THE WELCH COMPANY
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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: November 21, 1994 12:01 PM Monday; Rod Welch

Update Gold Hill schedule; submit report on GO 131-D.

1...Summary/Objective
.....Need two Schedules
2...Pre-contract Payment
3...GO 131-D Exemption
4...GO 131-D Grandfather - 6 Month Extension
5...Work Breakdown Structure

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1...Should get letter from Randy to support schedule review, ref SDS 6
2...Where is this shown in the schedule?

CONTACTS 
0201 - PG&E Proj Mngmnt Transm Sys        415 973 6778 fax 8426
020101 - Mr. Bill DeHart, PMP
020102 - Project Manager, Room 1183B-V11C =415 973 5655 pger 510 810 3026
020103 - Project Management Group
0202 - PG&E Building & Land Svcs.         415 973 8273 fax or 800...
020201 - Mr. Buck Jones;  =415 973 5874; Land Department

SUBJECTS
Gold Hill Horseshoe Upgrade
Sierra Contract
Interim Payment Agreements
Pre-Contract Payment Approval
Conceptual Framework
GO 131-D
Schedule & Budget, Update
Schedule Files, 940920

1010 -    ..
1011 - Summary/Objective
1012 -
101201 - Followed up work at ref SDS 6 line 66, and analysis at ref SDS 7 line
101202 - 47, plus Pam's comments at ref SDS 8 line 41 and discussion with Bill
101203 - at ref SDS 9 line 69.  Obtained computer file for 940920 schedule, ref
101204 - OF 1 line 30.  Got detailed steps from Buck for GO 131-D, which need
101205 - to be added to the 940920 schedule.
101206 -
101207 -
101208 -
101209 -
101210 -
1013 -
1014 -
1015 - 1412 Meeting with Buck and Bill DeHart
1016 -
101601 - Submitted analysis of GO 131-D matter resulting from visit with
101602 - Randy, and the notes of progress meeting on 941102, ref SDS 1 line
101603 - 63 issued todat at
101604 -
101605 -
101606 - Should get letter from Randy to support schedule review, ref SDS 6
101607 - line 67.
101608 -
101609 - Objective is to use realistic schedule durations, per ref SDS 6 line
101610 - 181.
101611 -
101612 -     Will add a month for engineering and 2 months for procurement.
101613 -
101614 -
101615 - Decided not to prepare a schedule showing expedited effort to
101616 - complete prior to 951231.
101617 -
101618 -     Based on new information from Buck, we will revise schedule so it
101619 -     is not predicated on completing by 941231 in order to obtain a GO
101620 -     131-D exemption, per ref SDS 9 line 168.
101621 -
101622 -     Need two Schedules
101623 -
101624 -     We decided to prepare two schedules to evaluate alternative
101625 -     scenarios where Buck is successful in getting exemption for
101626 -     relocation work, and an another schedule showing the exemption is
101627 -     not accepted.
101628 -
101629 -
101630 -
101631 - Should consider if we need to expedite GO 131-D process per analysis
101632 - at ref SDS 6 line 226, including consolidating "Land" with GO 131-D
101633 - schedule activities, per our discussion at ref SDS 6 line 103.
101634 -
101635 -     Discussions indicated we need to do this.
101636 -
101637 -
101638 - Pre-contract Payment
101639 -
101640 - Discussions with Bill and Buck indicate we need an activity for
101641 - obtaining pre-contract payment authority from Sierra, per ref SDS 9
101642 - line 108.
101643 -
101644 -
101645 - He needs minimum 90 days (commission requires 30 days, so use 90 in
101646 - order to respond to objections) in advance of construction to begin
101647 - notification of affected parties.
101648 -
101649 -     Where is this shown in the schedule?
101650 -
101651 -
101652 -
101653 -
101654 -
1017 -

SUBJECTS
Public Information Process, PIP
Determine Procedures
Cost & Schedule Impacts
File Exemption

1407 - Summary/Objective
1408 -
140801 - Buck explained the strategy to comply with GO 131-D.  The work we did
140802 - today is to develop GO 131-D procedures.  In the evening, I evaluated
140803 - their impact on the project schedule under the next record segment.
140804 -
140805 -
1409 -
1410 -
1411 - 1403 meeting with Buck
1412 -
141201 - Buck set out the steps needed to comply with GO 131-D.  He confirmed
141202 - Randy's understanding that even if the relocation work qualifies for a
141203 - GO 131-D exemption, there is still a Public Information Process (PIP),
141204 - ref SDS 6 line 251.
141205 -
141206 -    I cannot say I really understand the relationship between the
141207 -    public notice under regular filing and under exempt status.
141208 -
141209 -
141210 - Buck recommended we add a task for removing the abandoned line, after
141211 - the relocation line is released for operation.
141212 -
141213 - GO 131-D Exemption
141214 -
141215 - He plans to file for an exemption on GO 131-D next week, and PG&E will
141216 - get a definitive response within 2 weeks of the filing.  He belives
141217 - the project should be exempt, because the work is being performed in
141218 - an existing utility corridor, and once SMUD conveys its easement to
141219 - PG&E, this will constitute a legal standing for the right of way, that
141220 - warrants the grant of exemption from GO 131-D.
141221 -
141222 - GO 131-D Grandfather - 6 Month Extension
141223 -
141224 - This is an alternate possibility.  Buck said the project must
141225 - reasonably be expected to be complete by 960630.  It will require a
141226 - judge to make this ruling.  So far the Judge's rulings have been very
141227 - slow.
141228 -
141229 -
141230 -
141231 -
1413 -
1414 -
1415 - 1946 Create baseline schedule dated 940920
1416 -
141601 - The first step is to re-create the file used to for the schedule
141602 - submitted at the 941102 progress meeting, ref SDS 1 line 155, and the
141603 - schedule Randy Hopkins used on 941118 which Bill and I discussed at
141604 - ref SDS 6 line 80.
141605 -
141606 -     I changed task #4 "Estimate Double Circuit TSP Line" from
141607 -
141608 -                      931101 to 940708
141609 -
141610 -     ...to the dates shown in the schedule received from Randy:
141611 -
141612 -                      940915 to 941005
141613 -
141614 -     This change seems to have conformed the file received from Bill
141615 -     today, to correlate to the dates shown in the schedule dated
141616 -     950920.
141617 -
141618 -     It resolved the 1 month difference between the date shown in the
141619 -     940920 schedule Randy was using and the 941215 start date of the
141620 -     file I got from Bill, reported at ref SDS 6 line 83.
141621 -
141622 -
141623 -
141624 - Work Breakdown Structure
141625 -
141626 - After completing most of the schedule, got a good start on creating
141627 - unique identification of tasks with WBS identificaiton system.
141628 -
141629 -     [Had to change the scheme at ref SDS 11 line 65.]
141630 -
141631 -
141632 -
141633 -
141634 -
1417 -

SUBJECTS
941121

1504 - 2055 Create new schedule
1505 -
150501 - This will apply the information received from Buck today, and it will
150502 - apply understandings from Pam at the 941102 progress meeting, which is
150503 - further reflected in the memo to Bob Hayward, 941121, seeking approval
150504 - of the conceptual framework.
150505 -
150506 -     It will revise the Land activities for GO 131-D.
150507 -
150508 -
150509 -
150510 -
150511 -
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