2007-26623 ResoRESOLUTION NO. 2007-26623
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER PERTAINING TO
THE RANKING OF PROPOSALS PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. 42-
06/07, FOR THE REVIEW OF WATER, SEWER, AND STORMWATER UTILITY FOR UN-READ,
MIS-READ, AND UN-METERED SERVICES; AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO
ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE TOP-RANKED PROPOSER, METER READING
SPECIALISTS, INC d/b/a REVENUE ENHANCEMENT SERVICES; AND SHOULD THE
ADMINISTRATION NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
TOP-RANKED PROPOSER, AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SECOND-RANKED
PROPOSER, ISI WATER COMPANY d/b/a WATER COMPANY OF AMERICA; AND FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT UPON
CONCLUSION OF SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
WHEREAS, Request for Proposals No. 42-06/07 for The Review of Water, Sewer, and
Stormwater utility for Un-Read, Mis-Read, and Un-Metered Services was issued on May 21, 2007,
with an opening date of June 25, 2007(the RFP); and
WHEREAS, the RFP requested proposals to select a qualified firm to provide specialized
service to assist the City in minimizing un-read, mis-read, and un-metered service while examining
the utility billing database, distribution system, operations and practices for the metering of water
consumption, billings, collections, and revenue reporting functions; and
WHEREAS, apre-proposal conference to provide information to proposers submitting a
response was held on June 4, 2007; and
WHEREAS, BidNet issued bid notices to 65 prospective proposers, RFP Depot issued bid
notices to 52 prospective porposers, and 34 proposers were notified via mail, a-mail, and fax
circulation, which resulted in the receipt of our (4) proposals; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, via Letter to Commission (LTC) No. No. 169-2007,
appointed an Evaluation Committee ("the Committee") consisting of the following individuals:
• Elie Fakie, Capital Projects Coordinator, Public Works Department;
• Raul Soria, Revenue Manager, Finance Department;
• Eric Lawrence, Resident and Graduate of the Leadership Academy;
• Jim Sutter, Internal Auditor, Internal Audit Department;
• James Curry, Resident and Graduate of the Leadership Academy, and
WHEREAS, on August 15 2007, the Committee convened to rank the proposers; and
WHEREAS, the Committee members were provided with general information on the scope
of services, Performance Evaluation Surveys, and presentation from all firms being evaluated; and
WHEREAS, the Committee discussed their individual perceptions of the proposers'
qualifications, experience, and competence, and ranked the firms being evaluated accordingly; and
WHEREAS, a motion was presented by James Sutter, seconded by Eric Lawrence, and
unanimously approved by all Committee members for ranking (1) ISI Water Company d/b/a Water
Company of America as the top-ranked proposer, (2) Meter Reading Specialists, Inc d/b/a
Revenue Enhancement Services, (3) Water System Optimization, Inc, and (4) Utility Revenue
Management Company, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed the Committee's recommendation and after
exercising his due diligence by reviewing the proposals recommends that the Mayor and City
Commission authorize the Administration to enter into negotiations with the top-ranked proposer,
Meter Reading Specialists, Inc, d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services, and should the
Administration not be successful in negotiating an agreement with the top-ranked proposer,
authorize negotiations with the second-ranked proposer, ISI, Water Company d/b/a Water
Company of America.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby accepts the
recommendation of the City Manger pertaining to the ranking of firms pursuant to Request for
Proposals (RFP) No. 42-06/07, for the Review of Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Utility Un-Read,
Mis-Read, and Un-Metered Services; and hereby authorize the Administration to enter into
negotiations with the top-ranked proposer, Meter Reading Specialists, Inc, d/b/a Revenue
Enhancement Services; and should the Administration not be successful in negotiating an
agreement with the top-ranked proposer, authorize negotiations with the second-ranked proposer,
ISI Water Company d/b/a Water Company of America; and further authorize the Mayor and City
Clerk to execute an agreement upon conclusion of successful negotiation by the Administration.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 5th DAY OF September 2007.
