NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
ASBESTOS PROJECT MONITOR AND AIR SAMPLING CONTRACT
A. Introduction
All work performed under this contract must be in compliance with all applicable, relevant, and
appropriate regulations and Scope of Work, including but not limited to those of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (USOSHA), the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), the New
York State Department of Health Enviroiunental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) and the New
York City Departr -ent of Er'dronmental Protection (NYCDEP). This project shall involve coordinating
and monitoring the clean up oi“ debris and air sampling fi-om building apartments in the vicinity of the
World Trade Center explosion site.
B. Qualifications
Project Monitors
The Project Monitors must possess valid NYS Asbestos Project Monitor certificates. Monitors must have
served as a third party project monitor on at least 20 asbestos abatement projects. Project Monitor must
have performed final clearance inspections on at least 50 asbestos abatement projects.
Technicians
Air monitoring technicians must possess valid NYS Asbestos Project Sampling Technician (APST)
certificates. Technicians must have performed air sampling for at least 6 months.
Proof of qualifications must be presented upon request.
Equipment
Sampling equipment must be in sufficient quantity to provide the amount and type of samples required for
this project. At a minimum the following equipment are required: air-sampling pumps with flow rate
capacities of 2 to 10 liters per minute, tripods, rotometers, sample cassettes with mixed cellulose ester
filters having pore size of 0.45um(TEM).
C. Specifications
Clean up activities si”’! be scheduled for 20 to 30 units per day. Air sampling shall also be provided at
10 to 20 units wnere clean up activities are not scheduled. Sufficient personnel shall be available for
project monitoring and sampling.
The Project Monitor shall direct and coordinate all services and report all findings to USEPA. The scope
of this project will be as follows:
1. The Project Monitors shall be responsible for receiving information fi-om the EPA Hotline, scheduling
cleaning-up activities and air sampling with the tenants/owners, asbestos abatement contractors
and air monitoring technicians to the various apartments.
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