NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
2. Professional license and certification
D, Specifications
This contract between DEP and the cleaning contractor shall be in force for 24 consecutive months fi-om
the commencement date. The cleaning contractor must be prepared to mobilize within 72 hours ofthe
contract award. The contractor shall have on staff and assigned to this contract a sufficient number of
properly trained and certified workers to clean 20 units simultaneously and complete the cleaning activities
in each residence within no more than 2 days. The contractor shall be prepared to work 7 days per
week. Activities shall be coordinated with the Monitoring Contractor to ensure that the visual inspection
is performed within two hours of the completion of cleaning activities. Cleaning activities shall be
considered completed upon successful visual inspection by the Monitoring Contractor. 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.
Electricity and water necessary to conduct the work required under this contract will be provided by the
owner or occupant of the work area.
All cleaning operations will be conducted in accordance with either Scope A or Scope B as described
below.
HEPA means a filter system capable oftrapping and retaining 99.97% ofall mono-dispersed particles of
0.3 micrometers in diameter.
Vacuum or HEPA vacuum means a vacuum cleaner equipped with a HEPA filter, with a minimum static
water lift of 95 inches.
Water extraction cleaner means a water extraction carpet cleaner equipped with a motorized agitator brush
for carpet cleaning and upholstery nozzle with a minimum static water lift of 95 inches.
The cleaning contractor shall attend the mandatorypre-bid meeting and project kick offmeeting prior to the
commencement ofwork. The cleaning contractor shall as requested, attend meetings or participate in
conference calls with EPA to coordinate field activities.
The cleaning contractor shall apply for any and all necessary permits and applications necessaryto complete
the work.
Scope of Work A
Application: These procedures apply to the cleaning ofminimal dust accumulations (light coating). Ifa visual
inspection indicates the presence ofsignificant accumulations ofdust and/or debris fi-om the collapse ofthe
WTC in residences or common spaces (including elevator shafts). Scope B procedures shall be applied (refer
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