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APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
COMMISSION ITeVI SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
Accept the City Manager's Recommendation Pertaining to the Ranking of Firms Pursuant Request For Proposals No.42-
06/07, For The Review of Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Utility for Un-read, Mis-Read, and Un-Metered Services;
Authorizing to Enter Into Negotiations with Top-Ranked Proposer, Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue
Enhancement Specialist, Inc; Should the Administration Not Be Successful in Negotiating With Top-Ranked Proposer,
authorize negotiations wit the second-ranked proposer, ISI Water company d/b/a Water Company of America; and
Further Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to Execute Agreements Upon Conclusion of Successful Negotiations.
Cey Intended Outcome Supported:
To Improve the City's Overall Financial Health and Maintain Overall Bond Rating.
Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.): City Services for tax dollars paid appeared as a key area for
improvement for resident's perception of the City of Miami Beach as a place to live and their overall quality of life.
Issue:
Shall the City Commission approve the City Manager's recommendation?
Item Summa /Recommendation:
On May 16, 2007, the Mayor and City Commission approved the issuance of Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 42-06/07
for the Review of Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Utility for Un-read, Mis-read, and Un-read Services. The objective of
the aforementioned examination is to identify causes of and the remedies for inaccuracies and deficiencies in the
metering and billing functions related to water, sewer and storm water service.
RFP No. 42-06/07 was issued on May 21, 2007 with an opening date of June 25, 2007. Apre-proposal conference to
provide information to the banking institutions submitting a response was held on June 4, 2007. BidNet issued bid
notices to 65 prospective proposers, RFP Depot issued bid notices to 52 prospective proposers, and 34 proposers were
notified via mail, a-mail, and fax circulation, which resulted in the receipt of four (4) proposals.
The City Manager via Letter to Commission (LTC) No. 169-2007, appointed an Evaluation Committee ("the Committee")
that convened on August 15, 2007. The Committee members were provided with Performance Evaluation Surveys and
presentation from all firms being evaluated. The Committee discussed their individual perceptions of the contractor's
qualifications, and ranked the firms being evaluated accordingly.
The City Manager after exercising his due diligence by reviewing the proposals submitted by ISI Water Company d/b/a
Water Company of America and Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services recommends that
it is in the best economical interest to the City to accept Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement
Services as first ranked proposer due to 60% cost revenue sharing percentage to the City proposed by Meter Reading
Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services as compared to the 45% cost revenue sharing percentage to the
City proposed by ISI Water Company d/b/a Water Company of America.
ACCEPT THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
Advisory Board Recommendation:
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AGENDA ITEM C~ `
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City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: September 5, 2007
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
CITY MANAGER PERTAINING TO THE RANKING OF PROPOSALS
PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO.42-06/07, FOR THE
REVIEW OF WATER, SEWER, AND STORMWATER UTILITY FOR UN-READ,
MIS-READ, AND UN-METERED SERVICES; AUTHORIZING THE
ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE FIRST-
RANKEDPROPOSER, METER READING SPECIALISTS, INC d/b/a REVENUE
ENHANCEMENT SERVICES; AND SHOULD THE ADMINISTRATION NOT BE
SUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRST-RANKED
PROPOSER, AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SECOND-RANKED
PROPOSER, ISI WATER COMPANY d/b/a WATER COMPANY OF AMERICA;
AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE
AN AGREEMENT UPON CONCLUSION OF SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS BY
THE ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
On May 16, 2007, the Mayor and City Commission approved the issuance of Request for
Proposals (RFP) No. 42-06/07 for the Review of Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Utility for
Un-read, Mis-read, and Un-metered Services. The purpose of this Request for Proposals
(RFP) is to select a qualified firm to provide specialized service to assist the City in
minimizing Un-read, Mis-read, and Un-metered Services. The RFP will require the selected
firm to examine the utility billing database, distribution system, operations and practices for
the metering of water consumption, billings, collections, and revenue reporting functions.
The objective of the aforementioned examination is to identify causes of and the remedies
for inaccuracies and deficiencies in the metering and billing functions related to water, sewer
and storm water service.
The selected firm will perform its services on a contingency fee basis.
The accurate measurement of water and the precise billing for that service is the means by
which the utility generates revenue to offset expense, determines equitable fees among
users, and promotes conservation.
