NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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Michael A. Cardozo
Corporation Counsel
Christopher O. Ward
59 Maiden Lane
Commissioner
New York, New York 10038
ATTN: Steven Stein Cushman /
Carol E. Fenves Re: Declaration of EMERGENCY
Agency Chief Contracting Officer
Written Determination
Tel (718) 695-3225 Contract WTC-LBC
Fax (718) 595-3278
[email protected] PIN 82603WTCLBC
Gentlemen:
This letter shall serve as the Written Determination required by §3-06(c)(3) of the
Procurement Policy Board Rules (“PPB Rules”) for the procurement conducted
pursuant to §3-06 of the PPB Rules under a Declaration of EMERGENCY for
Unoccupied Building Clean-Up and Air Monitoring Program at 114
Liberty Street, in the Vicinity of the World Trade Center Site.
(Contract “WTC-LBC"). On May 6, 2003, oral approval was originally provided
by the by the Corporation Counsel, and on May 7, oral approval was originally
approved by the Comptroller. - The Declaration of EMERGENCY was signed DEP
Commissioner Christopher O. Ward on May 7, 2002. On March 7, 2003, written
approval for the clean-up at 114 Liberty Street was provided by the Corporation
Counsel, and on March 26, 2003, written approval for the 114 Liberty Street
clean-up was provided by the Comptroller.
The following narrative is provided pursuant to §3-06(e)(3) of the PPB Rules.
Introduction: As a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the
destruction of the World Trade Center, buildings in the surrounding areas were
damaged, if not destroyed. In the aftermath of the attacks, in order to minimize
further destruction and implications of the attack, various remediation activities
were immediately-instituted.-As a follow-up to such activities performed in
October and November, 2001, the New York City Department of Environmental
Protection (“DEP”), in conjunction with the United States Environmental
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Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the New York State Department of Labor
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(“DOL”), performed site visits to buildings in the vicinity. Buildings containing
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