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1...This should be investigated and the particular contract
2...Answer: Mike will talk to Glen Rounds about this and advise
3...[Bill wants to talk with Javat about this further.]
4...Mary will ask CDWR if the existing schedule is acceptable even
5...[Mary or Bob M... can address this on substance.]
6...Rod will check with Kevin to see what he has in mind; Bill
CONTACTS
0201 - Pacific Gas & Electric Company 415 973 6778 fax 8426
020101 - Mr. Bill DeHart, PMP
020102 - Senior Project Manager, Room 1183B-V11C =415 973 5655
020103 - Project Management Department
020104 - Ms. Cynthia Chan; Project Analyst =415 973 8828
020105 - Project Management Department
020106 - Mr. Jivat Jidvani; Engineering Manager =415 973 3877
020107 - Engineering Department
SUBJECTS
Central Coast Aquaduct, PG&E
940811 Fresno office team progress review
0404 - ..
0405 - Summary/Objective
0406 -
040601 - Follow up ref SDS 3 0000.
040602 -
040603 - Arrived from SF oa 1010. Met attendees informally. Bill had driven
040604 - down the night before.
040605 -
040606 - We went through the agenda. Three people were unable to attend.
040607 - Mark Erickson, represnted them.
040608 -
040609 - Charles
040610 - Simon Chiang
040611 - Aaron
040612 -
040613 - It appears PG&E needs information from CDWR on key matters, particu-
040614 - larly with respect to EIR. Bill plans to present this to CDWR in the
040615 - meeting in Sacramento on 940818.
040616 -
040617 - Comment
040618 -
040619 - It might be helpful to prepare a schedule showing the communication
040620 - interfaces that are pending from CDWR, and submit in advance of the
040621 - 940818 meeting, so it can guide the discussion.
040622 -
040623 -
040624 -
0407 -
SUBJECTS
General
0504 -
050401 - Bill noted this is the first time the group has met together since
050402 - last spring.
050403 -
050404 - Cynthia distributed the agenda, ref OF 1 line 10.
050405 -
050406 - Mary is taking over the EIR work for Jim Smith in TES.
050407 -
050408 - Jivat is doing the engineering in place of Richard; this has solved
050409 - prior communication problems.
050410 -
050411 - PG&E has had two prior meetings with CDWR. They will begin meeting
050412 - monthly. Bill wants the PG&E team to meet monthly also to prepare for
050413 - the meetings with CDWR.
050414 -
050415 - Bill said the next among PG&E staff will be in Los Banos, instead
050416 - of Fresno.
050417 -
050418 -
0505 -
SUBJECTS
Engineering, ARCO Substation
0704 -
070401 - Jivat asked the following questions in his agenda, ref OF 2 line 10:
070402 -
070403 - [See follow up at ref SDS 5 line 150.]
070404 -
070405 - Which is the switching center, ref OF 2 line 9?
070406 -
070407 - Answer: Fresno Operations Center, Midway substation.
070408 -
070409 -
070410 - Who will reconfigure RTU database at ARCO for new I/O..., etc, per ref
070411 - OF 2 line 11?
070412 -
070413 - Answer: Mike will investigate and advise Jivat.
070414 -
070415 -
070416 - Do we need metering equip, status points, from CDWR, per ref OF 2 line
070417 - 14?
070418 -
070419 - Answer: Kevin indicated that the contract between PG&E and
070420 - CDWR does not require metering.
070421 -
070422 - This should be investigated and the particular contract
070423 - provision should be cited and the language set out in this
070424 - record.
070425 -
070426 - Did we receive any single line diagrams..., ref OF 2 line 18.
070427 -
070428 - Answer: Mike will furnish this information to Jivat.
070429 -
070430 - On bus undervoltage, do we trip all 70 KV breakers per memo of May 2,
070431 - 1994 or just CDWR breaker? ref OF 2 line 21.
070432 -
070433 - Answer: Mike will talk to Glen Rounds about this and advise
070434 - Jivat of the results.
070435 -
070436 -
070437 - Is there any air-conditioning system ar ARCO substation? Control room
070438 - temperature on my last visit was 10 to 15 degrees higher than outdoor
070439 - temperature, ref OF 2 line 24.
070440 -
070441 - Answer: There was general discussion about the advantages of
070442 - including air conditioning. Mike will investigate further.
070443 - Bill asked Mike to check with Jerry about the experience on
070444 - omitting air conditioning. If there have been no previous
070445 - problems without air conditioning it may be omitted.
070446 -
070447 - There were considerations about sharing the cost of $10-20K.
