THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700

April 6, 1999                                                                        03 00050 61 99040601



Mr. Ross Chittenden
Chief Office of Project Management
Project Management Program, MS 28
Systems Implementation
State of California
Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 942874
1120 N. Street Room 2106; Room 2106
Sacramento, CA  94274-0001

Subject:  Communication Metrics
                    Common Administration
                    Anytime, anywhere intelligence on the Internet

Dear Ross,

Glad to hear you are making progress using technology at Caltrans.

John MacMillan's voice mail says he is working on the Y2K matter. Can you advise if someone else should be contacted about Construction Management, as we discussed this afternoon?

Rob Richmond and others at Caltrans can see how Communication Metrics on the Internet helps managers and reduces costs, based on a paperless office model. Jim Lovo recently notified colleages at HQ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about this solution to information overload. It can help Caltrans too.

Sincerely,

THE WELCH COMPANY

Rod Welch