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BCC-SCA-108-LICUAS-J2003-2023
Dated 03 August 2023
PROJECT:
SUBJECT:
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SHORT FORM STANDARD SUBCONTRACT
This Agreement is made the day of 3rd August 2023, between: Boom Construction
Company (Contractor) and Licuas Trading & Contracting (SubContractor).
The work described in Section 2 below shall be performed in accordance with the
Main Contract between Contractor and Ashghal (Owner) and in accordance with all
plans, specifications and other contract documents attached hereto, including those as
specified in the Main Contract for the project known as: Flood Prevention Scheme
(FPS-PHASE 3) for Doha North Areas – C850/1 Qatar.
The Subcontract agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Qatar.
Contractor agrees to pay Subcontractor for the strict performance of his work the sum
as as set out in Section 3 (Prices), subject to adjustments for changes in the work as
may be directed in writing by the Contractor.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Sub-Contract in two original
copies, copy being received by each Party and warrant to each other that the said work is
legally binding and valid under the laws of the State of Qatar.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
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“Certificate of Final Completion” means the Certificate issued to the Subcontractor after
the Completion of Maintenance Period and the rest of the Maintenance Period Extension
(when applicable) and as provided for in Section 25 of this Subcontract. This Certificate shall
be required for the release of the 2nd 50% retention money (Section 4.1).
“Client” means the Public Works Authority (Ashghal), also referred to as the owner in this
Agreement.
“Collateral Warranty” means a Pre-formed Collateral Warranty of this Agreement to be
delivered to the Contractor by the Subcontractor as part of its Preliminary Obligation. Prior
to any Obligations being commenced by the Subcontractor, the Subcontractor shall deliver to
the Contractor a Collateral Warranty duly signed and stamped by its Appointed
Representative.
“Effective date” means the commencement of this subcontract and shall be upon signing of
the Agreement by both Parties.
“Maintenance Period” means the 400 days period (and its extension, if any) after the
substantial completion certificate is released, where works are inspected and approved by the
Engineer and the remaining works are snags and minor punch lists which shall be rectified by
the Subcontractor within the said period.
“Substantial Completion Certificate” means the certificate to be obtained by the
Subcontractor to mark the commencement of the 400 days Maintenance/ Guarantee Period.
This Certificate shall be required for the release of the 1st 50% retention money (Section 4.1).
“Tender Documents” shall include all documents forwarded to the Subcontractor for
inquiry, related to the Subcontract Work during Tender which shall form part of this
Subcontract.
2.1 Subcontractor agrees to furnish all labor, tools and equipment required to complete the
Pump Station Works, Civil Works and MEP Works in accordance with the requirements of
QCS 2014 and the Main Contract and based on the Subcontractor’s offer reference
LTC/BCC/FPS/005 Rev.04 dated 17th July 2023 (Appendix 1).
2.2 The listing or description of the Subcontract works/ item in the Subcontract documents
shall not be taken to limit the nature, range or extent of the Subcontractor’s obligations for
the satisfactory completion of the Subcontract works. For any risks / matter / works,
mentioned or not mentioned elsewhere in the Subcontract Agreement, the Subcontractor is
assumed to have done its due diligence to inspect, investigate and made his assumptions and
included the same in its Subcontract rate.
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As an expert and experienced Subcontractor, the Subcontractor is assumed to have realized
and included in its offer all the necessary tools, equipment, accessories, consumables and
other related activities or items not mentioned in the BOQ however, shall complete the
Works and shall make it operational in accordance with the requirement of the Main Contract
and to the satisfaction of the Contractor and the Client. No claims shall arise nor be
entertained by the Contractor related to this clause.
2.3 The Subcontractor shall assume and perform all of the Contractor’s obligations in relation
to the Subcontractor works to the entire satisfaction and approval of the Contractor and the
Employer as Subcontract agreement is purely on back-to-back basis with respect to the scope
of works included in Main Contractor executed between the Employer and the Contractor.
