NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
D. Specifications
This contract between DEP and the monitoring contractor shall be in force for 24 consecutive
months from the commencement date. The monitoring contractor must be prepared to mobilize within
72 hours ofthe contract award. Cleaning activities shall be scheduled for 20 residences per day. Air
sampling shall be scheduled and completed within 24 hours of successful visual inspection by the
project monitor. Air sampling shall also be provided at an additional 10 to 20 residences per day
where cleaning activities are not scheduled (i.e., where residents have requested sampling only).
Work shall be scheduled 7 days per week between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm. A sufficient number
of properly trained and certified personnel shall be available for project monitoring and sampling.
The Monitoring Contractor shall have available sufficient quantities of sampling equipment to provide
the amount and type of samples required for this project. At a minimum the following equipment is
required: air-sampling pumps with maximum flow rate capacities of 15 liters per minute, tripods,
rotometers, sample cassettes with mixed cellulose ester filters having pore size of 0.8 micron.
The Monitoring Contractor shall attend the pre-bid meeting and project kick off meeting prior to the
start ofwork. The agenda for the kick off meeting shall include scope ofwork, sampling logistics and
resource requirements and procedures for data acquisition and submittal. The monitoring contractor
will demonstrate data acquisition procedures and software to be employed for this project. In
addition, the Monitor Contractor shall attend meetings or conference calls with EPA to coordinate
field activities, as requested.
The Monitoring Contractor shall adopt and follow the Quality Assurance Project Plan prepared by
EPA for all environmental data collection activities performed under this contact. All appropriate
data, original field forms/data sheets, and chain-of-custody forms shall be collected and completed
in accordance with the instructions contained in the contract and provided to EPA. This information
shall be provided via FormsII Lite (F2L) or an alternative electronic format that is accessible by the
laboratory. All clearance air samples and copies of necessary documentation shall be hand delivered
daily to EMSL Laboratories at: 307 W. 38* St., New York, New York 212-290-0051. All wipe
samples and copies of necessary documentation shall be shipped daily by courier for next day
delivery to Paradigm Analytical Laboratories at: 2627 Northchase Parkway SE, Wilmington NC
28405, 910-350-2839.
Copies of all invoices for work conducted under this contract shall be provided to EPA. EPA will
review submitted invoices to confirm that the work has been completed and forward them to DEP
for processing. Decisions regarding the reimbursement of costs will be made by DEP.
Deliverables
All deliverables shall be provided via F2L or an agreed upon alternative electronic format approved
by EPA and DEP. The Project Monitor shall also maintain a copy of each deliverable and all field
documentation submitted under this contract for 365 days. The Project Monitor shall review all
deliverables prior to submission to EPA. The review shall assure that each deliverable is accurate and
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