070448 - Jivat feels the expense could be quite a bit higher.
070449 -
070450 - Will CDWR be responsible for maintenance and operations,
070451 - or PG&E?
070452 -
070453 - Is the equipment and use of the building in any way
070454 - non-standard?
070455 -
070456 -
070457 - SANTA MARIA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO SUBSTATIONS
070458 -
070459 - Who will be responsible for the purchase, installation and connection
070460 - of equipment related to the dedicated lease lines? Who is the contact
070461 - person? Transfer trip equipment (RFL 6745) will be purchased,
070462 - installed and wired by the stubstation construction group.
070463 -
070464 - Answer: Mike said Telecom is responsible for this. Their rep
070465 - is Larry Duba.
070466 -
070467 - Bill said CDWR is responsible for this.
070468 -
070469 - Mike said PG&E will buy RFL trip equipment.
070470 -
070471 - Mike said there should be 2 receivers. Javat said the estimate
070472 - of cost has sufficient funding to cover this requirement.
070473 -
070474 - [Bill wants to talk with Javat about this further.]
070475 -
070476 -
070477 -
070478 - Do we need any equipment status or metering signals be brought from
070479 - San Luis Obispo hydro to these substations? If affirmative, what are
070480 - the requirements?
070481 -
070482 - Answer: Javat will contact Glen Rounds on status of transfer
070483 - trip issue.
070484 -
070485 - Bill thinks Tony Gonzalves is the contact at Telecom on the
070486 - West side.
070487 -
070488 -
070489 - Which are the switching centers for these two substations?
070490 -
070491 - Answer: Diablo Canyon handles 115 KV switching.
070492 -
070493 -
070494 -
070495 - SAN LUIS OBISPO HYDRO
070496 -
070497 - Do we have single line diagram of meter and relays with switch numbers for
070498 - this plant? I need a copy.
070499 -
070500 - Answer: Mark will advise on this. CDWR should submit
070501 - information on switch numbers. Mark will see if PG&E has
070502 - received this.
070503 -
070504 -
070505 - What would be the dc supply voltage at this plant? We would need 4/5 dc
070506 - breakers for the transfer trip, TRU and lease line equipment.
070507 -
070508 - Answer: Mark said he needs final drawings from CDWR.
070509 -
070510 -
070511 - Do we need a separate room for PG&E equipment.
070512 -
070513 - Answer: This is a matter of user preference, i.e. CDWR. Bill
070514 - said the design procedure at the Lodi substation worked well.
070515 -
070516 - Bill said this matter will be submitted to CDWR.
070517 -
070518 -
070519 - What are the requirments for the metering, status and power IN/OUT
070520 - signals from the plant? Comments on the sketch required. Where are
070521 - these signals be to transmitted?
070522 -
070523 - Answer: There was discussion about applying typical
070524 - co-generation design, but without citing it specifically.
070525 -
070526 - Javit will call Telecom to find out who Larry Duba's
070527 - counterpoint is on this issue?
070528 -
070529 -
070530 - Who will purchase, install, wire and test the following equipment at hydro
070531 - plant?
070532 -
070533 - RFL 6745 Receivers and racks.
070534 - Leased line protection equipment (Positrons)
070535 - RTU, if required?
070536 - Power supplies (DC to DC converters) for leased line equipment.
070537 -
070538 - Answer: Mark thinks CDWR will furnish this equipment.
070539 -
070540 - Mark will get further information from Mark _____.
070541 -
070542 - PG&E is waiting for information from CDWR on ________
070543 -
070544 -
070545 - Who are the contact persons in PG&E in each case?
070546 -
070547 - Answer
070548 -
070549 -
070550 -
070551 - Who will provide tripping relays and wire their contacts to the CDWR
070552 - equipment?
070553 -
070554 -
070555 - Are we supposed to review CDWR control and protection elementary
070556 - diagrams? Are we supposed to approve the type of protective relays
070557 - used by CDWR?
070558 -
070559 - OTHER
070560 -
070561 - Engineering and design schedules, for the work in substations and
070562 - hydro plant, need to be revised if the release for operation dates are
070563 - 9/95 and 10/95.
070564 -
070565 -
070566 -
0706 -
SUBJECTS
Transmission Line
0804 - Summary/Objective
0805 -
080501 - Mike said that Charles Jones has indicated that engineering on 8 - 9
080502 - miles is complete. Expects engineering on overall completion will
080503 - occur in October rather than September.
080504 -
080505 - [Rod will call Mike and clarify his intent.]
