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NSN 7540-01-152-8070 STANDARD FORM 30. (Rev. 10-83) Previous Edition unusable Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Page of Pages AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. Contract ID Code

2. AMENDMENT MODIFICATION NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (if applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6) CODE

(x) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (NO., Street, Country, State and ZIP Code)

CODE FACILITY CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of offers is extended, is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning ______ copies of amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OR OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment your desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return _______ copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

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Solicitation GS-01P-12-BZ-D-0015 is hereby amended to incorporate the following changes:

1. Section 028210 of the specification entitled "Asbestos Abatement" is deleted in its entirety and replacaed with new Section 02085 entitled " ASBESTOS ABATEMENT", copy attached.

2.The due date for proposals is extended as a result of this amendment to 1:00 PM EDT 23 July 2012. All other provisions of the solicitation remain unchanged.

3.Offerors are reminded that they must acknowledge receipt of all amendments by one of the methods in Block 11 above

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SECTION 02085 – ASBESTOS ABATEMENT

PART 1 – GENERAL

1.0 SUMMARY

A. The following items shall be removed from the project site: PENTHOUSE:

1. Remove white duct insulation containing 10% to 15% chrysotile asbestos, approximately 3350 sf. Samples 01, 02 and 03 in the report.

2. Remove white pipe insulation, elbows and t’s containing 10% to 20% chrysotile asbestos, approximately 120 fittings. Samples 04, 05 and 06 in the report.

3. Remove white insulation on Boiler tank containing 5% to 15% chrysotile asbestos, approximately 20 sf. Samples 10, 11 and 12 in the report.

B. The following items shall be removed from the project site: 3rd FLOOR:

1. Remove existing 9x9 tan floor tile & black mastic containing 1% to 8% chrysotile asbestos, approximately 5,600 sf in the main construction area and another 600 sf in the area which will become room 300 – Conference Room, totaling approximately 6,200 sf. Refer to 3rd Floor plan in the Asbestos Survey Report dated January 13, 2012. All areas hatched and identified on this floor plan as containing asbestos tile and mastic will need to be addressed.

Additionally, the area hatched and identified as room 318 in the report does not have any VAT or mastic under the existing broadloom carpet so no VAT abatement will take place in this room, approximately 550 sf. Also, the area hatched and identified as room 308 in the report does not have any VAT or mastic. This room was a holding cell and has painted floors so no VAT abatement will take place in this room, approximately 420 sf. The area hatched and identified as room 305 on this plan is not part of this contract as the space is currently occupied and no work is scheduled for this space.

Samples 13A, 13B, 14A, 14B, 15A and 15B. Please note that the report indicates a total of 11,780 sf for the entire third floor. A number of areas are not being affected by construction so the approximate total for asbestos floor tile and mastic removal as part of this project is in fact 6,200 sf.

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2. Remove black mastic on walls containing 15% to 20% chrysotile asbestos, approximately 3,920 sf. Samples 25, 26 and 27 in the report. This area is specifically in the existing courtroom.

3. Remove white duct insulation containing 15% to 20% chrysotile asbestos, approximately 100 sf. Sample 37.

C. The following items shall be removed from the project site: 2nd FLOOR:

1. Remove hard mud joints from pipes, elbows and t’s containing 8% to 10% chrysotile asbestos, as needed due to piping demo or relocations on third floor.

Drawing PD101 Third floor plumbing removals plan; and Appendix A 2nd

Floor sample locations drawing show area of work. Samples 68 and 69 in the report.

1.2 INSTALLATIONS

A. Installation of materials to address asbestos materials removed. PENTHOUSE:

1. Furnish and install duct insulation on all ductwork where existing asbestos insulation was removed. Refer to specifications specified insulation material.

2. Furnish and install new pipe insulation at elbows and t’s where existing asbestos insulation was removed. Refer to specifications specified insulation material.

3. Furnish and install new pipe insulation at Boiler tank where existing asbestos insulation was removed. Refer to specifications specified insulation material.

B. Installation of materials to address asbestos materials removed. 3rd FLOOR:

1. Furnish and install new flooring where existing asbestos floor tile and mastic was removed. Refer to specifications and drawings for specified flooring material.

B. References. In addition to the publications referenced in the Construction Contract Clauses, the following publications are referenced and are applicable to this project:

1. 29 CFR Part 1910.

2. 29 CFR Part 1926.

3. 40 CFR Part 61.

4. 40 CFR Part 763.

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C. Definitions. The following list of definitions is applicable to this project unless a Variance has been issued from the Office of the Regional Environmental Engineer.

1. “Abatement” means removal, encapsulation, enclosure and/or repair of asbestos containing materials.

