Emergency declaration letter, WTC, March 2003

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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I THE CITY OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER' 1 CENTRE STREET Telephone: (212) 669-2797 Facsimile: (212) 669-3069 Email: [email protected] NEW YORK, N.Y. 10007-2341 John Graham William C. Thompson, Jr. Assistant Comptroller COMPTROLLER Office of Contract Administration

March 26,2003

Christopher O. Ward Commissioner City of New York Department of Environmental Protection 59-17 Junction Boulevard Flushing, NY 11373-5108

Re: Emergency Request #03033 Clean-Up of Interior of 114 Liberty St., Manhattan . Cost Estimate; $877,000

Dear Commissioner Ward:

This letter confirms the Comptroller's Office's oral approval and serves as written approval for the emergency procurement of asbestos abatement and monitoring contractors to clean the interior of 114 Liberty Street due to the collapse of the World Trade Center. Approval is based upon your representation that World Trade Center related dust and debris could pose a risk to the building's occupants and to the public in Lower Manhattan.

Approval is conditional upon adherence to the requirements contained in the Procurement Policy Board (PPB) Rules Section 3-06 and Section 315 of the New York City Charter. Specifically, the agency should ensure that such competition as is possible and practicable under the circumstances be obtained and that written documentation detailing the basis for the emergency and the selection of the supplier be submitted at the earliest practicable time. In addition. Section 2-12 of the PPB Rules requires a copy of the contract and related materials to be submitted to the Comptroller's Office within thirty (30) business days of award.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact me at (212) 669-2797.

On behalf of Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr., I am pleased to be of assistance in this matter.

-Yours-truly,

‘ohn Graham

cc: Greg Brooks

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