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ACTION: Mr. Meierdiercks moved to approve the amendments; seconded by Mr. Taniguchi, and carried unanimously by voice vote. Chairperson Mukai asked whether the Motion was just for the amendment or the amended agreement. Ms. Garson said that there had not been a Recommendation on this Item because DWS did not come forward with a Recommendation. The Motion was to approve the amended agreement, she confirmed. Chairperson Mukai said he had misspoken earlier about wanting to move up Item 7(B), JOB NO. 2003-823, PALANI ROAD TRANSMISSION WATERLINE (MAMALAHOA HWY TO PALANI NO. 2 RESERVOIR). He said the next Item should be 5(A), JOB No. 2066-899, CONSTRUCTION OF THE OLA`A NO. 6 PRODUCTION WELL AND 1.0 MG RESERVOIR. 5) PUNA: A. JOB NO. 2006-899, CONSTRUCTION OF THE `OLA`A NO. 6 PRODUCTION WELL AND 1.0 MG RESERVOIR: The contractor, Isemoto Contracting Company, Ltd., is requesting a contract time extension of 21 calendar days. This is the second time extension request for this project. Ext. Days 4 From(Date) To (Date) (Calendar) Reason 1 5/26/11 11/25/11 183 Delays in receiving approval of the Medium Voltage switchgear submittal from HELCO. 2 11/25/11 12/16/11 21 Delay in receiving test electrical power from HELCO. Total Days (including this request) 204 The project completion date must be extended due to delays in obtaining test electrical power from HELCO. The test power was scheduled to be provided by mid-September 2011. However,test electrical power was not provided to the contractor until mid-October 2011. Staff has reviewed the request, and finds that the extension of 21 calendar days is justified. The Manager-Chief Engineer recommended that the Board grant this contract time extension of 21 calendar days to Isemoto Contracting Company, Ltd., for JOB NO. 2006-899, `OLA`A NO. 6 PRODUCTION WELL AND 1.0 MG RESERVOIR. Upon approval,the contract completion date will be extended from November 25, 2011 to December 16, 2011. MOTION: Mr. Perry moved to approve; seconded by Mr. Greenwell. Mr. Uyehara said that HELCO was three weeks behind schedule, but as of today,they are supposed to begin testing power in early or mid-November, about three weeks from now. DWS is hoping to test the wells at the end of November. Chairperson Mukai said that DWS should open lines of communication with HELCO,to let HELCO know how DWS's jobs are progressing. This will let HELCO know when it is time for them to come in. DWS needs to give HELCO lead time because they are working on a skeleton crew. Hopefully, opening lines of communication with HELCO will prevent these kinds of delays in future, he said. If HELCO knows when the projects are coming up, HELCO can adjust its manpower accordingly. The Manager-Chief Engineer said he had had a discussion with Mr. Jon Arizumi of HELCO about two weeks ago. Mr. Arizumi was unaware of all of these delays, and the Manager-Chief Engineer asked Page 6 of 21 10-25-11—Water Board Minutes js