CN-370000-SW230-T12.pdf

This document is a Task Assignment Notification for a Waste Tire Site Abatement project issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to Wheelabrator Ridge Energy, Inc. for the Osborne Reef Waste Tire Removal Program. The contract is part of DEP Contract No. SW 230, Task Assignment 12, and involves work in Broward County, Florida. The key parties include the Florida DEP's Division of Waste Management, represented by Environmental Manager Michel Mason Smith, and Wheelabrator Ridge Energy, Inc., with Jim Robertson serving as the Contractor's Project Manager.

The project aims to remove an estimated 140,000 waste tires from 60-70 feet of water in the Osborne Reef, with the primary goal of protecting the reef and its surrounding habitat. The contract covers tire processing, transportation, and disposal, with a total estimated budget of $280,000. The fee schedule includes $1,300 per trailer for transportation (140 trailers) and $70 per ton for tire processing (1,400 tons). The period of performance runs from May 1, 2015, through December 31, 2017. The project involves divers linking and removing tires, loading them onto vessels, and transporting them to a staging area at Port Everglades, with subsequent processing at a designated facility for electricity generation or alternative approved disposal methods.