JOINT FEDERAL PROJECT
UPDATE for SAFCA Board
US Army Corps of Engineers
Pam Amie
19 May 2011
US Army Corps of Engineers
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
 Phase 3: Construction of the Control Structure is currently underway
 Phase 4: Chute/Stilling Basin and Approach Channel Designs are
currently underway
 Schedule Optimization: Schedule Optimization Task Force (SOTF)
has currently met for three 3-day group sessions to further refine the
auxiliary spillway completion schedule
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CONTROL STRUCTURE
 Granite is currently excavating common
material from the left side (Monolith 5)
and the right side (Monoliths 1 and 2)
 To date approximately 65,000 cubic
yards of common material has been
excavated at the site
 Production blasting continues 3 to 5
days per week
 Blasting and excavation program
currently anticipated to be complete late
Nov of this year
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On-Going Construction
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Chute/SB and AP Channel
 Designs for Chute/Stilling Basin and Approach Channel are
currently underway
 Design teams are looking at strategies to accelerate the designs for
earlier award; including the design for the cofferdam
 URS completed Phase I barge drilling in the reservoir; Phase II
confirmatory drilling under rock plug in support of the construction of
the cofferdam for the approach channel excavation is scheduled to
start in Nov
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REVISED SCHEDULE
 The Schedule Optimizing Task Force completed it's third round of
meetings and has given an update briefing to Corps Sacramento
District, BoR, and sponsor leadership. The Task Force is
continuing to revise the schedule, with risks and costs for each and
the team will deliver a final recommendation to Corps, Reclamation
and sponsor leadership on 1 June 11. Fully vetted schedule will be
completed by 30 June 11.
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Points of Contact
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Beth Salyers, Senior PM for JFP
elizabeth.a.salyers@usace.army.mil
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Pam Amie, PM for JFP
pamela.o.amie@usace.army.mil
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Jerry Hasty, PM Forward for Construction
jerald.a.hasty@usace.army.mil
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Angela De Paoli, PM for Permanent Operations Study
angela.l.depaoli@usace.army.mil
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Nikole May, PM for Dam Raise
nikole.v.may@usace.armymil
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