WTC emergency declaration letter, November 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

November 13, 2001

p;DeR'artmentof^^.J The Honorable Alan Hevesi '...Environmental..:;../, Comptroller t i Protection ,, , *J City of New York S£ 1 Centre Street LA-;’sn368-5i07\‘^f“' W 1 New York, New York 10007 gsS ATTN: Stanley Rosanoff (Muni Bldg) cn "0 • cSOr- The Honorable Michael Hess Corporation Counsel fx) New York City Law Department O

c/o Skadden Arps 4 Times Square New York, New York 10036 P,. ■;'SuiaH"M..Er'dfirb'»P?E...''| ATTN: Steven Stein Cushman (109 E 16'” St)

, ..Tel ..{718) 595.3300 ' Re: Written Determination Contract WTC-AER if PIN 82602WTCAIRM Air Monitoring Services in the Vicinity of the World Trade Center She z Gentlemen;

The tragic events of September 11, 2001 created, an immediate and serious need for emergency round-the-clock air monitoring, sample collection, and analyses at twenty sites in the vicinity of the the World Trade Center site that cannot be met through normal procurement methods. In order to define the areas containing asbestos (the “hot zone”) and to continually shrink the size of the hot' zone, such monitoring is required. Therefore' in accordance with Section 315 of ■ii J■* the Charter, on September 21, 2001, Commissioner Joel A. Miele Sr., P.E; orally issued a Declaration of Emergency in order to be able to procure contracts pursuant to Section 3-06 of the Procurement Policy Board Rules (“PPB Rules”). Due to administrative delays resulting from the tragedy, the written Declaration of Emergency was not signed by Commissioner Miele until October 19, 2001. A list of specialized contractors was compiled specifically for this EMERGENCY procurement. I

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