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DIARY: May 9, 1997 01:30 PM Friday; Rod Welch

Called Tom to review procurement for Communication Metrics.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Communication Metrics Procurement Memo to DE
3...Audit Still Not Received
4...General Contract Award Mid-June
5...PM for Richmond
6...Article in PM Network on SAD; Ideas for SFD


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020101 - Mr. Thompson F. Keesling, Architect; Assistant Chief =415 977 8473
020102 - Construction Operations Division =415 977 8480

SUBJECTS
Construction Services Branch
PPM and Automated Management Contract
CSB, Sausalito Office
Communication Metrics Advertise for Bids
Corps of Engineers, 970115

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1108 - Summary/Objective
1109 -
110901 - Followed up work at ref SDS 31 line 84, ref SDS 30 line 83.
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1112 - Discussion
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111301 - Communication Metrics Procurement Memo to DE
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111303 - Followed up work at ref SDS 31 line 98, ref SDS 30 line 99, 
111304 - line 131, ref SDS 28 line 257.
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111306 - Tom said he is having difficulty getting on the calendar to see DE.
111307 -
111308 -     [See follow up at ref SDS 34 line 112.]
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SUBJECTS
Negotiations, Start to Start Work
Communication Metrics
Audit, Award, 5a
Richmond Harbor Deepening
CSB, Sausalito Office

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190801 -  ..
190802 - Audit Still Not Received
190803 -
190804 - Followed up work at ref SDS 31 line 134, ref SDS 30 line 134, ref OF 5 line 373, but it does
190816 - not have any detail.
190817 - ..
190818 - We did not discuss if Rich has found any people to perform the
190819 - work.
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SUBJECTS
Award

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200401 -  ..
200402 - General Contract Award Mid-June
200403 -
200404 - Followed up work at ref SDS 31 line 155, ref SDS 25 line 283.
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200406 - There have been meetings with the Port of Richmond on financing the
200407 - project.  Tom expects the work will be awarded next month.
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SUBJECTS
Keesling PM for Richmond
Program Project Management
Richmond Project Manager
Project Manager, COE, Keesling

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240702 - PM for Richmond
240703 -
240704 - Follow up work at ref SDS 27 line 224.
240705 -
240706 - I asked if the new project manager has taken over work on Richmond?
240707 -
240708 - Tom said this person has been on staff for about 2 weeks.  Tom has
240709 - sent him some email to keep him posted on Richmond, but so far the new
240710 - PM has not taken an active role on Richmond.
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SUBJECTS
Corps of Engineers, Communications
Public Relations, News Releases
PM Network
COE and Communication Metrics
COE Newsletter Article
CBD Procurement Communication Metrics
Corps of Engineers, 970115
Unique Character of Welch Services
Internet Reduce use of Paper

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351201 -  ..
351202 - Article in PM Network on SAD; Ideas for SFD
351203 -
351204 - Followed up work at ref SDS 30 line 169.
351205 -
351206 - Tom said he liked the article in PM Network on COE South Atlantic
351207 - Division, ref OF 14 line 15.  He made copies for distribution to
351208 - others in the District.
351209 -
351210 - We considered the explanation in the article on the "Virtual District"
351211 - relies in significant degree on using technology to reduce the use of
351212 - paper for organizing and managing information. ref SDS 14 0858  CESPN
351213 - experience with Communication Metrics shows it is a technology that
351214 - contributes to this goal. see ref DRP 1 0411
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351216 - Tom and I discussed this advantage of Communication Metrics previously
351217 - on
351218 -
351219 -     [On 970512 discussed notifying South Atlantic Division about using
351220 -     Communication Metrics, ref SDS 33 6994,]
351221 - ..
351222 - The article on Caltrans in the same issue describes benefits of
351223 - using outside help to develop a project management program for a
351224 - government agency like COE, ref OF 15 line 135. This recommendation
351225 - supports the memo to DE, ref OF 1 line 21.
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351227 - The Caltrans article notes that preparation of a uniform WBS for
351228 - project management has been a major achievement of their project
351229 - management effort, ref OF 15 line 174.
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351231 - COE has a generic WBS per, ref SDS 14 6694.
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