WSPC03491

• File Number: 8220.106.O
• Description: Colorado River Water Projects - Animas La Plata - Project Funding
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 11/1/2003
• Author: DOI-BOR
• Title: Animas La Plata Project - Construction Cost Estimates - Report to the Secretary - November 2003
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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. Reclamation will review its internal organizational approach to
construction of the Animas-La Plata Project and reconfigure as necessary
to improve construction management and interaction and communication
, with the sponsors.

. The Indian Self Determination and Assistance Act (p.L.638) processes
are being reviewed to improve efficiencies in construction ofthe Project.

. The Project Management Team as well as the Project Construction
Committee are being reconfigured to improve interaction and
communications with the sponsors.

. Reclamation, in cooperation with the sponsors, will use Reclamation's
Value Engineering process to continue to seek ways to reduce project
construction costs for the Animas-La Plata Project.

. Reclamation is reviewing its procedures for cost estimates and
construction to identify and correct process deficiencies that may have led
to the Animas-La Plata cost estimate problems.

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