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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: October 26, 1994 08:27 AM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Received call from Wilma at CDWR re comm design and schedule.

1...Summary/Objective
....Leased Com Lines complete 950302
............Comment
.......CDWR Scheduling Meeting
2...Completion of Design
.....Remedial Action Scheme (RAS)


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CONTACTS 
0201 - CDWR, Div Op. & Maint.             Telephone;   fax or 800...
020101 - Ms. Lori Brown, E.E.
020102 - Project Manager PG&E Contract, Coastal Branch, Phase II =916 653 9849
020103 - Power Contracts   =916 653 9295 fax
0202 - CDWR, Div Op. & Maint.             Telephone;   fax or 800...
020201 - Ms. Wilma Ordiz; =916 653 8830; Telecom
020202 - Ms. Debbie Lewis; Communication Engineer =916 653 8737; Telecom
0203 - PG&E Trans Sys Engineering         415 973 3877 fax 9209
020301 - Mr. Jivat Gidvani, E.E.
020302 - Engineer; Rm 580, Mail Code F5C =415 973 3877
0204 - PG&E Proj Mngmnt Transm Sys        415 973 6778 fax 8426
020401 - Mr. Bill DeHart, PMP
020402 - Project Manager, Room 1183B-V11C =415 973 5655 pger 510 810 3026
020403 - Project Management Group

SUBJECTS
Obtain Lease Lines, by CDWR
CDWR submit com design to PG&E
Energize & Test Entire System
Transfer Trip

