions struggling to
answer extremely complex questions
like, How many elevators in the CN
tower? They also had to perform
grueling tasks such as nd an Irish
pub and have a pint or take a picture
with the hockey players in front of
the Hockey Hall of Fame. In the end,
the points were close for all groups
and my congratulations go out to the
winners.
I would like to thank the volunteers
for their time and effort. Thank you to
the participants for their enthusiasm
and team spirit. It was a great after-
noon and I look forward to seeing you
all again next time.
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Presidents Gala Summary
CIQS
th
Anniversary AGM
By Lenny Simonelli, B.Arch.Sci., M.Sc., GSC, PQS, Chairman Presidents Gala Committee
The Plan
Initial discussions pertaining to the
50th Annual General Meeting of
the Canadian Institute of Quantity
Surveyors originally took place in
December 2007. At this time, I was
asked to participate on the Executive
Planning Committee to help out in
the development of this event which
would be hosted by OIQS.
Our very rst meeting was held on
January 11, 2008 and seven people
attended. Subsequent monthly
meetings would be held for the
next 18 months, with only July and
August 2008 excluded due to the
summer break.
At this rst meeting, Executive
Director Lois Metcalfe had drafted up
Success is a process, not a miracle.
Fred Smith
an agenda, which included among
many other items, an initial list of
the potential Committees required
to create the AGM weekend.
These included the Friday evening
welcome reception, technical
seminars, Sunday morning golf,
partners programs, etc.
I quickly volunteered my
services for the Saturday evening
Presidents Gala as I felt that this
would be the most memorable of all
the events taking place during the
four-day AGM. I was also thinking
about the eventual menu taste-test
that would obviously fall within
this scope of work, so I just could
not say no!
The Process
The venue of the event was one of the
very rst items I came up with on my
to do list. Although the AGM was
to be held at the Royal York Hotel, I
thought it would be worth the effort
to investigate other potential off-site
venues.
The CN Tower, The Carlu, The
Manulife Centre, The Toronto Island
Yacht Club these were all ideas that
immediately came to mind. After a
thorough research exercise, which
weighed logistics, costs, seating
capacity, etc., it was decided that
the most appropriate venue for this
event would be the world-renowned
Imperial Room at the Royal York.
The Imperial Room is one of the
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most famous nightclubs in Canadian
history and has hosted performances
from the likes of Tony Bennett, Duke
Ellington, Frank Sinatra and Jim
Carrey. I do not know who the rst
three people are but if Jim Carrey
performed there, it has to be great!
As the months went by and the
ideas started owing, it became
increasingly apparent to me that
this Presidents Gala was going
to be the show-piece of the entire
AGM weekend and one in which
people would leave Toronto with
feelings of either satisfaction or
embarrassment with CIQS. This
realization only added to the
responsibility I felt to deliver good on
what would ultimately be 18 months
of promises. I felt very privileged
to be in this position but I quickly
realized that there was a tremendous
responsibility for this privilege. After
all, this would be the single greatest
event in the 50-year history of the
Institute!
In order to avoid going off
into many different directions
simultaneously, which would
have certainly created chaos and,
ultimately, failure for this event,
I quickly came up with a general
theme for the evening and locked this
in as the focal point of reference. All
subsequent ideas would ultimately
be referenced back to this focal point
to ensure that everything worked
together with harmony.
The Imperial Room is this grand
space, whose inherent architectural
design already helped to set the mood
that I wanted to craft for the evening.
The general dcor would have to play
softly against this natural design, but
anything too drastic would probably
take away from the elegance that the
room already had.
In order to help out in this area,
I solicited the help of the greatest
creative designer I know, Susanna
Belvedere. With nothing more than
a general theme for the evening,
coupled with an idea of the program
of events, I steered Susanna into a
path that would ultimately create the
initial impact for our guests.
Over 70 strings of LED lights were
twined along the top balustrade on
all three levels of the room. These
lights, along with the 150 votive
candles and the dimmed house lights,
created the mood that I wanted
everyone else to feel.
