NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
World Trade Center Indoor Dust Cleaning Program
Cleaning Contract Scope of Work
DRAFT-7^0/02
A. Introduction
All work performed under this contract entered into between the New York City Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) and the cleaning contractor must be in compliance with all applicable laws
and regulations, including but not limited to regulations issued by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), the New York State Department ofLabor (NYS DOL), and the New York Chy
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
The EPA and DEP will solicit participation in a direct assistance program for residents and residential
building owners south ofCanal Street who are concerned that their residences may have debris/dust from
the collapse ofthe World Trade Center (WTC). A DEP/EPA telephone hotline has been established to
receive requests from the public. The assistance will include various options, including cleaning within
residences and common spaces by licensed asbestos contractors with follow-up asbestos sampling,
asbestos air sampling only, and providing high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) vacuums.
NYS DOL licensed asbestos contractors shall perform cleaning activities for residents who wish to have
their homes cleaned. An independent Monitoring Contractor will schedule and monitor the work, perform
a visual inspection, and perform asbestos air sampling when the cleaning is completed.
The purpose ofthis contract is to acquire the services ofaNYS DOL licensed asbestos contractor with
DEP and NY S DOL certified workers for the performance of cleaning activities at residential buildings
impacted by the collapse ofthe World Trade Center, The scope of work for the cleaning activities is
attached. The cleaning contractor shall supply all equipment and supplies necessary to perform the work
specified in this contract.
B. Roles and Responsibilities
Under DEP’s contract with the cleaning contractor, any disputes or claims related to the cleaning contract
shall be submitted to DEP’s Contracting Officer. DEP’s Project Manager will provide overall technical
oversight for the proj ect. The EPA will provide technical assistance to ensure that the work conducted as
part of the World Trade Center Indoor Dust Cleaning Program is completed safely, efficiently and in
compliance with the applicable Scope of Work and all applicable laws, rules and regulations. As such,
the contract between DEP and the cleaning contractor provides that EPA in coordination with the City’s
Contracting Officer, or his or her designee, shall have the following authority related to cleaning work
conducted under this contract:
1. The authority to stop work for health and safety reasons.
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