Emergency contract declaration, WTC-ARA, Oct 2002

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To: Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel

Department of Attn: Steven Stein Cushman, Office of tte^

To: William H. Thompson Jr,, Compt mTTFR Environmental Attn: Stanley Rosanoff, Office of the Ci jitWdhiSfWn jcty Protection El I nc 59-17 Junction Boulevard From: Stuart M. Erdfarb, P.E. Flushing, New York 11373-5108 Date: May 8,2002

Re: Request for Written Approval for Use of Christopher O. Ward Emergency Procurement Procedures Commissioner DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY Expedited Clean-Up of Interior of Residential Buildings, Concurrent Monitoring of the Air and Establishment of a Call Center for Affected Residents in the Vicinity of the World Trade Center Site Stuart M. Erdfarb, P.E. Agency Chief Contracting Ofrcer

Tel (718)595-3300 Fax (718) 595-3278 In accordance with § 315 of the City Charter and § 3-06 of the Procurement Policy [email protected] Board Rules (“PPB Rules”), the Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) will utilize EMERGENCY procurement procedures to perform an Expedited Clean-Up of Interior of Residential Buildings, Concurrent Monitoring of the Air and Establishment of a Call Center for Affected Residents in the Vicinity of the World Trade Center Site. To this end, a DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY was signed by Commissioner Christopher O. Ward on May 7,2002. A copy of the Declaration is enclosed.

Pursuant to §3-06(c)(2) of the PPB Rules, DEP obtained oral approval to use the Emergency procurement procedures from the Corporation Counsel on May 6, 2002, and from the Comptroller on May 7,2002. This letter confirms that oral approval, and requests confirmatory written approval from your respective offices.

Pursuant to §3-06(f) of the PPB Rules, within 15 calendar days after Contract Registration, Notice of Award of the contract(s) used to remediate the emergency will be published in The City Record. The notice will include:

• Summary determination of the basis for the Emergency • Agency Name m • Procurement Identification Number S o • Title and Brief Description rn 3= • Name and address of vendorfs) -C rn • Dollar Value of the contract UJ • Procurement Method by which the contract(s) was let a • Justification of procurement method (Charter §315) § www.nyc.goy/Jep 3 UJ XT s (718) DEP-H,E,LP

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