NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Wipe Sampling Technicians
Wipe sampling technicians must have 1 year experience in wipe sampling for a variety of contaminants.
Employees shall have received state certified training in dust sampling. At a minimum at least 2 Wipe Sampling
Technicians must be assigned to this project.
Analytical Laboratory
The New York State Department of Health must certify the environmental laboratory. Certification for all the
analytes of interest must have been maintained for at least six consecutive proficiency testing rounds.
Laboratory must possess a Gas Chromatograph equipped with a capillary column and a high resolution Mass
Spectrometer for analyzing Dioxin and Inductively Coupled Plasma for Total Metals. Cold Vapor Method
apparatus be used for Mercury analysis.
Proof of qualifications must be presented upon request to the DEP.
Specifications
Work area preparation and cleaning activities of the building interior is expected to be completed within 3 weeks.
The monitoring contractor must be prepared to mobilize within 72 hours of the contract award. Cleaning activities
shall be scheduled for 20 units per day. Air sampling shall be scheduled and completed within 24 hours of
successful visual inspection by the Project Monitor.
Sampling equipment must be in sufficient quantity to provide the amount and type of samples required for this
project. At a minimum the following equipment are required: air-sampling pumps with maximum flow rate
capacity of 15 liters per minute, tripods, rotometers, sample cassettes with mixed cellulose ester filters having
pore size of 0.8 microns, micro vacuum, disposable porous cellulosic towellette moistened with wetting agent and
solvent-wetted sampling agent.
Laboratory must have all analytical instruments on site wi1h sensitivities to the lowest level of detection as
required by the analytical methods for each analyte.
All appropriate data, original field forms/data sheets, chain of custody forms and typed reports must be accurate
and complete before submittal to DEP.
Project Monitoring
The project monitor shall provide oversight of clean-up activities to ensure compliance with project
specifications, tenants authorizations, and applicable rules and regulations. The project monitor shall be present
on site during all cleaning activities. The project monitor shall coordinate all scheduling requirements for
timely completion of the work (completion of work area preparation and cleaning activities is expected to be
completed within 3 weeks). The project monitor shall maintain the inventory of valuable items in each unit as
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