MARIN CONCRETE
CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Kobelco Mini Excavators, New Holland Skid Steers and Track Loaders Keep Marin Concrete Construction, Inc. Going Strong in Southern California By Brian Hoover, Senior Editor
Photos provided by Marin Concrete Construction, Inc.
here are many brands of machinery available to every contractor for a seemingly unending list of job applications. For most, the dealer or distributor that sells and services these machines is every bit as important as the piece of equipment itself. Marin Concrete Construction, Inc. has relied on Scott Equipment since its inception in 2006 for both equipment purchases and rentals. Ivan Marin (Marin) got his start in the construction business when he was just a kid, working parttime with his father as a concrete carpenter through high school and college. Marin graduated from University of California Riverside (UCR) in 2004 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He clearly remembers being approached by one of his professors in the parking lot directly after his UCR graduation ceremony. “This professor that I had much respect for offered me some advice the day I graduated from UCR, and his simple words helped to solidify my career path decision,” says
Marin. “He said, ‘I think you would do well if you stick with construction.’ It was a short conversation, but also very important to me when I think back on the early years of my career.” While still contemplating his career path, Marin took a job as an engineer in the aerospace industry. During this 3 ½ year period, Marin was also doing concrete sitework on the side. “My father saw that I was starting to take on more and more work, and he advised me to go ahead and get my contractor’s license to avoid costly penalties or even losing jobs,” says Marin. “So, I got my license as a specialty concrete contractor in 2006, but I still felt like I had to learn more to be the best I could be out on my own. I went to work for a few other concrete companies in 2007 as a drawing and quantitative takeoff estimator. By 2010, I felt like I was ready to go full-time into my own business, and along with my wife Laura Marin’s support things just grew from that point forward.” Marin initially started working for small, private developers and eventually won bids on larger
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Above: Ivan Marin, President / CEO, Marin Concrete Construction, Inc.
business park projects. “Our crews go in and remove the old and deteriorated asphalt and concrete before grading and installing new pavement and concrete sitework,” continues Marin. “We do most of our work in Southern California from Fresno to San Diego. We stay busy building concrete foundations and doing all types of exterior concrete sitework.” Marin Concrete Construction is currently performing concrete work at the Kaiser Infrastructure Upgrade project in Riverside and recently wrapped up their work at Marin’s alma mater, UCR. C A LCO N T R AC TO R .CO M