Commission Memorandum -RFP-42-06/07
September 5, 2007
Page 2 of 7
The scope work as outlined herein is expected to generate new found or increase revenue,
without requiring any expenditure of budgeted funds for the performance of this project.
The scope of work shall consist of three (3) tasks:
Task I consists of, but is not limited to, identifying and analyzing the causes of revenue loss
from Un-read, Mis-read, and Un-metered water and sewer usage, wastewater service
problems, meter related malfunctions, or lost accounts;
Task II consists of, but is not limited to, quantifying the potential revenue enhancement
associated with the correction of these problems; and
Task III consists of coordinating the implementation and execution of the corrective action.
Special qualifications desired are expertise and nation-wide experience in teaming with state
or local government utilities to identify and recover Un-read, Mis-read, and Un-metered water
revenues.
Some of the benefits from a successful award of contract would be:
1. Performance Based Contract; delivering revenue enhancement to the utilitywhile the
firm bears the risk;
2. Brings recognized technical expertise to assist utility's staff;
3. Provides immediate increased revenue on current services;
4. Delivers ongoing increased revenue to the utility after the program's completion;
5. Improves accountability for services to all customers; and
6. Improves "rate payer" equity among all users.
RFP No. 42-06/07 was issued on May 21, 2007 with an opening date of June 25, 2007. A
pre-proposal conference to provide information to the banking institutions submitting a
response was held on June 4, 2007.
BidNet issued bid notices to 65 prospective proposers, RFP Depot issued bid notices to 52
prospective proposers, and 34 proposers were notified via mail, a-mail, and fax circulation,
which resulted in the receipt of following four (4) proposals:
1. ISI WATER COMPANY d/b/a WATER COMPANY OF AMERICA
2. METER READING SPECIALISTS, INC d/b/a REVENUE ENHANCEMENT
SERVICES
3. WATER SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION, INC
4. UTILITY REVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.
The City Manager via Letter to Commission (LTC) No. 169-2007, appointed an Evaluation
Committee ("the Committee") consisting of the Following individuals:
• Elie Fakie, Capital Projects Coordinator, Public Works Department
• Raul Soria, Revenue Manager, Finance Department
• Eric Lawrence, Resident and Graduate of the Leadership Academy
• Jim Sutter, Internal Auditor, Internal Audit Department
• James Curry, Resident and Graduate of the Leadership Academy
Commission Memorandum - RFP-42-06/07
September 5, 2007
Page 3 of 7
On August 15, 2007, the Committee convened and a quorum was attained. The Committee
unanimously nominated Mr. James Sutter as Chair of the Committee.
Mike Alvarez, Assistant Director of the Public Works Department, addressed the Committee
and provided general information on the scope of services. The Committee members were
also provided with Performance Evaluation Surveys and presentation from all firms being
evaluated.
The following Evaluation Criteria was used to evaluate and rank the groups or individuals:
1. Firm's Experience and Qualifications of the Firm 20 points
2. Past Performance Evaluation Surveys 10 points
3. Proposed Revenue Sharing Program 25 points
4. Methodology and Approach to Recovery 20 points
5. Interview of Key Personnel 25 points
The method of ranking the contractors utilized by the Committee was the following: The
contractors with more than 50% of the Committee Members' first-place votes will be deemed
the top-ranked contractor; subsequent contractors or contractors not receiving the majority
of the Committee Member's first-place votes will be ranked based on the total low aggregate
ranked score.
The Committee discussed their individual perceptions of the contractor's qualifications,
experience, and competence, and ranked the firms being evaluated accordingly.
