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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: October 10, 1996 12:32 PM Thursday; Rod Welch

Visited Tom White review 961009 meeting; piling problem.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Piling Claim at Schnitzer, Maybe Todd Wing
3...Disputed Invoices Meeting with Dutra, Not COE Matter
4...QA on GB Star's Survey Work for Dutra
5...New Procedures to be Posted from Dutra Safety Event


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CONTACTS 
0201 - COE, Oakland Harbor Project        510 532 4838 fax or 800...
020101 - Mr. Thomas White; Project Engineer =510 532 4838

SUBJECTS
Corps of Engineers, SFD, Applications
Differing Site Condition, 52.236-2
Piling encountered, Welch Co., Evaluation

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0706 - Summary/Objective
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070701 - Follow up ref SDS 11 0000, ref SDS 10 0000.
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070703 - Got edits to notes and information on the piling problem.
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0710 - Discussion
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071101 - Tom did not call, so I stopped by to get his edits on the notes for
071102 - the progress meeting yesterday, ref SDS 8 0001, and per our discussion
071103 - last night. ref SDS 11 NG3G
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071105 - He had not received the notes I sent via email because he had not yet
071106 - looked at his email today.  I gave him the printed set of the document
071107 - and we went through it so he could provide edits.
071108 - ..
071109 - Tom submitted his Production Report to Max dated 961008, which I
071110 - did not get yesterday, but it was discussed at the meeting.
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071112 -      (I added this to the notes.)
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071114 - Tom said he feels the notes should show my name as the author so
071115 - I get credit for the work.  He indicated the quality of the work
071116 - deserved notice.
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071118 - I will discuss this with Tom Keesling and Max tomorrow.
071119 -
071120 -       [On 961011 discussed with Max. ref SDS 12 0137
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071124 - Piling Claim at Schnitzer, Maybe Todd Wing
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071126 - We called and talked to Rick Oleniczak about the impact of piling
071127 - stubs at Schnitzer on the dredging operation.  He recalled Bob
071128 - Johnston saying that encountering the piling stubs had less impact on
071129 - dredging than on off-loading at Galbraith, rather than no impact, as I
071130 - had entered in the notes.  Rick and Tom White indicated that there is
071131 - impact on dredging with the clam shell bucket on the Paula Lee, but
071132 - there is no impact with the Antone which uses a backhoe bucket.  They
071133 - feel that is what Bob Johnston may have had in mind, if he actually
071134 - said there is "no impact" on dredging, as I recalled hearing when I
071135 - asked the question. ref SDS 8 YE6J
071136 -
071137 -     (I changed the notes to reflect Bob's remarks were intended to
071138 -     apply to dredging with the Antone.)
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071140 - Rick feels the best way to compensate the contractor for this
071141 - work is by force account.
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071145 - Disputed Invoices Meeting with Dutra, Not COE Matter
071146 -
071147 - Tom asked Rick for the date of the meeting he is having with Bob
071148 - Johnston on disputed invoices, since I was unable to get that
071149 - information yesterday, when he and Bob made these arrangements.
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071151 - Rick advised that the discussion he had with Bob Johnston about
071152 - resolving disputed invoices does not pertain to the project Progress
071153 - Meeting.  It is a matter between GB Star and Dutra.  Dutra has hired
071154 - GB Star to perform surveys.  GB Star is a subsidiary of G&B which the
071155 - Corps has hired to perform QA.
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071157 - Rick said that since the meeting he is having with Dutra on disputed
071158 - invoices pertains to the contract between Dutra and GB Star, it is
071159 - not a COE matter and so he wants it omitted from the notes of the
071160 - Progress Meeting.
071161 -
071162 -     (I changed the notes to reflect Bob's request; just deleted the
071163 -     entire section.)
071164 -
071165 -     [See follow up with Max on policy of content for meeting notes,
071166 -     ref SDS 12 0297
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SUBJECTS
Production Rates - 17 CY Bucket

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090401 - Followed up work at ref SDS 8 line 157.
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090403 - Tom called out to the Antone and was told Dutra now has the 24 CY
090404 - bucket for the Antone, and plans to install it after the christening
090405 - ceremony on 961023.
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SUBJECTS
G&B, GB Star
Quality Control
Quality Assurance

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140601 -  ..
140602 - QA on GB Star's Survey Work for Dutra
140603 -
140604 - During our call to G&B, Tom White asked Rick if G&B is performing QA
140605 - on the work performed by GB Star?  Rick said that Tom Keesling removed
140606 - this from G&B's scope of work at the time they entered the contract
140607 - with COE.  Tom asked if anyone else is performing QA on the work
140608 - performed by GB Star.  Rick said he is not aware of anyone doing this.
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SUBJECTS
Safety and Health, Safety Seminar
Safety Improvements
Safety Meeting on Current Accidents/Incidents
Emergency Numbers

1807 -
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180702 - New Procedures to be Posted from Dutra Safety Event
180703 -
180704 - Tom recalled that Leonard SooHoo asked status of the memo on safety
180705 - from Dutra's event on 960923, per meeting on 961001, ref SDS 2 line
180706 - 281?
180707 -
180708 -     I recalled that Tom Benero asked this, but it is not material who
180709 -     asked it, so I made the change.
180710 -
180711 - Tom recalled that Ken Esse indicated communications and responsiveness
180712 - of all hands is very much improved, ref SDS 8 line 344.
180713 -
180714 -     I made this change, however, my impression is that Rick made the
180715 -     comment to support the effort being made by Dutra and COE to
180716 -     improve safety, per notice of need to improve performance, ref DIP
180717 -     1 line 21.  Rick is performing QA.  Ken is the person doing the
180718 -     work about which the comment is directed.
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