Report to Carson Reclamation Authority
Tuesday, August 06, 2019
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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UPDATE ON CONTRACTING WITH DIRTMASTER, INC.
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I. SUMMARY
On September 4, 2019, the Board added as an urgency item the approval of a contract with DirtMaster, Inc. to accept delivery of 100,000 cubic yards of crushed concrete from a location in Los Angeles, under the assumption that there was an urgent need by the Authority for such material with grading work about to commence.
A caveat in the Board action was that the CRA would contract for the material only if it actually needed it. To date, the CRA has not needed a single cubic yard or rock or crushed concrete, so nothing has been procured from DirtMaster during that period.
There has recently arisen a need for a small amount of clean dirt - dirt that could be placed above the liner - of perhaps 10,000 to 20,000 cubic yards. The CRA's horizontal master developer, RE|Solutions ("RES"), has identified a potential source of such dirt, which would be free, but has not contracted for the dirt or for the delivery yet.
RES has offered to discuss with the owner of the dirt (if the dirt clears all the required environmental testing) the potential use of DirtMaster, Inc. for hauling, provided DirtMaster meets the mandated insurance and bonding requirements under the CRA's Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP).
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
RECEIVE and FILE.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
Direct Staff to return at a future meeting with additional information.
IV. BACKGROUND
At the June 4, 2019 Board meeting, Vice Chair Santarina asked for a status report on the "contract" with DirtMaster, Inc., approved by the Board at the September 4, 2019 meeting, since the CRA had not yet executed a contract or purchased or received any material from DirtMaster during that period.
The material in question in September was crushed concrete to be delivered to the site from the demolition of a warehouse building in Downtown...
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