Each table, 25 in total, plus the
head table, had very simple, yet
elegant, centerpieces that cascaded
down a clear tapered vase, so as not
to hinder conversation amongst the
guests seated at each table. These
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lovely oral arrangements were
designed by Susanna, in conjunction
with Sandra Kaiser at Astra Florists.
The tables would also be adorned
in white linens, with white linen
chair covers and gold chocolate
trufe boxes at each place-setting.
Where are those left-over chocolates
anyways?
What about music?
A disc jockey was certainly not
conducive to the event, nor would it
be appealing to the majority of our
guests, whose average age probably
hovered around 55 years. I heard that
Britney Spears was back performing
but she would probably be too busy
for us.
In sticking with the history of
the room, coupled with the theme,
I found the Mega City Swing Band
conducted by Gary Martin. After
several phone conversations and a
live screening at a downtown jazz
club, this 18-piece band and a single
female vocalist were quickly signed
up. They were perfect! Not only
did they perform traditional big
band music but they also did more
contemporary styles which would
appeal to a much broader audience.
Ok, great, so we have an elegant
room, soft dcor, a killer band. What
could offset against all this for yet
another layer?
Live ballroom dancers!
We already have some of the best
people signed up for this event, plus
it is, after all, the biggest event in the
50-year history of CIQS, so why settle
for anything less than the best?
Jerry Crawford, a valuable asset
to the team for the Presidents
Gala, somehow managed to nd the
undefeated, three-time Canadian
Latin Ballroom Champions. This
couple, Kamil Studenny and Katya
Trubina, are also ranked 33rd in the
world. I still do not know how Jerry
managed to pull this off but it was a
stroke of absolute genius.
The event was quickly taking shape
and we continued to rene the more
minute aspects of the evening.
Another detail, and one of immense
importance, was the need for a
central gure to direct the ow for
the evening and also set the tone
from its onset. We needed someone
who displayed professionalism, as
well as someone who was familiar
with this type of venue and audience.
The trustworthy Jerry Crawford
came through yet again with his
introduction of Fraser Barnes, a
past Chair of the Toastmasters
International Speech Competition.
Fraser has delivered numerous
speeches and addresses to various
committees, including the Conference
Board of Canada and the U.S. House
Committee on Financial Services.
Seriously! He is also the son of a
commercial contractor and has
worked with quantity surveyors
in the past. Fraser was the ideal
individual to help craft and time-keep
the evenings events.
The Program
How does one go about creating an
evening whose sole intention is to
honour the 50-year history of a great
Institute like the CIQS?
Truth be told, I originally intended
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for the Presidents Gala to be a
means of separation between all of
the AGMs that had preceded it and
all of the AGMs that are to follow.
This was a forum for us to truly
display the grandeur of the CIQS
to all of our guests from outside of
Ontario.
When my personal ego subsided, I
then realized that this event was not
about comparison between old and
new, nor was it about one-upping
anyone; this was about creating
an evening and an event that was
conducive to the respect that the
CIQS, as well as its many members,
deserved.
It was at this point that the
humility under which we chose to
govern ourselves helped to shape
every thought and intention for the
actual program of events. Everything
seemed to resonate true to the spirit
of the celebration.
You will never be able to please
everyone.
This was one thought that kept
popping up in my mind while I was
busy creating the program for the
evening. If I allowed this saying to
steer the direction of the ship, it
would have led to utter catastrophe.
My thought process would have been
tempered by the opinions of others,
which would have led to disarray.
Instead, I worked with the reality
that I certainly would not be able to
please everyone, so I chose to please
no one except myself. My intimate
involvement with the Institute over
the past eight years afforded me
the luxury of thinking within this
framework.
To some, this may seem to be an
egomaniacal thought, but it was
the only way I knew to create a
successful evening because if I stayed
true to the intentions of the event
and I thought that it would work,
then the majority of others would
probably think and feel the same way.
The Presentation
Saturday, June 20, 2009!
The day had nally come and it was
show-time!
