THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700


S U M M A R Y


DIARY: October 22, 1996 06:24 AM Tuesday; Rod Welch

Meet with Tom Keesling on Communication Metrics support contract.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Action Item Support
3...Pending Issues on Oakland Harbor
4...Piling/Debris Removal
5...Port Criticizes COE Management at Progress Meeting
6...Dutra Claims It Requires Direction on Justifying RFP Pricing


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SUBJECTS
Billings & statements
Invoice, Budget
Increase Budget, Port of Oakland

0805 -    ..
0806 - Summary/Objective
0807 -
080701 - Follow up ref SDS 12 0000, ref SDS 8 0000.
080702 -
080703 -
080704 -
080705 -
080706 -
0808 -
0809 -
0810 - Progress
0811 -   ..
081101 - Tom has received the Welch invoice ref DIP 1 0001 in the amount
081102 - of $12,050, per the record on 961021. ref SDS 12 0001 45
081103 -
081104 - He is processing it today for payment in Sacramento.
081105 -
081106 - Tom will discuss with Herb Cheong and Tom Benero about budgeting for
081107 - continued Communication Metrics support by Welch.  There was
081108 - discussion of the need to commence work on this now, so there is not a
081109 - funding shortfall next month.
081110 -
081111 -      [On 981025 develop budget for extending Com Metrics. ref SDS 18
081112 -      3884
081113 -
081114 -      [On 961204 met with Max to review scope for extending Com
081115 -      Metrics. ref SDS 20 8870
081116 -
081117 -      [On 961206 contract to extend Com Metrics approved. ref SDS 21
081118 -      0001
081119 -
081120 -      [On 961220 admin snafus delayed finalizing new contract for Com
081121 -      Metrics. ref SDS 22 0000
081122 -
081123 -      [On 961226 Commander interceded to cancel Com Metrics.
081124 -      ref SDS 23 0549
081125 -
081126 -
081127 -
081128 -
081129 -
081130 -
081131 -
0812 -

SUBJECTS
Claim Team
Action Items

1005 -
100501 -  ..
100502 - Action Item Support
100503 -
100504 - I submitted the letter to Herb ref DIP 3 0001, and explained ideas
100505 - discussed with Max yesterday on doing regular Action Item review
100506 - meetings. ref SDS 15 0001
100507 -
100508 - Tom seemed to indicate Action Item reviews with the Contractor and
100509 - internally with the COE staff would be helpful.
100510 -
100511 -
100512 -
1006 -
1007 -
1008 - 0100 Met with Tom again
1009 -
100901 - He is discussing with Max the ideas about Action Item review.
100902 -
100903 -
100904 -     [On 961023 decision to proceed with Action Item reviews,
100905 -     ref SDS 17 H67N
100906 -
100907 -
100908 -
1010 -

SUBJECTS
Navy Sewer Line, RR Slope Stability
Piling encountered, Schnitzer

1205 -
120501 -  ..
120502 - Pending Issues on Oakland Harbor
120503 -
120504 - Submitted the letter to Marc ref DIP 2 0001, on Action Item idea, and
120505 - the record of discussions with Tom Benero at ref SDS 13 0001, on
120506 - following issues.....
120507 -
120508 -       Piling/Debris Removal................... ref SDS 13 U99K
120509 -       Navy Sewer Line letter to Dutra......... ref SDS 14 G46G
120510 -       Meeting Notes letter to Dutra........... ref SDS 14 0001
120511 -
120512 -   ...I included the Planning Drafts on the above matters included in
120513 -   the letter to Marc and discussed with Tom Benero.
120514 -
120515 -  ..
120516 - Piling/Debris Removal
120517 -
120518 - Tom reviewed the notes of the meeting with Dutra on 961017, ref SDS 9
120519 - line 109, and also the notes of the subsequent separate meeting with
120520 - Leonard, Marc and Glen on analysing the Contractor's input, ref SDS 10
120521 - line 85.
120522 -
120523 - Tom offered the following edits to finalize the RFP on debris removal:
120524 -
120525 -       1.  Remove debris in Todd and Schnitzer Wings            CY
120526 -                                                           ----
120527 -       2.  Dispose of unsuitable material                       Tons
120528 -                                                           ----
120529 -       3.  Dispose of suitable material at Galbraith            CY
120530 -                                                           ----
120531 -
120532 - Tom proposes that the Contractor can include in the cost of debris
120533 - removal any increase in the unit cost of dredging as a result of
120534 - inefficiency from performing dredging in conjuction with debris
120535 - removal.
120536 -
120537 - Tom actually, had an item #4, but I gave his manually edited document
120538 - to Tom Benero for discussion with Leonard and later with the
120539 - Contractor, so I need to get that document back from Tom Benero to
120540 - capture Tom Keesling's item #4.
120541 -
120542 - In sum, Tom had no change to item 1 and 3, and he changed
120543 - "contaminated material" to "unsuitable" for item #2, and he eliminated
120544 - item 4, but added a new paragraph.
120545 -
120546 -
120547 -
1206 -
1207 -
1208 - 0100 Met with Tom
1209 -
120901 - Advised of results from meeting with Dutra, ref SDS 16 line 98.
120902 -
120903 -
120904 -
120905 -
1210 -

SUBJECTS
Amend RFPs 9 - 11, 960312 letter
Justify Increase Unit Price
Port Criticism of COE Management
0020   Combine RFPs 9-11 and 960312 letter

1607 -
160701 - Port Criticizes COE Management at Progress Meeting
160702 - Dutra Claims It Requires Direction on Justifying RFP Pricing
160703 -
160704 - Explained that Rob Andrews appeared to be strongly critical of Tom
160705 - Benero at the Progress meeting today, ref SDS 16 line 694.  Rob seemed
160706 - to challenge Tom and advocate on behalf of the Contractor against
160707 - COE's direction for the Contractor to comply with Government
160708 - requirements to support its proposal for the soft to hard polygon
160709 - matter.  Tom actually, became flustered by Rob's questioning, as well
160710 - as by questions posed by Bill Dutra claiming Dutra does not understand
160711 - what is required.  Tom called a recess where the COE team assisted in
160712 - considering how to conclude this part of the Progress meeting.
160713 -
160714 - Tom noted that Rob has seemed to be compulsive and this has hampered
160715 - effective management of the contractor.  He cited a memo Rob sent a
160716 - few weeks ago that required further research to ensure compliance with
160717 - project environmental requirements.
160718 -
160719 - We considered again the advantage of consolidating these RFPs and
160720 - amending the form so the Contractor must submit a unit price that can
160721 - be directly compared with contract bid prices.
160722 -
160723 -      [See issuance of RFP #20, ref SDS 19 line 241.]
160724 -
160725 -
160726 -