The Sarasota County board of commissioners awarded FCC Environmental Services a contract for solid waste collection services in the South District. The agreement requires the company to provide waste collection services to approximately 250,000 residents and 2,000 commercial customers in the southern half of Sarasota County. The contract will initially last for seven years and can be extended for a further seven years in the first extension and for six years in the second extension, for a total potential contract length of 20 years. The contract commenced March 5, 2024.
The initial term of the contract, which is seven years, has a backlog of $200 million, with a potential backlog of $750 million if the full term of the contract, including extensions, is reached. FCC will invest over $45 million to construct a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station, 65 new collection trucks fueled with CNG, and ten ancillary vehicles. To support this contract, FCC will hire more than 90 local and dedicated employees.