The doors were opened to a
bustling registration area at 6:45pm
and the 253 guests (by far the largest
gathering of its kind in the history of
CIQS) were ushered into the room.
Men and women immediately began
to nd their tables and continued
to mingle with fellow members,
amidst the elegant sounds of harpist
Katharine Neufeld and utist
Stephan Tam.
After a series of calls to be seated
by Master of Ceremonies, Fraser
Barnes, the ofcial bilingual welcome
to the Presidents Gala was given
by Herve Couture, CIQS 1st Vice-
President and Representative of the
Quantity Surveyors of Quebec.
During the serving of champagne,
CIQS President, Ian Duncan, gave
the opening address. There was
obviously the importance of speeches
and formal addresses but we wanted
to ensure that these were done
tastefully and more importantly,
quickly, as people did not want to
wait a long time before being fed!
Ian Duncan then toasted the
evenings celebrations, to the next
50!
Further speeches surrounded the
appetizer and salad dishes, by OIQS
President Bruno Pilieci, who spoke
briey about the rst of the three-
fold CIQS mission statements: To
promote and advance professional
quantity surveying and construction
estimating.
The two Co-Chairs for the
Executive Planning Committee, Alan
Hand and Naren Chande, were then
welcomed to the stage and delivered
speeches of appreciation to all the
members of the various committees,
as well as the numerous sponsors
whose nancial contributions allowed
us to extend ourselves further and
to ensure our event would be a
tremendous success.
Alan Hand also spoke briey about
the second CIQS mission statement:
To establish and maintain national
standards. Naren Chande added his
thoughts on the third CIQS mission
statement: To recruit, educate and
support our members.
During the development of the
program for this event, we spent
a considerable amount of time to
ensure that we included as many
people of signicance to CIQS as
possible, as well as to honour those
individuals whose efforts have helped
to shape the Institute into what it is
today.
This thought led to one of the
greatest aspects of the evening.
Arthur Hooker, CIQS founding
father, welcomed all of the CIQS
Past Presidents in attendance that
evening to the stage, which included:
Clive Evans, Brian Featherstone,
Brian Treharne, Linn Marshall,
Guy Smith, Evan Stregger, Wayne
Fitzpatrick, Clark Campbell, George
Evans, Clint Kissoon, Walter
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Strachan and Orest Stachniak, along
with current CIQS President, Ian
Duncan.
Mr. Hooker proceeded to speak
about the immeasurable effort and
impact of Gordon Pattison to the
history of CIQS. Although never
ofcially elected as CIQS President,
the former OIQS President has been
a staple of consistency within the
organization and is a living testament
to the success that can be achieved
with diligence, focus, vision and great
humility.
The rst and only Honourary CIQS
Presidents Award was presented to
Mr. Pattison in appreciation of his
efforts with the Institute over the
last 50 years. The 14 individuals on
stage made a procession and walked
across the Imperial Room to the seat
of Gordon Pattison, where the award
was given. A standing ovation was
justiably given to Gordon, along
with many words of thanks and
tears. Gordon Pattisons daughter
and son, Kathleen and Guy Pattison,
were both by their fathers side and
it was the most moving aspect of the
evening.
During the mix of various speeches,
presentations and the meal itself, we
gave away 23 individual prizes, which
included $100.00 gift cards to Home
Depot, Canadian Tire, Rona, Wal-
Mart, LCBO, Home Outtters and
Nevada Bobs, as well as ipods, mp3
players, digital cameras, digital video
recorders and gift vouchers to the
2009 OIQS Golf Tournament!
The Mega City Swing Band
commenced their performance at
8:30pm and played for 40 minutes
while some members mingled with
a beverage and others felt the urge
to get up and dance. Donald and
Margaret Hamlett proceeded to do
a synchronized line dance on the
middle area of the oor. Enamoured
by his free-owing hips and
gyrations, several women ocked to
Donald, much to the dismay of his
lovely wife.
