CONTACTS 

SUBJECTS
LMB, project, Delay claims
Willis Precast
General

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0406 - Summary/Objective
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040701 - Completed analysis of attachment 1 introduction.  Began analysis of
040702 - detailed document chronology.
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SUBJECTS
LMB, project, Delay claims
Willis Precast
Approval policy and
general defenses ideas
Conflict resolution in management
Contract Disputes
Change Orders, 930724

0810 - 1405 discussion Al Sanchez and Dennis Diemer
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081101 - Al and Dennis stopped in my office after meeting with Paul.  They
081102 - said they liked my work in responding to claims, but asked if the
081103 - claimants were being informed of what they needed to do in order to
081104 - recover.  I explained that the claim responses I have prepared indi-
081105 - cate to the claimants the basis of the determinations, as required by
081106 - the contract.
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081108 - I mentioned that except for the Willis claim, the claims I have
081109 - reviewed are not well supported.  I also indicated there appears to
081110 - be some exposure by the District in the Vela matter.  This relates to
081111 - the elevator guide supports.  Even though the District may not be
081112 - liable in the case of LCA having directed Vela to perform the work,
081113 - the ultimate liability to LCA may still lie because the elevator
081114 - contractor was not responsible for the structural shaft.
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0814 - 1420 discussion with Paul
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081501 - Advised Paul of comments by Dennis and Al.  Paul said they had
081502 - discussed my work briefly, and mentioned they thought my claims
081503 - responses are too "wordy" in some respects.
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081505 - Paul said Dennis objected to my responses to contractor claims which
081506 - explain specific defects were found in their claims, and that
081507 - corrections of same would permit the District to pay otherwise valid
081508 - claims (in accordance with the ideas at ref SDS 2 8492).
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081510 - I recommended that the District be forthright about its obligations
081511 - and willingness to pay valid claims, rather than simply deny a duty to
081512 - pay a properly supported claim, per analysis on "Command and Control
081513 - of the Record," at ref SDS 1 8493.
081514 -
081515 -      [see follow up at ref SDS 4 8492.]
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