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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: December 8, 1994 07:45 AM Thursday; Rod Welch

Travel to CDWR progress meeting with Jivat.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Meeting Notes
3...SDS Support Requested by CDWR


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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 Proj Mngmnt Transm Sys        415 973 6778 fax 8426
020201 - Mr. Tom Marki; Project Manager, Room 1169B-V11C =415 973 nnnn
020202 - Project Management Group
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

SUBJECTS
Travel Arrangements
Upgrade Substations because line is

0504 -    ..
0505 - Summary/Objective
0506 -
050601 - Follow work at ref SDS 7 line 51.
050602 -
050603 - Took 20 sets of project schedule, per Bill's request at ref SDS 7 line
050604 - 82.
050605 -
050606 - Meeting Notes
050607 -
050608 - When we returned from the meeting with CDWR, ref SDS 8 line 102, I
050609 - asked Jivat if he is going to prepare notes of the meeting.  He said
050610 - that nothing was discussed that effected his scope, so he will not
050611 - prepare notes.
050612 -
050613 -
050614 -
050615 -
0507 -

SUBJECTS
Travel Arrangements, SDS Theory
Meeting Notes, confirm understandings
Management productivity & Teamwork
Evaluation by CDWR of PG&E Performance
CDWR SDS Improve Project Management for PG&E and the State of Califor
CDWR SDS Improve Project Management for PG&E and the State of Califor
CDWR SDS Improved Contract Management on Central Coast Aquaduct Proje

1510 -   ..
151001 - During the meeting this morning Lori Brown commended Bill's
151002 - leadership, noting he had saved a project that had been failing,
151003 - ref SDS 3 0001, and this was a significant achievement for him, PG&E
151004 - and the State of California, ref SDS 8 5555.
151005 -
151012 -
151013 - After the meeting, Kevin, Bill, Jivat and I met briefly with Lori in
151014 - her office on the 3rd floor.
151015 -
151016 -
151017 -  ..
151018 - SDS Support Requested by CDWR
151019 -
151020 - Lori asked Bill how long SDS will continue to support PG&E's new team,
151021 - as a result of the change in PG&E management on the project?
151022 -
151023 - Bill said Welch will be leaving PG&E at the end of next week.
151024 -
151025 - Lori asked if the new team will continue submitting SDS records
151026 - showing progress and aligning the work with requirements and
151027 - commitments?
151028 -
151029 - Bill said Welch will do this for the meeting today, ref SDS 8 0001,
151030 - and next week Rod will train the new people to use SDS.
151031 -
151032 -  ..
151033 - Lori said SDS records have been helpful, as expected when this method
151034 - was approved by the State on 940901. ref SDS 1 4920
151035 -
151036 - CDWR uses the record to communicate within the project and across
151037 - agencies so there is uniform understanding on issues, commitments,
151038 - context, and implications, discussed previouly on 941005. ref SDS 2
151039 - 1569
151040 -
151041 -  ..
151042 - Lori said CDWR has tried many systems over the years, but so far
151043 - nothing has worked as well as SDS.  She said everybody likes this
151044 - method.
151045 -
151046 -
151047 - Bill said PG&E plans to do this.
151048 -
151049 -     [On 941228 PG&E did not implement plans to continue SDS.
151050 -     ref SDS 11 9954
151051 -
151052 -     [On 950110 Bill issued favorable report on SDS to PG&E management.
151053 -     ref SDS 12 0001
151054 -
151055 -     [On 950223 PG&E wants CDWR to avoid using SDS on their project
151056 -     with PG&E. ref SDS 13 7Y4I
151057 -
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151060 -
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151064 -
1511 -

SUBJECTS
Gold Hill Horseshoe Upgrade
Controls, Scope, General
Upgrade Substations because line is

1606 -   ..
160601 - Driving back from Sacramento, Jivat asked if the Gold Hill
160602 - Horseshoe Upgrade will increase the capacity of the line, and
160603 - indicated that if so, then the Substations will have to be upgraded.
160604 -
160605 - I mentioned this matter to Bill after the meeting with CDWR this
160606 - morning, ref SDS 8 0000   Bill said that he recalled asking Randy
160607 - about this some months ago.  He believes Randy inquired and determined
160608 - that no changes to substations are needed under the Gold Hill project.
160609 -
160610 -      [On 941209, discussed with Randy. ref SDS 9 7448.]
160611 -
160612 -      [On 941214, discussed with Jivat. ref SDS 10 9677]
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