1006 -    ..
1007 - Summary/Objective
1008 -
100801 - Followed up work at ref SDS 7 line 29 and work at ref SDS 8 line 105.
100802 - Had conference call with Debbie Lewis and Wilma Ordiz.  They have
100803 - changed the design of the comm system, expect to complete oa Jul 96,
100804 - rather than Mar 95, and have not completed design.  They have
100805 - questions on design which were referred to Jivat.  Recommended Bill
100806 - discuss with Jivat having another meeting on this matter.
100807 -
100808 - Submitted ref DIT 1 line 30 to Bill; ref DIT 2 line 30 to Jivat, and
100809 - ref DIT 3 line 30 to Wilma at CDWR with request she submit a copy to
100810 - Debbie Lewis.  Submitted cc to Lori Brown; called and advised Lori.
100811 -
100812 -    [This was followed up at ref SDS 10 line 58.]
100813 -
100814 -
100815 - Jivat sent ref DRT 1 line 30 showing he called Debbie and coordinated
100816 - her questions.
100817 -
100818 -
1009 -
1010 -
1011 - Discussion
1012 -
101201 - Reviewed understandings from discussion with Diana at ref SDS 5 line
101202 - 678.
101203 -
101204 -
101205 -    Leased Com Lines complete 950302
101206 -
101207 -    I advised PG&E's schedule shows (task GH0D3) the communication
101208 -    lease lines to support the transfer trip system, will be installed
101209 -    and ready for service by 950302.  I asked that CDWR confirm with
101210 -    Pac Bell if that date is achievable and if not when.
101211 -
101212 -       Wilma said there has been a change in configuration. Originally
101213 -       CDWR intended to use Pac Bell.  For environmental reasons, CDWR
101214 -       now intends to use fiber instead, and so will contract with GTE
101215 -       to perform the work.
101216 -
101217 -       CDWR is thinking of completing this work (PG&E schedule task
101218 -       GH0D3) in July 1996, instead of March of 1995, as currently
101219 -       shown in PG&E's schedule.  This is based on their understanding
101220 -       that the facility to be served by the communication system is
101221 -       not scheduled to be completed until July 1996, and their stand-
101222 -       ard practice is to install only after receiving a signed notice
101223 -       from the project manager that the facility is complete. Wilma
101224 -       feels it may be possible to advance this date, but at this time
101225 -       has no information that supports an earlier completion date.
101226 -
101227 -            Comment
101228 -
101229 -            This would mean PG&E cannot install and/or test the trans-
101230 -            fer trip system until oa July 1996.  It draws into ques-
101231 -            tion whether there are advantages to completing the trans-
101232 -            mission tie lines a year prior to the time they can be
101233 -            tested and placed into service.
101234 -
101235 -            Delayed construction into 1996 will cause PG&E to incur
101236 -            additional expense for labor escalation, possibly some
101237 -            materials, and for administration of the contract.
101238 -
101239 -
101240 -
101241 -       CDWR Scheduling Meeting
101242 -
101243 -       Wilma is meeting with CDWR's design group later today. She will
101244 -       explain our discussions this morning about getting an earlier
101245 -       completion date based on PG&E's contract and understandings
101246 -       with CDWR, ref SDS 2 line 160, as explained by Bill DeHart at
101247 -       the progress meeting in Sacramento on October 5, 1994, ref SDS
101248 -       4 line 207.
101249 -
101250 -       I asked if she has received a copy of PG&E's schedule (file
101251 -       ...941006.MPP, ref OF 1 line 30) dated 941013, which was sub-
101252 -       mitted to CDWR through Lori Brown on ref SDS 6 line 73, via ref
101253 -       DIP 2 line 30.
101254 -
101255 -       Wilma said they have not received this, but will contact Lori
101256 -       to get PG&E's schedule so she can show her colleagues PG&E's
101257 -       understandings and plans on this part of the work.
101258 -
101259 -           I indicated my understanding that there is some flexibility
101260 -           ("float") on the exact date PG&E needs the com line com-
101261 -           pleted, and that PG&E intends to accomodate CDWR within the
101262 -           limits of its contract.  Our effort today is to gather
101263 -           information toward achieving that objective.
101264 -
101265 -
101266 -
101267 -
101268 - Completion of Design
101269 -
101270 - Debbie has questions on type of service, and scope of interconnection
101271 - with PG&E work. She asked about the level of design information PG&E
101272 - needs.
101273 -
101274 -     Since the design is changed and CDWR needs information from PG&E,
101275 -     the design is not yet complete (see note below of discussion with
101276 -     Lori Brown on submitting interim information to PG&E).
101277 -
101278 -
101279 - I asked if there are a series of questions that could be submitted in
101280 - writing?  Initially Debbie said there is just a single question, but
101281 - in explaining it, there seemed to be a variety of design matters that
101282 - require clarification by PG&E engineers.
101283 -
101284 - I said I will submit this query to Jivat, and ask him to call Debbie
101285 - today.   This was done via ref DIT 1 line 30.  Jivat responded at
101286 - ref DRT 1 line 30, referring Debbie to appropriate PG&E people.
101287 -
101288 -
101289 - I will advise PG&E's project manager, Bill DeHart of these issues for
101290 - consideration of requesting another meeting to insure adequate
101291 - coordination with CDWR on design and schedule.
101292 -
101293 -
101294 -
1013 -
1014 -
1015 - 0937 called Bill DeHart
1016 -
101601 - Advised of discussion above, and recommended consideration of
101602 - scheduling a follow up meeting with CDWR on design and scheduling
101603 - matters.  This really goes to the scope of the energize and test
101604 - issue, and whether PG&E should be doing the transfer trip work in
101605 - CDWR's control room, which was analysed and submitted on ref SDS 3
101606 - line 77 as ref DIP 1 line 30.
101607 -
101608 - Submitted ref DIT 1 line 30 to Bill for information and consideration
101609 - of determining with Jivat whether a meeting with CDWR would be
101610 - helpful, and in formulating scope of "Energize & Test" and "Transfer
101611 - Trip" scope.
101612 -
101613 -
101614 -
101615 -
1017 -
1018 -
1019 - 1047 discussion with Bill
1020 -
102001 - Advised of these considerations.  Bill said Tony Gonsalves is PG&E's
102002 - rep on telecom, but that Jivat may need to provide information on how
102003 - the communication system connects with the transfer trip.  He feels
102004 - Jivat can coordinate any additional dialog between PG&E and CDWR.
102005 -
102006 -
102007 -
1021 -
1022 -
1023 - 1005 called Jivat
1024 -
102401 - Advised of above understandings, and request for Jivat to call Debbie
102402 - Lewis to clarify design issues.
102403 -
102404 - Submitted ref DIT 2 line 30 to Jivat via E-mail to confirm.
102405 -
102406 - Received ref DRT 1 line 30 responding to this action.
102407 -
102408 -
1025 -
1026 -
1027 - 1109 Jivat called back
1028 -
102801 - He feels PG&E has submitted all the design information on the trans-
102802 - fer trip, and that questions on communications should be referred to
102803 - others (e.g., Tony Gonsalves).  I explained my sense that some ques-
102804 - tions pertain to transfer trip, and that PG&E should hear these and
102805 - respond in a timely manner.  I asked him to consider the E-Mail ref
102806 - DIT 2 line 31, and let me know if he is unable to coordinate with
102807 - appropriate PG&E staff to provide all of the information CDWR needs
102808 - to perform its work.
102809 -
102810 - Jivat said he will examine the e-mail and let me know the results of
102811 - his efforts.
102812 -
102813 -
1029 -
1030 -
1031 - 1113 Jivat called back
1032 -
103201 - He submitted ref DRT 1 line 18 showing he referred Debbie to
103202 - appropriate PG&E people for her questions.
103203 -
103204 -
103205 -     Remedial Action Scheme (RAS)
103206 -
103207 -     This seems to be a new issue.  Jivat has referred it to Bill
103208 -     DeHart as the PM, ref DRT 1 line 22.
103209 -
103210 -     This may be part of GO 131-D stuff.
103211 -
103212 -         [See follow up at ref SDS 9 line 73.]
103213 -
1033 -
1034 -
1035 - 1011 called Lori Brown
1036 -
103601 - Advised of above discussions.  Submitted copy of ref DIT 3 line 30 to
103602 - Lori.
103603 -
103604 - She said she is putting in the mail today certain design information
103605 - for Jivat that indicates CDWR's change to fiber optics.
103606 -
103607 -
103608 -
1037 -
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