2.4 The Subcontractor shall provide and is deemed to have allowed for all requirements,
costs and expenses that the satisfactory execution, handover, warranty and guarantee of the
Subcontract works that may be required. (Method statement, data sheets, assistance in
QA/QC procedures, manuals, HSE project requirements …etc).
2.5 The Subcontractor shall thoroughly check and review the Main Contract’s specifications
& drawings issued during bid stage and inform the Contractor of any omission, discrepancy
or shortage therein and shall execute the Subcontract works in accordance with the shop
drawings approved by the Employer/ Engineer and with other relevant conditions
2.6 The Subcontractor is deemed to have inspected and acquainted himself with the site
conditions, and is deemed to be aware of all circumstances that and / or may be prevailing
during the execution of the Subcontract works and is deemed to be in
Knowledge of the Main Contract requirements and all other conditions applicable on the
Contractor pertaining to the Subcontract works.
2.7 Work hours during operations should be as per Contractor schedule. Otherwise in case of
any requirement subcontractor should notify with a letter of intent to work overtime and get
the approval from the contractor. The Subcontractor shall allow for the temporary disruption
of the works due to the coordination with other contractors/subcontractors change in the
access from time to time, approval requirements and changes in the timings as may be
required by the authorities and delays in the Works.
2.8 The Contractor reserves its right to request the increaser decrease of number of the
Subcontractor’s workers and personnel, likewise, has the right to instruct the Subcontractor
to withdraw or remove any unqualified worker or staff who is not effectively carrying out his
duties.
2.9 Any work by the Contractor or other subcontractors, damaged by the Subcontractor if not
replaced, or repaired by the Subcontractor, shall be carried out by the Contractor and/or by
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other subcontractors and all cost shall be back charged to the Subcontractor +10% Overhead
and Administrative Cost.
2.11 Testing. All tests and document submittals related to the installation and supplied
materials under the scope of the subcontractor to complete the works mentioned in the
Subcontractor’s offer reference LTC/BCC/FPS/005 Rev.04 dated 17th July 2023 (Appendix
1) as required in the Main Contract are deemed included in the scope of the Subcontractor
and shall be carried out by the Subcontractor. The Subcontractor shall be responsible to
coordinate such requirements to the Contractor’s QAQC team at site.
SECTION 3: PRICES
3.1 The Subcontract Price is Qatari Riyals: Nineteen Million and Five Hundred Thousand
Only (QAR 19,500,000.00) with Provisional Amount of Seven Hundred Ninety-Nine
Thousand (QAR 799,000.00) for Spare Parts supply as per QCS. The Contract Price is
Lump Sum Accepted Contract Amount in accordance with the documents issued by the
Contractor. The Subcontractor is deemed to have evaluated the whole works and the risk
thereof and agrees that the works shall be completed without exceeding the Subcontract
Price.
3.2 The Subcontractor shall provide a conceptual Bill of Quantities showing the Subcontract
Work items’ rate and quantities and must be attached in Appendix 2 forming part of this
Subcontract Agreement. The Purpose of Conceptual Bill of Quantities is for billing purposes
only subject to the provision of Section 3.1.
3.3 Any quantities which may be set out in the Schedule are estimated quantities and are not
to be taken as the actual and correct quantities of the Works which the Subcontractor is
required to execute; and any quantities or price data which may be set out in a Schedule shall
be used for the purposes stated in the Schedule and may be inapplicable for other purposes.
3.4 The Subcontractor shall pay all taxes, duties and fees required to be paid by him in the
Subcontract and the Subcontract Price shall not be adjusted for any of this cost, except as
stated in Sub-clause 3.8 [Adjustments for Changes in Legislation] and Section 14 [Changes
in the Work].
3.5 The Subcontractor confirms that he has satisfied himself as to the correctness and
sufficiency of these prices which are considered the full and comprehensive compensation
for the execution of the Subcontractor’s obligations under this Subcontract agreement and
has allowed for all contingencies in this connection.
