DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

San Francisco District, Corps of Engineers

333 Market Street

San Francisco, CA  94105-1905




Construction Operations Division


December 23, 1996                                       03 00070 96122301



Mr. Robert D. Johnston
President
Dutra Dredging Company
1000 Point San Pedro Road
San Rafael, CA  94901

Subject:  Contract No. DACW07-95-C-0003
                Serial Letter No. COE-95-C-0003-0123
                Navy Sewer Line, Shoring Approval by UPRR


Dear Mr. Johnston:


This confirms understandings from the

Contract Administration
meeting held
December 19, 1996 in our Sausalito Resident Office with you, wherein you agreed
to submit Dutra's "Open Cut" construction method for the crossing of the Navy
Sewer Line at the UPRR location, on December 24 by 1200, rather than making the
submission on December 20, 1996, as was agreed in our

discusison with UPRR on
December 12, and confirmed in serial letter no. COE-95-C-0003-0018, dated
December 17, 1996.





You also agreed on December 19, 1996 that Dutra would submit a final and
complete design to perform the work as shown in subject contract drawings on
January 10, 1997, instead of on or before January 1, 1997, as discussed in our
December 12 meeting and set out in serial letter no. COE-95-C-0003-0018, dated
December 17, 1996.





Finally, we agreed with you on December 19, 1996, to schedule the telecon to
review your "Open Cut" method with UPRR on January 8, 1997 instead of January 6
because of a conflict with another meeting.  In a telecon with

Kevin Ehrenreich
on December 20, 1996, he suggested having this telecon on January 15 1997
rather than on January 8, 1997.  I have tentatively agreed, subject to notice
from Dutra within 10 days of the date of this letter that another date would be
preferable.


In summary, the following is the current schedule for tasks concerning the Navy
Sewer Line:



    
       
  1.  Submit "Open Cut" design to UPRR/COE....... Dec 24, 1996
       
  2.  Submit Contract Design to UPRR/COE......... Jan 10, 1997
       
  3.  Meeting/Teleconference with UPRR........... Jan 15, 1997 1000


       

Accordingly, Dutra needs to arrange for the telecon with UPRR based on the same
people listed in the notes for the meeting we held on December 12, 1996. Dutra
should contact me to schedule review of Dutra's proposed submittal package on
the COE contract design within 5 days of its due date on Jan 10, 1997, per
COE's direction in serial letter COE-95-C-003-0118 dated December 17, 1996.


Sincerely,






Marc McGovern
Construction Manager




Copy to:



    
      
  1.  Tom Keesling
      
  2.  Leonard SooHoo
      
  3.  Max Blodgett
      
  4.  Tom Benero
      
  5.  UPRR, Attn:  Kevin Ehrenreich