DEP notice to building owners, Sept 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

NYPD Guide for Contractors and Building Personnel

Initial Procedure to Obtain Access:

Building owner with proof of ownership of building or right to occupy same (e.g. deed, ground lease) or building manager with management agent registration or other proof of authority to act on the owner’s behalf must meet with contractor and together go to NYPD access van at Broadway and Fulton Streets. Owner, manager and contractor must also have personal photo identification. AU must speak to NYPD inspector in charge, present personal ID and building credentials. Owner or managing agent will be required to sign a police release form issued by NYPD whereby owner assumes liability for the building, its contents and occupants. Upon NYPD satisfaction of proof of ownership/management authority and all photo ID, NYPD may, in its sole discretion, make arrangements widi the owner and contractor and NYPD to establish a checkpoint and time tor access for contractor and its crew.

Work Crew Access Procedure:

The contractor is responsible for assembling the entire work crew at the established checkpoint at the appointed time.

Each crew member must have its own photo ID, and ID establishing its employment by tire contractor (including social security number).

Once NYPD has inspected and approved all ID, NYPD will escort tire contractor and the entire crew to the building-

This Work Crew Access Procedure will be repeated each day access is required.

Procedure for Contractor Vehicles for Work Crews and Equipment:

The contractor is responsible for assembling all vehicles requiring access tor the workday at Soudi and Pike Streets. Contractor’s crew chief will then go to tire access van at Broadway and Fulton Streets and notify tire NYPD inspector in charge that aU vehicles are ready and waiting at South Street.

The crew chief will dien ride with NYPD to South and Pike Streets where all vehicles will be inspected and all personnel ID will be checked. Upon NYPD’s satisfactory inspection and approval of all vehicles and personnel, NYPD will escort die contractor’s vehicles to a checkpoint at the perimeter of the restricted area. Any other personnel joining the crew at that time will have to present proper ID at that point Contractor may be required to undergo another overall vehicle and ID check at that time. Once N^D is satisfied and clears the vehicles and personnel for admission into die restricted area, NYPD will escort the contractor vehicle{s) to the woiksite. This procedure must be followed each and eveiy time the contractor requires vehicular access to die site.

CONTRACTORS MUST HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED NYPD’S INITIAL PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN ACCESS BEFORE WORK CREW AND VEHICLE ACCESS WILL BE PERMITTED!

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