2. “Adequately Wet” means sufficiently mix or penetrate with liquid to prevent the release of particulates.

3. “Aggressive Air Sampling Methods” means a method of sampling in which the person collecting the air sample creates activity during the sampling period to stir up settled dust during the collection of the air samples.

4. “AHERA” means the Federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, 40CFR Part 763, Subpart E.

5. “Air Sampling Professional” means an individual that holds a valid license in the State in which the work is being performed, who is employed either directly or indirectly by GSA to conduct air sampling and sample analysis.

6. “Airlock” means a system for permitting entrance and exit with minimum air movement between an asbestos regulated work area where airborne asbestos fibers are expected to be encountered (the “dirty” side) and any other area (the “clean” side), consisting of two curtained doorways separated by a distance of at least three feet such that a person passes through one doorway into the airlock, allowing the doorway sheeting to overlap and close off the opening before proceeding through the second doorway, thereby preventing flow-through of air from the “dirty” side to the “clean” side.

7. “Amended water” means water to which a surfactant has been added to improve water penetration.

8. “Area Air Sampling” means any form of air sampling or monitoring where the sampling device is placed at some stationary location.

9. “Asbestos” means the asbestiform varieties of serpentine (chrysotile), amosite, riebeckite (crocidolite), tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite as identified using polarized light microscopy.

10. “Asbestos Containing Material or ACM” means any material or product that contains more than 1% asbestos.

11. “Asbestos Containing Building Materials or ACBM” means Surfacing ACM, Thermal Systems Insulation ACM, Miscellaneous ACM, in or on the interior surfaces of a building.

12. “Asbestos Containing Waste Material” means any waste that contains commercial asbestos. This term also includes filters from control devices, bags or packages with commercial asbestos materials, waste from regulated asbestos work area projects, and objects contaminated with asbestos including disposable equipment, rags, and clothing.

13. ”Asbestos Inspector” means an individual that holds a valid license in the State in which the work is being performed, to conduct asbestos building inspections.

14. “Asbestos Supervisor” means a licensed asbestos abatement contractor holding a valid license in the State in which the work is being performed.

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15. “Asbestos Worker” means an individual that holds a valid license in the State in which the work is being performed who cleans, removes, encapsulates, prepares, encloses, erects, hauls, or disposes of asbestos materials or wastes.

16. “Authorized Visitor” means the GSA Property Manager or Project Manager, or any person designated by the GSA Property Manager or the Project Manager, the Regional Environmental Engineer, and any representative of a regulatory or other agency having jurisdiction over the project.

17. “Background Levels” means the concentrations of airborne fibers as determined by phase contrast or transmission electron microscopy, in and adjacent to, the work areas, prior to the start of the work.

18. “Category I Non-Friable Asbestos Containing Material” means asbestos containing packings, gaskets, resilient floor coverings, and asphalt roofing products containing more than 1 % asbestos as determined using the method specified in Appendix E, Subpart E, 40 CFR part 763, Section 1, Polarized Light Microscopy.

19. “Category II Non-Friable ACM” means any material, excluding Category I Non-Friable ACM, containing more than 1% asbestos as determined using the method specified in Appendix E, Subpart E, 40 CFR part 763, Section 1, Polarized Light Microscopy, when dry, cannot be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.

20. “Class I Asbestos Work” means activities involving the removal of Thermal Systems Insulation (TSI) and Surfacing ACM and PACM.

21. “Class II Asbestos Work” means activities involving but not limited to the removal of asbestos containing wall board, floor tiles and sheeting, roofing and side shingles, and construction mastics. Class II work does not include Class I work.

22. “Class III Asbestos Work” means repair and maintenance operations where ACM is likely to be disturbed.

23. “Class IV Work” means maintenance and custodial activities during which employees contact but do no disturb ACM or PACM and activities to clean up dust, waste, and debris from Class I, Class II, and Class III work.

24. ”Clean Room” means a “clean side” area or room which is a structural part of the Worker Decontamination Enclosure System (WDES) with provisions for storage of workers’ street clothes and protective equipment.

25. “Clearance Air Monitoring” means the employment of aggressive sampling methods with a volume of air collected to determine the airborne concentration of fibers upon conclusion of an asbestos abatement project.

26. “Commercial Asbestos” means any material containing asbestos that is extracted from ore and either has or has had value because of its asbestos content.

27. “Competent Person” means a person who is capable of identifying existing asbestos hazards in the workplace and in selecting the appropriate control strategy for asbestos exposure, who has the authority to take prompt corrective actions to eliminate them. It also means a person who holds a valid asbestos license as a contractor’s supervisor in the State where the work is taking place.

