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 StatesJ)epartment 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 assistaffee program for residents and
residential building owners south of Canal Street who arc concerned that their residences may have
debris/dust from the collapse of the World Trade Center (W fC). .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 high efficiency particulate
a,r(HEPA) vacuums.
NYS DOL licensed asbestos contractors sl^perfonn cleaning activities for residents who wish to
have their homes cleaned. An independent Monitoring Contractor will schedule and monitor the
work, perform a visual inspection, and perform asbestos air sampling when the cleaning is
completed.
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The purpose^ this contract is to acquire the services of a NYS DOL licensed asbestos contractor
with DEP and N\’S DOI. certified workers for the performance of cleaning activities at residential
buildings impacted by the collapse of the World Trade Center. The scope of work for the cleaning
activities is attached. I'he cleaning contractor shall supply all equipment and supplies necessary to
perform the work specified in ibis contract.
B> Roles R6Sponsibiktjes
Under DEP’s contract with the cleaning contractor, any disputes or claims related to the cleaning
contract shall be submiited to DEP’s Contracting Officer. DEP’s Project Manager will provide
overall technical oversiglit for the project. The EPA will provide technical assistance to ensure that
the work conducted as part of the World Trade Center Indoor Dust Cleaning Program is completed
safely, efficiently and in compliance with the applicable Scope of Work and all applicable laws,
rules and regulations. As such, the contract between DEP and the cleaning contractor provides that
L.PA in coordination with the City’s Contracting Officer, or his or her designee, shall have the
following authority related to cleaning work conducted under this contract:
1. The authority to stop work for health and safety reasons.
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