Document Summary

This is a Waste Tire Site Abatement Task Assignment Notification under DEP Contract No. SW 230, issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to Wheelabrator Ridge Energy, Inc. The task assignment was executed on August 21, 2018, by FDEP project manager Michell Mason Smith and contractor project manager Jim Robertson. The work is located at the Osborne Reef in Broward County, Florida, and involves the removal and processing of waste tires from the ocean floor.

The contractor is responsible for providing site management and abatement services for the Osborne Reef Tire Removal Program from August 21, 2018, through December 31, 2018. The scope includes retrieving an estimated 140,000 tires from 60-70 feet of water, transporting them to Port Everglades, and processing them for disposal or beneficial use. The fee schedule establishes a fixed-price contract of $150,000.00, comprising $97,500.00 for transportation of 75 trailers at $1,300.00 per trailer and $52,500.00 for processing 750 tons of tires at $70.00 per ton. The contractor must provide trailers for staging and transport, coordinate weighing at certified scales for invoicing purposes, maintain waste tire collector registration, and comply with all federal, state, and local transportation and environmental regulations. All rejected tires or wastes must be documented and may be reprocessed or transported to DEP-approved facilities at the contractor's expense.