Just after 9:00pm, the Latin
Ballroom dancers were welcomed
to the dance oor and proceeded to
perform the rst two of their four
dances; a samba to the music of
Brazil followed by a cha cha to the
music of Sway Both were performed
effortlessly and elegantly. The
majority of the audience got up from
their seats and lined the balustrades
which separated the middle level
from the dance oor. It was fabulous
to see!
After a short break, the
dancers returned for their encore
performances; a jive to the tune of
Guts for Saxophone and nally a
rumba danced to So in Love.
Fraser Barnes then held an
impromptu interview with the Chair
of the Historical Committee, Colin
Randall-Smith at his table. Mr.
Randall-Smith was the editor of the
historical book that outlines the 50-
year history of the CIQS. It is such
an impressive document and one
in which Colin and the rest of the
CIQS, should be incredibly proud
of. Congratulations to Colin and his
committee for their enormous efforts.
With the formal festivities of the
evening drawing to a close, it was
my turn to take to the podium. I
welcomed the last three most recent
past Presidents to the stage alongside
me: Orest Stachniak, Walter
Strachan and George Evans.
These three gentlemen each read
a letter sent from a past President/
founding father who were unable
to attend the Presidents Gala. In
keeping with our theme for the
evening, we felt that it was important
to honour those who made signicant
contributions to the Institute, even
in their absence. Letters from Alex
Cosway, William White and Arthur
Milton Hill were all read, with each
one expressing their congratulations
for the progression that has been
made in the last 50 years.
For those readers who were in
attendance that evening, you may
have noticed me standing for the vast
majority of the evening with a series
of papers in my hand. These papers
were a condensed version of the
Program of Events, which listed each
aspect of the evening, along with
estimated start times, durations, etc.
This allowed me to prepare for the
upcoming events, as well as to ensure
that if anyone was absent (or hiding
in the washroom), I would be able
to perform their duties at the last-
minute.
While this program had been
nalized several days before, there
were some ideas that came to the
forefront of my mind just one week
prior to the evening that snowballed
into a larger idea that I felt was
important to share with everyone in
attendance.
We had been so focused on
honouring the past and justiably
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so, but we also wanted to take the
appropriate amount of time to focus
on the bright future as well.
Recognizing our rich history
is vitally important, as we wish
to honour those members whose
individual and collective efforts
helped to shape the Institute that
we are today. However, in addition to
the memories generated since 1959,
it is equally as important for us to
always look forward, as the continual
evolution of CIQS should always be
the focal point. I spoke briey about
these two distinct, yet closely related,
periods of time.
To honour the past, we are best
suited to admire the efforts of those
senior members of CIQS who are
still actively involved. Although
many were in attendance this
evening, I quickly drew attention
to two gentlemen who have had an
immeasurable impact on CIQS and
the quantity surveying profession
in Canada, but have also had even
larger impacts on individual men
and women many of whom were
in attendance that evening: Arthur
Hooker and Gordon Pattison.
These two gentlemen have helped
to guide and direct the paths both
professionally and personally of
many individuals in the Institute.
Along the way, they have each carved
their own history within the lives of
these many people whom they have
touched.
To honour the future, we are best
suited to look at those members
who are actively participating in the
further development of CIQS.
Ironically, the future of CIQS and
the past seem to be intertwined to
some degree. Fifty years ago, when
CIQS was being formed from the
dust of the earth as it were, Arthur
Hooker and Gordon Pattison were
about the age that I am today, as
well as many other members in
attendance that evening. I am certain
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that 50 years ago, in 1959, neither
one of them would have envisioned
the growth and expansion of the
Institute the way it has taken place,
with a massive celebration attended
by 253 individuals and in the same
location as the very rst AGM!
This thought transformed into an
idea that the importance to not only
reect upon the past but to also look
forward towards the future.
Fifty years from now, when we
celebrate our 100th anniversary
in 2059 and reect back on the
achievements of CIQS from this
moment forward, it is the new
members of the Institute who would
have been the driving force behind
the growth of CIQS, just as Arthur,
Gordon and others like them are in
2009.