A motion was presented by James Sutter, seconded by Eric Lawrence and unanimously
approved by all Committee members for (1) ISI Water Company, to be recommended for
potential award of contract for the Review of Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Utility for Un-
read, Mis-read, and Un-metered Services. A second motion was presented by Eric
Lawrence, seconded by James Cuny and unanimously approved by all Committee members
to recommend lowering the cost revenue sharing percentage of 55% proposed by ISI Water
Company during the negotiation process. The final scoring was as follows:
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WATER SYSTEM
OPTIMIZATION 71 3 72 3 77 4 87 3 86 3 939 16
UTILITY REVENUE
MANAGEMENT 60 4 30 4 81 3 79 4 81 4 331 19
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September 5, 2007
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RANKING ORDER
1. ISI WATER COMPANY d/b/a WATER COMPANY OF AMERICA
2. METER READING SPECIALISTS, INC d/b/a REVENUE ENHANCEMENT
SERVICES
3. WATER SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION, INC
4. UTILITY REVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC
Background of the two top-ranked proposers follows:
Meter Readins~ Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services
Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services has been in the utility
contracting business for over 30 years. Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue
Enhancement Services has developed a revenue enhancement program to assist cities and
other governmental agencies in reducing the enormous loss in revenue resulting from
unbilled water and sewer service fees. The program is designed to maximize the utility's
revenue potential without increasing expenditures or affecting the operation budget of the
utility.
Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services currently is reading
approximately 2 million meters annually throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. Meter
Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services also contracted with
municipalities to operate and manage their water and gas departments. The scope includes
meter readings, customer service, billing and collection and metering maintenance and
validity.
Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services' working experience
has provided a tremendous insight into the importance of obtaining and maintaining an
acceptable un-accountable water loss ration and accounting for every service provided.
Revenue Enhancement Services was established to assist municipalities and utility
authorities in achieving this important goal.
David Livingston manages Revenue Enhancement Services and has over 15 years of
experience managing revenue contracts including cities of New Orleans, LA; Atlanta, GA;
and Nashville, TN. His staff has over 40 years of experience locating, documenting,
recovering and tracking lost revenues. The direct involvement in managing utilities has
provided Revenue Enhancement Services with unique opportunities in the development of
the operational and administrative procedures utilized in their program.
The program proposed by Revenue Enhancement Services is designed to assist the Utility
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or Agency in many areas that are not influenced by just dollars. Meter Reading Specialist,
Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services is teamed with CUSI (Continental Utility
Solutions, Inc) to provide custom software needs. In addition, the team also includes AMR
Specialists, which will assist in evaluation and recommending installation on specific
account/areas where warranted.
In addition, as a former Dale Carnegie instructor, the owner and vice-president of Meter
Reading Specialist, Joe Carpenter, personally provides training to each employee in order to
each every employee what to do and how to conduct themselves within the Agency.
Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services will identify and
analyze the causes of revenue loss from unbilled water and sewer usage such as:
-Meter inaccuracy
-Service theft, including unauthorized bypasses
-Billing related inconsistencies
-Sewer service related problems
-Meter reading inconsistencies
-Active, but unbilled customer accounts
-Un-metered fire lines
The program consists of six (6) components:
-Mobilization
-Administration (Review and Audit)
-Operations (Field Investigation)
-Corrective Action/Financial Reporting
-Final Report
-Training
Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services has successfully
conducted or in the process or conducting projects for the following agencies:
-Ward II Water District, LA (since 1980 to present')
-City of Hammond, LA
-City of Scott, LA
-Town of Byhalia, MS (since 2007)
-City of Denham Springs, LA (2007)
-East Central Vernon Water System, LA
-Bellingrath Water, LA
-City of Biloxi, MS
-City of Franklinton, LA
-Town of Abita Springs, LA
-Rogue Lusa Water Works, LA
-City of Breaux Bridge, LA
-City of Walker, LA
-City of Mandeville, LA (since 2006 to present)
Cost Proposal: Meter Reading Specialists, Inc. to receive 40% of all increased
revenue for a period of 36 months.
ISI Water Company
ISI Water Company provide services to governmental entities on many levels in order to
meet the maintenance, repair, and consulting needs of our nation's aging infrastructure
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system. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, ISI has established a reputation for meeting the
diverse and changing needs of government with a wide range of services.
The Municipal Consulting work to identify unbilled and/or misbilled service is marketed
nationally under the name of Water Company of America ("WCA"). This name has been
used since 1989, and because of national name recognition and existing contracts, ISI
Water Company continues to market the services as Water Company of America. "Water
Company of America" is registered with the State of Florida.
WCA examines a utility's customer billing database of information and aspects of utility
usage in the field with the objective of identifying the causes of and remedies for
inaccuracies and deficiencies in each of the various utility processes that can potentially
contribute to inaccurate billings of water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste.