080506 -
080507 - Charles wants engineering [schedule item 1.1.4] completion
080508 - changed from Sep 8 to Oct 8.
080509 -
080510 -
080511 -
0806 -
SUBJECTS
Protection
090301 - Mark said PG&E needs final submittals from CDWR.
090302 -
090303 -
090304 -
090305 -
090306 -
0904 -
SUBJECTS
Land
100301 - Jeff said the survey is complete on the West side. Survey on the San
100302 - Luis Obispo line will begin during the week of Aug 29.
100303 -
100304 - [Jeff is speaking for Bob Masuoka]
100305 -
100306 -
100307 - Jeff said PG&E needs final alignment from CDWR.
100308 -
100309 - Has this been requested? Where is it in the record? What follow
100310 - up has occurred?
100311 -
100312 - Jeff indicated there are 16 legal descriptions required for the
100313 - project. Of these, 11 have been completed.
100314 -
100315 - What happens to them? Are they submitted to CDWR, or some
100316 - agency for approval, filing?
100317 -
100318 - What record is generated, how are they accessed, filed?
100319 -
100320 -
100321 - There is a meeting next week with CDWR on procedure to obtain
100322 - easements.
100323 -
100324 - PG&E intends to use existing roads since they have been approved for
100325 - environmental access of construction. There is a major effort to
100326 - "work things out" with CDWR on this point.
100327 -
100328 -
100329 - San Luis Obispo
100330 -
100331 - Will have to parallel a line tap 50' off existing transmission line.
100332 -
100333 - There is a creek that controls the line of access from the
100334 - existing line to the hydro plant. An intercept cannot be
100335 - installed because the alignment of the creek. So we have to
100336 - construct a parallel line from an existing tower.
100337 -
100338 - Lloyd Brown at CDWR has been informed.
100339 -
100340 - [of what, where is the notice, is a response due from CDWR?]
100341 -
100342 - It appears that CDWR is delaying PG&E on this point.
100343 -
100344 - [Where is the friendly letter to CDWR thanking them for
100345 - working on this, and letting them know PG&E is waiting for a
100346 - response]
100347 -
100348 - Jeff feels PG&E is only obtaining permits for FAA for San Luis Obispo.
100349 - He is unsure if we need Caltrans permits.
100350 -
100351 - [Seems like Jeff should submit a detailed schedule showing the
100352 - sequence of events.]
100353 -
100354 -
100355 -
100356 - Casmalia Plant Interconnection
100357 -
100358 - Jeff indicated the survey has been delayed 3 months. He feels CDWR
100359 - should be given notice of status. He said that if CDWR can provide
100360 - needed information, Jeff can begin the survey.
100361 -
100362 - There was general agreement that it may be possible to complete
100363 - construction in 2 months if everything goes well. The line is
100364 - approximately 1 mile in good terraine. This provides some measure of
100365 - contingency in the schedule.
100366 -
100367 -
100368 - Biology
100369 -
100370 - Survey is being taken at the wrong time of year to develop good data
100371 - for Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
100372 -
100373 - PG&E wants to start work in February. Cultural resources and
100374 - biological pre-construction survey should be done in November 94.
100375 -
100376 - It appears the work can be done concurrent with the construction
100377 - work.
100378 -
100379 - Mary will ask CDWR if the existing schedule is acceptable even
100380 - though the lizzards are still hibernating?
100381 -
100382 -
100383 - PG&E is not clear about the level of documentation CDWR needs.
100384 -
100385 - Mary will clarify this matter with CDWR.
100386 -
100387 -
100388 - There have been some communication problems with CDWR on this matter.
100389 -
100390 - [Mary or Bob M... can address this on substance.]
100391 -
100392 -
100393 - The location of work inside or outside the lizzard fence has not yet
100394 - been established.
100395 -
100396 -
100397 -
100398 -
100399 -
100400 - Kevin will advise Lori that the EIR will be discussed at the meeting
100401 - in Sacramento with CDWR.
100402 -
100403 - [PG&E needs comprehensive list of issues to discuss with CDWR]
100404 -
100405 -
100406 -
100407 - Bill asked if PG&E should include distribution work in the schedule?
100408 -
100409 - Kevin seemed to indicate he has information on this, but the
100410 - matter is still indefinite.
100411 -
100412 - Rod will check with Kevin to see what he has in mind; Bill
100413 - prefers not to incorporate that work in this contract or in
100414 - the schedule.
100415 -
100416 -
100417 -
100418 -
100419 - Bill said there is no money in the budget to build more lizzard fence
100420 - for the transmission line into the CDWR site.
