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Preparation of working drawings for buildings and
experimental structures,
Preparation of drawings of utilities, including fresh
and salt water distribution, sewerage system, electric
power distribution, communications, signal systems, and
petroleum handling and storage systems,
Design of power plants and water distillation plants.

Preparation of location maps.

Preparation for material take-off and requisitioning of
construction materials to provide a stockpile of such
materials at Jobsite in advance of completion of
definitive working drawings,

Checking of vendors' shop drawings.
Inspection of fabricated items.

Preparatior of Progress Reports.

Field supervision and inspection, under the direction of the
Engineering Manager at Jobsite, included the following:
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Interpretation of working drawings for the Construction
Department at the Jobsite,
Inspection of construction work.
Testing of materials such as concrete, paving, etc.
Preparation of change orders and estimates.
Testing of equipment such as pumps, engine-generators,
water distillation equipment, dehumidifiers, refrigeration equipment, etc.

Compiling operating instructions,
Preparation of "as-built drawings".

Providing engineering advice and assistance to AEC,
Users, and other H & N Divisions at the Jobsite.

The planned development of engineering requirements necessitated
a gradual growth and change in the organization of the Engineering
Division as the scope and nature of engineering functions extended,
Figure 5,2-1 shows the Engineering Division Home Office organization

during the fall of 1950.

Figure 5.2-2 shows the Engineering Division

Jobsite organization for the same period.

The Chief Engineer established general policies; consulted with
and advised the Assistant Chief Engineer, his staff assistants, and
eight department chiefs on major engineering problems; approved

finished drawings; and acted as Holmes & Narver's liaison representative with J-Division in obtaining design criteria, Because of the
nature of the Project, because design work was done at the Home Office,
and because of the necessity for close liaison with J-Division at Los
Alamos, the Chief Engineer was based at the Home Office, He made
frequent trips to Los Alamos to coordinate with J-Division, (and

frequent visits to H & N's Home Office were made by J-Division liaison
personnel for the same purpose), and he made frequent visits to the
Jobsite to coordinate the various portions of the work being carried
on both in the Home Office and at the Jobsite.

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