28. “Contained Area” means an enclosed work area in a building where negative air pressure and High Efficiency Particulate Absolute (HEPA) filtration are use to contain airborne

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fibers during removal, enclosure, or encapsulation of ACBM during an asbestos abatement project.

29. “Critical Barrier” means one or more layers of plastic sealed over openings into a work area or any similarly placed physical barrier, sufficient to prevent airborne fibers in a work area from migrating to adjacent areas.

30. “Curtained Doorway or ‘Z’-Flap” means a devise that consists of at least three overlapping sheets of plastic over an existing or temporary framed doorway. One sheet shall be secured at the top and left side, the second sheet at the top and the right side, and the third sheet at the top and the left side. The sheets shall have weights attached to the bottom to ensure that the sheets hang straight and maintain a seal over the doorway when not in use. Curtained doorways shall be installed at each end of each airlock and each end of each room of the Decontamination Enclosure Systems.

31. “Decontamination Enclosure System (DES)” means a series of connected rooms, separated from each other by air locks, used for the decontamination and exit from the work area. A Worker’s Decontamination Enclosure System (WDES) shall be constructed for use by personnel entering and exiting the work area. An Equipment Decontamination Enclosure System (EDES) shall be constructed for cleaning and removing of containerized waste material from the work area. Both enclosure systeme shall be erected and used on this project.

32. “Demolition” means the wrecking or taking out of any load-supporting structural member of a facility together with any related handling operations or the intentional burning of any facility as described by OSHA. Demolition and renovation are not the same activities.

33. “Disturbance” means activities that disrupt the matrix of asbestos containing material and

PACM.

34. “Encapsulant” means a liquid material which can be applied to ACBM and which temporarily controls the possible release of asbestos fibers from the material, either by creating a membrane over the surface (Bridging Encapsulant) or by penetrating into the material and binding its components (Penetrating Encapsulant).

35. “Encapsulation” means the treatment of ACBM with a material that surrounds or embeds asbestos fibers and asbestos fiber bundles in an adhesive matrix that prevents the release of fibers.

36. “Enclosure” means the construction of an airtight, impervious, and permanent wall and ceiling between the ACBM and the occupied space of the building.

37. “Equipment Decontamination Enclosure System or EDES” means a decontamination enclosure system designed for the controlled transfer of materials, equipment, and containerized waste into and out from the work area. The EDES shall consist of the following (from “dirty” side to “clean” side):

a. Curtained Doorway

b. Wash Room

c. Curtained Doorway

d. Airlock

e. Curtained Doorway

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f. Holding Area

g. Curtained doorway

38. “Equipment Room” means a room or area on the “dirty side” which is part of the WDES with provisions for the storage or contaminated clothing and equipment that is intended for reuse. The equipment room shall be separated from the work area and from additional rooms in the WDES by air locks with curtained doorways.

39. “Facility” means any institutional, commercial, public, industrial, or residential structure, installation, or building, any ship, and any active or inactive waste disposal site.

40. “Facility Component” means any part of a facility including equipment.

41. “Fiber Release Episode” means any uncontrolled or unintentional disturbance of ACM resulting in visible emissions.

42. “Fixed Object” means a unit of equipment or building system component which can not be removed from the work area.

43. “Friable” means a material, when dry, that may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure. The term friable also applies to non-friable material that will intentionally become friable as a result of sanding, drilling, chipping, striking with an object (such as a wrecking ball), or demolition.

44. “Glovebag” means a manufactured device consisting of a plastic bag (constructed of a minimum of 6-mil thickness transparent plastic) with two attached inward projecting long-sleeved rubber gloves, one attached inward projecting water wand sleeve, an attached internal tool pouch, and an attached labeled receptacle for asbestos waste. The glovebag is constructed and installed in such a manner that it surrounds the object or area to be decontaminated and that it contains the fibers that are released during the removal process.

45. “Glovebag Technique” means a method for removing friable ACBM from heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) ducts, piping runs, valves, joints, elbows, and other non-planer surfaces.

46. “Governments Environmental Consultant or GEC” is an individual who is employed either directly or indirectly by GSA to provide third party observations, project coordination, and oversight on behalf of GSA on every aspect of an asbestos abatement project.

47. “HEPA” means High Efficiency Particulate Absolute.

48. “HEPA Filter” means a high efficiency particulate absolute filter capable of retaining

99.97 percent of particles (including fibers) that are greater than 0.3 micrometers in mass median aerodynamic equivalent diameter, with an efficiency designation of 100 in accordance with NIOSH 42 CFR 84, Respiratory Protection Devices.

49. “HEPA vacuum equipment” means vacuuming equipment with a high efficiency particulate absolute filter system.

