Mojave Life of Mine Reclamation Plan Amendment Project by CalPortland Company

The Mojave Life of Mine Reclamation Plan Amendment Project involves comprehensive reclamation activities on approximately 4,367 acres of land within the broader 6,658-acre vested mining property owned by CalPortland Company in Tehachapi, California. The project seeks to amend the original 1979 reclamation plan to accommodate the extended operational life of the mine by approximately 200 years, without altering existing mining, processing, or production levels. Reclamation efforts include recontouring, slope stabilization, revegetation, monitoring of final landforms, and the removal of processing and cement plant facilities, with activities occurring after the cessation of mining operations. While mining and cement production continue as vested nonconforming uses exempt from discretionary county approval, the proposed reclamation plan requires formal amendment and approval by Kern County’s Planning and Natural Resources Department. The project does not involve any changes to current extraction methods, throughput, or material transport for sale, and reclamation-related material movements such as redistribution of growth media are permitted as part of the amendment. The project is administered by Kern County, with primary point of contact Randall Cates, Planner III, and applicant Catalina Elias representing CalPortland Company. Despite the presence of environmental planning documents and regulatory notifications, there is no evidence of a formal procurement solicitation, contract award, pricing structure, delivery schedule, or federal acquisition regulation compliance data. The project operates under state and local land use authority, and while NAICS code 541620 suggests environmental consulting services, the initiative is fundamentally a regulatory reclamation plan amendment rather than a federal contract. All activities are confined to the designated site in Tehachapi, with no federal procurement mechanisms, contract clauses, evaluation criteria, or deliverables defined in the available documentation. The proposed amendment reflects a long-term land management strategy to restore disturbed areas after mining concludes, consistent with vested rights under California law.