DEP Press Advisory on Deer Hunting Cancellation, October 2, 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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4 Companies expended, and we want to be sure that we have appropriate protocol.^ in place.’’ Indeed since the attack on the i Are Hired trade center, the city has suspended normal bidding rules in awarding four $250 million contracts for the To Oversee removal of rubble. The contracts were awarded on a “time and ma­ teria!’’ basis, under which haulers Contractors are paid by the hour or day rather than by the amount hauled, which can lead to abuses because there is By JENNIFER STEINHAUER little incentive to work quickly. People familiar with government In the wake of reports that World construction projects and disaster Trade Center debris has been plun- relief said that the appointment ol i dered, the Giuliani administration outside overseers was highly un­ has hired four private companies usual. that will start today to monitor con- “Unless there is information he ; tractors and subcontractors working has that I don’t have, 1 don’t know at the site. why he would take this kind of ac­ The move, which contracting ex- tion,’’ said Louis Coletti, chairman of I perts said was highly unusual for £ the Building Trades Employers As­ : disaster scene, came several days sociation, about Mr. Kuriansky. ' after a Manhattan grand jury'- began “This is not normal on emergency to hear testimony about severa’ sites. There are other cities that have truck drivers who took debris from procedures and guidelines for the scene to scrap yards on Long projects that come through a norma; Island and New Jersey rather than tc process, but I don’t know what any ol the Fresh Kills landfill where it was this means. 1 have never heard of i: supposed to go. under the kind of conditions that we EdwardnKUnansRyrTread—of—the -havenow.’’--------------------- Department of Investigation, said Yesterday, the mayor’s office tool- yesterday that four companies — pains to stress that this was a norma’ Decision Strategies/Fairfax Interna­ process used to monitor citj’ busi­ tional ; Pricewaterhouse Coopers: ness with private contractors, anc Stier, Anderson & Malone; and that it had been planned since th- Thacher Associates — all run b\ recovery effort first got under way former federal prosecutors, would Others in the administration insist­ work with the Federal Emergenc; ed that the grand jury hearings hac Management Agency to vet contrac­ nothing to do with the appointments tors, monitor their activities and of the companies. oversee uniform record-keeping and “Those instances that have beer, billing procedures. previously reported are under active The construction companies hired investigation by the Manhattan dis­ by the city to clean up the site arc trict attorney,’’ Mr. Kuriansky said. Amec Construction Management, “All of those incidents occurred with­ Bovis Lend Lease. Tully Construc­ in the first seven or eight days of a tion and Turner Construction. The fairly’ chaotic situation.’’ subcontractors, too, will be super­ Mr. Kuriansky’ said that he had nc vised by the new monitors. knowledge of any contractors work­ The department will also staff a ing at the site who are barred from round-the-clock hot line (866-220- doing business w’ith the city, al­ 4944) for tips about wrongdoing. though he said that three of the com­ “Their Job will be to background the contractors and subcontractors panies already had private inspecto; generals monitoring them. “But ob­ viously’ there are many subcontrac-' lo/sM working at the site, to track the equipment, personnel, material and tors that are brought in as well,” he debris moving in and out of the site," said, “and we really want to get £ Mr. Kuriansky said. “We have many, handle on them as well.” many months ahead of us in this The Giuliani administration has effort, many millions of dollars to be made rooting out organized crime one of its pet causes; it worked over the years to eliminate organized crime’s influence in the Fulton Fish Market and the commercial carting Private groups will industry and sought tighter control over other contracted industries. monitor the work at “I think it is an issue that has beer, on the mayor’s agenda,” Mr. Colett; ground zero. said. “It seems to me that the mayor is taking another step in an agenda item he wanted to move a few years ago, which is the licensing of contrac­ tors.’’

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