50. “Holding Area” means a room or area on the “clean side” which is part of the EDES with provisions for the storage of containerized waste that has been decontaminated in the wash room of the EDES. The Holding Area shall be separated from the work area and from additional rooms in the EDES by air locks with curtained doorways.

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51. “Intact” means that the ACM has not crumbled, been pulverized, or otherwise deteriorated so that the asbestos is no longer bound with its matrix.

52. “Leak-tight” means that solids or liquids cannot escape or spill out. Leak-tight also means dust-tight.

53. “Miscellaneous Material” means interior building material on structural components, structural members, or fixtures, such as floor and ceiling tiles, and does not include Surfacing Materials or Thermal Systems Insulation.

54. “Mini-Containment Area” means a contained and regulated area in which Glovebag Techniques are being employed.

55. “Negative Air Pressure Equipment” means a portable local exhaust system equipped with HEPA filtration. The system shall be capable of maintaining a constant, low velocity airflow from asbestos abatement work areas to the outdoors, thereby creating a negative pressure differential between the work area and the remaining areas of the building.

56. “Negative Initial Exposure Assessment” means a demonstration by the contractor that by using the specific work procedures to by employed on the project, employee exposure during the project is expected to be consistently below the PEL.

57. “NESHAP” means the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (40

CFR 61).

58. “Nonfriable Asbestos-Containing Material“ means any material containing more than 1% asbestos as determined using the method specified in Appendix E, Subpart E, 40 CFR part 763, Section 1, Polarized Light Microscopy, that, when dry, may not be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.

59. Office of the Regional Environmental Engineer” means the GSA Environmental Engineer for Region 5, assigned to the Fire Protection and Safety Branch or an individual or company designated by the Environmental Engineer.

60. “Operations and Maintenance” means a program of work practices to maintain friable and nonfriable ACBM in good condition, to provide for the clean-up of asbestos previously disturbed or damaged, and to prevent further releases by minimizing and controlling disturbances and damage to ACBM.

61. “OSHA” means the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

62. “Outside Air” means air from outside of the work area.

63. “Personal Air Monitoring or Exposure Monitoring” means a method used to determine employees’ exposure to airborne fibers through the collection of air samples from the breathing zone of an individual in the work area. Personal Air Monitoring must be conducted in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1001 and 1926.1101.

64. “PACM” means Presumed Asbestos Containing Material.

65. “Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for asbestos fibers, as expressed as an eight-hour

Time Weighted Average (TWA)” means the concentration at which no employee shall be exposed to. The PEL is 0.1 fibers per cubic centimeter as determined by Phase Contrast Microscopy.

66. “Presumed Asbestos Containing Material” means thermal systems insulation and surfacing material found in buildings constructed no later than 1980 unless that material has been determined to NOT contain asbestos based on an adequate number of samples

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having been analyzed using the method specified in Appendix E, Subpart E, 40 CFR part 763, Section 1, Polarized Light Microscopy.

67. “Project “means removal, encapsulation, enclosure, or repair of more than three linear feet, three square feet, or one cubic foot of ACM.

68. “Regulated Asbestos Containing Material (RACM)” means:

a. Friable Asbestos Containing Material; or,

b. Category I Non-friable ACM that has become friable; or,

c. Category I Non-friable ACM that will be subject to sanding, grinding, cutting, abrading; or,

d. Category II Non-friable ACM that has a high probability of becoming damaged or friable in the course of renovation or demolition operations.

69. “Regulated Area” means an area established by the contractor to demarcate areas where

Class I, Class II, and Class III asbestos work is being conducted. It also means any areas where debris and waste from such asbestos work accumulate; and a work area within which airborne fiber concentrations either exceed or there is a reasonable possibility that they may exceed the permissible exposure limit.

70. “Remote Decontamination Enclosure System” means a decontamination enclosure system which is not connected to the contained work area.

71. “Removal” means the intentional detachment of any asbestos-containing materials from surfaces or components of a building or taking out building components.

72. “Renovation” means altering a facility or one or more facility components in any way, including the stripping or removal of Regulated Asbestos Containing Material from a facility component. Operations in which load-supporting structural members are wrecked or taken out are demolitions.

73. “Repair” means rewrapping or taping damaged pipe or boiler (or similar vessel) insulation and patching of surfacing material.

74. “Resilient Floor covering” means asphaltic and vinyl floor tiles, sheet flooring materials, and their associated adhesive mastics.

75. “Response Action” means a method with procedures including removal, encapsulation, enclosure, repair, operations and maintenance, and clean-up after an accidental release, that protects human health and the environment from friable ACBM.