100421 -
100422 - Section from Kecks road needs to be analysed for EIR.
100423 -
100424 - [My general impression is that this entire matter requires greater
100425 - analysis on what is needed, who is doing it, and when.
100426 -
100427 - PG&E needs to develop a schedule showing sequencing where PG&E is
100428 - needs input from CDWR and other agencies beyond PG&E's control.
100429 -
100430 - This should then be presented to CDWR on an individual basis, and
100431 - then shown at the meeting in Sacramento.
100432 -
100433 -
100434 -
100435 -
100436 -
1005 -
SUBJECTS
Cost Estimate
Design Standards
Job Estimate
9409-- August, 1994
1607 - Summary/Objective
1608 -
160801 - Bill asked everyone to review the budgets for their scope.
160802 -
160803 - Right now it appears that actual costs for engineering are running
160804 - ahead of budget. He wants realistic budgets to complete the work.
160805 -
160806 - There is a cap on the overall project of $5.5M.
160807 -
160808 - [This problem was resolved as an accounting error at ref SDS 4
160809 - line 55.]
160810 -
160811 - Bill said the design effort should be aimed at meeting the specific
160812 - needs of the project and its purposes, rather necessarily meeting
160813 - PG&E normal design standards.
160814 -
160815 - Mike indicated ______ needs to find a route for line from CDWR ....
160816 -
160817 -
160818 -
160819 - The estimate should be ready by end of the month. Will be submitted
160820 - to project team oa 940826 for comment; and then submission to PG&E
160821 - management by EOM.
160822 -
160823 -
160824 -
160825 -
160826 - Bill said PG&E has received FERC approval, so PG&E can now bill
160827 - monthly on project costs.
160828 -
160829 - Mike will advise Charles Jones to supply information on the
160830 - extension at Casmalia. Charles is on vacation until week after
160831 - next. Should get information week after next.
160832 -
160833 -
160834 -
160835 -
160836 -
160837 - Bill asked if there have been any scope changes from CDWR?
160838 -
160839 - Kevin said even if this occurs, PG&E is reluctant to identify
160840 - them as such, because they will require FERC approval which will
160841 - take time, and thereby impact PG&E's ability to meet a commitment
160842 - to CDWR.
160843 -
160844 - PG&E wants to meet the budget in order to maintain good relations
160845 - with CDWR because of exposure on prior work on the Calif Aquaduct
160846 - project.
160847 -
160848 - Bill wants time reports (which evidently result in dollar amounts)
160849 - submitted in adequate detail to post to budget sub-accounts.
160850 -
160851 - Jeff will make sure this is done correctly. He indicated this
160852 - job is different from their normal procedures.
160853 -
160854 - Jim Smith [Mary will have to do this] said the biology work will
160855 - be submitted in this way also.
160856 -
160857 -
160858 - Mike asked for clarification that estimate is from inception.
160859 -
160860 - Bill said this is the case.
160861 -
160862 -
160863 -
1609 -
SUBJECTS
Schedule
1704 - Summary/Objective
1705 -
170501 - Bill will revise the schedule to push engineering on San Luis Obispo,
170502 - 2.1.5, out 3 months.
170503 -
170504 - This is caused by CDWR activity 2.1.1 slipping.
170505 -
170506 -
170507 - 1.2.1 This was clarified to be engineering and design. This is the
170508 - meaning of "engineering" on all scheduled tasks.
170509 -
170510 -
170511 -
170512 - 3.2 Javat asked why this is shown as critical?
170513 -
170514 - Bill will revise computer logic to make it non-critical.
170515 -
170516 -
170517 - 3.1.7
170518 - 3.1.8
170519 -
170520 - Jeff feels these activities can be switched in sequence, so they
170521 - are concurrent.
170522 -
170523 - He expects to complete staking by next week.
170524 -
170525 - [Not sure if the discussion indicated that CDWR needs to
170526 - improve this schedule change]
170527 -
170528 -
170529 - Status Reports
170530 -
170531 - These are only issued via PG&E computer bulletin board. Cynthia can
170532 - explain how to access
170533 -
170534 - The reports may be only summary.
170535 -
170536 - Cynthia seemed to indicate she will submit detailed cost reports.
170537 -
170538 - She will try to correlate CDWR report to schedule and budget.
170539 -
170540 - Bill indicated each team memeber can arrange with PG&E accounting to
170541 - receive detailed cost reports directly. Call Cynthia for instructions
170542 - on procedures.
170543 -
170544 -
170545 -
170546 -
1706 -
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