THE WELCH COMPANY
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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: April 9, 1997 08:17 AM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Visited Tom on Richmond schedule; evaluation Communication Metrics.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Richmond Schedule, WBS, Subject Index
3...Welch Contract CBD and AE Still Pending
4...Finalize COE Staff Comments


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020101 - Mr. Thomas Benero; Chief =415 977 8511; Contracting Division
0202 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020201 - Mr. Thompson F. Keesling, Architect; Assistant Chief =415 977 8473/8701
020202 - Construction Operations Division   =415 977 8480

SUBJECTS
Richmond Project Launch,
Schedule, WBS, Subject Index
Scope Services Next Phase Comm Metrics
Communication Metrics Advertise for Bids
Richmond Harbor Deepening
Task Order 2
PPM and Automated Management Contract

2109 -    ..
2110 - Summary/Objective
2111 -
211101 - Follow up ref SDS 18 line 42, ref SDS 17 line 42.
211102 -
211103 - Submitted and explained revised schedule and WBS for Richmond.  Tom
211104 - will discuss with Max a separate CBD procurement for Communication
211105 - Metrics for District wide support.
211106 -
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211108 -
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2112 -
2113 -
2114 - Discussion
2115 -
211501 - Richmond Schedule, WBS, Subject Index
211502 -
211503 - Submitted the first draft of the Subject Index for Richmond and
211504 - explained the link with WBS in the schedule.  Showed how the detailed
211505 - Subject Index is rolled up to summary in the Schedule.
211506 -
211507 - Submitted an updated schedule applying the WBS.  Showed added tasks
211508 - for Supervision and Administration, and for Change Order Control,
211509 - requested by Tom at our meeting on 970328. ref SDS 8 7482
211510 -
211511 - Explained the simple summary structure of organizational elements in
211512 - the schedule and the common code applications at comparable WBS
211513 - levels, following up our initial review on 970402, ref SDS 13 7049.
211514 -
211515 - Explained the correlation between stability and flexibility for
211516 - numbering system, per our discussion on 970328 about need for WBS to
211517 - accomodate future growth, ref SDS 8 6694.  Work packages correlate
211518 - initially to organizational elements because these elements need to be
211519 - initialized into working entities that deliver end products.
211520 -
211521 -      [Applied this as appendix E in COE report on Communication
211522 -      Metrics, ref SDS 19 6840.]
211523 -
211524 -
211525 -
211526 -  ..
211527 - Welch Contract CBD and AE Still Pending
211528 -
211529 - Tom wants to talk to Max about justifying a Communication Metrics
211530 - procurement to support the geographic area Construction Managers that
211531 - have been introduced by DE.
211532 -
211533 -     [See follow up on 970418, ref SDS 21 1980; and receipt of comments
211534 -     from Max at. ref SDS 23 5555]
211535 -
211536 - He said Monti is in training for two weeks.
211537 -
211538 - Sue Fairchild is out today.
211539 -
211540 -  ..
211541 -
211542 - Tom indicated an understanding that Luster is to submit this week a
211543 - proposal for Communication Metrics which they call "communication and
211544 - document management," per Monti's new phrase.
211545 -
211546 -     [See meeting on 970417 where Luster introduced another firm who
211547 -     demonstrated a software program called Paragon which they intend
211548 -     to support Communication Metrics, ref SDS 20 line 122.
211549 -
211550 -     [See report on 970423 where Tom advises that Luster expects to use
211551 -     outside support for Communication Metrics, ref SDS 22 line 133.]
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SUBJECTS
COE Contractor Evaluation, Oakland
Evaluation Welch Contract

2405 -
240501 -  ..
240502 - Finalize COE Staff Comments
240503 -
240504 - Follow up work at ref SDS 15 line 54.
240505 -
240506 - Tom provided the draft memo with Herb's edits.  Herb wants to add in
240507 - the first para that he was assigned project manager on the Oakland
240508 - project and in the last paragraph he wants add that he would like
240509 - Communication Metrics to help him keep track of Action Items and
240510 - responsibilities on the Oakland Harbor project.
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2406 -
2407 -
2408 - 0552 visited Tom Benero
2409 -
240901 - I advised Tom of the evaluation that is being prepared.  He said we
240902 - can send him a copy at his next duty station.  Betty has his address.
240903 -
240904 -      [See follow up on 970418, ref SDS 21 line 107.]
240905 -
240906 - I thanked him for the opportunity to work with him and wished him
240907 - well in his new assignment.
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