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the pool of on-site workers. Background checks shall be completed with 30 days ofthe award of the contract. Thereafter, background checks shall be completed prior to employees beginning on-site work. EPA wiU provide guidelines for evaluating the background information collected. Contractors are required to maintain records ofbackground checks for 4 years and to make them available to the DEP and EPA when requested. At a minimum, the background check must include: 1. Law enforcement checks (5 years) 2. Professional license and certification

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 notscheduled (i.e.,whereresidentshaverequestedsamplingonly). Work shall be scheduled 7 days per week. A sufficient number ofproperly trained and certified personnel shall be available for project monitoring and sampling.

Electricity and water necessary to conduct the work required under this contract will be provided by the owner or occupant of the work area.

The Monitoring Contractor shall have available sufficient quantities ofsampling equipment to provide the amount and type ofsamples required for this project. At aminimum 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 mandatory pre-bid meeting and project kick offmeeting prior to the start ofwork. The agenda for the kick offmeeting 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 proj ect. 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 ofnecessary 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

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