WCA specializes in working cooperatively with City staff to locate, assess and correct the
conditions that cause lost revenue. WCA has the equipment, manpower, and expertise,
including proprietary analytical software and sophisticated non-intrusive flow metering
technology, to research systems of all sizes for revenue losses. WCA can positively impact
the City budget without increasing manpower requirements, overtime, or rates. WCA has a
history of successful collaboration with municipal departments and is confident that it can
stop the billing leaks that are silently draining revenues from the City.
WCA's program is conceptually straightforward and has proven to be effective based on
extensive South Florida as well as national contract experience. This experience base
equips WCA to offerthe most effective, proven method of enhancing revenue. Each month,
the utility delivers millions of gallons of water to its end users or customers. The utility's retail
billing meters record consumption and determine water and sewer billings. The difference
between the actual services provided and the amount billed, or accounted for, represents
unbilled or misbilled service. This program targets this variance and produces increased
revenue for discretionary use by the City. In other words, this is found or new revenue that
will have a positive impact on the budget. WCA locates this unaccounted-forwaterthrough a
proprietary analysis technique and subsequent physical investigation. Once discrepancies
are located, changes are made to the utility's billing system and/or physical metering system
to produce new revenues.
WCA provides a turnkey service that includes technical expertise, proprietary computer
software, trained field personnel, state of the art flow-meter technology and even
replacement meters if necessary. WCA can discover and help the revenue billings that are
rightfully the utility's, and it can do the whole job as an independent contractor without
disrupting normal service or daily operations and with negligible requirement of utility staff
time.
All procedures and standards utilized by WCA have been developed through eighteen years
of experience. WCA's revenue enhancement program is offered on a performance fee basis
to the City. WCA will bear all the cost of program implementation. The utility will never be
required to reimburse WCA for any of its working capital expenditures, including professional
staff, software, orthe extensive resources required forfield research. WCAwill be paid only
a share of any new-found collected revenue generated by this program. No other forms of
payment are required.
WCA has successfully conducted or in the process or conducting projects for the following
Florida governments:
-1995 /Miami Dade Water and Sewer Authority Department
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-1997/ City of Homestead
-1997/ City of North Miami
-1999/ City of Coral Gables
-2000/ City of Ft. Lauderdale
-2001/ City of Hollywood
-2002/ Orlando Utilities Commission
-2003/ City of Hallandale Beach
-2004/ Polk County Florida
-2006/ City of Orlando
-2007/ City of Bartow
Cost Proposal: ISI Water Company to receive 55% of all increased revenue for a term
of 36 months.
CITY MANAGER'S REVIEW
The City Manager after exercising his due diligence by reviewing the proposals submitted by
ISI Water Company d/b/a Water Company of America and Meter Reading Specialist, Inc
d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services and the Evaluation Committee final scores concluded
that:
1. Both firms are equally competent and qualified to perform the services required for
this project.
2. There is a minimal difference in the total final scores.
3. Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services proposed the
better cost sharing plan. Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement
Services proposed a 60% cost revenue sharing percentage to the City compared to
the 45% cost revenue sharing percentage to the City proposed by ISI Water
Company d/b/a Water Company of America.
Based on estimated collected revenue of $500,000 that could be generated by this
program, the 15% difference between the Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a
Revenue Enhancement Services and ISI Water Company d/b/a Water Company of
America could signify $ 75,000. Therefore, it is in the best economical interest to the
City to accept Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services
as first ranked proposer.
Based on his review of the documentation and the above findings, the City Manager
recommends Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a Revenue Enhancement Services, as the
top-ranked proposer.
CONCLUSION
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida
accepting the recommendation of the City Manager pertaining to the ranking of proposals
pursuant to Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 42-06/07, for Water, Sewer, and Stormwater
utility for Un-read, Mis-read, and Un-metered Services; Authorizing the Administration to
enter into negotiations with the top-ranked proposer, Meter Reading Specialist, Inc d/b/a
Revenue Enhancement Services; and should the Administration not be successful in
negotiating an Agreement with the top-ranked proposers, authorizing negotiations with the
second-ranked proposer, ISI Water Company d/b/a Water Company of America; and further
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement upon conclusion of
successful negotiation by the Administration.
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