Multi-stakeholder environmental communication, August 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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.

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 file performance of work and must be presented upon request.

The HVAC system cleaning contractor shall be a certified members 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.

All contractors and subcontractors involved in the cleaning activities under this contract are responsible for completing a background check on their employees and for screening unacceptable candidates from the pool of on-site workers. Background checks shall be completed with 30 days of the award of the contract. Thereafter, background checks shall be completed prior to employees beginning on-site work. EPA will provide guidelines for evaluating the background information collected. Contractors are required to maintain records of background checks for 4 years and to make them available to the DEP and EPA when requested. At a minimum, the background check must include: 1. Law enforcement checks (5 years) 2. Professional license and certification

D. Specifications This contract between DEP and the cleaning contractor shall be in force for 24 consecutive months from the commencement date. The cleaning contractor must be prepared to mobilize 2

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