Asbestos Removal Corp progress report, Oct 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

OCT-15-2002 15:32 P.03

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Questions regarding the size of typical apartments were at the pre-bid and project initiation meetings. No definitive answers or sizes of typical apartments were provided. Trio attempted to ascertain the size of typical apartments by contacting management agents for residential apartment buildings in Manhattan. We were provided with the following information, which was based upon a building portfolio of approximately 60 residential buildings in Manhattan:

1. Studio Apartments, approximately 475 to 650 square feet. 2. One Bedroom Apartments, approximately 650 to 1,000 square feet. 3. Two Bedroom Apartments, approximately 1,000 to 1,500 square feet. 4. Three Bedroom Apartments, approximately 1,500 to 2,250 square feet. 5. Four Bedrooms and Larger, greater than 2,250 square feet.

Trio realizes there will be variations in sizes of the apartments. We believe there should be a multiple applied to the over sized apartments or a different format utilized to determine the classification of the apartments for billing/invoicing purposes. Perhaps the number of rooms (e.g., bedrooms, dens, offices, living rooms, etc.) could be utilized or a formula could be developed regarding additional square footages above and beyond apartment size.

Common Areas:

The cleaning of Common Areas was included in the Contract Documents. The Contract Documents state the inclusion of certain spaces inn the Common Areas is left to the discretion of the EPA designee or Project Monitor. The Common Areas have included Entrance/Lobby, Hallway/Corridor, Stairwell, and Basement areas, including, Storage, Utility, and Laundry Rooms. In addition, we have been directed to clean exterior rooftop areas which have been classified as Common Areas. Trio is prepared to clean the Common Areas and comply with the Contract Documents. We do have issues with some of the spaces classified as Common Areas, especially the Roof and Basement/Utility areas. In our opinion, the roof areas should be included within the NYCDEP Roof and Exterior Facade cleaning program. Further, we would appreciate more information on how the Common Areas are evaluated and included within the program. The majority of the Basement and Utility areas are not equipped with any form of central Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, which could have provided a route of entry for dust from the World Trade Centers. These areas, in general, are not cleaned on a regular basis. Trio believes the intent of the program is to clean areas of buildings that are dirty due to the accumulation, over many years, of typical nuisance dust. Further, we have had problems with access to the building, location of water and electricity and request that a building representative be present when the cleaning is conducted in the Common Areas,

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