76. “Secure Separation Barriers” means a rigid barrier constructed of ½ inch minimum thickness plywood, gypsum board, or similar sheathing material with sufficient framing to support the barrier designed to prevent the possible access by building occupants into areas where project activities will occur. A Secured Separation Barrier shall not be used as a containment area barrier.

77. “Separation Barrier” means a rigid barrier that is erected in a building space to reduce the volume of a work area, such as erecting a barrier along the perimeter of a series of rooms in order to remove materials from windows without making the entire room a work area.

This type of Barrier SHALL NOT be used to separate occupied areas of the building from the work area. This type of Separation Barrier shall be of ½ inch minimum thickness plywood gypsum board or similar sheathing material with suitable framing to support the Separation Barrier. The seams and edges of the Separation Barrier shall be

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caulked and the work area side of the Separation Barrier shall be covered with two layers of six-mil plastic sheeting equivalent.

78. “Shall” means the stated provision is mandatory.

79. “Shower Room” means a “clean side” area or room separated from the Clean Room and from the Equipment Room by airlocks with curtained doorways, which is a structural part of the Worker Decontamination Enclosure System (WDES) with hot and cold running water controllable at the tap and arranged for complete showering during decontamination.

80. “Shut Down and Lock Out Power” means to switch off every electrical circuit breaker serving power or lighting circuits which run to, or through, the work area. Lock the electrical panel or door with separate locks.

81. “Staging Area” means a “dirty side” area separated from the Wash Room by an airlock with curtained doorways, which is adjacent to Equipment Decontamination Enclosure System (EDES) designated for the temporary storage of containerized waste prior to removal from the work area.

82. “Structural Member” means any load supporting member of a facility, such as beams and load supporting walls, or any non-load supporting member such as ceilings and non-load supporting walls.

83. “Surfactant” means a chemical wetting agent that, when added to water, will improve the penetration characteristic of the water in order to reduce fiber release.

84. “Surfacing Material” means material that is sprayed, troweled-on, or otherwise applied to surfaces (such as acoustical plaster on ceilings and fireproofing on structural members).

85. “Thermal System Insulation (TSI)” means insulation material applied to pipes, fittings, boilers, breechings, vessels, tanks, ducts, or other structural or mechanical components, to prevent heat gain or loss, reduce noise, control condensation, or any other purpose including decorative.

86. “Visible Emissions” mean any emissions containing particulate, airborne or as tracked dust, that are visually detectable with out the aide of instrumentation.

87. “Wash Room” means a “dirty side” area separated from the Staging area of the work area by a curtained doorway, which is a structural component of the Equipment Decontamination Enclosure System (EDES) designated for cleaning of waste containers, equipment, and any other items, except for personnel, from the work area.

88. “Wet Cleaning” means the process of eliminating residual asbestos fibers from surfaces and objects by using cloths, mops, and other cleaning tools which have been dampened with water. After cleaning, the cloths, mops, and other cleaning tools must be disposed as Asbestos Containing Waste Material.

89. “Work Area” means the designated rooms, spaces, or areas where an aspect of an asbestos abatement project is being conducted.

90. “Worker Decontamination Enclosure System or WDES” means a decontamination enclosure system designed for the decontamination of personnel exiting the work area.

The WDES shall consist of the following (from “dirty” side to “clean” side):

a. Curtained Doorway

b. Equipment Room

c. Curtained Doorway

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d. Airlock

e. Curtained Doorway

f. Shower Room

g. Curtained doorway

h. Airlock

i. Curtained Doorway

j. Clean Room

k. Curtained Doorway

2.0 ASBESTOS ABATEMENT SUBMITTALS

2.1 SUBMITTALS

A. Qualifications.

1. Contractor shall submit evidence of satisfactory completion of five projects similar to scope and size to this project that were completed in the last 24 months.

2. Contractor shall submit professional references for projects completed in federal buildings in the last 24 months.

3. Contractor shall submit the names and a list of relevant experience for the proposed Site Supervisor, Competent Person, and workers that are proposed for this project.

4. Contractor shall submit a copy of the recent asbestos license for each of the individuals listed in item 3, above.

B. Asbestos Abatement Action Plan. Contractor shall prepare and submit an Asbestos Abatement Action Plan (Plan). The Plan shall be submitted to the GSA Property Manager, the GSA Project Manager and to the GSA Regional Environmental Engineer and the Government’s Environmental Consultant for review and approval at least 30 calendar days prior to the start of the work. No work shall be allowed until the Plan has been approved. The Plan shall include drawings and narratives, sufficient in detail to demonstrate and indicate the following:

1. The specific areas of work in the building.

2. Areas of the building which will be occupied during the work.

3. Locations of critical barriers.

4. Delineation of each regulated area.

5. Location of Decontamination Enclosure Systems.

6. Location of waste accumulation.

7. Route of workers from outside the building, into the work area, from decontamination to break areas and to out of doors.

