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on, and Derrick was taken a bit off-guard; DWS was doing major excavation by the transformer pad at the site. Mr. Arikawa asked whether five weeks would be enough time to get everything done, including taking delivery and doing the installation. Ms. Moreira said yes, if everything goes as planned. Mr. Arikawa asked whether six weeks would be okay. Ms. Moreira said that would be okay, providing Derrick’s gets the pump in time. She noted that her first time extension request was to September, to provide enough time for testing after the pump is installed. Ms. Moreira said she was not sure how everything was going to pan out after the pump is installed; she was not clear whether DWS would be ready for testing at that time. Testing is part of the contract, she added. Chairperson Kaneshiro said that at this point, somebody needed to make a Motion on whether or not to provide a time extension. Ms. Garson said the Motion should also state how long the time extension would be. Mr. Greenwell said that he would make a Motion. He thought that September was a little bit excessive; he thought that August 1 or the end of July would be better. The Board needs to push this forward. Ms. Moreira said that when she asked for September, she was seeking a bit of a cushion because she did not know how matters stood with the pump. Mr. Greenwell said he understood; Ms. Moreira must have been totally lost. He asked her if the pump would be delivered within three weeks. Ms. Moreira said that she was hopeful that it would be two or three weeks for the manufacturer to complete the repair, and ocean freight always takes 10 days. The pump would be coming from Arizona to the port at Los Angeles. Ocean freight to Hilo always leaves on a Saturday, and takes 10 days to arrive. Shipping to Kona takes a three additional days, so Derrick’s usually trucks it over themselves, so Ms. Moreira figured it would be three to four weeks for delivery. MOTION: Mr. Greenwell said his Motion was for the time extension to be to August 1. Chairperson Kaneshiro asked if Mr. Greenwell wanted his Motion to stipulate how many additional weeks the time extension would be, instead of a date. Ms. Garson said there is a Motion to grant a time extension to August 1; she asked if there was a second to enable the Board to discuss the Motion. Mr. Arikawa seconded. Mr. Uyeda said that he would prefer instead that the time extension went until the July Board meeting; in case in the meantime there was an issue regarding a further delay in the pump’s delivery, the Board could discuss it. He said that the pump would be delivered by the July meeting. Mr. Arikawa and Ms. Garson noted that the Board meeting would be held on July 22. Page 8 of 27 Water Board Minutes 5-27-14 js