Although there are dozens of
individuals who could have been
recognized for their importance
in the future growth of CIQS, I
began to call out and invite 14 such
individuals who were in attendance
that evening to give recognition to
their efforts and to spur them on to
ever greater aspirations!
Each of these individuals were
welcomed to the stage, where they
were each presented with a certicate
that read: This diploma is to certify
that [the named individual] has been
recognized as a vital new member of
the future of the Canadian Institute
of Quantity Surveyors as we look
towards the next fty years of
excellence signed by the President
of CIQS, Mr. Ian Duncan.
We like to think of the involvement
of these members as a worthwhile
investment because they bring such
vibrancy and potential to CIQS. We
have already had a small taste of
what these members bring to the
Institute and we look forward to see
what they will collectively accomplish
in the years to come.
The Possibilities
Although we celebrated the 50-year
history of CIQS on this evening, we
set the tone for the next 50 years
by welcoming and encouraging our
younger members to step up to the
plate and to utilize the momentum
generated during this AGM
celebration to carry the message of
the quantity surveying profession in
Canada and across the world.
I can boldly say that the Canadian
Institute of Quantity Surveyors is,
indeed, in capable hands and well on
its course for its centenary.
The CIQS needs to have visionary
leaders who can guide us into the
next 50-year period with a dedicated
voice and a directed path.
Ask yourself this question:
will your lifetime afliation and
involvement with CIQS resonate with
the Institute that you have helped
shape it into when you celebrate the
100th anniversary in 2059?
Thank you kindly to the Canadian
Institute of Canadian Surveyors
for this wonderful opportunity and
experience and congratulations on its
50-year history!
Where there is no vision,
the people perish.
King Solomon, 900 BC
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Congratulations
to CIQS on
their 50th year
and AGM!
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he playing of the 10th Annual Clive Evans Living Golf Tournament took place
at the Royal Woodbine Golf Course. A small group of less than a dozen golfers
enjoyed a beautiful sunny afternoon on the links with Doug Moller of Alberta edging
out some close competition for the hardware. The golf was followed by a BBQ dinner
and awarding of several prizes including a few of the coveted CIQS Golf shirts.
Clive Evans
Living Golf Tournament
CIQS
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raham Randall from the Ontario Institute of Quantity Surveyors and Doug Eastwell from the Associa-
tion of Quantity Surveyors of Alberta received the prestigious CIQS Award of Merit at the CIQS AGM in
Toronto this past June. The CIQS Award of Merit is for outstanding service to the CIQS in making it the ne
organization it is today. Clive Evans, CIQS Past President and Gordon Pattison, CIQS Honourary President,
presented the awards. Graham Randall was present to receive his award personally while Norm Lux accepted
Doug Eastwells award on his behalf. Congratulations to both recipients.
CIQS Award of Merit
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Photo (above): CIQS Award of Merit recipients attending the 50th AGM
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Thank you and the entire
organizing committee for
the tremendous time last
weekend. The Gala Ball was
certainly tting for the 50th
celebrations and Lenny certainly
had it under control. The
scavenger hunt, held in the rain,
held surprises for us from away
and also for local members and the
students were wonderful guides.
The interesting part was at the end
when they questioned Stephens
answers to the questions, ghting
for every mark for their team!
I have attended AGMs since
1987 and while many were
memorable none reached this level
of organization and certainly none
were so well attended. Well done!
Evan B. Stregger,
PQS(F), AScT, C.Arb., GSC
Costex Management Inc.
New Westminster, BC
The CIQS 2009 AGM and the
50th Anniversary celebrations
became the historical event that
the committee, the sponsors, the
other contributors and the unsung
heroes must have sought so hard
to achieve.
Margaret and I had so much fun
that we forgot to act our age with
the distinguished company we
enjoyed.
With our best wishes,
Margaret and Don Hamlett
Words from
Attending Delegates
CIQS
th
Anniversary
Je tiens vous remercier sincrement
pour la qualit de votre accueil et
vous fliciter chaleureusement pour
lexcellence de votre manifestation
(sminaires de travail). Jai bien
apprhend quen ralit nous avions
les mmes proccupations et je pense
quil y a matire dchanges srieux
avec le CEEC.