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3.6 The Subcontract Price is inclusive of fluctuations in costs due to the rise or fall in the cost
of labor, materials and/or any other matter affecting the cost of the execution of the
Subcontract Works.
3.7 The Subcontractor has accepted under this Subcontract any risks and/or costs relating to
currency restrictions, blockade, limited timings, and all other constraints which exist at
the time of execution of the Subcontract, or which may be imposed by the Government or
authorized agency of the Government of the country in which the Site is located. Such an
event shall not be deemed as a change in legislation.
SECTION 4: PAYMENT
10% advance payment after signing the contract against undated PDC for the same
value. The Advance Payment shall be recovered progressively from the
Subcontractor’s Interim Payment.
Actual certified and approved invoice (payment certificate) to be paid @ 60 days
from approval date after the deduction of 10% advance payment.
10% Retention to be paid as below:
5% against testing and commissioning.
5% against final handing over to end user (FCC) for the pumping station.
SECTION 5: TAX CARD
Sub-Contractor shall provide a Tax card from Ministry of Economy and Finance/ Public
Revenues and Taxes Department with dates covering all contract period.
SECTION 6: BACKCHARGES
In case of any requirements which are included in the Sub-Contractor scope of work and
provided by the Contractor to fulfill the work, Contractor will back charge the sub-contractor
at agreed rates plus 5% administration fees.
SECTION 7: ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement represents the entire agreement between Contractor and the Subcontractor
and supersedes any prior written or oral representations.
SECTION 8: TIME & PROGRAMME TO BE FURNISHED
1. The Effective date of this agreement shall be upon signing by both Parties.
2. Upon Effective date, the Subcontractor shall provide Contractor with scheduling
information in a form acceptable to Contractor and shall conform to Contractor's
progress schedules, including any changes made by Contractor in the scheduling of
work.
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3. The Subcontractor shall submit to the Contractor a program for all Subcontract work
and provision of information to be performed by the Subcontractor. The program
shall include the following:
The order in which the Contractor proposes to carry out the Works (including
each stage of construction and inspection).
All major events and activities in the production of Construction Documents.
The program shall be developed using precedence networking techniques,
showing early start, late start, early finish, and late finish dates.
4. The absence of Program/schedule from the side of the Subcontractor during the
signing of this Subcontract Agreement does not constitute the Subcontractor shall not
be liable for any delays. The Subcontractor therefore agrees that it shall work with
the Schedule well cooperated and convenient for the Contractor. The Subcontractor
further agrees that it shall not make the Contractor breach the Main Contract
Schedule.
5. From time to time, the Subcontractor shall update the Contractor for any delays that
may hamper the Subcontract Schedule. In case of reasonable delays, the
Subcontractor shall apply for Extension of Time equitable to cover such delay in the
Subcontract. The Subcontractor shall substantiate the reasons for the delay including
the submission of the revised program for approval.
6. In case of Delays due to the Employer (PWA) the Extension of Time application shall
be on back-to-back basis and shall be subject to approval by the Employer.
No Extension of time shall be granted for delays attributable to the Subcontractor.
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location. Such notice shall state the expected date of Delivery of Material for the
Contractor to prepare the Access for the Delivery (if required) and be able to
arrange inspection request.
9.2.3. The Subcontractor shall arrange at site a storage area/ facility or place where the
Materials supplied, tools and equipment to be used a will be safely and securely
stored against all weather conditions and damage from other Subcontractor’s
operation. The storage area/ facility must be accessible by the Contractor and
Consultant anytime, for inspection.
9.3 Rejection upon Delivery.
9.3.1 In the event that any Material delivered at the Designated Location does not comply.
with the project specifications, or otherwise does not comply with the requirements
set out in the Contract, then without limiting any other right or remedy that the
Contractor may have, the Contractor may reject the Supplied Material and:
(a) require the Subcontractor to replace the rejected material at the Subcontractor’s
risk within 12 hours after being instructed to do so; or
(b) Claim damages for any costs, expenses or losses resulting from the Delivery of the
Material that does not comply with the terms of the Subcontract.