8. Location of waste dumpster.

9. Route of containerized waste containers from the work area to out door.

10. Location of mini-enclosures (if applicable).

11. Location of remote decontamination enclosure system (if applicable).

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12. Location of negative air machine exhaust points and path of exhaust ducts.

13. Completion of a GSA Notification Form.

14. A narrative sequencing plan with a detailed schedule clearly indicating the various aspects of the work.

C. Sample Submittals. Contractor shall submit for review and approval at least 30 calendar days prior to the scheduled start of the work, samples of encapsulants, solvents, adhesives, and any other chemical product that is proposed to be used on this project. No products may be brought into the building until approved by either the GSA Project Manager, the GSA Property Manager, the GSA Regional Environmental Engineer, and Government’s Environmental Consultant or as specified elsewhere in this document. The samples shall be in their original containers and shall be accompanied by their Material Safety Data Sheets.

D. Additional Submittals. At least 10 calendar days prior to the commencement of any work, the contractor shall submit the following information to the GSA Property Manager, the GSA Project Manager, the GSA Regional Environmental Engineer, and the Government’s Environmental Consultant for review and approval prior to starting the work:

1. Documentation that arrangements have been made for the transport and disposal of waste generated at this project and the name and location of the disposal sites.

2. Documentation that each worker and supervisor is licensed in the State where the work is being performed.

3. Drawings for layout and construction details for Decontamination Enclosure Systems and barriers for isolation of the work area.

E. Contractor shall provide the following information during the asbestos work:

1. Results of air monitoring from the previous 24-hour period.

2. Differential air pressure readings for each containment area.

3. Asbestos containing waste shipment records.

4. Job progress reports detailing the abatement/mitigation activities, including a review of progress with respect to previously established schedules, problems, and actions taken, injury reports, and equipment breakdowns, if applicable.

5. Copies of worksite entry logs showing the name, date and time for worker and visitor access to the work area.

6. Logs documenting filter changes on respirators, HEPA vacuums, negative pressure ventilation units, and other engineering controls.

F. At the completion of the project. The contractor shall submit the following:

1. Contractor’s report detailing the work that was completed and the procedures that were used.

2. Contractor’s air sampler’s report summarizing the results of all exposure monitoring that occurred.

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3. A complete set of the contractor’s daily logs and waste shipment records.

2.2 ALTERNATE PROCEDURES AND VARIANCES

A Variance to the Work Practices may be requested by submitting a written proposal to the GSA Environmental Engineer a minimum of 20 calendar days before the commencement of work. The written proposal shall include a detailed description of the procedure(s) to be used in lieu of the requirements described herein. The Environmental Engineer will notify the applicant in writing of it decision to either grant or deny the variance within 20 calendar days of receipt of the request.

2.3 NOTIFICATION FORM

Contractor shall complete and submit the following Notification Form at least 10 working (14 calendar days to the Project Manager, the Property Manager, and to the Regional Environmental Engineer.

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Notification of Asbestos Demolition and/or Renovation

General Services Administration Region 5

Chicago, IL 60604

1. TYPE OF NOTIFICATION: (circle one) Original Revision Cancellation

2. FACILITY INFORMATION (provide names and phone numbers):

GSA Project Manager: _____________________________________________ GSA Property Manager: ____________________________________________ GSA Regional Environmental Engineer: ________________________________ GSA’s A/E Project Manager: _________________________________________ GSA’s Government Environmental Consultant: __________________________ GSA Emergency Contact: ___________________________________________

3. REMOVAL CONTRACTOR INFORMATION:

Company name and Address: ________________________________________ City, State, and zip code: ___________________________________________ Name of contact and phone number: __________________________________

4. FACILITY DESCRIPTION:

Building Name and GSA Building Number: ______________________________ Street Address: ___________________________________________________ City, State, and zip code: ___________________________________________ Building size: __________ Number of Floors: _______ Age of Building: _______ Current Use of Building: _________________ Tenants that may be impacted: _______________________________________

5. DESCRIBE THE PROCEDURES THAT WERE USED TO VERIFY THE

PRESENCE OF ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIAL: ___________________

6. WASTE INFORMATION, Provide Company, contact name, and phone no:

Waste Transporter: ________________________________________________ Waste Disposal Site: _______________________________________________ Estimated Quantity of Asbestos Containing Waste: _______________________

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7. LIST THE APPROXIMATE QUANTITIES OF ASBESTOS TO BE REMOVED:

Friable ACM:

Component Quantity

Category I Non-Friable ACM (packings, gaskets, resilient floor coverings and adhesive mastics, and asphalt roofing products):

