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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'>Please Note: </span></u></b><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#E36C0A'>This email was sent on behalf of the SAICE Education and
Training Department. For more information on the course please contact Denver
Siebritz on dsiebritz@saice.org.za<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext'>HIGHWAY
DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS MODEL (HDM-4) PRESENTED BY THE SAICE
TRANSPORTATION DIVISION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>DATE: 8-10 JUNE 2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>VENUE: SAICE HOUSE BLOCK 19, THORNHILL
OFFICE PARK, BEKKER STREET, VORNA VALLEY, MIDRAND <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Transportation
Division of SAICE invites you to attend a course on the </span><b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Highway
Design and Maintenance Standards Model (</span></b><b><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>HDM-4)</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>The
HDM-4 software was developed as part of the International Study of Highway
Development and Management Tools (ISOHDM), sponsored by the World Bank, Asian
Development Bank, Swedish National Road Administration, DFID, as well as
others. The Highway Design and Maintenance Standards Model (HDM-III) has been
used for over two decades to combine technical and economic appraisal of road
investment projects, standards and strategies and its extended scope (HDM-4)
provides a harmonized systems approach to road management, with adaptable and
user-friendly software tools. The ISOHDM project has had three major outputs:</span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Technical relationships for modeling pavement deterioration
and vehicle operating costs;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:windowtext'><img width=18 height=20 id="_x0000_i1026"
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Procedures for applying the technical relationships for
road asset management; and,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>The HDM-4 software.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>It provides a
powerful system for: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Road
management <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
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src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Programming
road works <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Estimating
funding requirements <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Budget
allocations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Predicting
road network performance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Project
appraisal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
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style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Policy
impact studies <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>There are four
main areas of application <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Strategic
planning <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Roadwork
programming<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Project
analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Research
and policy studies <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Strategic
Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Used to prepare
medium to long tern planning estimates of funding needs for road network
development and maintenance. Estimates of the medium to long term budget
requirements for the entire road network<b> </b>together with forecasts of
pavement performance and road user effects can be obtained. The impact of
different Budget Scenarios can be estimates together with the Asset Value of
the network. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Programme
Analysis <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Used to prepare
rolling work programmes in which candidate road sections are identified and
assigned maintenance or improvement options. HDM-4 calculates the economic
benefits and expenditure requirements of each option. A schedule of optimum
pavement maintenance and/or road improvement projects which can be carried out
within specified budget constraints are identified. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Project
Analysis <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Project analysis
can be used to estimate the economic or engineering viability of road
investment projects by performaing life cycle analysis of pavement performance,
maintenance and/or improvement effects together with estimates of road user
costs. The main outputs include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Annual
predictions of pavement performance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Pavement
maintenance and road improvement effects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Road
user costs and benefits <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Estimates
of environmental effects <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13
src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Standard
economic indicators; NPV,EIRR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sensitivity
Analysis allows a user to investigate the impact of variations in key
parameters on the analysis results. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Multi-Criteria
analysis (MCA) provides a means of comparing projects using criteria that
cannot easily be assigned and economic cost. For example, environmental, social
or political impacts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Research and
Policy Studies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>HDM-4 can be
used to conduct a number of road sector policy studies including: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'><img width=13 height=13 src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Funding policies for competing needs, e.g.
feeder versus main roads <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'><img width=13 height=13 src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Impacts of road transport policy changes on
energy consumption<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'><img width=13 height=13 src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Impact of axle load limits <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'><img width=13 height=13 src="cid:image001.gif@01CAE079.A766FE90" alt="*"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Pavement maintenance and rehabilitation
standards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Configuration
and Calibration </span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Default data and
calibration coefficients can be user defined for any country or region. This
allows HDM-4 to be configured to suit the customers’ local conditions and
therefore can be applied throughout the world. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>HDM-4 in
Pavement Management Systems</span></strong><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>By exchanging
data with a Pavement Management System (PMS) or other database HDM-4 can
utilize existing data to perform an analysis. The output reports can be adapted
to individual requirements thereby integrating HDM-4 into an existing road
management framework</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Please
refer to the attached information sheet for more information and course
registration details. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
lang=EN-GB style='color:#666666'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:
around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-element-left:right;mso-element-top:middle;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;margin-left:18.0pt;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
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<p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:
around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-element-left:right;mso-element-top:middle;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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column;mso-element-left:right;mso-element-top:middle;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span
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mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-element-left:right;mso-element-top:middle;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span
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paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-element-left:right;
mso-element-top:middle;mso-height-rule:exactly'><o:p> </o:p></p>
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mso-element-top:middle;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:#666666'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-element-left:right;
mso-element-top:middle;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:#666666'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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mso-element-top:middle;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:#003366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-element-left:right;
mso-element-top:middle;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:#666666'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:
paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-element-left:right;
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011 805 5947</span></strong><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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