9.3.2 The terms of the Subcontract shall apply to any repaired or replaced material
supplied by the Subcontractor.
9.3.3 If the Subcontractor fails to promptly replace the rejected material in accordance
with Sub-clause 9.3.1(a), the Contractor may, without affecting its rights under
Sub-clause 9.3.1(b), and under instruction from the Engineer, obtain substitute
materials from a third-party Subcontractor, or have the rejected Material replaced
by a third party, and the Contractor shall be entitled to recover from the
Subcontractor any costs that the Contractor incurs as a result thereof.
9.4 Ownership of Materials.
All Materials shall, to the extent consistent with the Law, become the property of the
Contractor at whichever is the earlier of the following times:
(a) The date the relevant Material is Delivered to the Designated Location
(whenever advance payment has been made); or
(b) The date on which any amount due in respect of the Material has been paid for
by the Contractor.
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SECTION 10: DELAY
The Subcontractor shall allow for the temporary disruption of the works due to the
coordination with other contractors/subcontractors, change in the access from time to time,
approval requirements and changes in the timings as may be required by the authorities and
delays in the Works.
If the Subcontractor however has caused the delay due to incompetent staff and labors
supplied/ mobilized at site, or due to the defective equipment, tools or materials mobilized
and/or supplied at site and/ or caused delay due to non-collaboration and non-coordination
with other subcontractors or contractors, the Subcontractor will indemnify the Contractor and
hold Contractor harmless for any damages, claims, demands, liens, stop notices, lawsuits,
attorneys' fees, and other costs or liabilities imposed on Contractor connected with said delay
by the Subcontractor.
For any delays caused by such damage attributable to the Subcontractor as referred from Sub
Clause 2.9, the Contractor will not charge the Subcontractor, unless otherwise the Contractor,
will be charged by the Client of Liquidated Damages for such delay from the damage caused
by the Subcontractor.
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Contractor’s seven (7) days’ notice, fails to reinstate or rectify or remedy the failure or
default to the satisfaction of the Contactor, then without prejudice to other rights, conditions
and measures he may apply, and without recourse to any judicial authority, the Contractor
shall have the right to take one or more of the following actions
A. Execute and / or repair the defective Subcontract works.
B. Employ and method and take any action to rectify the Subcontractor’s failure /
default and to bring Subcontract works back to the Contractor’s schedule.
C. Take possession of all materials, constructional plant, equipment, and other things
whatsoever brought by the Subcontractor to the site and may use them free of
charge for the purpose of execution, completing and maintaining the Subcontract
works.
In any such default / event, any measure(s), application(s) and / or actions taken be the
Contractor shall be made at and charged to the subcontractor’s account, and the
Subcontractor shall not be granted any extra time for any such remedy, measures, or actions
whether carried out by him or be the Contractor. in addition, the Contractor shall not be liable
to pay the Subcontractor any further amount until final acceptance certificate for the project
works is issued be the Employer and thereafter until ascertaining the total amount of losses,
damages, costs, penalties, fees, and expenses incurred in connection with execution,
completion, and remedying of Subcontractor’s default.
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Variations can be initiated in two ways:
(a) When the Engineer, at any time prior to issuing the taking over certificate, instruct a
variation to the Contractor or request the Contractor to Submit a proposal related to the
Subcontracted Work by the Subcontractor, without prior agreement as to feasibility or
price and the Contractor has issued the same Engineer’s instruction to the Subcontractor.
The Subcontractor must promptly submit a competitive proposal as per the Engineer’s
Instruction upon request of the Contractor.
