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Mr. Uyeda said it was too bad that Derrick’s got pulled into a situation that does not even involve Derrick’s. Ms. Moreira said when she asked Mr. Huppman what the Beylik situation had to do with her company, Mr. Huppman made it clear that he was not happy that Derrick’s had gotten the job instead of Beylik. Mr. Uyeda said that it appears that National Pump Company appears to be at fault for not putting the pump back into production. He asked if National Pump was willing to ship the pump back by air. Ms. Moreira said she did not think it was an item that could be shipped by air; if it is longer than 12 feet, cargo planes cannot handle it. She said that they expedited the pump from American Turbine in Fresno, California to National Pump in Glendale, Arizona. She said that along the way, National Pump needed more information regarding the motor, because they were going to couple it with the pump. She said that was when Derrick’s came in, because Derrick’s has the motor already. Mr. Robinson noted that the pump was 216 inches in length, so that would be way over the air cargo limit. Ms. Moreira said yes, she always has problems with air freight when Derrick’s has to ship in any pipe or pump or motor over 12 feet. Ms. Lee Loy thanked Ms. Moreira for doing the email summary; the previous email trail provided was rather confusing. She noted that the biggest gap in time was the four weeks when Derrick’s had trusted that the manufacturer was repairing the pump, and then Derrick’s went back and checked on the status. The summary clarified things, Ms. Lee Loy said. Ms. Moreira confirmed that the gap had to be due to the four- to five-week waiting period from American Turbine to do the repairs. Mr. Uyeda said he forgot what the Motion was. Ms. Lee Loy asked to be refreshed on what the objective was for this Item. The Manager-Chief Engineer said that the original contract completion date was to be April 30, 2014, and last month, the Water Board granted Derrick’s a time extension until today for completion of the project, and for Derrick’s to provide more information for the Board regarding what had happened between the Mainland supplier and Derrick’s. He said that the official contract completion date is today, but obviously the project is not going to be completed today. The Manager-Chief Engineer said that Derrick’s is asking the Board today for another contract extension; this is really up to the Board. He said that based on the email traffic between Derrick’s and the Mainland suppliers, it is very difficult for DWS to administratively grant a time extension; DWS does not see the justification for granting a time extension. The decision is really up to the Board, but there are issues regarding formal contracts such as the one that DWS has with Derrick’s. He said he did not know what kind of contracts that Derrick’s has with these suppliers on the Mainland, and it was not clear whether Derrick’s has any recourse from these suppliers. The Manager-Chief Engineer did not know how much more sympathetic the Board and DWS could be here, beyond the time extension already granted to Derrick’s last month. There is no definite time schedule for the pump at this point in time, he said. The hope was that there would be some kind of idea as to when this project can be completed, he said. Based on the information given today, it is very difficult administratively to justify a time extension, the Manager-Chief Engineer said. Mr. Greenwell said he thought that the Manager-Chief Engineer was right; the Board has been against time extensions, and DWS Administration has done a good job on curbing time extensions. However, Derrick’s has always been in the bidding and has come in with good prices and has come in with Page 6 of 27 Water Board Minutes 5-27-14 js