Work Authorization Form Summary

This is a Work Authorization Form (WAF) issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Emergency Response, for emergency response services. The document authorizes Southern Waste Services, Inc. (Contract #LE680, represented by Rep. Ben Skidmore) to perform spill response work at an unspecified location in Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida. The incident (DEP Incident #2016-41-55182, dated 04/28/16) was reported by OSC Jamie Arleo, with the work authorization pending scheduling coordination with the Office of Emergency Response.

The contracted work involves spill response and soil removal services related to approximately 30 gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto soil. Southern Waste Services will manage utility locates, analytical testing, DOT permits, MOT coordination, cleanup, and disposal activities. The work assignment is structured as a fixed-price contract with a cost estimate of $15,000.00, subject to responsible party reimbursement. Required resources include one supervisor, two recovery technicians, one equipment operator, utility locators, response and pickup trucks, backhoes, analytical vehicles, visqueen, roll-off containers (approximately 2 units), work clothes-level PPE, and MOT services. Funding is allocated from Project No. LE680, Organization Code 3704010000, with category code FY1, and the estimated contract amount is $15,000.00.