NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Indoor Air Residential Assistance Program
Monitoring Contract Scope of Work
DRAFT - 7/10/02
A. Introduction
All work performed under this contract must be in compliance with all applicable, relevant, and
appropriate regulations and this Scope of Work, including but not limited to those of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA), the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), the New
York State Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) and the New
York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP).
The USEPA and DEP will solicit participation in a direct assistance program for residents and
residential building owners south of Canal Street who are concerned that their apartments
may have debris/dust from the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC). A DEP/USEPA
telephone hotline has been established to receive requests from the public. The assistance
will include various options, including the cleaning within apartments and common spaces by
licensed asbestos contractors with follow-np asbestos sampling, asbestos air sampling only,
and providing high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) vacuums.
NYS DOL licensed asbestos contractors shall perform clean-up activities for residents who
wish to have their homes cleaned.
The purpose of this contract is to acquire project monitoring services including site
inspections, surveys and assessments, scheduling, coordinating and monitoring the clean-up of
dust/debris, and collecting samples from building apartments impacted by the collapse of the
World Trade Center.
B. Roles and Responsibilities
The USEPA has overall responsibility for insuring that work conducted as part of the Indoor Air
Residential Assistance Program is completed safely, efficiently and in a compliance with the Scope of
Work. As such, EPA shall have the following authorities relating to work conducted under this
contract:
1. The authority to stop work for health and safety reasons or for non-compliance with the Scope
of Work.
2. The authority to direct the contractor in the performance of the work.
3. The authority to review and approve or disapprove of the qualifications of all contractor
personnel involved in the work.
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