114 Liberty Street clearance letter request, April 2003

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

>-> > <[email protected]>; ._._._. P11 > > > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > > > Cc: "Gilsenan, Michael" <[email protected]>; > > > "Radhakrishnan, Krish" > > > <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monjda.y. ._Apr l._.07...._._200.3 10:26 AM > > > Subject: _PII._._._._._._._._._._._._ > > > > > > > > > > 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 3

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