NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
shall have the authority of Project Manager, in addition to DEP’s Project Manager. As such, the
authority of EPA World Trade Center Dust Cleanup Field Personnel shall include the following
authority related to cleaning work conducted under this contract:
1. The authority to stop work for health and safety reasons.
2. The authority to stop work for non-compliance with the Scope of Work.
3. The authority to give technical direction to the contractor in the performance of the work.
4. The authority to review and approve or disapprove of the qualifications and performance
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. The Personal air monitoring
will be performed by the Monitoring Contractor on a minimum of one employee of the Cleaning
Contractor 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.
The Monitoring Contractor is responsible for:
1. Scheduling and coordinating the cleaning and monitoring work with residents, building
owners, the Cleaning Contractor and EPA;
2. HVAC system evaluation and inspection;
3. Oversight of the Cleaning Contractor;
4. Inspection of the Cleaning Contractor’s work;
5. Area air monitoring; and
6. Personal air monitoring.
f :■ The Cleaning Contractor is responsible for cleaning residences, common spaces and portions of
' HVAC systems identified by the Monitoring Contractor.
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 member 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. If the cleaning
contractor is not a member of the NADCA, a subcontractor that is a member may perform the
HVAC system cleaning.
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