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


S U M M A R Y


DIARY: April 24, 1997 08:00 AM Thursday; Rod Welch

Meeting with Max, Tom and Leonard on Richmond/CSB organization.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Organizational & RMS Implementation Planning - Need More Research
3...Organizational Job Description Approval
4...Follow up Meeting
5...Schedule Review Shows Expedited Support Required
6...COE Will Develop Office Facilities
7...Tom reported the audit should be complete on Luster next Monday or
8...A-E Needs to Commence Research, Planning, Training, Mobilization
9...RMS Research Field Trips to Develop Information Flow
10...Government Estimates and Audit
11...Project Bid Today, 20% over Budget


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020101 - Mr. Max R. Blodgett, II, P.E., L.S.
020102 - Construction Operations Division   =415 977 8480
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
0203 - Corps of Engineers, Sausalito      415 331 0404 fax or 800...
020301 - Mr. Leonard SooHoo, P.E.; Chief; Construction Service Branch
0204 - Corps of Engineers, Sausalito      415 331 0404 fax or 800...
020401 - Mr. Mike Murphy; Project Engineer
020402 - Construction Service Branch =Telephone/fax
0205 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020501 - Mr. Ken Kuhn; Chief, Civil Design Branch =415 977 ____
020502 - Engineering Division
0206 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020601 - Mr. Chris Shields; Civil Design Branch =415 977 ____
020602 - Engineering Division
0207 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020701 - Ms. Merry Goodenough, ESQ; Office of Counsel =415 977 8647
0208 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020801 - Mr. Ted Bruch; Construction Manager =415 977 ____
020802 - Construction Operations Division   =415 977 8480

SUBJECTS
Richmond Scope of Services, 970225
COE Staffing
Staffing of Project
Construction Services Branch

1106 -    ..
1107 - Summary/Objective
1108 -
110801 - Followed up work at ref SDS 14 line 88, ref SDS 6 line 94, r
110802 - line 79.
110803 -
110804 - Manson was the low and only bidder today at $26M.  COE will be
110805 - finalizing contract with Luster for AE support next week.
110806 -
110807 -
110808 -
110809 -
110810 -
110811 -
1109 -
1110 -
1111 - Discussion
1112 -
111201 - Organizational & RMS Implementation Planning - Need More Research
111202 -
111203 - Followed up work at ref SDS 14 line 112, ref SDS 6 line 357 and ref DIT 3 line 32. of
111205 - meeting on 970404, ref SDS 14 line 112.
111206 -
111207 - Progress on RMS flow chart was not reviewed.
111208 -
111209 -
111210 -  ..
111211 - Organizational Job Description Approval
111212 -
111213 - Follow up work at ref SDS 14 line 208.
111214 -
111215 - Have personnel job descriptions for the Construction Services Branch
111216 - been expanded and submitted?
111217 -
111218 -     This has been done for the Project Engineer and Inspectors on
111219 -     Richmond.
111220 -
111221 -     Position for an Office Engineer in the Sausalito Office has not
111222 -     been advertised.
111223 -
111224 -     Advertisements within the Army will be made next week for the
111225 -     Project Engineer and Inspectors.
111226 -
111227 - Has the letter to Guy been issued?  What about Debbie?
111228 -
111229 -     There was no record of action on this.
111230 -
111231 - Status of revising organization chart, per meeting on 970320, ref SDS
111232 - 8 line 125.
111233 -
111234 -     The charts have not yet been revised.
111235 -
111236 -          [See follow up at ref SDS 22 line 97.]
111237 -
111238 -
111239 -
111240 - Follow up Meeting
111241 -
111242 - We will meet next on 970502 0800.
111243 -
111244 -
111245 -
111246 -
111247 -
1113 -

SUBJECTS
Activity Flow
Project Engineer, Assign
Instructions to Field, CM, EM
Objectives/Requirements
Schedule

1608 -
160801 - Schedule Review Shows Expedited Support Required
160802 -
160803 - Followed up work at ref SDS 14 line 266.
160804 -
160805 - Communication Metrics was not used for this meeting.
160806 -
160807 - The decision was taken not to assign interim Project Engineer.
160808 -
160809 - There was no assignment to update the Construction Launch Schedule in
160810 - light of budget delays from Washington.
160811 -
160812 -    [See follow up on 970727, ref SDS 26 line 139.]
160813 -
160814 -
160815 -
1609 -

SUBJECTS
Facilities

1704 -
170401 - COE Will Develop Office Facilities
170402 -
170403 - Follow up work at ref SDS 14 line 307.
170404 -
170405 - There is no record of progress on this subject.
170406 -
170407 -
170408 -
1705 -

SUBJECTS
A-E Consultant, Luster, Audit
RMS Research, Field Trips
Planning Time
RMS Review, CPM, CTM

2307 -
230701 - Tom reported the audit should be complete on Luster next Monday or
230702 - Tuesday, per ref SDS 20 line 101.  Luster will then submit cost
230703 - proposals.
230704 -
230705 -
230706 -  ..
230707 - A-E Needs to Commence Research, Planning, Training, Mobilization
230708 -
230709 - Follow up work at ref SDS 14 line 337.
230710 -
230711 - Tom is meeting with Luster next Thursday, 970501, to negotiate the
230712 - cost of Task Orders 1 and 2, following up his meeting yesterday, ref
230713 - SDS 20 line 98. He plans to discuss Management Planning Luster can do,
230714 - ref OF 2 line 390, pending approval of Task Orders 1 and 2 to
230715 - demonstrate ability to perform, as prescribed in the Task Orders.
230716 -
230717 -      [See preliminary Richmond Organization chart developed at ref SDS
230718 -      23 2185, and discussed with Tom at ref SDS 23 0000.]
230719 -
230720 -
230721 -  ..
230722 - RMS Research Field Trips to Develop Information Flow
230723 -
230724 - Followed up work at ref SDS 6 8592.
230725 -
230726 - Mike Murphy and Leonard plan to visit the Sacramento District next
230727 - Friday.  Tom may join them for the field trip.
230728 -
230729 -
230730 -
230731 -
2308 -
2309 -

SUBJECTS
Cost, Audit
Sponsor Review

2605 -
260501 - Government Estimates and Audit
260502 -
260503 - Followed up work at ref SDS 6 line 256.
260504 -
260505 - Tom reported the audit should be complete on Luster next Monday or
260506 - Tuesday.  Luster will then submit cost proposals.
260507 -
260508 - There was no discussion of budget reviews with the sponsor.
260509 -
260510 -     [See follow up work at ref SDS 25 line 282.]
260511 -
260512 -
2606 -

SUBJECTS
Bid, Award

2804 -
280401 -  ..
280402 - Project Bid Today, 20% over Budget
280403 -
280404 - Follow up work at ref SDS 14 line 411.
280405 -
280406 - Bids were received today on Richmond.  There was only one bid
280407 - received.  Manson submitted the only bid in the approximate amount of
280408 - $26M
280409 -
280410 - This is about 20% over the government estimate, howver, the government
280411 - estimate does not include profit.
280412 -
280413 -     [See follow up at ref SDS 24 line 152.]
280414 -
280415 -
280416 -
280417 -
2805 -
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