Irvine consultants accused of understating environmental waste at the Great Park in $2 million lawsuit
Source: https://www.ocregister.com/, October 20, 2025
By: Hanna Kang
Irvine city consultants understated how much contaminated soil and other environmental waste needed to be hauled away at the Great Park, according to a lawsuit filed by the contractor hired to clean it up.
Resource Environmental Inc. alleges the city also dragged its feet on dozens of change orders needed to finish the job, and internal emails show staff and consultants knew key cleanup and abatement work wasn’t clearly defined in the bid documents — but awarded the contract anyway. Read more.