CONTACTS 
0201 - Dutra Dredging Company                                                                                                                                             O-00000644 0101
020101 - Mr. Robert D. Johnston; President
0202 - Dutra Dredging Company                                                                                                                                             O-00000644 0201
020201 - Mr. James J. Galli, P.E.; Manager
020202 - West Coast Dredging
0203 - Corps of Engineers, Sausalito                                                                                                                                      O-00000645 0201
020301 - Mr. Leonard SooHoo, P.E.; Chief; Construction Service Branch

SUBJECTS
Navy Sewer Line, 961204
Sewer Line Installation
Navy Sewer Line Open Cut Method, 951227

0605 -
0605 -    ..
0606 - Summary/Objective
0607 -
060701 - Follow up
060702 -
060703 - x6404 Follow up ref SDS 9 0000, ref SDS 8 0000.
060704 -
060705 - After the Contract Administration meeting, received, reviewed and
060706 - discussed initial submissions from Dutra for the contract design
060707 - method to install the casing under the UPRR tracks.  It seems to have
060708 - some defects which may require correction.  Dutra should address this
060709 - before submission to UPRR.
060711 -  ..
060712 - Received Dutra's Open Cut design and discussed mostly with Jim Galli,
060713 - and some with Bob Johnston.  It needs to be resubmitted to correct a
060714 - number of matters prior to submission to UPRR.
060715 -
060716 -    [On 970102 prepared letters to confirm actions. ref SDS 12]
060717 -
060718 -    [On 970103 called Dutra to coordinate. ref SDS 13 6399]
060719 -
060721 -  ..
0608 -
0609 -
0610 - Analysis
0611 -
061101 - Contract Design Shoring & Jacking Casing Method
061102 -
061103 - This is Dutra's transmittal #63.  It was received during the Contract
061104 - Admin meeting today, however, there was not enough time to read the
061105 - Operations Plan during the meeting or while Jim Galli and Bob Johnston
061106 - were still at the Resident Office in Sausalito, as called out in COE's
061107 - serial letter #0118 dated 961217. ref DIP 3 9860
061109 -  ..
061110 - Subsequent review of the Operations Plan indicates it does not seem to
061111 - discuss...
061112 -
061113 -     1.  Removing rocks that presently stabilize the slope in a manner
061114 -         that avoids opening the entire area all at once, as agreed in
061115 -         the telecon with UPRR on 961204 per ref SDS 4 0896.
061117 -          ..
061118 -     2.  Mounding of material around the piles during removal so that
061119 -         the void caused by pile removal is filled during the removal
061120 -         process, as discussed during the telecon on 961212. ref SDS 7
061121 -         6493
061123 -          ..
061124 -     3.  Backfilling to restore original contour before any piling is
061125 -         removed as agreed in the telecon on 961212. ref SDS 7 0860
061127 -  ..
061128 - Accordingly, this submission should be corrected per understandings
061129 - reached with the railroad.
061130 -
061131 -    [On 970102 prepared letters to confirm actions. ref SDS 12]
061133 -  ..
061134 - Open Cut Submittal Needs Corrections
061135 -
061136 - This is Dutra's transmittal #64 dated 961227, ref DRT 1, which has not
061137 - been scanned into the system.
061138 -
061139 - It was reviewed with Jim Galli and Bob Johnston before they left the
061140 - Contract Administration meeting.
061142 -  ..
061143 - The submittal does not identify it as providing an "Open Cut"
061144 - alternative method, nor otherwise distinguish it from the other
061145 - submittal for the Contract design method.
061147 -  ..
061148 - The explanation in the document entitled "Alternate Installation
061149 - Method Open Cut," is not clear in identifying the various steps
061150 - relative to "connection points" set out in the document. There is no
061151 - evident correlation between the plan drawing Dutra submits and the
061152 - narrative in the Work Plan.
061153 -
061154 -     [On 970102 corridinated corrections. ref SDS 12 0760]
061156 -      ..
061157 -     [On 970115 submittals corrected, ref SDS 14 7306]
061159 -  ..
061160 - The plan drawing requires corrections as follows:
061161 -
061162 -     1.  Add to the title box that this is for an "Open Cut"
061163 -         alternative construction method.
061164 -
061165 -     2.  The drawing is not dated and has no drawing number.
061167 -          ..
061168 -     3.  The name of the person who prepared the document is not shown,
061169 -         neither is the name of the person who checked the work.
061171 -          ..
061172 -     4.  There is no reference to contract drawings and sections as the
061173 -         source for any dimensions, grades or other requirements.
061175 -          ..
061176 -     5.  The sequence shown in the Work Plan is not evident in the plan
061177 -         drawing.  There are three steps in the Work Plan; they should
061178 -         be identified in some way as to location on the drawing.
061180 -  ..
061181 - There was a brief discussion as to whether Dutra's plan could simply
061182 - entail the step to install the casing, since once that is in place the
061183 - pipe can be installed any time.  The casing work requires coordination
061184 - on timing with UPRR, since it entails removing and replacing the rail,
061185 - including coordinating with UPRR on having their crews replace the
061186 - track.
061188 -  ..
061189 - Jim Galli explained the need for the trench to be open for a pressure
061190 - test before backfilling.  Seems like the casing installation is
061191 - independent of this objective.
061193 -  ..
061194 - Another concern is the contract authority under which the submission
061195 - is to be reviewed.  Likely it is a value engineering approach, since
061196 - the contract design is now settled.  However, we can decide the
061197 - authority for COE to consider the matter after the effort is made to
061198 - find out if UPRR will approve it.
061200 -  ..
061201 - These concerns were discussed with respect to Dutra re-doing this
061202 - submission.  Jim said Dutra would like COE to accept this document as
061203 - responding to its commitment to make the submission on time, per our
061204 - discussion on 961212, ref SDS 7 0860 and ref SDS 7 0604, and
061205 - subsequent revision of submission dates per COE letter dated 961220,
061206 - ref DIP 4 0864, issued on 961223. ref SDS 11 8456
061207 - ..
061208 - COE can accept that Dutra has made a good faith effort to meet
061209 - its commitments on this matter.
061211 -  ..
061212 - Jim said Dutra will re-do the explanation in its document entitled
061213 - "Alternate Installation Method Open Cut," and the accompanying drawing
061214 - to correct the identification problems with them, and to make them
061215 - easier to understand.  This will greatly facilitate the teleconference
061216 - planned with UPRR on 970115, per COE serial letter #0213 dated 961223,
061217 - ref DIP 4 0864, issued on 961223. ref SDS 11 8456
061218 -
061219 -    [On 970102 coordinated corrections. ref SDS 12 0760]
061221 -     ..
061222 -    [On 970115 submittals corrected, ref SDS 14 7306]
061223 -
061224 -
061225 -
0613 -