Walk-through completion and equipment mobilization at 114 Liberty, Mar 2003

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Gilsenan, Michael From: Theodorellys, Penny Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 11:39 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; PH i; [email protected]: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] ; danielk@bum bleandbum ble.com < PH [email protected]: [email protected]; [email protected] ; Fernandez Cc: [email protected] ; [email protected]; Gilsenan, Michael; Radhakrishnan, Krish Subject: 114 Liberty Street

Good Morning.

The “walk-throughs” with residents have been completed. The cleaning contractor, ETS, has started to mobilize equipment to the building. He has started a pre-cleaning on the ground floor to allow for the construction of the equipment and worker decontamination enclosure systems. The systems should be completed by the end of today’s shifts. Today, he will also be bringing in his negative pressure ventilation equipment and placing the units on the floors that are ready. The environmental consultant, JLC, has been sampling for the past two days and representatives will be present again today. As you are aware, JLC is monitoring the project activities and will have a project monitor on site during all the cleaning contractor’s activities.

A proposed schedule of the work has been supplied to building representatives and is available at your lobby. However, once the project begins access to the building will be restricted. Entry must be through the worker decontamination enclosure system and a sign-in log must be maintained (the sign-in log is mandated by the rules and will be applicable until satisfactory clearance results are received). Only certified individuals and authorized visitors with proper equipment will be permitted to enter the building including the lobby. The contractor will allow immediate access to representatives of regulatory agencies on official business and verify whether anyone else is authorized to enter by reaching out to DEP. According to the current project design, the entrance on Liberty Street will be closed and sealed. Entry will be via the loading dock and building representatives will be present at the ground floor in the areas outside the decontamination enclosure systems.

As most of you are aware a number of issues and “items to be addressed” resulted from the “walk­ throughs”. I also received a number of e-mails and wanted everyone to have the opportunity to receive the responses.

1. In accordance with the scope of work for this project (Item 18), residents must identify items for disposal with clearly legible tags and provide a listing of the items. Residents have the final decision on cleaning or disposal of items. Item 18 also states that kitchen stoves shall be wet- wiped and HEPA-vacuumed and all other appliances shall be removed and disposed.

Some residents have opted to keep some appliances rather than discard them. As referenced above, residents have the final decision on this matter. However, since the scope of work specifically states the items shall be disposed, the Department will need a listing of these items “to be saved”. Included on this list should be microwaves, mixers, television sets, stereo components, speakers, dishwashers, washing machines, etc. This is to make sure that we don’t have any misunderstandings about what items stay and which are discarded.

Appliances that remain will be cleaned on the exterior surfaces and on surfaces that can be 1

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