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of the cleaning personnel involved in the work.
5. The right to inspect and accept or reject any work.
An independent Monitoring Contractor will perform air monitoring. Personal air monitoring will
be performed on a minimum of one worker per shift per apartment during the first 6 weeks of
cleaning operations. Thereafter, personal air samples will be taken randomly at a rate of one
sample per day. The results of this sampling shall be sent immediately to EPA, OSHA and the
cleaning contractor. The cleaning contractor shall make these results available to the employees
or their designated representatives for their review in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020 and 29
CFR 1926.1101.
C. Qualifications
This contract requires that only a NYS DOL licensed asbestos contractor and only NYC DEP
and NYS DOL certified workers will be allowed to perform any of the cleaning activities under
this contract. This requirement also applies to any subcontractors involved in the cleaning. A
copy of these licenses and certificates must be available on-site during the performance of work
and must be presented upon request.
The HVAC system cleaning contractor shall be a certified members of the National Air Duct
Cleaners Association (NADCA) or shall maintain membership in a nationally recognized non
profit industry organization dedicated to the cleaning of HVAC systems.
All contractors and subcontractors involved in the cleaning activities at residential buildings
under this contract are responsible for completing a background check on their employees and
for screening unacceptable candidates from the pool of on-site workers. Contractors are required
to maintain records of background checks for 4 years and to make them available to the DEP and
EPA when requested. At a minimum, the background check must include:
1. Law enforcement checks (5 years)
2. Professional license and certification
P. Specifications
This contract between DEP and the cleaning contractor shall be in force for 24 consecutive
months from the commencement date. The cleaning contractor must be prepared to mobilize
within 72 hours of the contract award. The contractor shall have on staff and assigned to this
contract a sufficient number of properly trained and certified workers to clean 20 units
simultaneously and complete the cleaning activities in each residence witiiin no more than 2
days. The contractor shall be prepared to work 7 days per week between the hours of 8 am
and 6 pm. Activities shall be coordinated with the Monitoring Contractor to ensure that the visual
inspection is performed within two hours of the completion of cleaning activities. Cleaning
activities shall be considered completed upon successful visual inspection by the Monitoring
Contractor. Copies of all invoices for work conducted imder this contract shall be provided to
EPA. EPA will review submitted invoices to confirm that the work has been completed and
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