NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
World Trade Center Indoor Dust Cleaning Program
Cleaning Contract Scope of Work
DRAFT - 7/30/02
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 of Labor (NYS DOLL
and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).,
The EPA and DEP will solicit participation in a direct assistance program tor residents and
residential building owners south of Canal Street who are concerned that their residences may have
debris/dust from the collapse of the 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 higK'efficiency particulate
air (HEPA) vacuums.
NYS DOL licensed asbestos contractors shall perform cleaning acii\ ities for residents who wish to
have their homes cleaned. An independent Monitoring Contractor will schedule and monitor the
work, perform a visual inspection, and perfonn asbestos air sampling when the cleaning is
completed.
The purpose .gf this contract is t< iquire of a NYS DOL licensed asbestos contractor
with DEP and NYS DOL ccrtific.'d workers for ihqperformance of cleaning activities at residential
buildings impacted by the col lap .sc of ihu World Trade Center. The scope of work for the cleaning
activities is attached. The cleaning contractor shall supply all equipment and supplies necessary to , .
CrukT DI^’2^)ntractwifr^ contractor, any disodtes or claims related to the Waning
conti
to ensure that
brk conducted as part of the World Trade Center Indoor Dust Cleaning Program is completed
^fficijently aiut ih compliance with the applicable Scope of Work and all applicable laws,
and regulations?* As such, the contract between DEP and the cleaning contractor provides that
EPA in'cwrdingfioh with fhe~€Tty^-s-6ottfracting Offrecr,"TTrin5~oi het designee, shall have the
following authority related to cleaning work conducted under this contract:
I 1. The authority to stop work for health and safety reasons.
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