En vous renouvellant mes trs
chaleureux remerciements, soyez
assurs, Chers Amis, de mes plus
cordiaux sentiments.
Thank you for the quality of your
reception and congratulations on your
excellent technical seminars.
I found that we share the same
concerns and I think that there is a
basis for serious exchanges with the
CEEC.
My dear friends, I give you my very
warm thanks,
Jacques-Philippe CHARPY
President, UNTEC
Vice President, CEEC
France
This is a quick note to thank the
whole CIQS team for an excellent
conference and a splendid dinner
on Saturday evening. The Acciona
staff and our guests thoroughly
enjoyed the dinner/dance. The
sponsorship was really worthwhile.
Bill Palmer
Senior Vice President
Contracts & Commercial
Acciona Infrastructures
Canada Inc.
I am a member of the student
chapter at Ryerson University.
I wanted to thank you for
everything you have done and
for your great advice. It was
an astonishing day lled with
fascinating people and a wonderful
experience.
Ainaz Markazi

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History of the
Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
Now available
his 164 page, full colour, hard
cover book was published by the
CIQS 50th Anniversary Historical
Committee. This commemorative
book outlines the history of the
Institute and portrays the accom-
plishments of those members whose
work and dedication over the past
50 years have brought acceptance
of the profession of quantity sur-
veying within the construction
industry in Canada.
To order your copy, please visit
our online store at www.ciqs.org
or contact CIQS at 905-477-0008
or toll free at 866-345-1168. The
book is available for the special
anniversary price of $50.00 plus
shipping and handling and GST.
Available while supplies last.
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New Members
The CIQS would like to welcome the following new members (Including Reinstatements):
A
Shayne Abalos, Mississauga, ON
Shittu Abiodun, Sango Ota,
Nigeria
Olushola Agunbiade, Qatar,
Qatar
Fadi Al Mawed, Aman Building
Corporation,
Sherwood Park, AB
Ajibola Alofe, Larsen & Toubro
Ltd., Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Jonikku Hewa Tharindu
Amarasiri, Ragama,
Sri Lanka
Jose Argueta, Kitchener, ON
Sukanthan Arulanandasivam,
Dehiwela IN, Sri Lanka
Roshan Ashraff, Kalmunai,
Sri Lanka
Onimim Asimiea,
Port Harcourt, ON
Ihsan Attia, Genesis Builders
Group, Calgary, AB
B
Andrew Bifolchi, Basecrete Inc.,
Woodbridge, ON
Bruno Blaskan, The City of
Brampton, Brampton, ON
Darren Boyde, Jen-Col
Construction Ltd.,
Stony Plain, AB
Pierre Breau, Municipality of
Lunenburg, Bridgewater, NS
Daryl Brouwer, Toronto, ON
C
Fidel Cabrera, Calgary, AB
Luis Canjura, Calgary, AB
Darren Chiasson, Tech-Cost
Consultants Ltd., Calgary, AB
Howie Chuang, Flynn
Canada Ltd., Surrey, BC
Trevor Clarke, Etobicoke, ON
Martin Croteau, Calgary, AB
D
Bindeshbhai Dave,
Etobicoke, ON
Steve Delorme, Balzac, AB
Sadas Due, Kingston, ON
E
Antonio Ebeo, North York, ON
Indumathie Elapatha,
Surrey, BC
F
Anthony Fanelli, Kingston, ON
Myles Faryna, Didsbury, AB
Alicia Fleming, cm2r Inc.,
Toronto, ON
G
Kyle Garner, Brantford, ON
