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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Significant Accounting Policies |
Schedule of types of contracts comprising Company's revenues |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Cost reimbursable |  | 47 | % | 48 | % | 53 | %
Guaranteed maximum price |  | 23 | % | 23 | % | 15 | %
Fixed price |  | 30 | % | 29 | % | 32 | %

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