NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Environmental Compliance
Asbestos Control Program
Building Exterior Clean-up
Scope of Work
and appropriate regulations,
All work performed shall be in compliance with all applicable, relevant,
Protection Agency (USEPA), the
including but not limited to those of the United States Environmental
Administration (OSHA), the New
United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health
State Department of Environmental
York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL), the New York
the New York City
Conservation (NYS DEC), the New York State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO),
of Health (DOH), the New York City
Department of Sanitation (DOS), the New York City Department
Department of Environmental
Landmarks Preservation Commission (NYC LPC), and the New York City
Protection (DEP).
Background
EPA performed follow-up site
The DEP with assistance from representatives of the NYS DOL and US
visual assessments disclosed the
visits at buildings in the vicinity of the World Trade Center. The
building exteriors. The
presence of various amounts of debris with various dispersal patterns at the
perimeter of the roofs, at the base of
majority of buildings had isolated areas of debris specifically at the
surfaces on some of the building
parapet walls, and in gutters. Debris was also visible at horizontal
while the facades at the rear
facades. For some buildings, building facades facing the street were cleaned
remained dirty.
of September 11, 2001. The debris
The observed debris was characteristic of the debris from the impact
follow-up visits, samples of the
appears to have reformed into a dense mass (caked). During the DEP
above was also evident in the
debris were collected from various roofs. The uneven dispersal identified
some of the debris was
sample collection. Samples collected from various buildings indicated that
most stringent assessment and
asbestos-containing material (ACM). Based on these results and the
licensed contractors with DEP
evaluation, this material may be ACM and shall be cleaned by NYS DOL
and NYSDOL certified workers.
Purpose
certified workers shall perform the
A NYS DOL licensed asbestos contractor with DEP and NYSDOL
vicinity of the WTC. The scope
clean-up of building roofs, setbacks, and/or building facades within the
activities shall consist of collection of debris
of work for the clean-up activities is attached. The clean-up
visible debris.
and wet cleaning/HEPA vacuuming until the surfaces are clean of
Contract Term and Specifications
the DEP commencement date.
The contract shall be in force for 120 consecutive calendar days from within 72 hours of the
mobilize
Services shall be directed by the DEP. Contractors shall be prepared to
crews with a minimum of five
contract award. The DEP expects contractors to provide four to five
cleaned simultaneously.
handlers per day at each of the areas. Multiple building roofs shall be
unsound.
Work shall not be performed at any building found to be structurally
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