CONTACTS 
0201 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020101 - Mr. Marc McGovern; Construction Manager =415 977 8467
020102 - Construction Operations Division   =415 977 8480
0203 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020301 - Mr. Max R. Blodgett, II, P.E., L.S.
020302 - Construction Operations Division   =415 977 8480
0204 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020401 - Mr. Thompson F. Keesling, Architect; Assistant Chief =415 977 8473/8701
020402 - Construction Operations Division   =415 977 8480

SUBJECTS
Increase Budget, Port of Oakland
COE Staffing
Port of Richmond
Evaluation
Benkevitch, Bill
Define Scope, Communication Manager
Task Order 2, Communication Metrics

1209 -    ..
1210 - Summary/Objective
1211 -
121101 - Follow up ref SDS 6 0000, ref SDS 5 0000.
121102 -
121103 - Introduced Bill Benkavitch at COE.  Tom Keesling seems to be working
121104 - on a procurement for Communication Metrics that will avoid advertising
121105 - for bids.  It seems to be only for the Richmond Harbor project, but
121106 - this would be a good beginning.  He has made progress learning and
121107 - using Open Plan for his new assignment.  Tom will follow up on payment
121108 - of my invoice.  Tom Keesling, Tom White and Marc McGovern have
121109 - referred COE counsel to Welch for support on understanding the Oakland
121110 - Harbor project record. Max approved my following up on this.
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1212 -
1213 -
1214 - ë0W90 Discussion
1215 -
121501 -  ..
121502 - Evaluation of Welch Initial Contract Being Prepared
121503 -
121504 - Tom was aware of Monti's point, yesterday on 970211, about not needing
121505 - a form 2626 to prepare an evaluation of the Welch contract ref SDS 6
121506 - 0001  Tom plans to prepare a memo for the file and to submit a copy to
121507 - Welch.
121508 -
121509 - I introduced Bill Benkavitch.  Bill's resume was submitted to Tom and
121510 - to Max on 961219. ref SDS 1 TW5O
121511 -
121512 - Bill asked Tom about the routine process of notifying contractors of
121513 - the Government's evaluation of their work.  Tom seemed to distinguish
121514 - a personal services contract, used for the initial Welch procurement
121515 - to provide Communication Metrics, from conventional A&E services.
121516 - ..
121517 - I asked if Welch will receive a document that can be used to
121518 - show past performance, to support future procurements?  Tom seemed to
121519 - indicate we will get such a document.
121520 -
121521 -
121522 -  ..
121523 - Expedited Procurement of Communication Metrics on Richmond Project
121524 -
121525 - Tom advised that he is preparing a scope of services for a procurement
121526 - on Communication Metrics to support the Port of Richmond project.
121527 -
121528 - He indicated that Max and Marc are thinking of awarding this work as a
121529 - component of a Quality Assurance contract to an A&E firm.  This has
121530 - the advantage of being awarded "immediately" under some sort of SBA
121531 - provision, without advertising for bids.  We did not consider how a
121532 - larger A/E contract can be issued without bids, but a Communication
121533 - Metrics contract requires competitive bids.
121534 -
121535 -      [On 970220 continued planning for Com Metrics follow on contract.
121536 -      ref SDS 9 8845
121537 - ..
121538 - Tom expressed reservations about the A&E firm under
121539 - consideration for this assignment.  He has worked previously with the
121540 - organization and with particular people in the firm, who Tom felt were
121541 - less responsive than needed.  It sounded like he will turn over the
121542 - procurement materials to Marc, but will follow up in a limited
121543 - coordinating capacity.
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121546 -  ..
121547 - Communication Metrics Deferred for Oakland, RE's Office, Keesling
121548 -
121549 - At this time the Richmond project is the only aspect of the scope
121550 - submitted to Marc in the Welch letter dated 970115, for which an
121551 - active procurement is underway. ref DIP 2 0001  We looked briefly at
121552 - this document, which Tom had available on his desk.
121553 -
121554 -      [On 970213 discussion with Herb indicated that Port of Oakland
121555 -      management do not object to Com Metrics. ref SDS 7 7269
121556 -
121557 - Support for Leonard at the Sausalito office, ref DIP 2 line 244, which
121558 - Mike Murphy mentioned yesterday is needed, ref SDS 6 line 120, will
121559 - require further consideration.
121560 - ..
121561 - At this time no support is being developed for the Oakland
121562 - Harbor project, as described at ref DIP 2 line 165, and at ref DIP 2
121563 - line 236.
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121566 -  ..
121567 - Initial Schedule Produced for Automated Management Conversion Project
121568 -
121569 - Tom showed a schedule he prepared and printed, using PDM in Open Plan,