(b) When the Contractor initiate Value Engineering and would request the Subcontractor to
submit his proposal which (in the Contractor's opinion) will, if adopted, (i) accelerate
completion, (ii) reduce the cost to the Employer of executing, maintaining or operating
the Works, (iii) improve the efficiency or value to the Employer of the completed
Works, or (iv) otherwise be of benefit to the Employer.
The Proposal for (a) & (b), whenever the Contractor requires, shall be prepared at the
Cost of the Subcontractor.
All new rates and/ or cost of variation shall be on a back-to-back basis in accordance with the
Client’s determination. Until such time as rates, prices or quantities involved are agreed or
fixed, the Subcontractor has no right to stop or delay the execution of the variation works and
the Contractor may determine provisional rates, prices, or quantities to enable on account
payments to the Subcontractor, subject always to the Employer’s decision as to considering
additional value and / or time for such variation under the Main Contract.
However, the Employer’s or Engineer’s non acceptance on any request for instruction to vary
or variation order initiated by the Subcontractor or the Contractor or the disagreement on the
valuation of variation shall not give any right to the Subcontractor to stop or delay the
execution of the varied works and shall not relieve the Subcontractor of any of his
responsibilities, duties, and obligations to execute the relevant works.
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shall give written notice of a claim for additional compensation for the work prior to
commencement of the disputed work.
Subcontractor’s failure to give written notice prior to commencement constitutes an
agreement by Subcontractor that it will receive no extra compensation for the disputed work.
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The Sub-contractor shall provide one safety officer if the number of his employees is
between 5 to 50, and one additional safety officer for each 50 persons further on. The
Subcontractor should provide one trained first aider for each 25 laborers and a First aid box
for each 25 laborers must be available at site.
The Subcontractor shall designate a member who is responsible for and directly accountable
to the Contractor in all matters concerning safety.
The Subcontractor shall report all accidents and near misses to project HSE department
within the required time frame.
The Subcontractor’s employees must attend site induction training prior to starting their
activity at site and shall attend daily toolbox meetings at the course of project duration. All
tools and equipment must be in good and safe condition and fitted with the required safety
devices.
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performed in a good, shall be of good quality, free from faults and defects and in
conformance with the Contract.
The Subcontractor shall guarantee the Subcontract works against all defects in engineering,
material, workmanship, and other matters required under the specifications, as and to the
extent / period(s) that the Contractor is bound to guarantee them under the Main Contract.
Whenever required, the Subcontractor agrees to provide/execute a Collateral Warranty as per
specimen form provided in the Main Contract.
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and protect such information against disclosure to any unauthorized person or party. The
Subcontractor undertakes also not to take any photographs of or make any publication about
the Subcontract works without prior written approval of the Contractor. All such obligations
are extended to include the Subcontractor’s personnel, their dependents and guests who may
in any manner obtain such information and shall stay valid and binding even after handing
over the project works.
SECTION 25: FINAL ACCEPTANCE
Final Acceptance of the Works shall in general occur upon completion of the subcontractor’s
scope of work subject to fulfilment by the Subcontractor of the following conditions:
The Subcontractor, not less than 14 days prior to the commencement of Guarantee or
Maintenance Period, shall notify the Contractor that its work has been substantially
completed/completed with approved inspection documents and seek a Substantial
Completion Certificate from the Contractor to commence the Guarantee or Maintenance
Period.
On completion of work, the Subcontractor shall attend to any snags and punch lists and
rectify the same and commits to complete the rectification along with the submission of
required project documentation within the specified period. The making good by the
Subcontractor of any defects, and the execution of any omitted Work discovered during the
Guarantee Period, shall be executed within the 400 days Maintenance Period, including any
extended Guarantee Period should the Subcontractor does not meet or satisfy Subcontract
requirement during the required Guarantee period. Failure to do so, the Contractor has the
right to sublet the works to others or carry out the work by itself and all cost towards the
same shall be deducted from the Subcontractor.