Component Quantity

Category II, Non-Friable ACM (all other Non-Friable ACM) Component Quantity

8. SCHEDULED REMOVAL DATES:

Start Date_________________ Completion Date: _____________ Scheduled Working Hours: ________________________________

9. PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANNED ASBESTOS METHODS TO BE

USED:

10. PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE ENGINEERING CONTROLS THAT WILL

BE USED TO PREVENT THE EMMISSIONS OF ASBESTOS DURING THE

PROJECT:

11. CONTRACTOR’S CERTIFICATION:

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“I certify that a trained individual, licensed as a Contractor Supervisor, in the State where the work is being performed, and who satisfies the requirements of a Competent Person will be on site at all times when any asbestos related work is occurring.

Name, title, and Signature of Contractor Date

3.0 PROCEDURES

3.1 WORK PLACE ENTRY AND EXIT PROCEDURES

A. Personnel Entry and Exit Procedures. All of the following procedures shall be printed and posted in the Clean Room of the Worker’s Decontamination Enclosure System by the contractor. These procedures shall be enforced by the contractor and shall be followed throughout the abatement project until clearance air monitoring has been performed and the area has passed final clearance.

1. All personnel and authorized visitors shall enter the work area through the Worker’s Decontamination Enclosure System.

2. All personnel who enter the work area shall sign the entry log, located in the clean room, upon entry and exit.

3. All personnel, before entering the work area, shall read and be familiar with all posted regulations, personal protection requirements, and emergency procedures.

4. For entry into the work area, all personnel shall proceed first to the Clean Room, remove all clothing and don respiratory protection, disposable coveralls, head covering and foot covering. Clean respirators and protective clothing shall be provided by the contractor and utilized by each person for each separate entry into the work area.

5. Personnel wearing designated personal protective equipment shall proceed from the Clean Room, through the Shower Room and the Equipment Room, into the work area.

6. Before leaving the work area, all personnel shall remove gross debris from the outside of respirators and protective clothing by brushing and/or wet cleaning procedures. Each person shall clean the bottoms of protective footwear immediately prior to entering the Equipment Room.

7. Personnel shall proceed to the Equipment Room where all protective equipment, except for the respirator, shall be removed. Disposable clothing shall be placed in labeled containers for disposal.

8. Reusable contaminated footwear (i.e. steel-shanked rubber boots) and hand tools shall be stored in the equipment room when not in use.

9. Still wearing respirators, personnel shall proceed to the Shower Room, clean the outside of the respirator and the exposed face area under the shower’s running water prior to removal of the respirator, and then shower and shampoo to remove residual debris.

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10. After showering and drying, personnel shall proceed to the Clean Room and don street clothes, if leaving the work site, or a clean set of disposable clothing for re-entry to the work area.

B. Contractor shall clearly mark exits from the work area.

3.2 BUILDING PROTECTION

A. The areas outside of the work area shall be protected at all times. The use of negative pressure in the work area is one measure of protection that the contractor shall maintain.

1. A negative air pressure differential of at least 0.02 inches of water column, relative to ambient outside ambient air pressure, shall be maintained at all times through out the contained area during the work to ensure that air inside of the work area does not filter back and enter the building’s spaces outside of the work area. Instrumentation, such as a manometer (with a readable tape) for measuring the pressure differential shall be provided and maintained by the contractor for each work area.

2. Once the contained area is established, the negative air pressure system shall operate continuously, 24 hours a day, until final air clearance criteria has been met.

3. Airborne fiber concentrations in building spaces adjacent to the contained work area shall not exceed 0.01 fibers per cubic centimeter (f/cc) or background levels, which ever is greater, as determined by phase contrast microscopy. Work shall immediately cease in the work area if the airborne fiber concentrations in building spaces adjacent to the work area exceed this amount. Remedial action, such as wet cleaning, shall be taken to reduce the airborne fiber concentrations.

4. The contractor shall be responsible for cleaning spaces outside and adjacent to the work area where airborne fiber concentrations exceeded 0.01 f/cc or back ground levels, which ever is greater.

B. The contractor shall install and operate a sufficient number of filtration machines to completely change the air in the work area at least four times per hour. The contractor shall submit verification that the intended machines will be sufficient. Contractor shall also have on site one spare filtration machine for each five machines (or fraction thereof) that are planned to be used on the project.

3.3 WORK AREA PREPARATION

A. The contractor shall perform the following steps, in the order that they appear, to prepare the work area:

1. Establish the work area (s) with the placement of Separation Barriers. These barriers, such as temporary walls, ceilings, and floors that are necessary for enclosing the work area, shall be erected and inspected and approved by the Government’s Environmental Consultant prior to performing any other work.