Abdul Ghani, Hydro One Inc.,
Toronto, ON
Joel Grams, Calgary, AB
Frank Grogan, Grogan
Surveyors, Waterford, Ireland
H
Laeeq Hassan, Taisei
Corporation, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Brandon Heger, Balzac, AB
Stuart Huckabery,
Chestermere, AB
Renald Hull, Prescott, ON
Brent Hutchinson, Sooke, BC
J
Laura Jessup, Calgary, AB
Corey Jones, Thorndale, ON
Hirenkumar Joshi,
Brampton, ON
K
Steve Kanla, Simcoe, ON
Alao Kazeem, Yaba,
Lagos State, Nigeria
Pararasasingam Kireesan,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
L
Benjamin Laraya, Surrey, BC
Nicole Leyenhorst, AW Hooker
Associates, Oakville, ON
Yongzhong Li, Mega Building
Systems Ltd.,
Mississauga, ON
Qiang Liu, Calgary, AB
Yaqiong Liu, Toronto, ON
William Lockwood, KGS Group
Consulting Engineers,
Thunder Bay, ON
Vincent Lucci, Stoney Creek, ON
M
Scott MacIntyre, Calgary, AB
Timothy Malcolm, Sprint-
Insight Inc., North York, ON
Nadine Mazzawi, Plan Group
Inc., Richmond Hill, ON
Madeline McKee, Calgary, AB
Herb Meiner, Lansdowne Equity
Ventures Ltd., Calgary, AB
Robert Meldrum, Cork, Ireland
Lucas Melo, Matera Carpentry
Contractors Ltd.,
Concord, ON
Marc Milton, Stratford, ON
Haneef Mohamed,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nalaka Morugama,
Edmonton, AB
N
Yalda Namek, Toronto, ON
Philip Nixon, BTY Group,
Toronto, ON
O
Grant Owen, Rider Levett
Bucknall, Boston, MA, USA
P
Ricardo Paradinha, Aveiro
Constructors Ltd.,
London, ON
Pratheepan Paramanathan, City
Palace LLC, Dubai, United
Arab Emirates
Stephen Payne, Acciona
Infrastructures Canada Inc.,
Toronto, ON
M. Don Anthony Payoe,
Hanscomb Limited,
Winnipeg, MB
Greymi Peralta Acero Estrella,
S.A., Santiago,
Dominican Republic
Danial Pham, Toronto, ON
Cameron Pole, Balzac, AB
Jonathan Potvin, Montreal, QC
Ikujuni Praise, Lagos, Nigeria
R
Joel Rasmussen, Calgary, AB
Charles Ratheejan, Mannar,
Sri Lanka
Ronald Rillera, Antamex
International Inc.,
Concord, ON
S
Anmol Sagar, Toronto, ON
Michael Salomons, Calgary, AB
Roy Santos, Etobicoke, ON
Anusha Sathiyamoorthy,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Jeff Schlunzen, Calgary, AB
Mathew Semmens,
Hillsdale, ON
Ranjit Sidhu, Surrey, BC
Jesse Singleton, Calgary, AB
Kannan Subbiah,
Scarborough, ON
Yogendra Sumithiran, Colombo,
Sri Lanka
Venkataramani Sundaram,
Faithful & Gould,
New York, NY, USA
T
Arash Taye, Richmond Hill, ON
Deborah Tenaglia, 180
University Management Inc.,
Toronto, ON
Philip Teperman, Thornhill, ON
Isaac Thompson, Lagos, Nigeria
Viktor Topic, Toronto, ON
Nick Nhat Trieu, Global
Plumbing & Heating,
Woodbridge, ON
U
Kate Unwin, Calgary, AB
V
Peter Van Grootheest, Sheldon
Creek Developments Inc.,
Orangeville, ON
Elizabeth Varghese, Granton
Institute of Tehnology,
Toronto, ON
Larry Vidinovski, Clare, Randall-
Smith & Associates Limited,
Richmond Hill, ON
Michael Volkart, Calgary, AB
W
Waruna Weerakkodi
Nikaweratiya, Sri Lanka
Amanda White, Hanscomb
Limited, Halifax, NS
Francis Wong, Flynn Canada
Ltd., Mississauga, ON
Trevor Wong, Calgary, AB
Mike Wrightson, Calgary, AB
Y
Il-Kwon Yun, Toronto, ON
Z
Binamma Zachariah,
Richmond Hill, ON
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