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. . Exhibit I - Scope of Services Metropolitan Water Supply Investigation November 17, 1993 Page 8 Narrative Description of Time Availability and Project Organizational Skills The individuals assigned to this Project are available at the levels shown in Attachment C, Cost Estimates and Labor Allocation Chart, To the degree that the Project Scoping phase results in changes in the required levels of involvement for any individual, the Team member organizations are committed to accommodating the needs of the Project. COORDINATION Meetings With Technical Advisory Committee and Project Management Team The Project Manager would meet with the Project Management Team on a regular basis to address ongoing management issues including decision making, scheduling Project scope management issues. The Project Management Team would also be involved in T AC meetings. T AC will playa key role in the Project by acting as a technical information resource and a "collaborative forum" for the generating and testing of water supply options and critical technical issues. T AC will also meet on a regular basis to monitor progress on various aspects of the Project. Regular meetings at approximately monthly intervals are anticipated in the cost and schedule of this Proposal, Additional meetings would also occur specific to the conduct of various tasks. In order to ensure clear communications and reporting between the Contractors, the Project Management Team and T AC, it is recommended that a single State Project Leader and aT AC chairperson be designated, Progress Reporting and Task-Related Technical Memoranda This proposal includes a protocol of regular progress reporting the Project Management Team and T AC via monthly progfCSS report memoranda and task-specific feporting memoranda, QUALITY ASSURANCE Hydrosphere's Overall Quality Assurance Approach The key to quality assurance is the early detection of problems, For this to occur, all individuals involved in the work effort must understand both the overall study objectives and the specific requirements of their own study tasks and sub-tasks. In addition, individuals at all levels must be encouraged to point out (rather than conceal) problems and be given well- defined and supportive channels of communication to express their concerns. It is Hydrosphere's general p01icy to provide briefings to project team members on overall project objectives and to educd,e team members on the intef-relationships of project tasks, Regular project team meetings are held to review progress and schedules and to identify potential problem areas, All team members are encouraged to participate in trouble-shooting and to suggest methods for resolution of problems and conflicts, In addition, regular meetings of project managers are used as a venue for brainstorming solutions to management problems.