THE WELCH COMPANY
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San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: September 27, 1994 02:35 PM Tuesday; Rod Welch

Reviewed notes of Sep 22 meeting with CDWR and Schedule, with Bill.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Scope Analysis, Potential Cost Savings
3...Developed plan for engergize and test work, and for contract scope


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CONTACTS 

SUBJECTS
Central Coast Aqueduct, PG&E
940922 Schedule Review with CDWR in
Notes & Follow Up
Review; Action Items, 940922 Meeting CDWR in Sacramento on

0706 -    ..
0707 - Summary/Objective
0708 -
070801 - Followed up work at ref SDS 10 0000.
070802 -
070803 - Made a few corrections to the record for the meeting on 940922.
070804 -
070805 - Bill submitted this to Lori today via FAX ref DIT 1 0001, with the
070806 - revised schedule, and proposed a meeting in Sacramento after the
070807 - regular progress meeting on Oct 5, to review the understandings that
070808 - underly the revised schedule.
070809 -
070810 - This meets Lori's request on 940922. ref SDS 8 AE3M
070811 -
070812 - We submitted the schedule dated 940926, ref OF 2 0000, that reflects
070813 - the greater detail on acquiring easements and construction, prepared
070814 - yesterday, on 940926. ref SDS 12 0001
070815 -
070816 - This is different from my initial intent yesterday to submit
070817 - ref OF 1 0000, per planning yesterday on 940926. ref SDS 12 WD9K
070818 -
070819 - Had to add the notes to the R/W and construct tasks, since they are
070820 - not automatically transferred when a new level of detail is created.
070821 -
070822 -
070823 -
070824 -
0709 -

SUBJECTS
Construct Space for Comm. Control Area by
Installation

1005 -
100501 - Bill wants to move the start of these tasks so it shows CDWR will
100502 - have the space available to construct the transfer trip work in
100503 - CDWR's control room, after the transmission line is completed, rather
100504 - than show float.
100505 -
100506 - This change is consistent with Lori Brown's request for PG&E to
100507 - schedule its work independent from CDWR's other contractors by
100508 - assuming that work will be available when needed by PG&E to perform
100509 - its work, ref SDS 8 line 149.
100510 -
100511 - I made this change.
100512 -
100513 -
100514 -
100515 -  ..
100516 - Scope Analysis, Potential Cost Savings
100517 -
100518 - After meeting with Bill, further research indicates that the transfer
100519 - trip scope may be CDWR's responsibility with respect to cost and
100520 - construction, per contract section 6.3.1 on page 9:6.  It says
100521 -
100522 -         "Line Protection Equipment, as specified by PG&E, necessary
100523 -         for protection of the Tie Lines"
100524 -
100525 -    ...will be furnished and installed by DWR, who will own and
100526 -    operate this equipment.
100527 -
100528 - There is no other indication in the contract of what this scope is,
100529 - other than the "Transfer Trip" system, which has been described in
100530 - meetings and correspondence as "line protection."
100531 -
100532 - If this is really part of CDWR's work, it will further reduce PG&E's
100533 - budget, and would eliminate all of the questions about interfacing
100534 - with CDWR's engineering and construction of SLO Hydro Control Room.
100535 -
100536 - Such interpretation would be consistent with Lori Brown's
100537 - understanding that PG&E should construct its work "independent" from
100538 - CDWR's other contractors, ref SDS 8 8845.  If CDWR installs the
100539 - transfer trip system, then PG&E has no interface problem.
100540 -
100541 - This was followed up at ref SDS 13 0000; also on "Murphy's Law" in
100542 - record at ref SDS 14 line 69.
100543 -
100544 -
100545 -
100546 -
100547 -
100548 -
1006 -

SUBJECTS
Arco Sub - Polonio Pass, Energize & Test
SLO Hydro Plant, Energize & Test
Casmalia, Energize and Test
Controls, Scope, General, Energize & Test,

1407 -
140701 -  ..
140702 - Developed plan for engergize and test work, and for contract scope
140703 -
140704 - Bill and I considered the following points:
140705 -
140706 - There does not seem to be a specific section in the contract that
140707 - defines....
140708 -
140709 -                       Energize and Test
140710 -
140711 -
140712 -    ...PG&E has planned to perform this work for each of the three (3)
140713 -    work areas defined under the contract:  Arco - Polonio, SLO Hydro
140714 -    and Casmalia.
140715 -
140716 -    This planning is guided by CDWR's instructions from the progress
140717 -    meeting on 940922. ref SDS 8 9588
140718 -
140719 -
140720 - The contract says at section 7.4 12:7, that...
140721 -
140722 -    "One hundred and twenty (120) days, or as soon thereafter as
140723 -    practicable, after the Tie Lines and Arco-Polonio Pass 70 kV line
140724 -    have been successfully energized and tested, PG&E shall prepare and
140725 -    send to DWR a final accounting statement of PG&E's actual total
140726 -    Cost...
140727 -
140728 -
140729 - The contract says at section 8.4 13:20, that...
140730 -
140731 -    ... DWR shall use reasonable efforts to have the meters installed
140732 -    and ready for operation on or before October 1, 1995 at Devils Den,
140733 -    Bluestone, and Polonio Pass Pumping Plans; December 1, 1995 at
140734 -    Casmalia Pumping Plant; and February 1, 1996 at San Luis Obispo
140735 -    Powerplant; but such meters shall in any case be installed before
140736 -    the testing and energization of service.
140737 -
140738 - There is no other apparent reference to "energize and test" in the
140739 - contract.  These two references indicate there are two separate steps
140740 - to testing and energizing the system, and that PG&E is to perform one
140741 - and DWR is to perform the other.
140742 -
140743 - Section 7.4 indicates PG&E is responsible to energize and test the
140744 - "Tie Lines," to the extent this work can be constructed within the
140745 - meaning of the other parts of the contract.  Since CDWR's policy is
140746 - for PG&E to construct independent of the other CDWR work (see meeting
140747 - with CDWR in Sacramento Sep 22, 1994, ref SDS 8 line 158), PG&E can
140748 - energize and test the work that can be constructed without connecting
140749 - to facilities being built by others which is not available within the
140750 - term of PG&E's contract (see again meeting with CDWR in Sacramento on
140751 - Sep 22, 1994, ref SDS 8 line 283).
140752 -
140753 - Section 8.4 indicates that CDWR is responsible for energizing and
140754 - testing the "service" after meters are installed, since that work will
140755 - necessarily be dependent upon completion of CDWR's other contractors,
140756 - and will occur in mid-to-late 1996, well after the term of PG&E's
140757 - contract.
140758 -
140759 -    PG&E and CDWR can make separate arrangements for PG&E to support
140760 -    any final connections and testing of service that CDWR determines
140761 -    to be necessary at the time such work needs to be performed.
140762 -
140763 -
140764 - Bill will present this idea to Kevin Coffee.
140765 -
140766 - This was followed up on 940928, ref SDS 13 0001, also on "Murphy's Law
140767 - reviewed on 940911. ref SDS 14 0001
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1408 -