Makoni Construction, Inc

MEMORANDUM                                                                

Makoni Construction

Attn Lisi Makoni

            I wanted to tell you thanks for your hard work at the Reggi Residence in

. It is always a pleasure to work with people who are reliable and true to their word. Your crew was prompt and courteous.

            Your participation in our waste diversion program was a crucial contribution to our success. By taking care to disassemble the building carefully we were able to reuse a tremendous amount of the materials. Your crew was very efficient in cleaning the lumber as well separating out all of the recyclables and biowaste.

            The crew was very fast in breaking the concrete into pieces of small enough size to reuse the materials on site for our fill and road base. This process eliminated over a dozen truckloads of demolished material carried to the recyclers, and then new materials carried back to the site. The reduction in CO2 emissions was huge.

            I am glad that we could work together on this project. I will include you as a valuable resource in our continuing effort towards zero landfill waste.

                                                                                    Sincerely,

                                                                                   King Kustom Builders

Mountain view, CA 94040

                                                                                         September 6, 2008

Dear Lisi,

I am writing to acknowledge you for the thorough and timely completion of desconstruction and concrete removal at our house.

This was our first experience with deconstruction (and for our general contractor as well).  When we got your reference from Jamie Christensen, we didn’t know much about the process – other than materials are donated to a non-profit for tax deduction.

Makoni Construction met me at the site twice and explained the full scope of work – how materials are salvaged, how lumber is restored for resale, how the material is tagged and inventoried with TRP, etc.  Makoni Construction also detailed the extensive concrete they could remove for an extra fee.

Lisi was thorough in giving us a detailed bid for deconstruction and concrete removal.  Lisi was patient as we made changes (the general contractor wanted to retain part of the concrete for staging during construction).  You handled all the coordination with TRP – I didn’t need to do anything other than sign the donation letter. 

During the entire job, you were reachable by phone and email.  You explained the progression of the job.  I was always informed about what to expect a few days beforehand.

Work had to stop temporarily to remove Asbestos at the site.  You were accomodating and returned to complete the work soon after Asbestos was removed.

At end of each day, the site was left in a broom-cleaned condition.  Work progressed without any undue noise or dust.  None of the neighbors had any complaints and in fact, complemented us on choosing deconstruction (versus demolition).

Work finished yesterday and we are pleased with the results – you did everything you said you would, you dealt with issues which cropped up without any fuss and you left the site in a tidy condition.

Thank you for making this a pleasant and educating experience.  I’d recommend Makoni construction without hestiation.  You may use this letter as reference for future clients.

With appreciation,