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2. Demarcate the Regulated Area and post appropriate signs.

3. Post Caution Signs meeting the requirements of OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1101 (k) (6) at each location and at approaches to locations where airborne fiber concentrations may exceed

0.01 f/cc or background levels, whichever is greater. Caution signs shall be posted to permit a person to read the sign and then take the necessary protective measures in order to avoid personal exposure before entering a work area.

4. Shut Down and Lock Out electric power to the work areas. “Shut Down and Lock Out Power” means to switch off every electrical circuit breaker serving power or lighting circuits which run to, or through, the work area. Label circuit breakers with tape over the breakers with the notation “DANGER, Circuit being worked on” Lock the electrical panel or door with separate locks, one for the contractor’s supervisor and one for the Property Manager/Project Manager.

5. Provide temporary power and lighting to the work area. Power to and for the work area shall be brought in from outside the area through ground-fault circuit interrupters at the source.

6. Shut down and isolate heating, cooling, and ventilation air systems to prevent dispersal of dust and fibers from the work area into other areas of the building.

7. Seal off all openings to windows, corridors, doorways, skylights, ducts, grills, diffusers, and any other penetrations of the work areas, with six mil plastic or equivalent sheeting sealed with tape. Also seal seams in system components that pass through the work areas.

8. For work areas where friable ACBM is present in the proposed contained area, the following shall be conducted by the contractor:

a. Clean moveable objects within the proposed work area using HEPA filtered equipment and/or wet cleaning methods and remove the objects from work areas to a temporary location.

b. Upholstered furniture and drapes shall be twice cleaned before removal from the work area.

c. Carpeting shall be removed and disposed as asbestos-containing waste material unless the carpets are separated from the work area by being covered with two layers of six mil poly or equivalent and one sheet of 7/16” thick plywood.

d. Clean fixed objects and items which will remain in the work area using HEPA filtered vacuums and/or wet wiping methods. After cleaning, the contractor shall cover the objects with one layer of six mil plastic or equivalent.

9. For areas where no friable ACBM is present and the abatement work consists of nonfriable ACBM only, the following shall be conducted by the contractor:

a. Remove all moveable objects from the proposed work area.

b. Wrap all fixed objects which will remain in the work area with a minimum of six mil poly or equivalent.

10. Clean the proposed work area using HEPA filtered vacuums and/or wet wiping methods.

Dry sweeping and the use of non-HEPA filtered vacuums is prohibited. Asbestos Containing Material shall not be disturbed during cleaning or work area preparation.

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11. Construct the Worker’s Decontamination Enclosure System and ensure that there is hot and cold running water in each shower enclosure and that the water temperature is controllable by the shower user.

12. Cover the floors and walls of the proposed work areas with plastic sheeting sealed with duct tape. Us a minimum of two layers of six mil plastic or equivalent on the floors (no plastic on the floors is required when the project includes removal of the flooring and or flooring adhesive mastic) and two layers of four mil plastic sheeting or equivalent on walls. Cover floors first so that plastic extends at least 12 inches up the walls, then cover walls with plastic sheeting to the floor level, thus overlapping the floor plastic by a minimum of 12 inches. Seams shall be staggered.

13. Remove and clean ceiling mounted objects such as light fixtures, electrical tracks, ventilation equipment, and other items that were not previously sealed off, that interfere with the work.

14. In areas where suspended ceiling tiles are present in areas where friable asbestos is to be removed, the ceiling tiles are to remain in place until the entire work area has been sealed, all of the negative air filtration systems are in place, and the Decontamination Enclosure Systems have been erected and are functioning.

15. In areas where no friable asbestos is present in the work area, suspended ceiling tile systems may remain in place in the work area if they are separated from the proposed work by a barrier consisting of a minimum of one layer of six mil poly or equivalent.

This application is allowable in work areas where resilient flooring materials are being removed.

16. In areas where no friable asbestos is present in the work area, suspended ceiling tiles may be removed from the proposed work area and temporarily stored in and then reinstalled after final air clearance criteria has been satisfied.

17. Maintain emergency and fire exits from the work area. Spray paint the wall plastic with red paint using arrows to indicate the direction to the exits from the work area. Each wall of the containment area must have a directional arrow painted on it. After the wall plastic is removed, paper signs with red arrows shall be affixed to each interior wall showing the direction to the work area exits.

18. Dispose of debris and materials inside the work area, such as spray cans, tape rolls, rags and towels, and plastic, as asbestos containing waste. Wet wipe reusable items such as tool and equipment, and seal them in six mil plastic prior to removing the items from the work area.

B. If at any time water, visible emissions or…