NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
>"> > <[email protected]>; "Fernandez" <[email protected]>;
> > > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> > > Co: "Gilsenan, Michael" <[email protected] >;
> > > "Radhakrishnan, Krish"
> > > <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 10:26 AM
> > > Subject: 114 Liberty Street
> > >
> > > > This is in response to your request to leave the
> > > polyethylene sheeting
> > > over
> > > > the windows in place at the completion of the Department's
> > > unoccupied
> > > > building clean up of debris from the collapse of the WTC.
> > > >
> > > > It is my understanding that building representatives and
> > > the Department
> > > > retained contractor, ETS, were in discussions regarding
> > > this matter prior
> > > to
> > > > addressing the request with the Department. I received
> > > the first call and
> > > > inquiry while at home on Friday evening (April 4, 2003)
> > > while the
> > > breakdown
> > > > was directed to begin at 7:00 a.m. Saturday (April 5,
> > > 2003). The two
> > > major
> > > > issues are the late request to the Department for the
> > > change in project
> > > > planning and the direct communication with the contractor
> > > rather than the
> > > > Department. Also, please note the written request was
> > > received on
> > > Saturday,
> > > > April 5, 2003 at 9:42 A.M. The request included two
> > > original messages
> > > dated
> > > > Friday, April 4, 2003 at 8:35 P.M. and at 9:21 P.M. that
> > > were not
> > > received.
> > > > Also, the project monitor, JLC Consultants, did not
> > > receive the
> > > information
> > > > regarding the request.
> > > > Despite the notice, the Department reviewed your request
> > > and agreed to
> > > > permit the polyethylene sheeting to remain over the
> > > windows. The
> > polyethylene sheeting installed over existing damaged in
> > > place asbestos
> > > > -containing material in the residential spaces was left in
> > > place.
> > > Further,
> > > > the 1st floor commercial space (Pizzeria) was isolated
> > > from the remainder
> > > of
> > > > the building. The demolition of the dropped ceiling in
> > > the Pizzeria
> > > > disclosed the presence of delaminated and damaged
> > > asbestos-containing
> > > > material (ACM). This material had lost its cohesion
> > > properties and was
> > > > falling off in large sections. Further, the substrate was
> > > also found to
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