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