121570 - for his new assignment.  It has 4 or 5 tasks that show completion in
121571 - December 1997.  Bill mentioned his group in the Navy went through a
121572 - similar conversion and it turned out to be 20% or 30% successful.  Tom
121573 - plans to add more details to his schedule, including a WBS for the
121574 - Resident Management System (RMS) which is not shown on the schedule we
121575 - saw today.  He is still gathering detail from Mike Murphy on this.
121576 -
121577 - We considered briefly earlier points about his need for Communication
121578 - Metrics support.  Tom plans to submit a budget, but at this time, he
121579 - understands that no specific funding will be allocated for his
121580 - project.
121581 -
121582 -      [See follow up at ref SDS 9 line 120.]
121583 -
121584 -
121585 -  ..
121586 - COE Counsel for Oakland Harbor Project May Need Help with SDS Record
121587 -
121588 - Tom mentioned that the SDS records on the computer, in his old office
121589 - next door to Max, have been zipped and moved to another computer.  he
121590 - advised that COE attorney, Merry Goodenough, is trying to assemble
121591 - records on the Oakland Harbor project to evaluate pending claims.  Tom
121592 - seemed to indicate today that he has suggested to Merry that she can
121593 - contact me about assembling the record to facilitate her use of the
121594 - record.
121595 -
121596 -      [See meeting with Merry on 970217, ref SDS 8 line 139.]
121597 -
121598 -      [See later meeting on 970417 where the person is "Paul" ref SDS
121599 -      10 line 117, and he works for John Azeveda, ref SDS 11 line 109.]
121600 - ..
121601 - I introducted Bill to Marc McGovern and Tom White, who were
121602 - meeting in the main conference room.  Marc also mentioned that Mary
121603 - may need help assembling the record on the Oakland Harbor project.
121604 - Tom White advised that he sent an email to Mary suggesting she contact
121605 - me.
121606 -
121607 - Bill and I went down the hall to Mary's office.  She was out of her
121608 - office.  The attorney next door, Chivan, took my name (she knew my
121609 - last name), and number for Mary.
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121612 -
121613 -  ..
121614 - Project to Dredge Oakland Harbor to -50 MLLW, Pending
121615 -
121616 - Bill later introduced me to a former colleague of his at the Navy, Bob
121617 - Nielsen, who is now with the COE.  Bob's office is on the 7th floor.
121618 -
121619 - Bill explained our visit today with Tom Keesling in CON OPS about
121620 - Communication Metrics, and correlated this new support at COE with the
121621 - work Bill and Bob performed in the Navy as Communication Agents.  I
121622 - related the idea of using technology to support the Communication
121623 - Agent role, as a "spreadsheet for language."  Bob feels this could be
121624 - helpful with the Port of Oakland.
121625 -
121626 - He advised of efforts for the Port of Oakland to fully fund a project
121627 - for COE to deepen the Oakland harbor to -50 MLLW.  This could be a
121628 - much larger contract than the current work to deepen the harbor to -42
121629 - MLLW, since the latter has a lot of area that is cut less than 2 feet.
121630 - The -50 MLLW project would have minimun depths of 8 feet.  Bob seemed
121631 - to indicate this project is pending approval in Congress.
121632 - ..
121633 - We considered some of the background that seems to have resulted
121634 - in key people at the Port rejecting Communication Metrics.  Bob feels
121635 - that the value of communication support might outweigh hurt feelings
121636 - as senior managers at the Port recognize the importance of achieving a
121637 - successful project.
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121640 -
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1218 -
1219 - 1614 called Max
1220 -
122001 - Max Suggested Support Be Offered to Merry on Using SDS
122002 -
122003 - Advised of discussions with Tom Keesling, Marc and Tom White about
122004 - Merry Goodenough needing help.  Max said she was in his office the
122005 - other day asking for background on the project, since evidently she is
122006 - going to become the project attorney.
122007 -
122008 - Max suggested I visit with Merry to explain the record that has been
122009 - created.  She can then decide if she wants specific assistance.
122010 -
122011 -      [See meeting with Merry on 970217, ref SDS 8 line 139.]
122012 -
122013 -      [See later meeting on 970417 where the person is "Paul" ref SDS
122014 -      10 line 117, and he works for John Azeveda, ref SDS 11 line 109.]
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SUBJECTS
Invoice period 961111 961226

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130402 - Payment Being Processed
130403 -
130404 - Followed up work at ref SDS 6 line 139.
130405 -
130406 - Tom said he asked Rose to call again on my invoice.  He will let me
130407 - know later today or tomorrow on the results.
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