Forwarded emails discussing an EPA lawyer's broad criticism of the planned interior apartment cleaning program.
NYC-WTC_000161122–000161124Folder label: “E-mails R. Avaltroni 2002”
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Avaltroni. Robert From: Hoffer, Mark Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 10:11 AM To: Avaltroni, Robert; Gilsenan, Michael (ex); Schiano, Frank; Pecunies, Russ Subject: FW: EPA Clean Up in New York City
FYI. Larry Kahn passed this along to me. Sitomer is a lawyer we know from other dealings. I’m not sure what his connection is to the downtown clean-up, but he is critical of what we are planning to do on indoor cleaning. —Original Message---- From: Kahn, Lawrence [mailto:[email protected] ] Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 6:39 PM To: ‘[email protected]’ Subject: FW: EPA Clean Up in New York City
—Original Message---- From: Levi. Steven Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 5:23 PM To: Kahn, Lawrence Subject: FW: EPA Clean Up in New York City
Sitomer has some pretty broad criticism of the interior apartment cleaning plan —Original Message— From: •coml Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 5:18 PM To: ‘[email protected]’ Subject: EPA Clean Up in New York City
As discussed, I am very concerned that the implications of the current proposal for EPA to remediate apartments in and around Ground Zero in New York City. Based on the information and test results I have seen, asbestos is only one of several contaminants. Therefore, any program that only addresses asbestos in the testing and remediation of apartments is problematic. Further, it is unrealistic to believe that an apartment within a building can be isolated, remediated, and reopened without a cross-contamination occurring from another source of contamination in that building. Therefore, the effort may be futile and increase the frustration level of the residents in that community. Also, protocols and standards for testing and remediation must be uniformly established and a process developed to address all materials, including heavy metals, dioxins, PCBs, and mold. Sooner or later, it will, I believe, be necessary to address the multitude of contaminants that may be present in all of the occupied buildings located around the World Trade Center. I think that a coherent and comprehensive environmental management program can and must be implemented instead of this somewhat problematic approach.
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Correspondence discussing whether to postpone or proceed with an invitation for bids based on vendor interest.
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DEP staff correspondence regarding contract review, including questions about EPA insurance naming and contractor indemnification requirements.
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DEP correspondence discussing the decision to postpone or maintain the May 23, 2002 bid deadline for WTC-CALL service contract.
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DEP staff discussion regarding whether to postpone the WTC-CALL bid deadline, with recommendations based on expected bid quality.
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Internal coordination regarding deadline for WTC call center services bid submission.
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Contractor complaint regarding insufficient time and information to respond to WTC-CALL invitation for bid with May 23 deadline.
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Correspondence between DEP staff discussing a contractor's request to extend the bid deadline for the WTC-CALL project.
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DEP correspondence regarding the WTC-CALL service bid invitation deadline of May 23, 2002, including vendor concerns about timeline and bidding process.
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DEP correspondence addressing WTC-CALL bid deadline and a vendor's request for extension due to insufficient preparation time.
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Emergency procurement invitation for WTC call center services with limited bidder list.
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