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SUBJECTS
CE HQ Evaluation, Wider Use Comm Metrics
Intranets, 970516
Partnering, Dispute Resolution

1005 -    ..
1006 - Summary/Objective
1007 -
100701 - Followed up work at ref SDS 4 0000, ref SDS 1 0000.
100702 -
100703 - Advised Jim of status on Mike's review of Communication Metrics and
100704 - developed ideas to maintain attention.  Discussed concept of
100705 - concurrent dispute resolution and common record keeping, which might
100706 - support USACE partnering program.
100707 -
100708 - Submitted ref DIT 1 to Jim with copy to Tom.  It is linked to this
100709 - record and to meeting with Tom this morning, ref SDS 6
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1009 -
1010 - Called Jim Jones          202 761 0650    (Teri Cabbel secretary)
1011 -
101101 - Develop Support at CESP Division, Mike Grebinski
101102 -
101103 - Followed up work at ref SDS 4 line 342.
101104 -
101105 - Advised Jim of discussions with Tom this morning on having provided
101106 - the Communication Metrics reports to Mike yesterday, ref SDS 6 line
101107 - 97, and per Tom's 971029 letter, ref DRP 5 line 22.
101108 - ..
101109 - There was discussion of Jim contacting Mike on his review and
101110 - progress toward a written report in order to encourage focused
101111 - attention on new ideas, per analysis submitted to Jim via ref DIP 3 on
101112 - 971020 following discussion with Mike. ref SDS 3 7499
101113 -
101114 - The letter to Jim this morning mentions need for proactive effort to
101115 - develop written analysis to grow these ideas. ref DIT 1 4140
101116 -
101117 -     [On 990304 received letter from Jim Lovo at HQUSACE that gives
101118 -     proactive leadership on Com Metrics. ref SDS 8 7392]
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101122 -
101123 - Jim said he will submit his comments on the 971007 CESPN report, per
101124 - our discussion on 971017, ref SDS 2 6546, and ref SDS 3 8888.
101125 -
101126 -     [Mike called Jim on 971103 per telecon on 971104, ref SDS 7 0957.]
101127 -
101128 -
101129 - Partnering, Concurrent Dispute Resolution Initiative Under Review
101130 -
101131 - Jim has received, but has not yet analysed the 971021 letter, ref DIP
101132 - 4 line 28, submitted to Tom, with copy to Jim, ref SDS 5 line 73.
101133 -
101134 - Jim said that "partnering" is paid by project administration budgets,
101135 - rather than part of direct construction cost.
101136 -
101137 - I explained I made an incorrect assumption on this point.  No one in
101138 - CESPN made any represenation with respect to allocation of partnering
101139 - expense.
101140 -
101141 - The proposal issued on 971021 supports "partnering," however, the
101142 - allocation of cost may be appropriate to construction expense since it
101143 - accomplishes a joint contractor and USACE function of record keeping
101144 - and correspondence in order to achieve the larger objective of dispute
101145 - avoidance, and concurrent dispute resolution, as described in the
101146 - initiative, ref SDS 5 0621.  This is an endemic aspect of contractor
101147 - management which they are otherwise unable to perform because of
101148 - inability to keep abreast with flow of information.
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