CONTACTS 
0201 - Thelen, Reid & Priest LLP            415 392 6320
020101 - Mr. David Buoncristiani, Esq.

SUBJECTS
Demo SDS via Web Site
Evaluation
Thelin, Priest.
Legal Firms
Clear Concise Complete Communication
Cost Savings Self-evident Need Cool Comm
Sel -evident Cost Savings
Time Not Enough to Read and Write
Law Suits Avoid and Win
Litigation Preparation Expense

1712 -    ..
1713 - Summary/Objective
1714 -
171401 - Follow up ref SDS 25 0000, ref SDS 22 0000.
171402 -
171403 - Asked Dave for support on cost savings from Communication Metrics. He
171404 - will check with Dutra to see if the record influenced their settlement
171405 - decision.
171406 -
171407 - Sent ref DIT 1 0000 with link to the record on 981027 that reviews
171408 - basis for estimating cost savings on Dutra litigation. ref SDS 17 9152
171409 -
171410 -      [On 990302 received call from Dave. ref SDS 28 2730]
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1716 -
1717 - Discussion
1718 -
171801 - Asked Dave if Communication Metrics contributed to the settlement of
171802 - Dutra's litigation against USACE, based on reasoning in the record on
171803 - 981027. ref SDS 17 9152
171804 -
171805 - Dave asked what Merry reported about Communication Metrics saving
171806 - $190K?
171807 -
171808 - I explained it was collateral to Dutra's work, and the Port of Oakland
171809 - was actually liable. ref SDS 17 7315   So this would not have come up
171810 - in Dave's case.  See for example the Port's complaint on 961126.....
171811 - ref SDS 4 8845
171812 -
171813 - He asked me to read Merry's language on savings attributed to
171814 - Communication Metrics. ref DRP 4 6237
171815 -
171816 - Dave indicated that Communication Metrics was not a factor in his
171817 - consideration of the case, although it may have been in the minds of
171818 - the client, Dutra, in agreeing to a settlement, under the analysis on
171819 - 981027. ref SDS 17 3621
171820 -
171821 - Dave asked if Dutra received the SDS record of meetings?
171822 -
171823 - He noted that the Corps "plays things close to the vest," and so may
171824 - not have made distribution.
171825 -
171826 - I advised that the SDS record was distributed, and Dutra initially
171827 - objected strongly, as discussed at the weekly progress meeting on
171828 - 961015. ref SDS 2 1217  They joined, for example, the Port of
171829 - Oakland's objection on 961126. ref SDS 4 0735
171830 -
171831 - Thereafter on 961205 District staff changed meeting procedures so that
171832 - the Port would not be in meetings where Communication Metrics was used
171833 - to support contract administration;, ref SDS 5 9477, however, the Port
171834 - ultimately had Communication Metrics ended despite the desire of the
171835 - COE staff to continue the support. see on 970107. ref SDS 7 6037
171836 -
171837 - Dave indicated he will be talking to Dutra later today.  He will ask
171838 - about the role of the SDS record, if any, in the settlement decision.
171839 -
171840 - I called Dave the next day, and he corrected my understanding that he
171841 - will be talking to Dutra on Thursday. 990225
171842 -
171843 - He will let me know the results.
171844 - ..
171845 - Sent Dave ref DIT 1 0000 with link to record on 981027 asking
171846 - for evidence that Communication Metrics contributed to favorable
171847 - settlement on Oakland.  Linked to record on 961226 where Communication
171848 - Metrics was terminated. ref SDS 6 8491
171849 -
171850 -      [On 990302 received call from Dave. ref SDS 28 2730]
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