Summary of Waste Tire Site Abatement Task Assignment Notification

This document is a Task Assignment Notification under DEP Contract No. SW 230, a state and local contract indefinite delivery vehicle administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). The contract is with Wheelabrator Ridge Energy, Inc., a waste tire processing contractor located in Auburndale, Florida. The task assignment was issued on May 4, 2015, for site management and abatement services at the Osborne Reef in Broward County, Florida. The assignment notification designates Michel Mason Smith as the FDEP Environmental Manager and Chris Eckert as the Contractor's Project Manager.

The scope of services involves the removal and processing of waste tires from the Osborne Reef, an underwater reef ecosystem endangered by accumulated waste tires. The contractor is responsible for tire retrieval, transportation, and processing at a facility capable of generating electricity. The project parameters estimate retrieval of 100,000 tires from 60 to 70 feet of water depth, with anticipated tire characteristics including predominantly passenger and light truck tires and a small number of off-the-road tires. The task assignment includes a fixed fee of $50,000.00 with a cost reimbursement amount of $50,000.00 (excluding the fixed fee), for a total estimated budget of $50,000.00. The fee schedule itemizes transportation costs at $1,300.00 per trailer (25 trailers estimated) and tire processing at $70.00 per ton (250 tons estimated). The performance period spans from May 1, 2015, through December 31, 2016. Weight tickets are required with all invoices for documentation and verification of delivered tire quantities.