FCS3

Section 3 Scenarios

Milestone, Target Completion Date and Responsible Party

Activity

3. Conduct independent testing and certifications.

3a. Finalize required tests and as possible schedule lab availability. By March 1, 2023 (Denise Kennedy in consultation with manufacturer rep and specialists as needed.) 3b. Complete tests agreed to be covered under FCS –the specific tests would be determined based on the product and customer needs. Complete tests by October 2023. (Lab TBD, facilitation by Denise Kennedy) 4a. Prepare specification. By November 2023 (Denise Kennedy in consultation with manufacturer rep., crumb rubber producer and Richard Warpack, Modern Concepts) 5a. Monthly check in calls (short discussions between Denise Kennedy and manufacturer rep.) 5b. Final check in – January 2024 (Manufacturer rep. provides projections and summary of status/outcomes to Denise Kennedy.)

4. Refine and finalize crumb rubber specification and suppliers 5. Monthly and final check- ins; project crumb rubber use

Assistance Activity Ends

May 2024

Total Budget See Page A4: Cost Sheet for Scenario B - $249,710.00 * Proposed budgets for Scenario A are shown in Attachment A.4 within Appendix A. We propose that budgets for FCS assistance services are not shared with participating manufacturers to keep them focused on milestones and assistance outcomes offered, and to reduce negotiations that could reduce CalRecycle’s flexibility in allocating budget in a way that maximizes benefits across the program. We propose to share assistance task budgets with CalRecycle as part of the overall Summary Report and contract amendment process under Task 2D

Scenario C

Scenario C RFP Description: Building Production is a 10-year-old profitable company with annual sales of $10 million. The company produces and sells rubber building products. The company is interested in reducing its cost of goods sold to be more price competitive in the marketplace. The company would also like to be more “green.” However, the company is concerned that using recycled material might reduce the product performance and damage its reputation. The company has 12 products (8 are flooring or underlayment of varying thicknesses and 4 are baseboards) which may be able to use 7% - 100% of 10 – 50 mesh crumb rubber, depending on the product. Describe how you would: identify the potential crumb rubber usage and appropriate mesh size; identify the appropriate technical assistance (product sample production, applicable [ASTM and/or alternative] testing and certifications) and corresponding budget; and prioritize the 12 products. Provide an activity plan and budget for the top 8 products for Building Products. Describe how you would implement the activity plan and provide an appropriate timeline. Identify 3 benefits that can be communicated to Whole Products to assist in their decision to use crumb rubber. Most of the requested information is covered above under General Approach to Scenarios. For Building Production’s underlayment and baseboard, the size of mesh may range from 10 mesh to 30 mesh depending on the specification requirements of the manufacturer’s customer. We expect to use 50 mesh or finer for the baseboard which are currently made of virgin rubber. We anticipate converting 10% of the virgin rubber to recycled tire rubber. This recommendation may provide a substantial savings by reducing the higher cost of virgin rubber at the time of the meeting. It all depends on the current rate of virgin rubber at that time to ensure being an incentive to use tire rubber. The underlayments for the flooring would require 10 mesh. The mesh size and mix also depends on the

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