If all minor defects have been rectified by the Subcontractor within the
Maintenance/Guarantee Period, not less than 14 calendar days prior to the prospective date of
Final Acceptance of the Subcontract Works, the Subcontractor shall submit to the Contractor
a request for issuance of a Certificate of Final Completion of the Works. Upon inspection,
evaluation and obtaining clearance or inspection approvals from the Consultant to document
the acceptance of the Subcontracted Work, the Contractor may release a Certificate of Final
Completion to the Subcontractor. The Release of Final Completion Certificate shall be upon
the release of Final Completion Certificate by the Employer to the Contractor (Completion of
Contractor’s Maintenance Period).
Upon release of Certificate of Final Completion, notwithstanding a quit claim has been
signed by both parties, the Subcontractor is released from its obligations provided for in the
Subcontract, unless otherwise provided for in any warranties and guarantees in conjunction
with this Subcontract Agreement. Likewise, the Contractor is released from any claims
and/or financial obligations from the Subcontractor upon release of its retention monies.
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If a dispute of any kind whatsoever arises between the Contractor and the Subcontractor in
connection with, or arising out of, the Subcontract or the execution of the Subcontract
Works, whether during the execution of the Subcontract Works or after their completion and
whether before or after repudiation or other termination of the Subcontract, then the
Contractor or the Subcontractor may give a notice of such dispute to the other Party, in which
case the Parties shall attempt for the next 30 days to settle such dispute amicably before the
commencement of arbitration. Such notice shall state that it is made pursuant to this Clause.
Any dispute which has not been amicably settled within 30 days after the day on which such
notice was given shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International
Chamber of Commerce by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said
Rules.
The arbitration shall be conducted in the English language, shall be held in Doha, Qatar in
accordance with the rules of the arbitration of the Qatar Chamber.
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When the Quality inspections or Quality Assurance Audits find that Non-conformances,
Non-conformance Report (N.C.R.) or Corrective Action Requests (C.A.R.) are issued, the
Subcontractor shall close them out within allowed periods to be set by the Quality
Department at his own costs.
Stoppage or Suspension of the Subcontract Works due to poor QA/QC activities of the
Subcontractor shall be at the discretion of the Quality Assurance Manager or the Quality
Control Manager of the Contractor. The Subcontractor shall bear all the responsibilities
including the cost and time impact resulting from the stoppage or suspension of the
Subcontract Works.
The Contractor may impose fines on the Subcontractor as follows:
(1) QR 1000 penalty to close out each N.C.R. or C.A.R. within the specified time after
three times warning for the same N.C.R. or C.A.R.
(2) Where work has been stopped or suspended due to the non-compliance with QA
manual and procedures, a penalty of QR2500 per day will be imposed.
(3) The penalty imposed due to the above shall be deducted from the Subcontractor’s
progress payment.
The subcontractor shall be solely responsible for the cost incurred to the Contractor due to
the failure to meet the requirements of the Project until the settlement of the same.
B. Safety, Hygiene and Environmental Control
The Subcontractor shall ensure that all operations carried out under the Subcontractor shall,
always, comply in all respects will all Applicable laws and whenever required by QCS 2014
or, client requirements and other legal requirement, subcontractor shall provide 3rd party
certificates required.
The Subcontractor shall designate a member who is responsible for and directly accountable
to the Contractor in all matters concerning safety.
Especially, the Subcontractor shall ensure that all persons working on or visiting the site shall
wear PPEs including but not limited to safety helmet, safety shoes, safety harness, goggles,
ear plugs, etc.
In case an employee of the subcontractor received written warnings more than three times, he
shall be expelled from the Work.
The Contractor may impose fines on the subcontractor as follows:
(1) QR 1000 penalty after three times warning is issued for the same violation.
(2) QR 1000 penalty to close out each N.C.R. or C.A.R. within the specified time after
three times warning for the same N.C.R. or C.A.R.
(3) The penalty imposed due to the above shall be deducted from the Subcontractor’s
progress payment.
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Appendix 1
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Appendix 2
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