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
Corps of Engineers, 970115
Richmond Harbor Deepening
Organization Changes, Planning

1205 -    ..
1206 - Summary/Objective
1207 -
120701 - Follow up ref SDS 25 0000, ref SDS 24 0000.
120702 -
120703 - Tom advises of recent meeting with DE and request for analysis of
120704 - DE's memo on District Operations Plan.  Sounds like he is thinking of
120705 - including some analysis in the memo on procurement of Communication
120706 - Metrics, and that this will be another several weeks away.  Submitted
120707 - memo to Tom suggesting he submit memo to DE now to obtain support for
120708 - performing the analysis.  Sent copy to Max and mentioned to Max need
120709 - to perform careful Command and Control of the record on Oakland to
120710 - support District's interests in claims.
120711 -
120712 -
120713 -
120714 -  ..
1208 -
1209 -
1210 - Discussion
1211 -
121101 - Memo to Submit Communication Metrics Report to DE
121102 -
121103 - Tom said he met for two hours with DE within the past few days.  DE
121104 - requested analysis from Tom on DE's OP, ref DRP 2 0000, received on
121105 - 970522. ref SDS 21 0000
121106 -
121107 - Tom plans to use the analysis of DE's memo submitted in our meeting on
121108 - 970527. ref SDS 23 1386
121109 -
121110 - He has not submitted the memo to DE transmitting the Communication
121111 - Metrics report, ref OF 4 0000, prepared at ref SDS 26 0000.
121112 -
121113 - Tom seemed to indicate he plans to edit this memo to include the
121114 - additional analysis of the Operation Plan requested by DE in the
121115 - recent meeting.
121116 -
121117 - I explained my willingness to meet with Tom about his edits of the
121118 - memo to DE, ref OF 4 0000, and analysis of DE's Operation Plan.
121119 -
121120 - We considered Max's understanding about impact on award to Luster of
121121 - the delay in Congressional budget approval, ref SDS 25 line 150.  Tom
121122 - seemed to indicate some of Luster's scope can be awarded under current
121123 - budget authority.
121124 -
121125 - Tom feels it may be a week or so before he is ready to finalize his
121126 - memo to DE because he has to get on the DE's calendar for a meeting to
121127 - submit it.  We did not consider the idea of submitting the memo and
121128 - including a request for a meeting.
121129 -
121130 - I asked him to let me know when he wants to meet on this.
121131 - ..
121132 - My feeling is that analysis of the Operation Plan is separate
121133 - and apart from submission of the DE memo.
121134 -
121135 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0000 to Tom to confirm this point and recommend
121136 - that Communication Metrics report, ref DRP 1 6172, be submitted to DE
121137 - in support of consideration for a Welch contract, per discussions on
121138 - 970521, ref SDS 20 7405, submitted a copy to Max via ref DIT 2 line
121139 - 30.
121140 -
121141 -    [See follow up at ref SDS 27 line 97.]
121142 -
121143 -    [On 970624 Tom reports having submitted Communication Metrics
121144 -    report to DE, ref SDS 28 7105]
121145 -
121146 -    [See proposed meeting with Max per telecon 970722, ref SDS 31 line
121147 -    509.]
121148 -
121149 -
121150 -
1212 -

SUBJECTS
Award, 5a
Personnel Resumes (5b(2))
Inspectors Assign

1506 -
150601 - Luster's Personnel
150602 -
150603 - Followed up work at ref SDS 25 line 184.
150604 -
150605 - Tom seemed to indicate non-Richmond work can be awarded to Luster
150606 - under current budget authority, but he did not say if this has been
150607 - done.
150608 -
150609 -
1507 -
1508 -

SUBJECTS
Planning
COE Staffing
Litigation Support, Oakland
Legal Support

2007 -
200701 -  ..
200702 - USACE Needs Strong Claim Management Support
200703 -
200704 - Follow up ref SDS 25 8499, ref SDS 5 0000.
200705 -
200706 - I explained the advantages of Communication Metrics for litigation
200707 - support and review of Dutra's claims, which are escalating per
200708 - discussion with Max on 970530. ref SDS 25 8499
200709 -
200710 - Tom said Max has appointed John to head up the District's Claim Team.
200711 -
200712 - We discussed the need to support the government with planning and
200713 - follow up in performing its duties correctly, and to also show a
200714 - pattern of conduct by Dutra relative to contract requirements, as
200715 - explained in the POIMS paper. ref OF 6 1113
200716 -
200717 - Max set this as an original goal for Communication Metrics in our
200718 - meeting on 960920, ref SDS 2 8854, as reported in the District's
200719 - report, ref DRP 1 0377, received on 970418. ref SDS 6 5661
200720 -
200721 -     [On 970625 claims up to $60M. ref SDS 29 7377]
200722 -
200723 -
200724 -  ..
2008 -
2009 -
2010 - 1202 memo to Max
2011 -
201101 - Submitted ref DIT 2 0000 to Max confirming ideas to use Communication
201102 - Metrics to support claims work on Oakland.
201103 -
201104 -    [On 970625 Max asked me to meet with CON OPS newly assigned Claim
201105 -    Team Manager, ref SDS 29 8499.]
201106 -
201107 -    [On 970625 reviewed need for leadership. ref SDS 29 8401]
201108 -
201109 -    [On 970703 submitted another letter on this. ref SDS 30 7089]
201110 -
201111 -    [On 970721 Max needed immediate support on claims. ref SDS 31 5839]
201112 -
201113 -    [On 970723 District Counsel recommended Communication Metrics be
201114 -    used to support claims management. ref SDS 32 3218]
201115 -
201116 -    [On 981027 government paid $30M above contract price to settle $65M
201117 -    in claims. ref SDS 33 9152]
201118 -
201119 -
201120 -
201121 -