Waste Tire Abatement

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Master Agreement SW230 provides comprehensive waste tire abatement and site remediation services. The contract enables the procurement of services including tire removal from illegal waste tire sites, underwater tire retrieval operations, tire transportation via trailer to processing facilities, and tire processing for electricity generation or proper disposal. Services are available statewide and address environmental hazards such as mosquito breeding grounds and ecosystem damage from accumulated tires. The contract supports the Department's mandate under Florida Statute Section 403.709(3)(c) to expend Solid Waste Management Trust Fund resources for removing tires from illegal waste tire sites and environmental remediation projects, including the high-profile Osborne Reef restoration initiative requiring underwater tire recovery operations.

The prime contractor for Master Agreement SW230 is Wheelabrator Ridge Energy, Inc., located in Auburndale, Florida, under contract administration by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste. The original contract was executed on February 7, 2013, with a completion date of February 6, 2016, subsequently extended to February 6, 2019. The contract type is a Master Agreement indefinite delivery vehicle providing statewide coverage throughout Florida. The contract value has been progressively increased through nine amendments, reaching $1,472,914.82 as of the most recent amendment executed on December 12, 2017, reflecting the expansion of task assignments across multiple waste tire sites and environmental remediation projects.